Tag Archives: music

Eddie the Brick — “There Was Tension in the Band”

August 5th, 2010
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The minor third means sadness in speech as well as in music

June 20th, 2010
When someone is talking sadly, they often change the pitch of their voice by a minor third, which is the sad interval in music. Via The Morning News
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South Korea has turned its giant speakers back on

June 13th, 2010
South Korea has giant speakers at the border between it and North Korea. They’re basically a collective, national middle finger. In 2004, they were shut down because of improving relations. But now that the North has sunk a battleship….
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Music That Makes You Dumb

April 3rd, 2009
What music do you listen to? What did you get on the SAT? If there’s one thing to learn from this chart is that no matter how “smart” you are, you still probably like some shitty bands.
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In Search of the Click Track

March 3rd, 2009
Paul Lamere programmed a click-track detector and put it work on several recordings. Summary: Britney, Green Day, Nickelback, and Breaking Benjamin all use click tracks. Weezer, Metallica, the Beatles, and Led Zeppelin do/did not. via Boing Boing Gadgets
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Robert Christgau’s Grades

January 30th, 2009
Robert Christgau explains the grades he gives albums: An A+ record is an organically conceived masterpiece that repays prolonged listening with new excitement and insight. It is unlikely to be marred by more than one merely ordinary cut. An A is a great record both of whose sides offer enduring pleasure and surprise. You should [...]
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