A person of the most well-known songs in the earth suitable now presents a musical riddle: Are you supposed to dance or nap? PinkPantheress’s “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2,” featuring the rapper Ice Spice, appears each rapidly and sluggish, new and outdated. It is undeniably catchy and still feels as […]
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The bands not to miss at SXSW Music Festival 2023 in Austin
South by Southwest season is upon us. This year, 1,400 bands will travel to Austin from all over the world for the music festival and conference taking over downtown Austin from March 13-18. With the March madness days of superstar pop-ins mostly behind us, the lineup leans into the festival’s […]
Chicago and the birth of house music : NPR
BBoy B, Flash, 38 Slugs and Skol’s ‘Frankie Knuckles’ tribute mural is displayed in the Fulton Market neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois on July 6, 2019. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Raymond Boyd/Getty Images BBoy B, Flash, 38 Slugs and Skol’s ‘Frankie Knuckles’ tribute mural is displayed in the […]
The Importance of Music to the World (an excerpt)
A be aware from Cause: As introduced in late January, yours truly will be releasing a 50,000-word literary fiction novel on March 7th titled Light as a Feather, Rigid as a Board. If you want to read the full announcement about the novel, Click on Below. As I said then, […]
Why music can trigger memories, even for those with Alzheimer’s
Remark on this story Remark When Laura Nye Falsone’s 1st child was born in 1996, the Wallflowers album “Bringing Down the Horse” was a big hit. “All I have to listen to are the initial notes from ‘One Headlight,’ and I am back to dancing … with my model-new child […]
The Science of How Music Hits Have Changed in the Last 60 Years
How does technological know-how form artwork? Why has songwriting develop into much more of a visible ability in the 21st century? Why are today’s hit songs shorter than tracks from any interval since the Beatles? What happened to the guitar solo intro—and the basic rock genre in general? How did […]