Music is an enormous part of many of our lives. The reasons we are attracted to music on a personal level are just as varied as the types of music, number of artists, and remixes available out there. Even from person to person the reasons we listen to music will vary by the day as our mood changes or as our need for the music changes. The type of music you listen to in order to get pumped up for a workout is quite different from the music you will listen to in order to relax or to liven up a boring car ride. Some even love to get their music in the form of a music video and for some people they are so captured by their favorite artist that they spend their days reading music news. One of the more common reasons for listening to music though is that the lyrics and stories told provide a great reflection on our lives and our own experiences and music provides a great outlet of release from these events in our real lives. They can help us celebrate the good events with an upbeat song or to understand that others are experiencing what we have experienced on the bad days. That is why some renditions are so attractive. They provide something that many of us can relate to even if they are greatly exaggerated in some cases.

The Virgin Megastore chain has announced more store closings.

Their New York Times Square location, which is being closed in April, was the highest volume music store in the United States. In 2007, the Virgin Megastore group had 11 stores. By the end of May, two more stores will be closed. The Union Square store in New York City and the Market Street store in San Francisco will both close this spring, according to Billboard. Three other Virgin Megastore chain stores, in Denver, Los Angeles, and Orlando, are in danger of closing. Brick-and-mortar music stores are rapidly becoming a thing of the past.

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