25 Taylor Swift songs with literary references you may have missed, from 'All Too Well' to 'The Fate of Ophelia'

Taylor Swift's music includes references to famous novelists, playwrights, and poets, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, ...

This Is the Worst Song Ever, According to Science: ‘It Is Atrocious’

The project—both "The Most Wanted" and "The Most Unwanted Song"—came out in 1997 as a two-song CD. When reviewing it for the Washington Post, Michael Colton said that "The Most Unwanted Song" is ...

The science of crafting concert

Imagine a concert hall, hushed and waiting. A singer, fully absorbed in a raga, starts a Neraval. This is where he takes one ...
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The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Did a Single Generation Ruin Modern Music for Everyone Else?

The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades ...