We have two stories this week: first, the surprising history "elevator music." Turns out, Muzak was a real company. And then we reveal how much Amazon's Alexa and other smart speakers are really ...

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A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong By Joseph Lanza University of Michigan. 1994, 2004 reissue. $18.95. An instrumental version of "Have You Never Been Mellow" -- does it ...

The Austin-based background music company has just emerged out of bankruptcy, with a continuing appetite for the softer hits or ambient styles it provides. Meanwhile, some fans of the old Muzak still ...