Why do our brains love concerts so much? Let’s ask neuroscientists.
There’s something special, almost spiritual, about going to a concert. There’s nothing like being with a group of like-minded people who are all losing their minds to live music. But have you ever
View ArticleOngoing History Daily: The end of feedback?
If you’ve ever been to a live show, you’ve no doubt experienced feedback–that loud, screeching, piercing noise that feels like an ice pick is going through your ears into your brain. It is
View ArticleRandom music news for Friday, January 3, 2025
We’re three days into 2025 and it’s already turning out to be super-weird. As least Brad and Angelina have settled their divorce after eight years. That international nightmare is over. Now onto music
View ArticleSome big artists are struggling to sell concert tickets
When the pandemic ended, we all went nuts on live music. The industry not only came back from the dead but also saw record revenues. High ticket prices didn’t seem to be a
View ArticleRandom music news for Tuesday, April 22, 2025
. Take care of your thalamus. Here’s why. Moving on to music news for April 22, 2025… More music news? Look here. BONUS: Like coffee? (Via Larry)
View ArticleFancy a summer concert in a vineyard? Jackson-Triggs would like to help.
A couple of summers back, I went to a concert at the Jackson-Triggs winery in Niagara-On-The-Lake to see a bill that included Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy, John Mann of Spirit of the West,
View ArticleRandom music news for Saturday, May 10, 2025
Have movies stopped killing off main characters? Let’s look at the statistics. Here’s music news for May 10, 2025. More music news? Go here. BONUS: If you’re a fan of South Park, you’ll
View ArticleAnother band caused an earthquake. This time, it was Metallica. They’ve...
Sometimes a band will play so loud and an audience will be so rambunctious that the music registers on earthquake-detecting seismographs–or as some geologists call them, “concert-quakes.” Here are some...
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