About

Eff&Music is a far away land similar to OZ.  Here the fantasy creatures play and frolic in the meadows.  Blogs on music, fun, fashion, and events grace the world with their creative presence.  Be inspired!

The Peeps Behind the Curtain

shanayhay

Hometown: military brat growing up…but Atlanta for the most part. 

Column: Ways to Play, Rhythm & Blues Review, Fashion Fix, 2nd Sunday Book Club

Theme song: “Boys Wanna Be Her”

I LOVE chocolate and music and fashion.  NYLON makes me happy.  I have a dog named Domino who loves me.  I really like denim.  I’m pretty clumsy and spend a lot of time dancing in the mirror.  I can’t do a split, but I can do a pinwheel into a fairy.  Take that!  I like my heroes undead.  Not dead…UNdead. “And we love it!”

james

Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA

Column: TakeOnlyWhatYouNeed, FunFoodThursday, and 2nd Sunday Book Club

Theme Song: The B52′s :: Dry County. When the blues whomp you up on the side of the head, throw’em to the floor and kick’em out the door.

i have too many nicknames for my own good. but i love them. i’m a silly 6yr old who will never grow up. i tend to talk a lot when i have something to say… probably why my posts are so long… i like all kinds of music, as long as i can sing along and dance to it…indie rock, emo sad stuff, country, stoooopid rap, old jazz & standards (i have a soft spot for musicals!!)… favorites include: dave matthews, john mayer, jeff buckley (!!!), kate nash, vampire weekend, rascal flatts, death cab, sufjan stevens, the cure, kings of leon, postal service, jason mraz, bob marley… music is EVERYTHING to me. defines my life. “we’ll dance in the garden in torn sheets in the rain.” i go see too many shows. you can be jealous starting here: chasing jamesly

RyDogg

Hometown: Love to claim Chi-Town, but raised in Hammond, IN till 6, then Park Rapids,  MN till 10, then Athens, GA till college.  A proud ATL representer.

Column: **2 Fly 2 Deny** Hip-Hop Head Shop

Theme Song: “1st of tha Month”, Bone thugs-n-harmony

Coolest dude you’ll ever meet.  Hip-Hop fanatic, but the iPod is filled with many genres.  “Chill” is my middle name.  I’m not REALLY good at anything (except analyzing people and playing shrink), but I’m good at a lot of things.  Cool things are: space, PS3, all sports, good movies, alchohol, good friends, bed, good food, electronics, hookah, shoes, and my wedding ring.

IronEagle

Hometown: Fife Lake, MI and North Benton, Ohio

Column: Megabites: Music you can swallow

Theme Song: Dethklok – “Go Forth and Die” – chill out people, it’s about graduating from college

Likes: Classic, Indie, Alt, Heavy, Blues, Metal Rock!! Also: PBRs on a random wednesday night, U of M vs OSU games, warm bathrobes after hot tubs, Salior Jerry Rum, Existentialism, Humanism without Religion, Cosmology, Theoretical Physics and spending quality time with friends and family. Dislikes: Performing major back surgeries on patients with BMI of 38 or higher, flat tires on my bicycle, rainy days, country music, getting ready to go to a rockin concert and finding out the concert is NEXT thursday, not today….

Michael

Hometown: Gadsden, Alabama

Column: Michael’s Musical Musings

Theme Song: “Music is My Radar” by Blur and “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” by U2 (sorry, I cheated! I can’t just pick one!)

We are living in a golden age of music. We have all the wonderful music that’s come before today, and a huge variety of great stuff coming out right now. I promise, no matter what your tastes are, there’s something out there for you. Since the radio won’t play it for you, I’ve taken it upon myself to tell you about as much of it as I possibly can.

DubZ

Hometown: Shanghai, PRC

Column: SensationallyRandomSaturdays