JogTunes Additions: New Podcast Episode, Grammy Tunes, Nike+ iPod Links

I just published the latest episode (#30) of the JogTunes Indie Podcast. This is the first time I feature songs by only one artist. Who better to play for 50 minutes of running than the consummate singer/songwriter, keyboardist, music podcaster/blogger, internet geek, and trailblazing music entrepreneur, Matthew Ebel? Check out the podcast page of my website, jogtunes.com, for details.

I also posted tunes by Grammy nominees and winners. You can find them listed in the Tunes List on the home page and the Tunes tab, between and including Sheryl Crow and Coldplay.

Have you tried the Apple Nike + iPod system yet? Knowing what to get can be confusing. I try to make some sense out of it on my new store page.

Best of running to all,

Dr. Bob

New Tunes on JogTunes by Springsteen, The Fray, Dierks Bentley, and Others.

I posted an eclectic collection of new tunes that you can find on the home page and the tunes list of jogtunes.com. Please check out the runnable songs by Springsteen, The Fray, Dierks Bentley, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. The BPMs range from 141 to 181.

Peter's Picks are also new and heavy on the metal. They follow the above listings on the home and tunes pages and include tunes by Eden's Curse, Edguy, Lordi, Brother Firetribe, and Nickelback. Peter publishes a great website offering an impressive annotated list of his personally tested tunes.

Best of running!

JogTunes Posts Great Tunes from the Inauguration and a Podcast Episode That's Mostly Jazz

I thought it would be fun to find some runnable tunes by the artists who performed at the historic inauguration. It wasn't difficult. Check them out on the home page of jogtunes.com. The performers include Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Usher, Queen Latifah, and Josh Groban. Pretty impressive list, no?

As a jazz drummer, I'm partial to the jazz genre, and my latest podcast episode shows it. Just published yesterday, episode #29 is mostly jazz of several varieties. I really think you'll enjoy matching these tempos with your workout pace. Just click here.

Also, returning visitors will notice a change in the main podcast page format. The episode list is right there for you to find more fun workouts. I'd love some feedback. Send your comments to comments at jogtunes.com.

Meanwhile, best of running!

Dr. Bob

JogTunes Publishes A New Episode of The JogTunes Indie Podcast

With episode #24, the JTIP goes all pop. It's really a fun run. You can listen to it here.



Better yet, subscribe to the show and take it for a run or a spin. Please go to the JTIP page on JogTunes.com for details.

And, if you get a chance, please help me out by taking the Podtrac survey. It'll take from 5-10 minutes (24 questions) and it'll give me a better idea of the demographic who runs to the show. Here's the link:



Here's a list of the great indie bands on the show:

On the Podsafe Music Network I found

3 Blind Mice

A Band Called Quinn

Common Ground

Curiosity Shop

On IODA's promonet, I came across:

Hot Little Hands

Les Philippes

Jo De La Rosa

Tyler Hilton

Tommy Tutone

elodioO

The outro is by Brett Low

Please send your suggestions and comments to this blog or to comments at jogtunes.com.

Meanwhile, enjoy the music!

Dr. Bob

JogTunes Posts Running Music by Conor Oberst, The Faint, The Ting Tings and More

JogTunes.com presents more great running music rated by BPM from new albums by Conor Oberst, The Faint, and The Ting Tings. Check them out at JogTunes.com. Just scroll down to the Tunes list or use the artist search field.

Peter Andersson, our veteran contributor, sent me a great new list. From it I posted tunes by Gemini Five, Darryl Worley, and Gotthard with a BPM range of 147 to 179. Here's his website for more great tunes and commentary.

Runner's World's discussion thread, What song finished your run today?, provided some fine runnable tunes. GoDaddy posted Tick Tick Boom by The Hives. It rocks at a leisurely jog of 136 BPM. I also found Walk Idiot Walk by the same band on iTunes. It's a faster jog at 147.

Angels & Airwaves is well represented on the thread. Daddy_go_run listed Call to Arms. I had this on jogtunes.com and added runnerdad1's suggestion, Secret Crowds. The BPMs are 182 and 155 respectively.

Thanks to DaniAPotter's passion for Fall Out Boy's album, From Under the Cork Tree, I found 5 perfect running tunes with those fun long names:

Sugar, We're Goin Down (BPM 164)
Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued (BPM 155)
Of All the Gin Joints In All the World (BPM 173)
I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song) (BPM 156)
Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends (BPM 160)

Check the Fall Out Boy tunes and A & A's Secret Crowds here:



My thanks to Peter and Runners'World contributors, for your fine suggestions.

Best of running (and other workouts)!

Dr. Bob

JogTunes posts new music by Cheap Trick, The Hives, and many more artists, for BPM running and other paced workouts

I've been on a 2-week vacation and just got back to adding new tracks to our Tunes List. You'll find an eclectic list of 20 new tunes. Here are the details:

Hypnostep, on the Runner's World forum thread "The Best Running Music EVER", posted a great list of dance and electronic music with BPMs. I listed tunes from the list by Juno Reactor,the Benassi Bros., and the Propellerheads. The BPMs vary from the 120s (great for fast walking to the 140s for easy jogging.

