Music journalist Jonathan Scott explores the early history of recorded sound: from the first-known recordings in the 1800s to the most significant vinyl records of the 1940s. Here's a story that's ...

Researchers in New Zealand have made what they believe is the first recording of a shark actively making noise. By Yan Zhuang Dolphins whistle. Whales sing. Fish croak, chirp, grunt, hum and growl.

About 80 years ago, guitarist and inventor Les Paul built a home recording studio in his Hollywood garage on North Curson Avenue and began developing his “new sound,” which incorporated cutting-edge ...