Some crazy, beautiful person has uploaded a treasure trove of African vinyl from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Go get ‘em! Yay internet! (also on Muss My Hair) ..

Hai-Ting went to Brain Beat. The Unscientific Holiday Song Science Test of NonScience This Is Your Brain On Music (Levitin, 2007) Absolute memory for musical pitch (Levitin paper referred to). The only link I’m providing is to the hippo Xmas song. Ha!) ..

High-frequencies in understanding. Bee Gees CPR? Not so fast… (A, B) Music makes wine taste better? (coverage, paper) “Gorilla Man” unheard. “Change deafness” Related to “Change Blindness.” (video) “Vocal fry” getting attention… why? Pics of Baby Weasels! ..

Click to embiggen. (via Hooray Reality) ..

As a musician, I’ve been in more than my fair share of arguments over music (cough) piracy. I’m usually in disagreement with my colleagues. My general attitude is: Yes, of course I think musicians deserve to be paid; but it’s inescapable that recordings are now just information, like everything else digital; and, whether our laws [...]

An interview with Joe Wolfe. What is this word ‘formant’? Physclips. Volume II: Waves & Sound. More on the experiments with a soprano. We had fun at SkepticampNYC! ..