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The second season of Glee kicks off on September 21, and creator Ryan Murphy promises that it will be bigger and better than last season.

-Just like last season's Madonna episode, the second episode (September 28) will be devoted to Britney Spears ."All I can say about that is that we're doing six Britney songs, and then Brittany (Heather Morris) is doing a Britney song," reveals Ryan.
-Kurt (Chris Colfer) will get a boyfriend. "I think Kurt should have a boyfriend and they should be prom king and king," says Ryan.
-Let's do the time warp: They plan to do an episode with songs from the movie Rocky Horror Picture Show.
-The number of songs in each episode will go from eight to five.
-We will see Mercedes (Amber Riley) go to church with Kurt. Ryan says, "We're working on an episode about religion."
-There will be another episode devoted to Madonna "at some point."
-We will learn more about Tina and Artie's relationship (Jenna Ushkotwitz and Kevin McHale) including a possible breakup!

If you like what you see, sign up now for the Gleek Club! Read more about it in my last blog. Positions open until Tuesday, September 21 2010. Thanks a ton!
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Hi, everyone! :) It's me here, Charlize, Better Known as Cherry. Or cherryrox if you have no idea wat my name is. :P I love the band Metric! The title of this blog is lyrics from the OST of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and the song is called "Eclipse-All Yours." Even though I'm kinda over Twilight, I LOVE this song. :D

Do you like the pic of me? My boyf Darren took it with his camera, and he's like an expert at photography, so he took it from a really nice perspective and it made my new hair look AHmazing. :) He's moving schools and quitting being the Instructor of dance class on September 6, but my school starts wayy after his so I guess we can still hang out a little once he's done his HW and back2skool studying and alla that.

Haha, today something funny happened. I was out shopping with my bezzie Glenda at Virgin MegaStore (it sells music and books&comics) and I got this book called the Cliquinictionary or something similar to that, because I love all The Clique books (I know I'm a little old for them!! :P). And I was just flipping through it, and I saw Glenda standing in the listnening booth (with awesome headphones, mind you, LOL) and when I put my ear to the door I could hear Bloodpit music blasting! I never knew she liked that kind of heavy rock! And I teased her for AGES afterwards, because she liked Bloodpit, the band that everyone at school hates cuz its not mainstream and alla that. :P MY BFF GLENDA LIKES BLOOD PIT! :D I don't  like them, I prefer hiphop and good energetic kind of beats im not a rock chick. but it was funny.

I'm gonna stop writing now. But LUV YA ALL. I PROMISEEEE. I'm all yours. :P ♥♥CHERRY

 

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I'm so excited!!

Selena Gomez is releasing her new vid on Friday at 10 PM. Who else is just about ready to freak out?! I already have, I love Selena she is so sweet & down-to-earth. Her new video is one for her new song 'A Year Without Rain' & that is also the name of her new CD coming out the 21st of this month. Of course I already have it on my Amazon wishlist. (;

Alright, let's get to it.

To be able to see the 17 second preview of her video, go here:http://www.4tnz.com/content/snea k-peek-year-without-rain-vid...Or head to Twit Vid, but it would be much easier just to go to the site. (link above.)

Please tell me what you think of the preview!

Sarah [[♥♥♥]]

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    Ok soo most of u know that Justin Bieber is my idol and i love Jaden Smith. So I asked my aunt to qet me tix to see Justin in concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC. So she didnt get them for me so i was mad. Then it came the day the concert i was 'supposed' to go to :( then the day ifter the concert i didnt get to go to i saw Justin had special guests includinq: Usher,Miley Cyrus, Iyaz, Ludacris, and Jessica Jarrell. So then i was really mad!! Then i went to another website and it said Jaden Smith performed "Never Say Never" with Justin Bieber!! After that i was literally cryinq becuz i missed the 'best concert ever' accordinq to the people that went. Soooo i was really mad that i missed Jaden and Justin and thats why my Wednesday was horrible!! :(

      &nbs p;                 &n bsp;        From , Savannah xoxo

 

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they are 21 todayyy :)

:) i still love them xD

if you dont know who im talking about its Tom and Bill Kaulitz from the band Tokio hotel :)

ich liebe tom!!! tom is still mine x)

i hope that you wish them happy birthday too!!

baii!!

