Neurology Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Researchers analyzed hundreds of songs that give people chills. Here’s the playlist that resulted.

We’ve all had the experience of getting chills and goosebumps from hearing a piece of music. Neuroscientists love studying these

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

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
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