The Pointy End
Misery of the mega-gig: can a huge show ever be a huge success?
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
From shoddy transport and barely-existent toilets, to trying to get the best view of the Foo Fighters in a vast bowl designed to watch sport, we run down the perils of the mega-show.
‘Ode to Joy’ has an odious history
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
It is a rare piece of music — any kind of music — that can bolster good as well as evil intentions. One classical work in particular has an uncanny, seductive power to become exactly what its fans want it to be.
Why Do We Love Music?
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
The reason why we love music so much can feel too obvious to even enumerate; we love it because we love it, duh. But for around 20 percent of the population, music can literally feel like a friend.
The Tough Questions Vexing Pop Music Listeners
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
What happens when your favorite musician appropriates your culture, or is accused of sexual assault?
Le fromage et la musique font-ils bon ménage?
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- Monday, 09 July 2018
Après les moeurs, la musique semble pouvoir adoucir les... fromages. Des chercheurs et étudiants d'art bernois vont tenter l'expérience: ils vont laisser l'Emmental absorber de la musique pour influencer son affinage.
'Shocking' level of sexual harassment at music festivals
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Nearly half of female festival goers (43%) under 40 say they have faced unwanted sexual behaviour at a music festival, a new survey suggests.
You vote for my pupil, I’ll vote for yours – the truth about music competitions
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Who will break the stranglehold of the Fifa-style music professors?
Effects of ambient music and background noise on food sales
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Retail atmospherics is becoming an increasingly important strategic tool for stores and restaurants.
Sex, drugs, and turbulence: the crazy world of celebrity private jets
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- Tuesday, 26 June 2018
For rock band in the seventies, renting the Starship was the ultimate status symbol.
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