Coachella kicks off the big-ticket festival season two months from now, but it’s never earlier enough to be thinking about the power of live music. If you’ve heard anything at all about the Newport Folk Festival in the 1960s, it’s probably in regards to the controversy over Bob Dylan playing an electric set in 1965 [...]
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Depending on who’s doing the talking and how deep their musical reference points go, Jake Shimabukuro is described as either “the Jimi Hendrix of ukulele” or “the Eddie Van Halen of ukulele”. It’s a simple way to wrap your head around the magic that transpires between Shimabukuro and this small, four-string instrument–and a lot stronger sell than “guy alone on stage with ukulele”. But it doesn’t do Jake justice.
If the SwiMP3 had a better name, cooler design, prettier photography, and an arsenal of marketing, this waterproof music player would be on the cover of gear guides and winning gear of the year. But instead it looks like something coughed up by a giant Japanese robot cat, and the model wearing it looks in pain. Perhaps it’s the bends. Well, whatever. The SwiMP3 (”swimpy”? “swim pee, 3″?) is the best underwater music system I’ve used.
Maybe the only difference between standing on the podium and leading the losers is the music you’re listening to. Maybe the right playlist will make you stronger, fitter, and less susceptible to bonk. Not bloody likely, but, hey–dare to dream. And in the meantime, check out what’s in heavy rotation from a couple of athletes who know a thing or two about podiums–cyclist Liz Hatch and world champ surfer Steph Gilmore.
Here’s one that doesn’t need a fancy intro: Music. Action sports. Rock stars. Who doesn’t want to know what they’re listening to? I got ahold of climber Steph Davis as she was leaving for Slovakia, skier Seth Morris waiting for the weather in Haines, Alaska, and skater Tony Hawk running between L.A. and San Diego. Here’s what’s in frequent rotation on their iPods right now.
When I first saw the Oakley Thump sunglasses a couple years ago with built-in MP3 player, I thought they were silly, expensive, and ugly to boot. Then I used them, because, well, you know, it’s my job.
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