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Music That Makes You Dumb

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

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

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 own it. An [...]
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