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James Perla

Latest Stories (17)

The creative limitations of sampling

Aug 20, 2015
Run the Jewels rapper and producer El-P talks about the sampler that started it all.

The anatomy of equipment: simple hacks with Money Mark

Aug 17, 2015
Money Mark talks about hacking gear to reveal what's behind the machine.

Yo La Tengo's James McNew likes things that don't sound right

Aug 6, 2015
"Noise Makers" continues with a conversation on the merits of toy instruments.

Maps for autonomous vehicles go beyond directions

Aug 4, 2015
The minutiae and the stakes of mapping technology.

Battling body shaming on Instagram

Aug 3, 2015
The plus-size blogging community responds to Instagram ban on #curvy

Angry Birds is back with a vengeance

Jul 30, 2015
The follow-up to the fowl-flinging app enters a different market for mobile games.

Will Twitter's midlife crisis bring a fancy new CEO?

Jul 28, 2015
More on the challenges facing Twitter ahead of its earnings report.

Game over for Hollywood video game tie-ins

Jul 24, 2015
Hollywood's many failed video game tie-ins are more about marketing than gaming.

Homejoy shuts its doors

Jul 22, 2015
And what it could mean for the future of the sharing economy.

Little Athens has to cope with the crisis, too

Jul 14, 2015
The Greek debt crisis has caused ripple effects, affecting business owners in the U.S.