-Ali

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      Hey girls!  Well,  it's been 2 days of band camp (bootcamp)  already and it is awesome so far!  My guard coach person is really nice! well,  I have 2 coaches,  but the one is AWESOME!  His name is Frankie  :D  the other one is Evan!  Plus,  there's Joe, but i don't know if he's coming anytime this week.  I had Joe for winterguard and he is amazing!  I love him  :D  anyways,  so yeah.  2 more days of band camp!  And,  we're having a little guard partay at our captain's  ( her name is Audrey )  house tomorrow nite to bond and stuff!  I got really sunburnt today...  my tan line is huge from where my tank top was!  lol.  and its really itchy.  Oh,  I gotta go now.  Bye!!!

-Maddiee   

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So I'll start with Kpop. I just learned that Taeyang, 2NE1, and Big Bang were mentioned in TIME magazine! I was so happy because they are being recognized all over the world. Will.I.Am. wants to work with them! I am so eager to see the outcome of that collaboration. 2NE1 is also releasing a new full album 9-9-10 so I'm totally anticipating that as well! They're also starting a new season of 2NE1 TV. I'm definitely looking forward to that. Big Bang in general are doing different individual projects,as made prominent by Taeyang's solo international album and reality TV show (the album is on the Itunes chart! It's among the top 10 albums in several different countries!). Big Bang's latest project together has been the song, music video, and promotion of the song Beautiful Hangover. I love that song, but honestly I think they used to many English words. They should learn to speak better Japanese. 
Now for Naruto! Fillers are annoying but that is what is probably going to be broadcasting after the big fight against Pain due to the manga having to advance further. During that time lots of people are going to start ignoring the series until the main plot line shows itself. As for the manga, I'm waiting to see if Kisame is going to revive himself again, like he did that other time. I wonder what Kabuto is going to do with those corpses and how Sasuke is going to try to destroy the Hidden Leaf (Konoha). Now that Naruto has become all super-powered, what will be his next plan of action and will Hinata ever gather the guts to go to Naruto and talk about her feelings for him? I have so many other questions but I would really like to know the answer to those especially. 
EXTRA! JPOP and JROCK is sort of confusing. There seems to be so many artists! I don't know how to search up the best ones and listen to their music first before going on to explore. For KPOP there was this mix made my Masa Mixes that had a list of the most popular bands for that year, and the lollipop video that featured 2NE1 and Big Bang who are pretty big figures in the music industry in Asia. Watching 2NE1 ha helped me to discover other groups like T-ARA, KARA, SNSD, and After School. The only Japanese bands I know are The Gazette, Alice Nine, Ikimono Gakari, Kumi Koda, Namie Amuro, SCANDAL, Orange Range, Nana Kitade. Asian Kung-Fu Generation, and Hoi Festa (The last one hasn't been active). I'm wondering if anyone could give me suggestions for other bands, groups, or artists. 

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      hey girls!  It is currently 11:34pm on the East coast and I have Band Camp at 9am tomorrow!  I'm very excited,  its my first time in the school's marching band,  since I'm going to be a freshman in High School in a few days!!!  I'm nervous and excited at the same time...  omg.  It ends at 9pm.  ughh!!!  hopefully it will be fun!  I mean,  why wouldn't it be fun?  I get to see all of my friends and do something that I love which is colorguard!  There's only like 9 of us.  Me,  Melanie,  Hailey,  Daniella,  Mallory,  Lydnsey,  Alessandra,  Bridget and Audrey.  :D  I thought it was 8,  but whatever!  who cares!  haha.  Ughh.  I want to text Hailey,  but I don't think she's up right now.  Let's see if anyone is on AIM!  Nobody is on AIM... D:  well,  its sunday night so yeah...  but,  its still summer!!!  yupp.  ughh, I'm soo bored!  anyways,  I saw my now favorite teacher ever on Thursday!  I was walking home from guard and I saw her in the school's parking lot!  I was soo happy  :D  I love herr.  One of the best teachers ever!  Her name is Maria  :D  I went to the beach today and the waves were HUGE!  It was soo fun!  I love the beach!  Well,  pretty much any New Jersey girl would  :)  hahahaha.  ugh!  It's 11:52pm right now.  oh no!  haha...  so yeah.  I'll post more later,  if I have enough energy!  haha, bye!!!

