by Joe Bennett | Dec 17, 2025 | 5live, fm, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I hit the floor! ‘Four on the floor’ refers to a rhythmic pattern in which the bass drum hits on every beat of a bar of 4, creating a steady pulse associated with disco, house, and much contemporary pop. Although now common across... 
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, Education, fm, Forensic Musicology, music education, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I explored songs of Revolution! Throughout modern history, songwriters have used music to comment on and engage with political change, social inequality, and shifts in collective identity. Some songs engage directly with protest and revolution,... 
by Joe Bennett | Nov 4, 2025 | 5live, Articles, fm, Forensic Musicology, music education, musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
This week Tony and I discussed the Rhodes! The Rhodes piano was invented by Harold Rhodes during World War II as a therapeutic instrument for recovering airmen. Following its commercial partnership with Fender in the 1950s, the first production model – the... 
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...
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