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Musical Taste

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

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

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Alan Cross 14 Comments Cambridge, Musical Taste, Personalities, Personality Test

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

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Have you ever judged someone primarily by their taste in music?

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 Alan Cross 6 Comments Judgement, Musical Taste, Personality

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

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Music News AJMT
Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dementia, Drake, Facebook, Instagram, Kennedy Center, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Music Festivals, Music Therapy, Musical Taste, Pat Benetar, Pete Seeger, Ricky Martin, TikTok, U2

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

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: What your musical preferences say about you

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Classical Music, Metal, Musical Taste

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

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Playlistism

October 27, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Musical Taste, Playlistism

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

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Music News 

The science is in: You CAN judge a person by their musical taste

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Musical Taste, Myers-Brigg

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

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Gadgets 

Looking for your musical soulmate? This app might help.

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Musical Taste, MusicTaste, Spotify

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

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Music News 

Your taste in music could be sabotaging your relationship

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dating, Musical Taste, Relationship Advice

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

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Where Does Your Musical Taste Come From?

April 16, 2017April 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments CNN, Musical Taste, Soundtracks

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

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Do You Have Bad Taste in Music? Blame Your Parents.

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Musical Taste

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

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Controversy 

Why Do We Fight So Much About Music? Here’s the Answer.

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

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