-Maddiee the band/guard geek :D  

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So the video for the Mine by Taylor Swift is absolutely amazing :) I love that she not only sings, but also acts as the main female character of the video's storyline. Unlike how most people cast people to play the characters. I also love the lyrics. Taylor's acting was so good in the video too. It's a great video! So, 10 days until school. I really don't wanna go back. But I'm glad I'll be going into highschool. It's going to be so much better. All my friends are scared to go to highschool. I just don't understand. I don't like school either way, but I'd much rather be going to highschool. I really really really don't want to go back though. I love the song Sellout by Never Shout Never. It makes me sad. The lyrics are so sad. But they are so amazing. I love it. Christofer Drew Ingle is just pure amazing. Summer has gone by way too quickly two months goes tooo fast. I hate it. How were your summers? Mine was alright. Pretty fun for the most part I'd say. I'm switching my room around tomorrow. Back to how it used to be. But now my desk is going to be out so IDK where I will put my beloved laptop. I'm excited to get my Never Shout Never Harmony CD and limited edition Harmony flowerpot in the mail soon :) SOOO EXCITED. Anyways, I should go now. Talk to you all tomorrow maybe? Send me shout outs maybe? Love you all <3 The picture is the wedding scene from Taylor Swift's video "Mine" btw. It's amazing, Go watch it on the MTV website or CMT website :)

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    It was awesome!!!! In the beginging Alyson Stoner ( I think thats her!!! i forget things!!!) was teaching us how to jam out on an air guitar!!!!! She chose 2 people from the crowd!!! So 1 of the girls are in a nice cute outfit that is normal. But then the other girl is dressed as a blue m&m!!!!! Haha its was so cool!!! She also preformed her new song (OMG!!! i forgot the name!!!!!) So ater all that, the less popular camprockers preformed!!!!(not demi or jonas bros!!) They sang the songs from the 1st and 2nd CampRock. Then came........DEMI LOVATO!!!!! She sang all of her best songs!!!! My fav was La La Land!!!!! Of course they saved the best for last!!!!! The Jonas Brothers came on!!!!! They sang all most all of their hits!!!! My fav they preformed was Love Bug!!! I wish i could tell you every detail but their was so much!!! it was 3 hours long!!!! hope u enjoyed my cool and new blog!!!!

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And I have it tomorrow... poor me...

There's a Finnish equivalent of Paramore now - they're called Haloo Helsinki! and are really cool. I wanna be in a band like that when I'm older. And depending on where and when this band is formed, the songs might be in Finnish [like Haloo Helsinki!]... :D

LOL!!!!! I was watching the music video for "Perjantaina" and someone said that they were gonna call their band Terve Tampere. Heck, I actually came up with a "Terve Tampere" for a story I was writing... maybe I'll pull it back out of the cage commonly known as my head? Haha. :)

I ♥ Finnish music. :D

I ♥ these songs:

"Tuhka" - Uniklubi

"Ashes" - May I Cry

"Passion" - Essentia

"The River Runs Frozen" [acoustic version] -Eternal Tears of Sorrow

"Different Light" - Lovex

"Vnus" - Uniklubi

"Away From Sunshine" - Automatic Eye

"Perjantaina" - Haloo Helsinki!

"Turn" - Lovex

"All Falls Down" - Adelitas Way

"Kukka" - Uniklubi

I ♥ Uniklubi + Lovex. :D

 

~SeloKuolema ♥

P.S. Juha says hi! He's getting kinda tired, but then again, he stays up way too late listening to Uniklubi [his favorite band], so this is to be expected. He's just a sweet little invisible Uniklubi fanboy. :)

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HEY!!! Sorry I didn't post a interview on Friday!!! I was busy this weekend!!! Friday, I got my cell phone turn on!!! (I told most of my friends!! They didn't care), Saturday (the best Saturday of my life!!!) I did my homework, went to Akron with my dad, we visit my aunt!! (his sister) ate dinner, Got on the computer, on twitter, and Saw that my favorite New Boyz, Legacy is following me on twitter!!!! (AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!) You guys are probably like 'WHO CARES' (well, excuse me!!!!) I was so surpise (I was like wait......what......who is following me? Legacy!!! OMG!!!) and today I went to my favorite mall to get a book I'm suppose to read (so I can get a A for my English class) I got I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing by Maya Angelou and got a caramel apple with peanuts on it.........It was awesome!! I got some of my other school supplies....a new binder, cool folders, notebooks, highlighter and graph paper!!!!

