The obligatory annual “Blue Monday” post. Don’t believe the hype.
Back in 2005, a British psychologist came up with a formula designed to calculate the most depressing day of the year. His thinking was that once everyone knew when that
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Ongoing History Daily: The cruelty of dance marathons
Back in the 1930s during the Great Depression, there was a phenomenon known as the dance marathon. Basically, couples would take up a challenge to see who could remain dancing
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Lots of music equals depressed teens?
There have been gazillions of studies linking music listening habits to mood and behaviour. Here’s another one. About a decade ago, a University of Pittsburgh study found that teenagers who
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Check Your Head podcast combines musicians, mental health
The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not everyone wants to go into therapy or knows how to
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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 286: A very frank discussion about depression with Michael Landsberg
After a week off (I think we’re going biweekly for the rest of the summer), we brought in TSN’s Michael Landsberg to talk about mental health. Wasn’t Kurt Cobain’s suicide
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Random music news for Thursday, October 25, 2018
This is my new favourite German word: backpfeifengesicht. It means “punchable face.” and now for music news for October 25, 2018. Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray is dead after a plane
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What to make of music that feels even sadder than you do?
Had a bad day? Some sad music might be just the thing to help you feel better. But what should we do with music that’s even sadder than we feel?
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Is there anything to the idea of the musical mad genius? Maybe.
Having interviewed hundreds of musicians over the years, I can tell you that some of them are a bit…off. Their brains are so wired towards making music and being generally creative
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Chester Bennington’s widow speaks to the Canadian Event Safety Summit: “It’s nobody’s fault.”
Talinda Bennington appeared on a panel at the Canadian Event Safety Summit, which was held last week (January 31) in Toronto. Since he died last summer, Talinda has been spending
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This Will Break Your Heart: A Video Message from Chester Bennington to his Wife
Talinda Bennington, Chester’s widow, used to get video messages from him all the time. She’s shared this one, which came two months before his death. It underscores how depression can
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Does Music Give You Goosebumps? Then Your Brain Might be “Special”
Listening to a good song can bring on all kinds of physical reaction. You may be moved to dance, to unconsciously bob your head or tap your foot. You may
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