The Contrary owner Billy Weathers was stunned when it became a James Beard Award semifinalist. He just wanted to make ...

Why do we seek certainty in our lives? Why do we sometimes not want certainty? This post explains how certainty is part of affect, the evaluative common currency of the mind.

It's safe to day that even the most patient music teacher struggle to explain the polyrhythms that provide the backbone of this Meshuggah classic ...

Are y'all ready to go Beyond the Gates? This past week, Carlton got hope from the hopeless, Derek ditched fire for a wet blanket, and Elon put the truth in Truth or Dare.

The last time I was at a music festival in April 2025, I spent the entire night sipping on hard seltzers with no real regard ...

Functional” fragrances claim to boost your mood or help you feel more calm and focused. Experts tell us if they work.

Some things just can’t be unheard, which is something I’ve recently discovered with Natasha Bedingfield’s pop hit from 2004, ...

About 30% of the tendency to experience “aesthetic chills” from music, poetry, or art is linked to family-related factors.

The key here is the perception of a theater, and not necessarily its measurable sonic qualities. In addition to reverberation ...

AI tools now generate melodies, master tracks and even mimic classical composers. So I explored the best ones.

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians ...

Music has long been more than mere background. Clinical observations and research findings suggest that melodies affect emotional tone, attention, bodily ...