I wanted to tell you guys that.......He was following me!! But I bet if it was Justin Bieber (some of you guys would flip out!!!) But I love Legacy and I'm going to be a fan 4ever!!!! NewBoyzFever 4ever!!!!!

Remi

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Ahhhh!

Hey(:

So I've been listening to alot of good music lately, some of it is kinda old but never really got popular. So I wanna share it with you!

I find the music guides to all the episodes of "Pretty Little Liars" (L-O-V-E that show!!!) and that show has some pretty flippin' good music!

"Icarus" By: White Hinterland, it's really weird sounding, I know but the song is amazing! I'm not entirely sure what genre it is... but it's cooool! It's played at the end of "The Homecoming Hangover" (Episode) at the part where "A" is taking the papers from the river.

"Siempre Tu" By: Diego Boneta, Yep! That the extremely sexy guy in the picture above ^_^ I just had to post it. It's amazing. You might reconize him as Alex Santiago (Spencer's Boyfriend) on "Pretty Little Liars" well he also happens to be a mexican singer and songwriter. If you wanna find the rest of his music on iTunes, you have to search by Diego Gonzalez. You hear this song playing in "The Homecoming Hangover" when he and Spencer are dancing in the kitchen.

"Where I Stood" By: Missy Higgins, it's a slow, sad love song. But I love singing along to it, and I'm trying to learn it on piano. This song is played right after "Siempre Tu" in th "The Homecoming Hangover" during the part where Aria is depressed, and Emily drives by Toby's house and see's Jenna crying.

Featured both in "There's No Place Like Homecoming" and "The Homecoming Hangover" is the band 2AM Club. I took some time to check out there music, and they're really good! One of my favorite songs is "Worry About You"

 

Some other songs I've been listening to include "The Great DJ" By: The Ting Tings. It's a pretty old song, but they were playing a remix of it on the radio and I knew I had heard it somewhere, so I looked it up and viola! This catchy song! I had heard it in a hair product commercial. Lol. I also just watched the music video for Taylor Swift's "Mine" on mtv.com. IT WAS SO SWEET! It had me tearing up, hehe. I love the line "Braced myself for goodbye, 'cuz that's all I've ever known." I was AWWW! Another song I'm totally hooked on is "Secrets" By: OneRepublic. It's so powerful(:

 

I just gave you girlies a good heap of songs to look up, so check 'em out!

Love,

Stef.A.Nie.

 

*IF THE PICTURE DOESN'T SHOW UP, SORRY!*

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Ah, gotta love Automatic Eye. :) Which brings me to the point of this blog:

AWESOMENESS BAND YOU SHOULD REALLY CHECK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[if you didn't read the first paragraph, it's Automatic Eye. Otherwise it should be obvious.]

[I know, I know. Most people don't like my music. But I'm almost sure you'll love these guys.]

Automatic Eye is a rather new Finnish pop-rock band, formed in late 2005. The official band consists of Pete and Heikki, although two other members join them for tours. Their first single, "Away From Sunshine", was released in 2008, shortly followed by their debut studio album, Don't Let the Past Come Between You and Your Happiness.Earlier this year, they released their second album, Zen, featuring the tracks "Calling on Angels" and "Sleep with the Enemy". According to Pete and Heikki, Automatic Eye is "probably the happiest band in the world", influenced by such American pop-rock greats as Fall Out Boy, Anberlin, and Jimmy Eat World, as well as bearing striking similarities to bands such as Deep Insight, Madina Lake, and Private Line.

