Study Shows Death Metal Inspires Joy, Not Violence, and Fans Are Nice People
For most people, it would seem counter-intuitive to suggest that fans of the death metal musical genre are actually fairly normal and balanced people, …
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12-Year-Old Rapper Facing Felony Charges for Selling His Mixtape at the Mall
Twelve-year-old Corey Jackson appeared in court this week to face felony charges of disorderly conduct with violence, criminal trespassing, and obstruc…
Unpaid TSA Agents, No Longer Giving a Fuck, Blast Uncensored Rap Music in Airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken the spotlight in the midst of the current government shutdown. It appears TSA agents are fru…
NZ Government Embraces Penalty-Free Drug Testing At Music Festivals
The government of New Zealand is making a bold move. The country is embracing the idea of allowing penalty-free pill testing at music festivals. Stuart…
Mike Tyson is Hosting a Cannabis-Themed Music Festival on His 420-Acre Ranch
Update: It's not entirely clear if this "cannabis friendly" festival will actually allow cannabis. A close read of the website implies that it does not…
Woman Records the ‘Voice of a Sunflower’ — and It Sounds Like Music From Another Dimension
Using some kind of microphone attached to her phone, a woman claims to have recorded the "voice" of sunflowers in her backyard. A few online article…
Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper: “If I Stay Silent, Nothing Will Change”
Paradise Sorouri is no stranger to controversy. Originally born in Iran, Paradise is Afghanistan’s first female rapper, a remarkable honor that has att…
Rapper DMX Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Tax Fraud – Songs Played In Court As Defense
This week, Earl Simmons, A.K.A DMX, was sentenced to a year in prison for tax fraud, a charge that he plead guilty to in November. U.S. Attorney Joo…
Your Favorite Song is Rewiring Your Brain: Here’s How Music Is Changing You
Listening to music lifts our spirits. It truly is a Universal language, as well as a spiritual one. We can sense this intuitively without knowing the s…
Magnetic Pulses are Directed at People’s Brains, Changing Their Taste in Music
A Canadian Professor and neurologist recently published a study in Nature Human Behavior, claiming to have altered people's taste in music temporarily …