Music ⁽¹³⁾

Breaking news out of New Orleans came recently when city officials announced on March 10th that live music would be making a return to venues such as bars and concert halls starting the 12th, marking the first time live music will officially be back in…

With the month of April being Jazz Appreciation Month, I thought I'd dive into the genre of jazz and look at the unique and weird aspect of it. I thought to myself that since jazz is predicated on improvisation and is one of the more…

The ever popular streaming service Spotify is coming up on its 15 year anniversary at the end of April. Many believe that the service has revolutionized the music industry, for both good and bad reasons. For many new artists, the platform has helped reach more listeners, with…

 “Nothing activates the brain so extensively as music,” said the late Oliver Sacks, M.D., neurologist and author of Musicophilia. Sacks studied and documented music and its connection to brain movement in Parkinson’s patients, Tourette syndrome, and Autism. His strong belief that music can heal the brain is…

One of the most basic human needs a person has is the need for power. Although this might come off as a negative desire, it really stems from needing control over one’s own life. There are many circumstances on a daily basis that rob people…