If you have any interest, I recommend these two songs:

-Away From Sunshine

-Sleep with the Enemy

 

Hope you like them. :) I know I do, or else why would I be telling you about them? :) Haha, they're great. One of the happier, more poppy bands that I listen to, but they're amazing. :D :D :D

 

~SeloKuolema ♥

P.S. Juha says hi! He's being really sweet and sitting through Away From Sunshine for me, even though it's obvious that he'd rather listen to Sleep with the Enemy because he likes the part about being ten feet tall with a bulletproof vest on. :)

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Has anyone seen the music video for Taylor Swift's new song, Mine? I thought it was so cute.  First, there was that boy. Man, whoever he is, he's attractive. Second, I thought it was super cute that it ended with them and their kids. Most music video's end with them all in love. But it was like, "Awh, they have a cute little FAMILY." Not, "Well, great. They love each other."
I also thought it was good that it wasn't a physical relationship. I have a problem with most songs being about dumb things, so this song makes me smile(:
One thing I didn't like what that they lived together before they got married. I would never do that, so I was kinda like "Well... that's no fun." I dunno. I just didn't like it.
But yes. If you have watched it, tell me what you thought. If you haven't, go watch it and tell me what you think(:


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I just recently set up an interview with Emily Tarnow, also known as guitarrx3girl from YouTube. She is an aspiring singer/musician that's just like you - really, she is! Emily has not (yet) made it into "the big time". She's no Greyson Chance, Justin Bieber, or Cody Simpson(one, because she is still ASPIRING, two, because she's a girl - LOL), but she's climbing her way to the top. I mean, Emily has 24,734 subscribers! Haha :D Anyway, when I asked Emily if she would do the interview, she happily accepted and she was very cooperative. So, please enjoy this Q&A with Emily Tarnow!

SW: What's your full name?

ET: My full name is Emily Baric Tarnow.

SW: When and where were you born?

ET:I was born on October 25th, 1992(which means I am almost 18 years old), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

SW: Where do you (currently) live?

ET: I live in a suburb right outside of Pittsburgh and I love it because I'm not far from the city, but I'm not in the middle of all the chaos!

SW:How did you become so interested in music?

ET: Since we were little my mom used to sing to all of us, and I just remember always loving it.  One Christmas my parents gave us a karaoke machine and we didn't stop singing and putting on shows until we wore it out - Haha!

SW: When did you learn to play guitar?

ET: I learned to play guitar after I decided I was done learning the piano.  I had played for over 6 years but my mom said that if I quit I had to take up another instrument. So I chose guitar because I always thought guitar players were cool and I wanted to be like that. LOL! So I took up guitar and from the minute I learned my first chord I new I'd always have a love for playing it.

SW: Who taught you?

ET: For the first year I learned by watching guitar lesson DVDs my dad bought me but after I learned a few chords I wanted actual lessons.  My mom found a really cool teacher to teach my brother and I and his name was Tom.  He taught me for I'd say 6 or 7 months and then I just got too busy with sports and school that I didn't have time for the lessons anymore.

SW: What is your singing part? (Soprano, Alto, etc.)

ET: I am a mezzo soprano and lately Rachel(my twin sister) has had me working more on my alto voice because she is the master of lower notes! :)

SW: What gave you the idea to start posting your videos on the internet?

ET: My brother actually influenced me because he was first on YouTube and uploaded a video and I remember he was bragging about how popular he was because he had one hundred views. Well, being the competitive younger sister I am, I decided to upload a video myself and see if I could beat him! And sure enough, within a week, I did and I just loved the thought that people were watching me perform. I've loved it ever since.

SW:It seems as though you are very successful with what you do. Yes, you are not "famous" yet, but you have quite the amount of views on your YouTube videos and account! What's your secret? Do you have any type of strategy?

ET: Well I can't go on and give you all of my secrets! LOL. But really, it's just the encouragement from my family and especially my mom that keeps me doing this.  I love it but sometimes with my busy schedule it can be hard to get videos up and really without my mom most of this wouldn't be possible.

SW: Who are your role models? Are they celebrities or people in your life?

ET: Even though I am the older of the twins, I have always looked up to my sister Rachel because she has always had a great sense of what is right and what isn't.  She is one of the kindest people I've ever known and if you have a problem and need someone to just sit and listen to you, it's Rach.  She really makes me want to be a better person and I love her for it :).  Celebrity wise, I think any artist with great talent is someone to look up to.  John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Jewel, these people all have so much talent when you hear them sing you just have to sit back and smile because God truly blessed them and they're really making use of the gifts he gave them.

