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from runnersworld.com

In a life lived with passion, two passions intersecting is like harmonic convergence: a perfect marriage of wine with food, politics with ideals, peanut butter with chocolate. Each passion has its singular pleasure, but the alchemy of the two together is almost too much fun to handle. So it is for me with running and music.

hello, just discovered this site! :)

suppose i'll start with what i did this morning.. seems the most sensible thing to do.

Ran for 2 miles (15 minutes) under starlight - a great opportunity to see falling stars and satellites - and then walked for 30 minutes.

I usually do that every morning. Hope to eventually run farther as the year goes on, and if it keeps at such a warm temperature here in Iowa it's entirely possible.

from fitsugar.com

I often find that half the battle of going to the gym is motivating myself to get there. One easy tip I do to get myself motivated is to turn off the tv and turn on some music. In the mornings, when I am getting ready to go to the gym, I turn on music that I can move to as I get ready.

By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Madonna, Mozart or Eminem? Your preference in music could predict the patterns of your life, including your sexual activity, drug use, and even your political outlook, a new British survey contends. And it's not as predictable as you'd think. The survey of 2,500 people found, for example, that opera fans were as likely as other music lovers to try hallucinogenic drugs, and that many hip-hop fans had somewhat conservative views on a wide range of issues.

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from yahoo.com

One sentence, a political comment as bombs rained down on Baghdad in 2003, changed the careers and the fan base of Texas-based Dixie Chicks, but not their spirit or their tune.

"In the past, I think we thought we had a purpose, to entertain (the audience)," said lead singer Natalie Maines, whose 2003 comments criticizing U.S. president George W. Bush made the band a pariah in the country music world.

from daytrotter.com

Not many bands can turn the drive from Madison, Wisc., to Daytrotter headquarters into a seven hour epic day, but Michigan’s The High Strung did just that when they visited us months and months ago. A van that was completely f--king up caused it to sputter along at 30 miles an hour and they arrived here two hours late for the session. When they did get here, they made up for their tardiness, treating our reel-to-reel to a special evening of delights.

NOTE: Ever notice how much the GarageBand logo resembles the venerable Gibson ES 335?

from macworld.com.uk

Square Group is working with Apple and Gibson Guitars to present a free workshop for Mac-using guitarists on 20 September.

The session will look at recording and producing tracks on a Mac. The event takes place Wednesday 20 September at 6.30pm at The Gibson Building, Rathbone Street, London – home of Gibson Guitars.

David Pogue
New York Times

ARE you over 30? Sorry to hear it. That makes you part of the Transition Generation, those who have witnessed the world’s shift from analog to digital recordings. You therefore probably have a collection of phonograph records, audiocassettes and videotapes sitting in a closet somewhere at this very moment.

Maybe you still maintain a turntable and cassette deck, which you use to listen to your tunes just as you have for decades. If that’s your situation, congratulations; you may skip to the next article.

By Jasmine France
Cnet news

JBL has been in the audio business for a very long time--since the 1940's, in fact--and all that experience really shines through in the JBL Radial speakers for iPod. The company eschews the traditional iPod "brick" speaker, but the unusual spacey design of the Radial does nothing to hinder the sound coming from the iPod. In fact, we think it improves the digital sound overall. It's expensive at $299.95, but your ears will thank you.

The design of the JBL Radial appears to be modeled after the On Time, which was released at CES this year. The iPod--any dock-connecting iPod will do--sits center-stage under the arc of a speaker creating a futuristic circle. The 10.5-by-12-inch (height by width) "iPod stage" certainly draws attention to itself as well as to the iPod.

The Stargate-esque design won't appeal to everyone, but it's not entirely unattractive. Volume buttons rest on the front edge of the iPod stage and are the only controls located on the unit itself. An included RF remote--in a stylish angular design--comprises the rest of the controls.

from Gizmag

Sony’s next generation sports walkman was unveiled yesterday but with the fanfare surrounding the far more significant MYLO, it’s not surprising that the diminutive S2 Sports Walkman devices might not have seen as much of the spotlight as they deserve, either technologically, or historically.

The original Walkman hit the market in Japan in 1979 and arguably began the personal music revolution, with the cassette Walkman selling close to 200 million units before the MP3 player was born.

NOTE: Now you can make your own workout mixes from your iPod collection...as long as you have two iPods

From iLounge

Gemini DJ has introduced the iTrax Mixing Console for iPods. The iTrax features dual angled iPod docking cradles, USB connectivity, composite video output, and two phono/line inputs. Each iPod channel features 3-band rotary EQ controls with gain and cut options. The $230 unit also offers a microphone input with 2-band EQ controls, master volume control, cue section, and a user-replaceable X-Fader. Gemini said an enhanced model called the iTrax2 will be released later this year, adding touch-sensitive jog wheels and other new features.