Girlwithcurl, favoring faster paces, posted a great rock/pop/alternative list on the same thread. The tunes, artists, and BPMs include:

• Requiem for a Dying Song--Flogging Molly 172
• She's Tight--Cheap Trick 157
• Bleed It Out--Linkin Park 140 (Was already on our list)
• Devil Inside--INXS 151
• Brand New Cadillac--The Clash 153
• Try It Again--The Hives 156
• Nightrain--Guns N' Roses 155
• Tough It Out--Webb Wilder 161

The latest on iTunes provides 2 tunes for my list.
"West of the Fields (Live)" by R.E.M. in the album Live: From London works out at 164 BPM.
"Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing In the Line for the Bathroom)" by N.E.R.D. from Seeing Sounds is an easy going 141.

Peter Andersson is our veteran contributor. His picks for this week include tunes by Nickelback, The B-52's, and Skew Siskin. You've got to read his comments on Skew Siskin's tune, "Shake Me." It can be found on his website in his top 50 list (it's #24).

My latest JogTunes Indie Podcast episode is up for running and other fitness modes. It's #22 and entitled "Rockin' in the 150s." Check it out on our Podcast Page. You can subscribe to my podcast on iTunes and many other podcast players. I would greatly appreciate your impressions of this episode. For a change of pace, all the tunes are rock with BPMs between 150 and 159. Please send your comments to comments at jogtunes.com.

Many thanks to listeners who've purchased the talk-free Special Edition tracks from my website store. Please consider supporting the show by purchasing this offer (just $5.00).

Meanwhile, enjoy the music and and your favorite BPM paced fitness workouts.

--Dr. Bob

JogTunes Adds Our Take on Nikeplus' and iTunes' Lance Armstrong: Run Longer Compilation

The JogTunes Group just posted 5 tunes from the Nikeplus iTunes Lance Armstrong: Run Longer Compilation. You can find them along with their BPMs on the Tunes List. For music-paced interval runners, below is my suggested BPM-sequenced playlist. It includes 8 tunes from the compilation with walking paces mixed with interval running tempos. Click here to order the mix from the US iTunes Music Store.

Peter's picks for this week is "Rockstar" by Nickelback. It's a comfortable pace at 144 BPM. Check it out along with other Nickelback "runnable" tunes on our Nickelback page. Check out Peter's extensive list at his website.

I hope you're enjoying the redesigned website. I welcome your comments at comments at jogtunes.com.

New Running Music by Creed, Alter Bridge and More and a New Podcast Episode From JogTunes

Runners and other exercisers who enjoy working out to the exact tempos of their music will enjoy the new music postings on JogTunes.com and my latest episode (#18) of The JogTunes Indie Podcast.

Please check out the tunes by Creed, Alter Bridge, Default, Filter, and Godsmack on my home page. I wish to thank Bulldog64 for the tunes by these artists that he suggested on Feb. 1, on the Runner's World Discussion thread, The Best Running Playlist Ever.

Thanks also goes to our veteran contributor, Peter Andersson. His pick for this week is Joe Satriani's Motorcycle Driver. Please check out his fine website for a great list of runnable tunes and commentary.

If you like indie music and BPM-paced fitness workouts, you'll enjoy my latest podcast episode #18. You can play it and subscribe at JogTunesIndie.com.

Please enter your comments here or send them to comments at jogtunes.com.

Best of workouts,

Dr. Bob

JogTunes posts new running music for BPM running, indoor cycling, and other workouts

I just added 14 new tunes to the over 730 songs in the jogtunes.com Tunes List.

I returned to the Runner's World discussion thread Best Running Playlist EVER for some great BPM workout music.

From Dave in FL:

The Jackson 5 classic "ABC" running at a fast 188

Van Halen's "Panama" at 142

A country song: "Picture to Burn" by Taylor Swift at a leisurely walk of 106 BPM

From UBE2Philly:

UBE2Philly drew my attention to Rilo Kiley so I posted our first Rilo Kiley tune: "Does He Love You" at 157.

"Star Bodies" at 152 by the New Pornographers

UBE reminded me of Spoon and I found "The Way We Get" from the OC Mix 1 running at 150

Team Dresch's "Uncle Phranc" is a first post for this band. The BPM is 167

"Finest Hour" by Velocity Girl runs at 163.

From the iTunes Store promos I added:

Another Timbaland tune to our list. It's "Apologize" featuring OneRepublic from Shock Value. The tempo is a fast warm-up walk at 119.

"My Bra" by Mya. The BPM is 166. iTunes states that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this song go to charities supporting breast cancer awareness. If you want more details and have the US iTunes Music Store running, click here.

"Any Road" from George Harrison's 2002 album Brainwashed (Remastered). The BPM is 162.

Peter's Pick for this week is "Time Bomb" by Rancid. This is a debut on jogtunes.com for Rancid. The tune runs at 165. All of Peter's suggestions have been "run-tested" by Peter for runnability. You can find his impressive list of BPM rated tunes on his website.