SW: Do you think you'll make it big time? (I do!)

ET: Making it big has always been a dream of not only mine, but Rachel's and I know my family would be behind us the whole time.  That would be the best ending to the story of guitarrx3girl on YouTube. But hey, if that doesn't happen, I'm still going to be performing, writing, and singing because that's what I love to do and I can't imagine my life without music in it.

Thanks for reading! So, what do you think?

Love from a singing, writing, loving reporter,

Susan♥


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Hey guys!!!! The concert was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! I will tell u about later!!! I have alot to do!!!

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For a study published last year, British researchers asked 12 healthy male college students to ride stationary bicycles while listening to music that, as the researchers primly wrote, “reflected current popular taste among the undergraduate population.” Each of the six songs chosen differed somewhat in tempo from the others.

The volunteers were told to ride the bicycles at a pace that they comfortably could maintain for 30 minutes. Then each rode in three separate trials, wearing headphones tuned to their preferred volume. Each had his heart rate, power output, pedal cadence, enjoyment of the music and feelings of how hard the riding felt were monitored throughout each session. During one of the rides, the six songs ran at their normal tempos. During the other rides, the tempo of the tracks was slowed by 10 percent or increased by 10 percent. The riders were not informed about the tempo manipulations.

But their riding changed significantly in response. When the tempo slowed, so did their pedaling and their entire affect. Their heart rates fell. Their mileage dropped. They reported that they didn’t like the music much. On the other hand, when the tempo of the songs was upped 10 percent, the men covered more miles in the same period of time, produced more power with each pedal stroke and increased their pedal cadences. Their heart rates rose. They reported enjoying the music — the same music — about 36 percent more than when it was slowed. But, paradoxically, they did not find the workout easier. Their sense of how hard they were working rose 2.4 percent. The up-tempo music didn’t mask the discomfort of the exercise. But it seemed to motivate them to push themselves. As the researchers wrote, when “the music was played faster, the participants chose to accept, and even prefer, a greater degree of effort.”

The interplay of exercise and music is fascinating and not fully understood, perhaps in part because, as a science, it edges into multiple disciplines, from physiology to biomechanics to neurology. No one doubts that people respond to music during exercise. Just look at the legions of iPod-toting exercisers on running paths and in gyms. The outcry when USA Track and Field banned headphones in 2007 at sanctioned races like marathons was loud and pained (and the edict widely ignored until it was revised last year). The neurologist and author Oliver Sacks has talked about personally experiencing the elemental power of music after he injured his leg mountain climbing and had to push himself slowly down the slope with his elbows. He told an interviewer: “Then I found the Volga Boatmen song going through my mind. I would make a big heave and a ho on each beat in the song. In this way, it seemed to me that I was being ‘music-ed’ down the mountain.”

Just how music impacts the body during exercise, however, is only slowly being teased out by scientists. One study published last year found that basketball players prone to performing poorly under pressure during games were significantly better during high-pressure free-throw shooting if they first listened to catchy, upbeat music and lyrics (in this case, the Monty Python classic “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”). The music seemed to distract the players from themselves, their audience and from thinking about the physical process of shooting, said Christopher Mesagno, a lecturer at the University of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia, and the study’s lead author. It freed the body to do what it knew how to do without interference from the brain. “The music was occupying attention that might have been misdirected otherwise,” Mr. Mesagno said.

In fact, it’s music’s dual ability to distract attention (a psychological effect) while simultaneously goosing the heart and the muscles (physiological impacts) that makes it so effective during everyday exercise. Multiple experiments have found that music both increases a person’s subjective sense of motivation during a workout, and also concretely affects his or her performance. The resulting interactions between body, brain and music are complex and intertwined. It’s not simply that music motivates you and you run faster. It may be that, instead, your body first responds to the beat, even before your mind joins in; your heart rate and breathing increase and the resulting biochemical reactions join with the music to exhilarate and motivate you to move even faster. Scientists hope to soon better understand the various nervous system and brain mechanisms involved. But for now, they know that music, in most instances, works. It eases exercise. In a typical study, from 2008, cyclists who rode in time to music used 7 percent less oxygen to pedal at the same pace as when they didn’t align themselves to the songs.

