music

  • Band Stuff

    On certain instruments, the time between the musician’s action to play a note and when that note is heard isn’t negligible. For example, when I press a piano key, there’s some milliseconds between when my finger first touches the ivory and when the hammer strikes the string. Does the brain compensate for this delay when…

  • Oh Music

    Isn’t it wonderful how commercial radio plays the same 50 or so songs everyday? I think the government likes it best because the predictable nature of the playlists keeps the listening audience in a passive, trance-like state. It’s like getting a drug fix. “I need a cigarette or I’ll get agitated.” A girl at the…