Dvorák, meet electronic dance music and scratching. In an audacious experiment that probes the boundaries between hip-hop and classical music, OrchestraX returns to the concert scene today with a ...

My dad never understood how I broke his turntable attempting to mimic parts of “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5. The 1981 song was ...

NEW YORK -- Cecilia Chien stands at her instrument. It's a turntable. It doesn't just play music; it creates music, or so the philosophy of turntablism says. "Feelin' Freaky," by Nick Cannon and B2K, ...

When aliens from space visit Earth, many people find them difficult to talk to. However, one group of people has found a way to transcend this language barrier. They are known as turntablists. Doug ...

A 9-year-old in Dubai is considered one of the world's top DJs. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Michelle Rasul about how she became a wizard at scratching on a portable turntable. UNIDENTIFIED ...

Battle DJs, the turntablists that perfect the art of cutting and scratching music to build new creations on-the-fly are getting some new gear for the mobile digital world. Until now, most devices for ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Hip-hop and everything it has influenced—from electronic dance music to modern pop ...