Monday, December 27, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
A Holly Jolly Running Playlist for Christmas with a gift for you
Christmas is in the air and everywhere you can hear Christmas music playing, so of course, you can expect a Christmas running playlist from me as well. I tried to keep this running playlist interesting and included some traditional holiday songs, some new songs and some of the funny holiday songs. I wanted to give some back to my readers, so I included some free songs on this running playlist (free on amazon – can change anytime at their discretion) but you’ll have to “unwrap” them by going to amazon and checking which ones are free for yourself… This playlist is 40 minutes long, and averages out at 144 BPM. Have a great Christmas and a Happy new year and I’ll see you after my vacation get the list at running playlist
Thursday, December 23, 2010
I Just Had Sex (feat. Akon) - Video
Told you it was funny!
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10k Running Playlist of the week: 12-23-2010
Another Thursday, another 10k running playlist. This one is a slower one, since it’s holiday season and I’m sure we’re all full of “holiday cheer” and need some time to recuperate. This running playlist is more rock focused than usual, but I threw in a bunch of different other genres to keep it interesting. Today’s running playlist is 1:20 minutes long, so if you are planning to use it for a 10k run, you’ll need to keep a pace of 13:02 min/mile. This running playlist averages at 121 BPM, so not too tough. Get the list at running playlist
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
You Stream Music, Pandora Streams Your Info to Advertisers: Capiche?
Online radio network Pandora provides users with highly curated playlists based on the Music Genome Project, an analysis of more than 400 attributes of a song that make it appealing to your specific ear taste buds. The cost of this pretty incredible service for most folks: nothing at all. Well, nothing at all if you don't consider quietly sharing some of your web habits with advertisers a "cost."
While you're paying zilch to listen to Led Zeppelin Radio, someone is footing the royalty bill -- Pandora, duh. As the service explains in itsFrequently Asked Questions, it collects some personal information from users so it can help its advertisers -- who support the service by paying Pandora cash money -- target consumers that will be useful to them. The explanation for why you tell Pandora your age and gender: "The free version of Pandora is mostly supported by advertisements, and we want to be able to show the most relevant ads to our listeners."
Nothing is relly free on the internet...
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Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 12-21-2010: Funniest song of the year
Today’s iTunes top 10 list features several new songs. Unfortunately, none of them are really high in BPM so they are not great for a running playlist. When I first saw the I Just Had Sex [Explicit] title, I thought “Wow, this looks like a pretty explicit song”, I then listened to the lyrics, and I don’t know if this is intentional or not, but this song probably qualifies as the funniest song for 2010. I’m assuming the target market for this song are people with the sense of humor of a 13 year old boy, so pretty much every male on the planet… With Lyrics like ”I cried the whole time – Doesn’t matter – Had sex” and “It was the best 30 seconds of my life”, you gotta laugh… Anyway, as usual, I’ve bolded the songs that are good for a running playlist get the list at running playlist
6 Foot 7 Foot comes in at number 1, and then we have a couple more, Coming Home and I Just Had Sex [Explicit]closing the bottom of the list.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Hearing Loss Statistics Infographic
Source: http://www.infographicsshowcase.com/hearing-loss-statistics-infographic-hearing-facts/
hearing is very important, especially when it comes to music (duh...)
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Another Fast 5k Running Playlist: 12-16-2010
Last week’s fast 5k running playlist got some good feedback, so I decided to post another one this week. I did tweak the average BPM on this, so not to kill you, since last week’s running playlist was a bit fast at 174. This week’s running playlist’s average BPM is down to the 130′s range again and I topped it off at 155. Get the list at running playlist
This list is 30 minutes long, so if you want to run a 5k using it, you’ll have to keep a pace of 9:40 min/mile.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Star Wars headphones: May the beats be with you
source: http://theawesomer.com/coloud-star-wars-headphones/76298/
A set of officially licensed Star Wars headphones from Coloud.
Judging from their price, these cans won’t sound like they’re powered by the Force, but they still make for great gifts.
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MTV Music Meter Tracks Social Media To Return To Roots
Source:http://inventorspot.com/articles/mtv_music_meter_tracks_social_media_return_roots
“We want to re-associate and new-associate the MTV brand with music,” McCormack said. “This is aimed at finding those artists who are rising fast in the social-media conversation.”
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 12-14-2010
Only two weeks to go until Christmas, and surprisingly, there are no new holiday singles in the iTunes top 10. This week, the iTunes top 10 list is almost identical to last week’s list, except for That’s All She Wrote (Feat. Eminem) [Explicit]
On the other hand, the one hour long commercial, sorry, i meant “episode” of Glee for Christmas worked, and the Glee Christmas album has been on the top 10 albums since the show aired. Good for them… Hopefully the story line for that show gets better soon, because it’s starting to look like one of those infomercials for music compilations.
