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Tennis: Making a Racquet – the quiet sport
We may have heard Sweet Caroline booming through pubs and bars after England score in the football, but its racquet cousin is mostly unheard, quietly rallying along in the background. By assembling a playlist of tracks from three rising stars, we can dig down to the heart of what music means to players on and off the court.
Tennis: Making a Racquet – the quiet sport
We may have heard Sweet Caroline booming through pubs and bars after England score in the football, but its racquet cousin is mostly unheard, quietly rallying along in the background. By assembling a playlist of tracks from three rising stars, we can dig down to the heart of what music means to players on and off the court.
How surfing carved its own distinctive soundtrack
With the UK’s largest surf and music festival on the horizon, we spoke to the world’s definitive expert on surf and music culture, Timothy J. Cooley, about the longstanding connection between the two.
The FIFA soundtrack and its impact on the music industry: The game, the fame, and the people behind the names
Tags: FIFA, COASTS, Bastille, music, sport, The Equaliser https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QIWkoTUDZWkik1NNRLE8k?si=6870d76e2f4344cd Whilst FIFA is a sporting game, the influence it has had on generations of football players who, when they aren’t out on the pitch or...
Weightlifting: Music Helps Raise the Bar
Tags: Weightlifting, music, sports psychology By Harsh Srivastava https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qzc3CXnVzk1KVxKab6l2w?si=6c047d6934f947e5 “I always listen to music when weightlifting,” says Kate Farley, a 20-year-old powerlifter from Cambridgeshire. “It...
When Beats Meet Baskets: The Love Story between Hip-Hop and Basketball
Tags; basketball, hip-hop, music, Shaq, LeBron James, Alan Iverson https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vePMsJwpjGCoNUiotsSVp?si=bef059a865924b95 Since meeting on the streets of New York, basketball and hip-hop have been inseparable. But what makes these two cultural...
From B-Sides to Power-Slides: The Sounds of a Skating Session
Skateboarding is a sport awash with culture, and music has been at its heart since the very beginning. In this article The Equaliser drops into the ramp of discovery to find out where the two come to a crossroads, as well as how skaters utilise and appreciate music.