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Scandinavian heavy metal: Why Earth's happiest place makes the darkest music
https://bigthink.com/high-culture/heavy-metal-scandinavia • 4 min
Scandinavian countries consistently rank as the happiest in the world, and for good reason. Their societies are trustful and homogenous, with high GDPs per capita, long life expectancies, and reliable…
Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them
https://www.wired.com/story/why-songs-get-stuck-in-your-head-how-to-stop-them
Maybe it’s a commercial jingle, a TikTok song, or a new summer bop. Here’s how to trick your brain into hitting pause.
What should you listen to when you want to focus?
https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/IyoBPrLA
Shared by 1096, including Johannes Dornisch, Albert Ràfols
Louis Armstrong Gets the Last Word on Louis Armstrong
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/louis-armstrong-archive • 16+ min
For decades, Americans have argued over the icon’s legacy. But his archives show that he had his own plans.
The Extraordinary Ways Rhythm Shapes Our Lives
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-extraordinary-ways-rhythm-shapes-our-lives • 15+ min
Rhythm plays an important role in how we perceive — and connect with — the world.
You should look at this chart about music genres
https://pudding.cool/2023/10/genre • 6 min
How Spotify's expanding catalog reflects 2023's musical frontier
Taylor Swift Is TIME's 2023 Person of the Year
https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift
This was the year Taylor Swift perfected her craft—not just with her music, but in her position as the master storyteller of the modern era.
'Sonic Life' Excerpt: Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth Remembers His Alphabet City Apartment
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a45432479/sonic-life-excerpt • 17+ min
In this excerpt from his new memoir, Thurston Moore, of Sonic Youth, remembers life in Alphabet City, 1978.
Dream of Antonoffication
https://www.thedriftmag.com/dream-of-antonoffication • 19+ min
Pop Music’s Blandest Prophet
The Price of Pop Fandom
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/the-price-of-pop-fandom • 2 min
In a series of infographics and interviews, we break down the out-of-control ticket prices that make concert-going an increasingly unaffordable experience.
Owen Hatherley, Studio Trickery — Sidecar
https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/studio-trickery • 11+ min
The ‘new’ ‘last’ ‘Beatles’ single.