As usual, I’ve bolded the songs that are good for a running playlist.
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Ironing Shirts? Making Music? Combine Them!
Made In Iron 2 from Matti Niinimäki on Vimeo.
Cool way to get your ironing done...
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Monday, December 13, 2010
10 Best Albums You Might Have Missed This Year (with bonus mix tape)
source: http://www.spin.com/articles/10-best-albums-you-might-have-missed-year
While our annual Best Albums list and Best Songs list tap directly into the year's musical zeitgeist, there are always additional records whose impact isn't as widely felt, but are absolutely worthy of being championed. And while these 10 artists have been beloved and lauded considerably less than, say, a certain Chicago-born rapper, or a Canadian collective with a penchant for concept albums, they're no less deserving of appreciation from us, or you. Enjoy!
BONUS! Download our FREE mixtape featuring a song from each of these albums! Just enter your email address in the widget below and check your inbox for your download link.
- Bilal, Airtight's Revenge
- Black Milk, Album of the Year
- Fences, Fences
- John Grant, Queen of Denmark
- The Joy Formidable, A Balloon Called Moaning EP
- Land of Talk, Cloak and Cipher
- Quest for Fire, Lights from Paradise
- These New Puritans, Hidden
- Tracey Thorn, Love and Its Opposite
- Sharon Van Etten, Epic
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Amazon’s Music Picks for 2010
Source:amazon.com
Amazon is the second biggest online mp3 retailer. Here's how Amazon and its customers enjoyed music in 2010. this link.has the full info.)
Top ten music editors’ picks for best albums of the year:
1. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
2. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
3. Black Keys, Brothers
4. National, High Violet
5. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
6. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
7. Broken Bells, Broken Bells
8. Vampire Weekend, Contra
9. Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest
10. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty
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Friday, December 10, 2010
A winter running playlist - songs with the word "Hot" playlist of the week
Wow, it’s only mid-December and it’s already way below freezing here (last night it was 19 degrees (-7 Celsius), brrrr….). Running can get hard in this kind of weather, so I decided to put together a running playlist that will help keep us warm, at least in our minds, until the weather heats up a bit. All the songs in this running playlist include the word “hot” in their title, so when you run with this list, you’ll be able to think of the warm fire or heater waiting for you when you get home. This running playlist is short, only 41 minutes long, and averages at 130 BPM, so finish your run up quickly and stay warm. click here to get the running playlist
I have a feeling that it will get even colder here over the next few months, so I might need to assemble a running playlist with the word “hotter” or something in it to keep warmer.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Fast 5k Running Playlist: 12-09-2010
Today’s 5k running playlist is a very fast one. It’s cold outside in most of the northern hemisphere, and any run outside needs to be done fast so you can get back inside and warm up.
This 5k running playlist is 31 minutes long, meaning that if you want to use it for a 5k run, you’ll have to keep a pace of 10:03 min/mile. This isn’t terribly fast, but not too slow either, so make sure you warm up well before you run.
The average BPM of this list is 174 beats per minute. This is the fastest playlist I’ve ever posted, please be careful when you run with this.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 12-07-2010
One of my year’s end resolutions (besides building a legendary running playlist) is to keep things positive and try not to say bad things about people. I was doing pretty well with this until I saw Katy Perry’s gratuitous appearance on the Simpsons this Sunday. I’m not sure why she was there or what she added to the show and that would be fine if she would have acted well, but her appearance was soooooo awkward, I was almost embarrassed for her. Anyway, that’s the last bad thing I’m going to say about Katy Perry this year unless she really pulls another ridiculous performance like the one on Sunday and then I’ll have to comment on it. It looks like my theory about Glee continuously being in the top 10 was wrong. They did have some songs in the iTunes top 10 for a couple of days after the show, but then they dropped out. This week, we have two new entrants into the iTunes top 10, Black And Yellow, Christmas Lights. Unfortunately, these songs have a low BPM so they aren’t suitable for a running playlist. One more interesting thing to note about this week’s top 10 is that it features our first Christmas song for this year Christmas Lights. As usual, I’ve bolded the songs that are good for a running playlist. Get the rest of the list at running playlist
Back to the iTunes top 10.
