Lyrics are related to the brain’s network of neurons that process language. Two areas known as Broca and Wernicke, help us ...

Question: What is the most expensive musical instrument in the world? No, it’s not some Stradivarius violin or a rare Beatles guitar. It’s the Large Hadron Collider. Wait—the big machine in France and ...

The world is still talking about the effect Muhammad Ali had in his lifetime. One area that isn’t getting enough attention (in my opinion, anyway) is Ali’s music career. He released a spoken word ...

There were many reasons for the rise of punk rock in the 1970s. For some, it was an art movement while for others it had to do with class struggle. And then there were the punk rockers who felt that ...

The musical evolution of The Beatles was insane. They went from songs like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to “A Day in the Life” in less than five years. Most of this was due to the talents within the ...

This one caught me by surprise with its complexity and atmospherics. Alex Henry Foster is Canadian and the former frontman for the noise band Your Favourite Enemies. This track is anything but noise ...

Humans are a weird species… Yes, we can be inquisitive, but we can also be very docile, especially when it comes to tradition. We’re told to do something because, well, it’s always been done this way.

Even after the CD took off in the 1990s, the music and electronics industries were looking for the next format. Sony thought they had a solution with the MiniDisc, a portable digital music device that ...

Here, we take a look back to 2019, when Alan Cross sat down with Metallica’s lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett. At the time, ...

Here in Canada, it’s the law that radio stations have to devote at least 35% of their playlist to Canadian music. The licenses of other stations state a quota of 40%. Do any other countries do the ...

I met Space Queen in the flesh when all the members of the band wanted to chat after a speaking gig in Vancouver a couple of weeks back. When I quizzed them on what they do, the first band they cited ...