But there are limits to the benefits of music, and they probably kick in just when you could use the help the most. Unfortunately, science suggests that music’s impacts decline dramatically when you exercise at an intense level. A much-cited 2004 study of runners found that during hard runs at about 90 percent of their maximal oxygen uptake, a punishing pace, music was of no benefit, physiologically. The runners didn’t up their paces, no matter how fast the music’s tempo. Their heart rates stubbornly stayed the same, already quite high, whether they listened to music or not. That result, according to a 2009 review of research by Costas Karageorghis and David-Lee Priest, researchers who have extensively studied music and exercise, is likely due to the ineluctable realities of hard work. During moderate exercise, they write, music can “narrow attention,” diverting “the mind from sensations of fatigue.” But when you increase the speed and intensity of a workout, “perceptions of fatigue override the impact of music, because attentional processes are dominated by physiological feedback.” The noise of the body drowns all other considerations. Even so, about a third of the runners in the 2004 study told the researchers that they liked listening to the music, especially at the start of the run. It didn’t increase their speed or make the workout demonstrably easier. But it sounded nice.

And that result, obvious as it seems, may be the ultimate lesson of how and why music is effective and desirable during exercise, says Nina Kraus, a professor of neurobiology at Northwestern University in Illinois, who studies the effects of music on the nervous system. “Humans and song birds” are the only creatures “that automatically feel the beat” of a song, she said. The human heart wants to synchronize to music, the legs want to swing, metronomically, to a beat. So the next time you go for a moderate run or bike ride, first increase the tempo of some insidiously catchy Lady Gaga downloads (or Justin Bieber or Katy Perry or whatever reflects the current popular taste in your household), and load them on your iPod. “Our bodies,” Ms. Kraus concluded, “are made to be moved by music and move to it.”

Article link:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/phys -ed-does-music-make-you-exercise-harder/?ref=healt h

What are your thoughts on this research?Will you start listening to music while working out?What is your work out playlist?Comment and let me know!

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Artist Name: The Spill Canvas
Members: Nich Thomas, Joe Beck, Dan Ludeman, Landon Heil.
Genre: Alternative rock, acoustic.
Albums: Go for the Jugular (2002), Sunsets and Car Crashes (2004), One Fell Swoop (2005), No Really, I'm Fine (2007), Formalities (2010).
Popular Songs: All Over You, The Tide, Our Song, Lullaby, This is For Keeps.
Fun Facts: The lead singer, Nick Thomas, was the guitarist and backup vocals for Nodes of Ranvier before beginning the band. They are based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Thomas and Beck are the only original members remaining since the band's formation in 2002.

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What are the chances of being in a band that is made up of self taught musicians from a small town in an area known as the quiet corner and then coming out with an album only months later? Seems next to IMPOSSIBLE right?  Well, it wasn’t for the members of the band Adirondack.

 

 

Let's rewind to the beginning, how did it all start? Seth, the guitarist, wanted to start a band, but the bands at his boarding school wouldn't be together for long since everyone has to go home for the summer.  So he got in touch with Drew, who plays the drums, and asked if he was interested in starting a band.  Drew said yes and then got in touch with James, the bassist. They practiced playing from 11-5 in the music room of a school, when the music teacher heard them playing.  The music teacher, Tim, happened to produce music for other local musicians and the boys got Tim to produce their music.

 

 

Seth writes the lyrics and chords, sometimes with the help of Drew, and based on the chords, James will come up with a bass line.  When I asked them what inspires their music, Seth told me "Our music is inspired by the three sides of the rock spectrum that we come from. Drew really likes 90s to new age pop punk, James loves classic rock, and a lot of my guitar playing is influenced by a lot of grunge. So our music is really inspired by, and a fusion of, all three of those genres. We come up with some pretty interesting stuff because of the contrasting genres that we like, and I think the record shows that."  Drew told me that personal events, such as love, pain, and the good times also inspire their music.

 

 

One day they took a break from practice and sat down in adirondack chairs.  James told me he "saw the adirondack chairs and commented on the comfiness of them, and that was it! We are Adirondack, named after the comfiest chair!!" Yes, they named their band after a type of chair haha.