I do love Christmas music, and I try to avoid malls and easy listening radio to keep myself from an overdose this time of year, so I’m looking forward to seeing what else we’ll get to hear this holiday season.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Running Playlist AudioFuel Review
I recently discovered a great new running playlist and music related service I thought I’d share. Audio Fuel’s music is basically electronic music and since they create their own music, they can pinpoint the exact BPM that you need to be at depending on the workout you are planning. For a while now, I’ve been looking for a good interval training program and AudioFuel has a bunch of those so i decided to give it a try. This program is definitely not for beginners, but if you are a seasoned runner looking for a really good workout, this one is for you. I’m thinking it would be a good program for spinning as well, but I think AudioFuel has a separate section for that. Next, I decided to go easy on myself, and tried a program called “Run Easy Vol 1_ The First Hour Continuous DJ Mix”, much better… Read the rest at running playlist
The service is called AudioFuel (http://www.audiofuel.co.uk), and they provide a pre-recorded full lenght BPM optimized workout, that not only gives you music with the correct BPM for your workout, but also provides you with audio coaching and motivation during the workout.
First, I chose a program called, “Yelling Performance 3 Step Intervals 180 MAX”. I should have known that this would be a tough one just because it had the word “yelling” in the title (it’s actually the name of the coach recorded on the program, not really someone yelling at you but still…).
This program was too much for me, it started out just fine, with a good warm-up, but then the BPMs went up, and by the 2nd time they went to 180, I was completely wiped out.
Friday, December 3, 2010
8 days of running playlist, Hanuka/Hanukkah/Chanukah edition playlist of the week
Hanukkah (how do you spell this?) is upon us (it actually started a few days ago if I’m not mistaken) and I decided I wanted to assemble the finest songs for this holiday and create a running playlist for my Jewish friends. The problem is, that there are very few quality songs that can be used in a running playlist (and really, how much do you want to hear about dreidels while you are running… So I went out to seek advice from the wisest Jews of the land, and found my answer in the lyrics of Adam Sandler’s famous Hanukah song: Chanukah is the festival of lights So I decided to focus on the festival of lights part, and created a running playlist made up entirely of songs with the word “light” in them. I also couldn’t help but include some traditional and non-traditional Hanukah songs in case you really want to hear a song about playing with your dreidel… (this last sentence sounds a bit like a bad euphemism, but I’ll let it go). This playlist is 1:10 hours long, so you can work off some of the calories from those latkes you had last night. Let this running playlist light your holiday and your heart. Happy Chanukah to my Jewish friends Get the running playlist
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights
Thursday, December 2, 2010
10k Running Playlist of the week
It’s getting colder and colder here in the northeast, and morning temperatures are falling below freezing early in the morning when I usually run. This 10k running playlist has a lot of musical diversity, some oldies, some glee, and even a dance song, so it will definitely keep your ears and mind engaged with the different musical styles. I also made sure that you start slow with a few songs for a warm up and then pick up with the BPM up to 162 BPM. This running playlist is 1:21 hours long, so if you want to use it for a 10k run and use the whole list, you’ll need to keep a pace of 13:04 mile/min. The average BPM for this list is 132 beats per minute. get the 10k running playlist
I remember reading somewhere that when you run in cold weather you tend to run faster, which is great, because if it keeps getting colder this way, I’m going to break some world records very soon…
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Hot New Albums Due Dec. 7
source: http://www.billboard.com/#/features/nr121-1004132869.story?tag=hppromo4
I heard the new Tron movie is going to be awesome, can't wait to see it!
Daft Punk
"Tron Legacy" soundtrackSo for their highest-profile project to date, you might've expected Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo to flex the party-starting flair they showed iff on "One More time" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger." No dice. This soundtrack to Walt Disney Pictures' "Tron" sequel is a determinedly moody affair, longer on minor-key strings and hushed synth burbles than on Daft Punk's revered throbbing beats. More Info..Deadmau5
From the aptly named opener "Some Chords" to the time-stopping dubstep ballad "Raise Your Weapon" (featuring Picture Book singer Greta Svabo Bech), the collection employs the Deadmau5 sound in fresh ways, with more energy and more nuance -- and three vocal tracks, the most of any previous albums. If his earlier material relished in the joy of sound, these tracks explore something deeper and more emotional. More Info..
4X4=12
Natasha Bedingfield
Strip Me"The album's called 'Strip Me' because it's all about stripping it down to who we are as humans," the British-born songstress recently told Billboard.com. "We're united about our needs, our desires and our pain, all the different things we go through together. 'Strip Me' felt like it explains what the songs are about more than any other title I could think of. So it has a double meaning, but I think people kind of know me enough to know what I mean by it." More Info..Plain White T's
Wonders Of The YoungerStill most recognized for penning the smash "Hey There Delilah" in 2007, The Illinois five-piece tries to score another hit with a new lead vocalist on "Rhythm of Love," the beach-flavored first single from sixth album "The Wonders of the Younger."More Info..
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