Can you use math to determine if a song is good or not?
Music is a highly, highly subjective things. The same song that gives me chills and makes the hair on the back of my neck stands up has you running screaming from the room.
Read MoreMusic is a highly, highly subjective things. The same song that gives me chills and makes the hair on the back of my neck stands up has you running screaming from the room.
Read More“Music is math,” one musician told me. “It’s also about physics. The more you understand both, the more musical possibilities open up to you. Once you see the relationships and ratios inherent in
Read MoreGary Whelan, the drummer in the Happy Mondays, is a mate of mine. The last time we got together for lunch to talk about all things musical, we ended up down a fascinating
Read MoreI’ve always marvelled at the complexity of classical music and the genius it must have taken to write the great symphonies. How do you write down what you hear in your head? Open
Read MoreOne of the reasons I got into radio was because I have no head for math. Maybe if I had this teacher I’d have embarked on a different career path. (Via Holy Kaw)
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again when the silliness over naming The Song of the Summer begins. I don’t care, if I’m honest. But plenty of people–including a group of data miners–are emotionally
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