Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Many classic Beatles songs rely on strong middle 8 sections. These moments shift melody, harmony, or mood. The explanation ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

A topic of discussion that won’t cool down among music fans and critics recently is that pop songs just keep getting shorter and shorter. In these debates, there is always one culprit responsible for ...