One of the best writers on the Internet ever, Joshua Allen, proves (by science) the perfect length for a pop song: "My scientists told me that the perfect song length had to be closer to three minutes than two, but definitely shorter than three minutes. Three minutes is where bloat starts to set in. Where the band thinks: Hey, let's do the chorus seven times. Hey, let's give the saxophone guy a real moment to shine on this one. Hey, let's add another bridge." The ideal length? 2:42. The proof? Here's exhibit A, but you really should read the whole thing. [The Morning News]
Yes, it's true: A study undertaken by Liverpool John Moores University's center for public health has discovered that the mortality rate of performers jumps to nearly three times the normal rate of your everyday guy in the first five years after "chart success": 
Stanford's med school has just released its findings about music and the brain—namely, that music increases receptivity and retention. Using the symphonies of 18th-century English composer William Boyce, the researchers studied brainwaves of 18 listeners through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI):
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Metal is Really, Really Satanic. No, Really.
Blabbermouth has posted a press release citing unimpeachable scientific data claiming that 35 percent of metal songs contain Satanic content: 
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