Neurology Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Dance monkey(s)

Here’s some medical news directed at people like me who just can’t dance. According to a psychologist at the University

Great. Now we’re on the CDC’s shit list. WHERE ARE OUR VACCINES? COME ON, GOVERNMENTS! Now that my rant is

[Stuck listening to the same old songs over and over? You might want to treat your brain to music you’ve

We all know the feeling that comes over us during a great gig when the audience and the performer(s) seem

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

We’re all familiar with how music fan affects from both physical and mental points of view. No one is denying

[This is my weekly music column for Global News. -AC] As far as evolutionary biologists can determine, there was no

There is absolutely no need for music—speaking in terms of evolution, anyway. As far as scientists can tell, there’s no

Everyone likes music, right? Well, no. Some people have a condition called “musical anhedonia.” For them, music can be boring,

It’s still January? And is there still a sun in the sky? It’s been weeks since it’s been out over

Learning to play a musical instrument is one of the fastest ways to get that squishy stuff between your ears

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver