On Eargasms, Goosebumps, and Spinetingling

My good friend Barb, who is a fabulous music geek with such an open mind she even enjoys metal from time to time after I sent her a mixed CD with some of my favourite songs on it (she in turn put me onto one of my greatest finds for 2010, The Decemberists) writes for BC Musician Magazine, and this month she has a really interesting article in the issue that I thought was quite relevant to this site. In her piece, she explores some of the scientific reasons why we have such visceral responses to our favourite music, why we get eargasms, why we get that feeling of goosebumps and shivers when we hear a song we especially identify with or love. I still get all goosebumpy when I hear Ghost Love Score, for instance.

Here is the article. Enjoy!

Christians could learn a lot about life from heavy metal, says cleric

Here is a really neat article about female Anglican priest, who, according to the article, is also a heavy metal musician.

The article is here, and I originally found it on Blabbermouth.

Horns up, Rev. Rachel Mann!

Interesting Article!

James brought this article to my attention, and I have to say, I was quite impressed with it, and I felt quite validated by it. Check it out!

Scientific study shows that intelligent kids listen to heavy metal!

This article really speaks to me, especially about metal being a stress reliever, the catharsis of listening to metal, and the feelings of alienation being represented in the music. Definitely worth a read!