“Because sounds bounce and travel in different ways, birds have to use songs that can cope with this”.
Birds living in urban areas sing at a higher pitch to reduce the impact of echoes from surrounding buildings, a study claims. Higher-pitched songs travel further in built-up areas because their echoes fade more quickly, meaning the following notes are clearer and easier to pick out.
A top-selling digital song of 2010 was “California Gurls” by Katy Perry (4.4 million).
U.S. music sales fell 2.4% in 2010 to 1.5 billion units, as CD sales plummeted nearly 20% while digital track sales were up just 1%, according to a report from Nielsen and Billboard. Digital track sales were 1.17 billion in 2010, up from 1.16 in 2009. While CD sales fell precipitously last year, digital album sales rose 13% to 863 million. The report notes that digital music accounted for 46% of all U.S. music purchases in 2010, up from 40% in 2009 and 32% in 2008, and digital track sales broke the 1 billion sales mark for the third straight year.
Just as a changing radio landscape has made it tough for Foghat to get much airplay these days, so it is for birdsongs according to new research published in The American Naturalist.
Continue reading… “Bird Songs Change In Response To Changing Habitats”
Pregnant mothers will soon be able to play their favourite songs to their unborn children with the invention of an MP3 players for babies.
Continue reading… “Blaby: MP3 Player For Your Unborn Baby”
Just thinking about a particular song can evoke vivid memories of the past or special events in your life.
Continue reading… “Why Do Songs Trigger Specific Memories?”
Listen up all you hardcore heavy metal music fans! A new study has shown that head banging at just the right angle may cause damage to your health.
Continue reading… “Headbanging May Be Bad For Your Health”
Could microSD cards – tiny devices the size of a fingernail – replace bulky CDs and intangible downloads for next-generation music lovers? Selling albums in microSD format is the latest concept from SanDisk, the California-based manufacturer of flash memory cards and developer of SD cards, which are now widely licensed.
Continue reading… “Could MicroSD Cards Replace CD’s For Next Generation Music Lovers?”
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The movie “Across The Universe” was a brilliant interpretation of some of the classic Beatles tunes. More videos after the jump.
Continue reading… “Interpreting the Beatles”
One day robots will rule us. But until they do, we have to make do with cool little robo slaves like Sega-Hasbro’s Ampbot.
Just over two feet tall, he has an iPod cradle on his back for carrying your tunes about. He’ll play them through his stereo speakers, with a total power of 12W.
Continue reading… “Ampbot – Automated Music Personality Robot”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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