SOCAN Study Shows Young Canadians Want Live Music
One of my favourite memories from my teenaged years is going to local shows in my hometown. About 45 minutes west of downtown Toronto, Milton has never really been known for having a
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Music Makes High-Intensity Interval Workouts More Enjoyable
If you think that listening to music makes exercise more enjoyable, your hypothesis is backed up by science. This includes high-intensity interval training. Previous research focused mainly on moderate cycling and jogging. In
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Study: Musicians More Likely to Suffer Mental Health Problems
Everyone has heard of the “troubled musician” stereotype before. A tortured soul who suffers from depression and turns to alcohol and drugs to both self-medicate and fuel their creativity. That stereotype might not
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New Study Shows that Social Engagement with Music Can Make You Happier
It’s fairly well-known that listening to music can affect your mood. According to a new study out of Victoria, Australia’s Deakin University, attending live concerts and dancing with friends can positively affect your
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Going to Concerts is Good for Your Health
Can going to a live music event be good for your health? Medical science says “Yes! Definitely!” The Centre of Performance Science conducted a study that involved taking saliva samples from 117 people
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Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 123: 50 Shades of Space Gray (Or Is That Grey?)
However you spell it, no one should ever, ever read the crap that is 50 Shades of Grey. This picture pretty much sums up how I feel. You’re much, MUCH better off buying
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A New Study on the Value of Canadian Music
Re:Sound, one of the Canadian organizations responsible for making sure musicians get paid when their music gets played in public, has just released a study wherein they asked Canadians if music plays an
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Why Do Music Makers Do It For Life?
A significant percentage of people who create their own music have a tendency to continue doing that throughout their lives. This, according to Swedish research (and who doesn’t trust Swedish research?). Theorell and
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In Five Years, Almost All Cars Will Be Connected to…Something
Let me quote from Audio4cast: By the end of this decade, 93% of new cars will offer streaming music as part of the built-in entertainment system. That’s the prediction of new research out
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