Music That Makes You Dumb

Sorry Lil' Wayne. Your music is dumb. Or maybe it makes people dumb. A recent study correlated the favorite musical artists of 1352 colleges with each college's average SAT/ACT test score. The results were interesting, but not all that surprising. Beethoven topped the list. Radiohead was in the top five. Linkin Park was right at the average. And folks like The Used, T.I., and Lil' Wayne crowded at the very bottom. Obviously the study is by no means precise. But all ye good naysayers take note: Sufjan Stevens was number two on the list, right behind the greatest classical composer of all time. Not bad company for our state-savvy friend.

Song of the Week

Someone recently asked if there is such a thing as Neo-Classic 70's Country Rock? After listening to Will Oldham's stage persona, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, revel in some far-ranging Americana on the new album, Beware, the answer is likely yes. Enjoy the rambling stomp of "I Am Goodbye" from the massively talented and always elliptical Oldham.