I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry: What Is The Loneliest Music Genre of All?

If you could pick the loneliest music genre of all, what would be some of options: would it be blues or jazz? How about shoegaze. What makes a song lonely and can music bring us closer together even if we are listening on our own. In this episode, we hear from experts:Robbie Kowal, a DJ, who held the first silent disco in America.Lisa Christiansen, a music journalist and reporter at the CBC.Steve Wide, a radio announcer, in Melbourne, Australia and a fan of shoegaze.Geoff Luck, CEO at Hyperlive, senior researcher of music perception, cognition and computational analysis at University of Jyväskylä Useful links and resources:Connect with Alone Together at Apostrophe Podcasts:Website: https://apostrophepodcasts.ca/alonetogetherInstagram: @apostrophepodIf you enjoy this episode, please subscribe wherever you get your pods to catch up on earlier shows and never miss an episode.Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of Loneliness interviews experts for in-depth discussions on what we can learn about loneliness through culture, history and science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A life of solitude was imposed on millions of us during the pandemic due to the coronavirus. Being alone is a life chosen deliberately by some; others are just alone, not by choice. We can end up unexpectedly alone and for many, the twists and turns of life, brought us to where we are. Experts and researchers around the world share their insights about what we know about loneliness, we find meaning of it from songs, art, books, films, history and pop culture. We isolate the lessons of loneliness from people like you and people like me who have unique stories to tell and to share. Everyone feels lonely at times. But let’s begin to explore why. My name is Peg Fong, I’m a journalist and an educator who has been fascinated by what loneliness means. We’re not here to solve loneliness. But to add one voice to another so that we are alone together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.