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0Study: The music you listen to impacts your driving safety 1358343000
Walking by any cardio class at the gym – or watching Iron Eagle – should be enough clue that music affects the tempo at which we do things. A study, admittedly a tiny one, by UK car and financial site Confused.com puts it in perspective behind the wheel. Using its MotorMate app to ...
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Video: OK Go plays "Needing/Getting" with the Chevy Sonic 1328549580
Chevrolet alluded to it in its "Stunt Anthem" Super Bowl commercial for the Sonic, and during this weekend's Super Bowl, the genuine article appeared. As promised, the Sonic tests out its musical chops by playing OK Go's "Needing/Getting." Two miles of instruments were laid out in the Southern ...
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Video: IFA 2011: Gracenote shows off the future of mood-based music 1315434480
After a particularly rough day, few things are more cathartic than getting in your car and reveling in some choice tunes to suit your mood. Sure, you could dial up one of the 'heads (Radiohead, Portishead, The Talking Heads...) and wallow in self-pity on your way home, or – if Gracenote has ...
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Chevrolet backs Spotify's U.S. launch, integration imminent 1310732820
Unless you've been living in tech-exile for the last 24 hours, you're undoubtedly aware of Spotify's launch in the U.S. The music streaming service has been going strong in Europe for the last two years and after a series of protracted negotiations with the music industry, Stateside audiophiles ...
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Honda hopes Civic will inspire you to write a song 1305921660
Honda is casting the Sounds of Civic social media-based contest as a fun way for you to whip up a little song and possibly win a 2012 Honda Civic of your own. You might accept it at face value, or you may see it as a contrived and cynical attempt at being current and/or relevant. If the ...
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Top 10 car songs picked by AOL Radio listeners; Do you agree? 1284249660
AOL Radio's top car songs - Click above to see the listUK company HPI recently put out a list of top ten road trip songs as chosen by its customers, with Lynyrd Skynyrd über alles. Now AOL Radio has put together its own list of car songs chosen by listeners, but these are songs about cars, ... -
You're Doing it Wrong: UK survey shows favorite summer driving song is... Sweet Home Alabama?! 1282167120
UK firm HPI has some of the most intriguing customers in the business. The firm, akin to CarFax, provides a vetted history of a used car so buyers know what they're really getting. It has just concluded a survey of its customers to find out what they like most for road trip jams, and out of all ...
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Chevy Beat stars as centerpiece of European young artists competition [w/video] 1278373200
Young Creative Chevrolet awards – Click above to watch video after the jumpJust as Toyota rocks a lot more hip in Australia than it does in the U.S., Chevrolet's got far more groove in Europe than it does domestically. That kind of juice gives rise to things like the fourth annual Young ... -
VIDEO: In Da Club Cherokee? Enterprising kids go all Jeep techno 1261009680
Jeep Cherokee beatbox – Click above to watch videoIf your Jeep Cherokee has been sitting around for a while, it probably makes a few noises. You might not mind, though, if they were noises as well orchestrated as those in the video shown above.British saxophonist Julian Smith spent a few ... -
It's a Shame: Songwriter Evan Dando reportedly suing GM over music copyright [w/VIDEO] 1244552340
Bankruptcy is often not a clear-the-books-and-start-over process, but a continuation of one's troubles with people still piling on top of a business on its knees. Evan Dando, founder of alt-rock band The Lemonheads, is the latest to throw himself onto the GM scrum. The songwriter is suing General ...

