Musical Taste Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Your taste in music really does say something about your personality. Take this test to see where you fit. [UPDATED WITH NEW INFO]

Gee, who knew? Duh. But hang on. There’s actually quite a bit more to this study. People are always tricking

Of the many uses for music, one of the most important might be that we use it to help us

Why would a robot dog with a machine gun bother anyone? Oh, right. More indications of the dystopian future ahead.

There’s a study from the psychology department at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. They studied the personalities of 36,000 music fans

No one likes to be discriminated against, which is why people are disturbed by a form of discrimination called “playlistism.”

It used to be that judging a person by what music they listen to was considered to be a form

It can be really tough to be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t share your taste in music. How

Dating is hard. Maintaining a serious relationship is even harder. Sure, you probably have plenty of things in common. But

Is musical taste nature or nurture? For me, it’s gotta be nature because my parents have terrible taste in music.

Looking back on my upbringing, I really shouldn’t have ended up in radio or the music business. Sorry Mom and

May 20, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Musical Taste

We all fight about music because everyone has an opinion about it. But is there more to these fights than