by Joe Bennett | Feb 16, 2026 | 5live, Copyright, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I explored some nonsense… Across comedic, pop, and experimental music, artists have often set aside conventional lyrics in favour of glossolalic vocals. Glossolalia is defined by the use of non-lexical syllables or invented vocal sounds that... 
by Joe Bennett | Dec 17, 2025 | 5live, Copyright, fm, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I hit the West End! Songs written for the stage often outgrow their original productions, circulating in recordings, revivals, and popular culture; many have taken on new meanings in concert halls, films, sporting events and social movements.... 
by Joe Bennett | Dec 17, 2025 | 5live, Copyright, fm, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week guest presenter Johnny I’Anson and I heard some Sampled Oldies! Sampling allows artists to build new recordings from fragments of existing ones, creating audible links across decades, genres, and technologies. The examples we explored demonstrate how musical... by Joe Bennett | Dec 16, 2025 | 5live, Copyright, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I looked at Time Signatures! Time signatures define how musical rhythm is organised, and Popular music is usually organised in what is known as ‘common time’ (four beats in a bar). Yet many well-known songs operate outside the regular... 
by Joe Bennett | Nov 18, 2024 | 5live, Copyright, Education, Plagiarism, Popular Music, Songwriting
Words: Joe Bennett, John Pierce O’Reilly This week Gordon and I hit the books. Music has been a literary subject for centuries: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night famously suggested music to be “the food of love”; Maya Angelou described music as her... 
by Joe Bennett | Nov 12, 2024 | 5live, Copyright, musicology, Songwriting
Words: John Pierce O’Reilly, Joe Bennett Audio mashup: Joe Bennett and Rafi Waters This week Gordon and I tuned in to the world of harmonies! Vocal harmony has been an important part of Western music since the introduction of melodies harmonised in thirds and...
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