The first ten or so times I heard Nirvana's version of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (as they called) I would always get the chills at the way Kurt's voice breaks at the end.

That is an amazing moment. Also when you're watching it his eyes flash as he looks up like his soul is being ripped out.

Of course, I will always think of it as "In the Pines."

Random question: How often do you get chills down your spine from listening to music?

I'd say twice a week, but I tend to take music very personally.

The One Type of Music That All Parrots Everywhere Despise

Where the "All parrots everywhere" conclusion is based on a sample size of three.

"The research initially involved three parrots, Léo, Zoé and Shango, being played a series of "rhythmic" songs, including tunes by U2, UB40 and Joan Baez.

They all appeared to enjoy this and were observed dancing and singing along, with excited calls and human words.

They also listened to several cantatas by Bach which appeared to relax them, encouraging them to rest and preen themselves.

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But at the other side of the scale, they detested bands like the Prodigy and Chemical Brothers — which caused them to scream in a distressed, scared way. "The electronic dance music was not appropriate for them," said the researchers.

Rock stardom reduces life expectancy.

Music and actuarial tables. Who could possibly be interested in that sort of thing?

So what's killing the famous? The authors identified cause of death wherever possible and classified it as either "other" or "substance use or risk-related deaths."

Some day, we will come to terms with the tremendous loss of life of rock musicians due to "other". I mean, we watch biopics of rock stars and their nightmarish descent into booze and drugs, but not about their nightmarish descent into other.

I'm surprised he didn't break out airplane crashes into a separate category.

My keyboard just quivered and autoloaded this page. Weird.

Hey David: [link]

Hey David: [link]

That's gonna be sooooo crowded. But worth it - I've seen Sleater-Kinney, Magnetic Fields and Southern Culture on the Skids there too.

Has anybody ever noted how much Georgia Hubley looks like Amy Madigan?

Also, related to nothing in particular, but I was blown after following Yo La for years to find out she was the daughter of John and Faith Hubley of animation fame.

In the unlikely event I ever become rich and famous, I intend to stay out of small private aircraft.