Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Guinness will give out a world record for anything these days. I mean, this? Meanwhile, there’s more important things going on with music news for October 16, 2024. More music
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Random music news for Friday, October 27, 2023
How many of these retro toys do you remember? CAUTION: Clicking that link may make you feel your age. Moving on to music news for October 27, 2023… More music
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I’m paranoid about my hearing–and you should be paranoid about yours, too. Here’s why.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] At the risk of sounding like Grandpa Simpson, please turn it down. My career in radio spans more than 40 years
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Are you one of the BILLION young people at risk of losing your hearing because of loud music?
We’re starting to see the effects of a couple of generations of people walking around listening to loud music on headphones and earbuds. Pumping high-volume audio directly into your ear
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, May 6, 2022
Why are gas prices so stupidly high? This video helps explain it. Once you’re done with that, let’s move to music news for May 6, 2022. Testimony has begun in
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Random Music News for Friday, November 24, 2017
Is it “Happy Black Friday” or “Merry Black Friday?” I can never remember. And now, some music news for November 24. Shopping for earbuds/headphones this weekend? They, along with home
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Is Everything We Know About Loud Music and Hearing Loss Wrong?
The sky is blue. The sun rises in the east. My bull terriers think they’re lap dogs. These are undeniable universal truths that cannot be disputed. Here’s another: repeated exposure
Read MoreThey’ve Turned Down the Music: Hearing Impairment Rate Among Teens is Dropping
First, the bad news. An alarming number of young people are still losing some of their hearing as the result of loud music pumped in through headphones. The good news?
Read MoreWar-Related PTSD is Bad, But So Is Hearing Loss
A couple of years ago on a trek through Vietnam, I chanced upon a firing range where for a buck a bullet, you could fire a Marine-issued M-16 just like
Read MoreWant to Protect Your Ears Against Loud Music? Ease Up on the Caffeine.
Everyone who’s ever been to a loud concert knows that underwater feeling the next day as your ears struggle to recover from being punished by sound pressure levels. Yeah, things
Read MoreHow Effective are Earplugs When It Comes to Loud Music? Let’s Ask Science!
Rupinder, a guy who’s always on the lookout for stories where music and medicine intersect, sent me this article from JAMA’s otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) publication. How effective are
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