Fellow enthusiasts of music, I call on you to help preserve the legacy of Charles Ives whom we discussed in this post if you feel so compelled:

Here is a petition to immortalize his house in CT.

And for your troubles here is Ives' musical interpretation of some of that sweet, sweet New England territory:

MURDA!!!

GESUALDO - biggest hardass in music.  Murdered his wife and her lover, wrote music centuries ahead of its time, spent the last 16 years of his life secluded in his castle employing a team to physically torture him.  WTF

This video courtesy of Jon Quirk, a badass in his own right.