Music and the Abyss
Oliver Sacks on music and amnesia—and about just how puzzling cognition and memory truly are.
Music and the Abyss
Oliver Sacks on music and amnesia—and about just how puzzling cognition and memory truly are.
Music and the Brain
Greg Stepanich watches House. It seems like he got more out of the recent episode featuring Dave Matthews than I did.
Music Cylinders Digitized
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has digitized over 5000 early recordings and posted some of them, including the Edison Blue Amberol of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic."
Music For One Apartment and Six Drummers
So that's why my apartment is always a mess when I get home!
Music Has a Future
Richard Dyer's valedictory column for The Boston Globe is surprisingly upbeat.
Music In Literature
Over at The Independent, Jessica Duchen lists her favorite works of literature that prominently feature music. Mirroring Heine, she starts out, "Music begins where words end," which is more or less true—after all most writing about music sucks the juice right out of it.
Music In Your Pocket
An audiophile's nightmare?
Music is Emotion
And Dramatic Chipmunk is the proof.
Music Lessons
Apparently they pay off.