People who bought Windows laptops around 2005 noticed a weird thing. Whenever someone played Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation within earshot (that is, coming from an audio source other than the computer ...

Everyone gets an emotional and physical rush when a favourite song comes on. Those neurological and physical processes are very complex. Our brains love to predict patterns in music. When we hear a ...

Scientists know music can be used to modify and enhance how we feel mentally, emotionally, and physically. This has prompted much study into music therapy, including how to regulate our nervous ...

The Show Continues (In January)–how’s that for a name?–is a theatrical alt-rock band from Montreal who focuses on conceptual projects and storytelling. If you’re looking for something to go along with ...

When we think of Manchester, certain bands and sounds come to mind. Maruja, a four-piece established in 2014, sounds nothing like you’d expect to come out of the city. They experiment with post-rock, ...

The role of the road manager to make sure the band gets to the gig safely and on time. But even with the best and most careful planning, things sometimes go horribly wrong. Take the time when the ...

Here in North America, we heard from Stockholm’s Whale exactly one time: 1993’s super-shouty anthem, Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe. It was a top ten hit in certain places in Europe, got some MTV play, and ...

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Take an immersive trip through rock and roll history! Step inside Illuminarium Toronto for our immersive rock show — Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, the Immersive Rock Experience. Relive legendary ...

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. A woman identified only as the pseudonym “Mia,” a former assistant of Sean “Diddy” Combs, ...

About ten years ago, a data scientist analyzed 222,623 songs by 7,364 metal bands. Using the techniques of natural language processing, he was able to identify the words most often used in metal songs ...

Everyone occasionally gets a song stuck in their head, but the frequency you suffer from them appears to depend on whether you’re male or female. Stuck Song Syndrome (also known as Involuntary Music ...