by Joe Bennett | Apr 15, 2026 | 5live, berklee, boston, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
In honour of St. Patrick’s day, this week Tony and I took a trip to the emerald isle! Ireland is famously a country of music and poetry, and has consistently punched above its weight – as far as population is concerned – in contributing to Popular... by Joe Bennett | Mar 30, 2026 | 5live, Articles, berklee, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I hit the slopes, carved the ice, and did some curling… in honour of the Winter Olympics, which kicked off on February 6th. First staged in 1924 in Chamonix, France, the Games feature sports contested on snow and ice, including skiing, figure... 
by Joe Bennett | Mar 18, 2026 | 5live, berklee, boston, Education, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I cut through the noise and broke through! They say it takes 10 years to become an overnight success, but for some stars the success that now defines them remained elusive for much longer. Social media and the internet have redefined... 
by Joe Bennett | Nov 3, 2025 | 5live, berklee, fm, Forensic Musicology, music education, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I went to the movies! Soundtracks have been a feature of film for longer than speech (in the form of live piano or organ accompaniment), and the silver screen has inspired some of the twentieth century’s most iconic music. This week we heard a... 
by Joe Bennett | Oct 30, 2025 | 5live, berklee, Education, fm, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Songwriting
This week Tony and I explored two-chord songs. There are a lot – indeed an almost infinite number – of chords available to composers and songwriters, but this week we heard songs from those who only needed two… The Beatles & Bill Withers... 
by Joe Bennett | May 22, 2021 | berklee, Eurovision, Forensic Musicology, music production, musicology, Popular Music, Songwriting
[update: the next day] So, the predictions were mostly reasonably close, although I missed Switzerland completely. Italy won (I predicted 4th), I got France right at 2nd place, and Iceland came 4th (predicted as 3rd). My predicted winner (Malta) actually came in at...
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