 

 

Their single "Chlorine Rocket" came out on the 22nd of august (there's a link at the bottom, check it out!) and their first private gig is actually tomorrow, the 28th.  

 

 

When I asked them who their musical idols are Seth told me his was Kurt Cobain because "To be blunt, his voice, his lyrics and his guitar playing just really get me. They're the sound of a man who poured every ounce of his existence into every single note that he played or sang. He refused to fake his music, and showed the world what grunge was all about. Kurt didn't care whether the world was going to accept it or not, it was true music. That's what he wanted. And that's what the world got, and would excitedly become apart of. And that's how I create my music. The words I write, the chords I put together, are not fake. As cliche as it may sound, my music comes from my soul, my emotions, and like Kurt, my very existence. Without him, I would not be a frontman, let alone be playing guitar. He's inspired me beyond words." James told me "Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are my idols/influences because Led Zeppelin has been my favorite band since I was eight. I've always loved them." and Drew told me "Oh, I have so many. But Bowling For Soup was my first. That album means so much to me. When I was eight, my mom bought it for me. My brother gave her the idea earlier."

 

As I said here's their single:

http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=YelAme9yjqk

 

 

And Don't forget, their album comes out this fall!!

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Heres what youve got to do...

1. Your first name or nickname

2.Age

3. Hip Hop or Rock?

4. Random Dancing or Random Singing?

5 A musical pic of some sort.

6.Your favorite band and song

 

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Ladies, it's time for some more dreams to come true.

If you've read Talent by Zoey Dean, you know all about Mac Armstrong and how she helps Emily Mungler gain stardom. Well, now that book has inspired an original Web series and an online reality show.

Those who have fantasized about becoming a huge pop star finally have a chance to make their dreams come true. Alloy Entertainment, the peeps who brought you The Vampire Diaries are teaming up with Jive, one of the biggest labels out there, to launch a new Web series called Talent (obvi). But first, they need, well, talent!

If you're a girl (sorry, guys) age 16-24, make a show-stopping video highlighting your amazing singing ability. Choose a song from the approved list and upload your cover to TheTalentShow.com now through September 28. Fans will be able to rate the auditions, and on October 6, 20 finalists will go head-to-head for six coveted spots in Talent: The Casting Call.

The winner of Talent: The Casting Call will score a record deal with Jive and star in the original scripted series, Talent, which we guess is kind of like Big Time Rush for girls. It seems like a lot of steps, but that's what it takes to find the next big thing. Here's your chance at stardom.

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I'm pretty messed up about how you have to be 16, that cuts it quite close. :/ But I still think it's a totally awesome idea, & a book inspired it! What could be better?! I also think the 'approved song list' is a good idea, because sometimes the songs teens today pick aren't that good for impressing people looking for REAL talent.

Love From A 12 Year Old Talented Reporter,

Sarah [[♥♥♥]]

P.S. I am so pumped for the new Reporter site! :D

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Hey! So i just like heard the song I'm geeked up plus i like listing to jerking songz so ya thats my username I CAHNGED IT FROM TOTSIE3!!!

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I sang, in front of my family. All i can say is Whoa!!!!!!! My oldest brother Jordan works in the music business and he said im actually good!!!!!!!! He's teaching me to play guitar soon like tomorrow of something and i can't wait i was always worried about what people thought of me that i didn't let my dream come true but now i did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

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though that may usually come across as a desperate-meets-boy-crazy-yet-sad-at-the-same-time song, it fits my case perfectly. kesha's song  "dancing with tears in my eyes" is stuck in my head *sigh* right now. Another one that fits my case: "hate myself for loving you" by joan jett. my case? i have a crush on this guy tha used to go to school with me, my besty has a crush on him, and he has a gf. yep. Mr. Lovesquare. fortunatly, odds are i'm going to the same high school (along with my besty) as him next year. NOT trying to be a stalker!!

>i have destroyed our love; it's gone. payback is sick, its all my fault.... i'm dancing with tears in my eyes. just fighting to get through the night. i'm losing it (losing it) with every move i die< and so on. good song. catchy song.

~<3 aubi~

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