Science has proven that some of us can HEAR silence
The Oxford Dictionary defines silence as “the complete absence of sound.” We hear sound. If there’s no sound, there’s silence. And we can’t hear silence. Or can we? Tell that
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Who’s Listening to Podcasts in 2019? A new Canadian survey is out. Where do you fit in?
Apparently a lot of Canadian adults are, more than you may imagine for a media that’s still coming into its own. According to the latest findings from the appropriately-titled Canadian
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Research rocks! Who’s listening to podcasts? And why should advertisers care?
[Just so we’re clear, this isn’t some self-serving piece from me about my stuff. Nor did I assign it to Gilles LeBlanc. He did this all by his lonesome. –
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Radio Still Rocks for Favourite Tunes and New Music Discovery
Turn up the dial and shout along: Radio is still the source of new music and finding old favourites among listeners. Research from Edison indicates 53% of listeners turn to
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Music and the Brain: Some New Interesting Research
The effect that music has on the human brain never ceases to be amazing. Two new pieces of research have come out recently that show some interesting things. The first
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People Who Don’t Like Music Might Have a “Disconnected” Brain
Chances are pretty good that if you follow this blog, you enjoy music. Many people enjoy music, but there are those who just don’t enjoy it. New research suggest that
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#CourageforGord: Paying it Forward
In the song “Are We Family,” from The Tragically Hip’s 1998 release Phantom Power, Gord Downie sings “Are we family, when it’s not if but when/Taking care of each other,
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Peter Gabriel to Advise in Study
Can music affect your health? That’s what the Sync Project research study wants to find out. Boston-based PureTech Ventures, the company behind the study, has teamed up with four musicians to help analyze
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Tracking the Evolution of an Artist from Unknown to Overexposed
If you’re not familiar with Next Big Sound, it’s time to change that. Next Big Sound is a data crunching and analytics firm that looks at the relationships between artists
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From the Dept. of Duh: Science Proves That Our Music Tastes Change As We Age
I nominate this study as the dumbest piece of music-related scientific research of the last five years. From The Telegraph: Teenagers who despair of their parents’ music tastes should beware
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