Rocktober #7: Sports & Music, and the Bonds That Tie

Sports and Music. At first glance, I suppose neither one would appear to have too much to do with each other. In fact, in many instances, the two are antitheses of one another. Indeed, many musicians, particularly those in the indie rock scenes are viewed as cultural outsiders. They are the kids who didn’t fit in with the jock culture in school and used music as their vehicle for escape. Conversely, “jocks” are often portrayed as big dumb fools who lack the emotional ties to make interesting music meaningful in their lives. For them, music is just something to pump them up. Hence, they are stuck with Jock Jams (not that there’s anything wrong with Jock Jams…it just lacks the depth of something like, oh, Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”). The truth is, though, that this is more Fun with Stereotyping than Truth in Practice. Twitter has torn down the wall between athletes and fans and musicians and appreciators. Now that we’re able to claw our way through the disguise, we can see that many athl...