September 2011
6 posts
Why we react to wonderful music the way we do
jdickerson:
When a listener experiences a frisson, Huron believes that he first reacts with fear toward the stimulus, then comes to enjoy it by consciously recognizing that the stimulus is actually harmless.
Story on music-evoked frisson.
a boys' and girls' history of the future: Hard... →
revawilliams:
Hard Rain by Tony Hoagland
After I heard It’s a Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall played softly by an accordion quartet through the ceiling speakers at the Springdale Shopping Mall, I understood there’s nothing we can’t pluck the stinger from,
nothing we can’t turn into a soft drink flavor or a…
Twins and Twins (by Philip DuPertuis)
Lyle Brewer Album Release