I went back to Carissa's, Susan's, and Jeff's lists for more goodies.

From Carissa: Keb'Mo's "Tell Everybody I Know", a blues tune at a brisk 167

From Susan: Two tunes by folk singer Boozoo Chavis: "I'm Still Blinkin" (180) and "Tell Me What You Want" (181)

From Jeff: Van Halen's "Little Dreamer", rocking at an even faster 182

Thank you, everyone, for your great suggestions and help in expanding the jogtunes Tune List.

I welcome your input, suggestions, and comments. Please send them to comments at jogtunes.com. And please don't forget to check out our podcast at jogtunesindie.com

Meanwhile, happy music-paced workouts to everyone.

Dr. Bob


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JogTunes Group Formed and Posts New Running Music and Podcast Episode

I'm happy to announce the formation of the The JogTunes Group, a DBA licensed by the State of Utah and operating under B & G Business Services LLC. The JTG is dedicated to providing resources for working out exactly to the tempos (BPMs) of great signed and indie artists' music. The flagship website is JogTunes.com which lists runnable songs and playlists by signed artists. Associated websites are JogTunesIndie.com, our primary site for our podcast, The JogTunesIndie Podcast, and our most recent JTG addition, BikeToTheBeat.com. The latter is designed for stationary cyclists who enjoy working out to music and pedaling to the beat.

I'm endeavoring to combine these sites into one site to allow more interaction and accessibility. I welcome your comments at comments@jogtunes.com.

I just added more tunes to our Tunes List. Jeff sent in a fine list of runnable songs, all BPM rated. From his list I picked Aerosmith's Pink and Some Unholy War by Amy Winehouse, both in the 170s BPM. Here's his personal website.

Susan's extensive BPM rated list provided me with 2 songs by Blues Traveler and 2 by John Mellencamp with BPMs ranging in the 150s to 180s. Susan's an active aquarunner. Here's her website.

I found KT Tunstall's new album Drastic Fantastic on the iTunes Music Store's new music list. You'll find 3 songs by her on our list. The BPMs are 122, 142, and 155.

Peter, our veteran contributor, pointed me to The Donnas' new album, Bitchin'. You can practically BPM-pace walk and run to the entire album. I selected 5 runnable songs ranging in BPMs from 143 to 170.

Another Peter's Pick on the list is *NSYNC's Bye, Bye, Bye. It runs at 173.

Thanks Jeff, Susan, and Peter, for your generous contributions.

I also just added the single, Radio Nowhere, from Bruce Springsteen's new album, Magic, coming out soon. The BPM is a leisurely 140.

I encourage you to go to Peter's great website for his fine list of running songs with BPM ratings and commentary.

My 13th episode of the JogTunesIndie Podcast is up for running. Please check it out at jogtunesindie.com.

Most of the songs are by artists who have been featured on the Association of Music Podcasting members' shows. Please see the above website for details.

It's my first 1 hour episode. It's divided into a 45 minute segment followed by a 15 minute segment.

It's also the first time that I invite stationary cyclists to try pedaling to the podcast songs. The more recent shows have walking tunes in addition to the running segments. This wider range of BPMs lends itself well to cycling. Please see more about cycling to the beat on BikeToTheBeat.com. Please note that I strongly discourage biking to music on the road. The risks are just too great. So please keep it "stationary."

I hope you enjoy the new additions, expanded podcast, and biking perspective. Meanwhile, happy music-paced running (and biking).

Dr. Bob

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JogTunes presents BikeToTheBeat.com and welcomes aquarunners

We just launched the beta version of BikeToTheBeat.com. Here's what Dr. Bob, our founder, has to say about our new site:

"Like running to the beat of my songs, I found that pedaling to the beat is also fun and motivating. I'm a big jazz fan so I started with some jazz tunes and then decided to use our entire signed artist, running music database as a resource for biking songs.

"I'm totally aware of the risk of wearing a headset and playing music while riding a bike in heavy traffic and even on country roads. That's why the new site addresses stationary cycling, kinetic training, and biking on rollers.

"The prepared playlists that we posted and will add in the future are sequenced for warm-up, full speed, and cool-down segments. The difference between the playlists for running and biking is the BPM range that are used for warming up and cooling down. I'm encouraging the playing of songs in the 90 to 100 BPM range to start and end the workout. This forces cyclists to set the gears (or resistance) higher and encourages more muscle toning. I expect visitors to the site will make there own varied playlists depending on their workout preferences. The possibilities are obviously limitless.

"Spinners will be looking for songs in with tempos equal to 180 to 200 pedal strokes (90 to 100 revolutions) per minute (equal to 180-200 BPMs). We have some songs on the site in the 180 to 190 range and will be adding up to 210 in the future."

We also would like to welcome aquarunners to jogtunes.com. We understand that they enjoy songs in the upper range of BPMs as well. So the addition of tunes in the 190-200 BPM range will address their needs as well.


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