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Music by Magpie • My Feel Good Spring Playlist for 2018

October 2, 2018

After a couple of false starts, Spring has finally got under way in Sunny SA This new season brings with it countless other promises, amongst others that of longer days, sunshine and balmy evenings. The air feels different, the overall mood is lighter, birds are chirping, and people all over are smiling. The dark days are over and everyone seems to have a spring in their step. I always think of Spring as the prequel to Summer The tester round for the festive season, friends come out of hibernation, all ready for a braai, sun downers and late night parties.…

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Music by Magpie • Is Musical Talent Hereditary?

June 19, 2018

I like to think that musical talent sort of runs in my family. My grandfather, my dads Dad who turned 90 this month always had a rather good voice and used to take the lead singing in church. He sees himself as a bit of a Sinatra and often turns a sentence into a little tune. Closer to home, my Mom frequently tells tales of her pink record player and her Bob Dylan LP’s and my Brother plays lead guitar in a band called “The Grumpy Old Men”. They’re quite famous in Clarens. And then there’s me, the girl with…

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Music by Magpie • Did you know 1988 was the coolest year in music?

April 23, 2018

Did you know that 1988 was 30 years ago… and did you know that 1988 was a REALLY big year for music? In February of 1988 The Beatles, the Beach Boys, The Drifters, Bob Dylan and The Supremes were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In March “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson from the Bad Album toped the Billboard Hot 100. It was the first time in History that a Solo Artist had four Number One singles from the same album. Later that year he broke his own record with a 5thNumber one from the…

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Music by Magpie • Music, the Month of Love and the chills

February 28, 2018

It being the month of love and all, I found it fitting to incorporate this ‘love’ business into my blog post, but since I’m not currently ‘in Love’ and I’m not really an expert at this sort of thing, I thought I’d compare it to something I do know a bit about, and that’s Music. Science tells us that it’s completely normal to feel out of your mind when falling for someone, and even to feel butterflies in your stomach, and goose bumps on your arms. A recent study by the Kinsey Institute found that when studying the brain of…

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Margaret Whitfield • DJ Magpie

February 27, 2018

Ninjastic – the display of certain skills or abilities which are esentially ‘ninja’ in every way imaginable. Meet Margaret Whitfield. Razor sharp and superbly sassy. DJ Magpie is known for her impeccable taste in music and her stealth-like grammatical abilities. Not to mention her killer sense of humour. Attorney of law by day and Music Maven by night. Ninja and fantastic put into one – Ninjastic. She’s one of Bloemfontein’s paramount creative forces. An exceptional collaborator here at Hello Smart Blog and a true friend of the OFS Smart Repair Team. We are delighted to introduce to you, the tremendously talented and…

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Best of Hello Smart Blog 2017

December 5, 2017

Can you believe it’s the end of the year? Where has 2017 gone?! Yes, it’s that time of year when everybody is thinking about beachy holidays, planning their Christmas shopping and wondering how on earth the year flew by so quickly. And what a year it’s been here on Hello Smart Blog… We’ve had the BEST time! We met MKR SA celebrities, the Outdoor Smartguy, top creatives and sport stars. We ate very fashionable Buddha bowls and drank delicious Gin jam jars. Magpie played the best tunes, Tiffany kept our skin & beauty on point and Justin gave us the 1-2…

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Music by Magpie • My Favourite Christmas Albums

November 28, 2017

The end of the year is hurtling to a finish. It’s almost a month before Christmas and Michael Buble has popped out of the cave where he spends 10 Months of the year. The Shopping malls are filled with decorations and annoying Christmas elevator music is being projected from every speaker imaginable, it even snowed in November, so it’s official, the silly season is here..! My fellow Events Industry folk will agree that most of us are less than jolly at the moment, we work hard this time of year………. September, October, November and December sort of morph into one…

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Music by Magpie • Support Live Music Venues, They are Fantasties

September 27, 2017

Music by Magpie • Support LIVE Music venues - Die Heuwels Fantasties

In January of 2017, my family decided to buy a restaurant/ pub/ live music venue in the little town of Bethlehem in the Free State. Initially I had planned to be involved in an advisory capacity only, but this idea became moot in about May, and I now have the title of Events and Marketing Manager, which may or may not be self imposed. Since taking over the business we have had the pleasure of hosting a number of Local Bands and Musicians from across the SA music spectrum, each with their own technical rider and list of backstage and…

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Music by Magpie • The magical memory of a song

June 26, 2017

Have you ever experienced the feeling of nostalgia while listening to music, when one song floods your mind with a memory of a time and place and the people that shared that moment with you? There have been many studies regarding the brain and it’s connection to music, Psychologists and Neurologists have been documenting the effects for years, however I personally believe that this nostalgic feeling is a kind of magic, and emotional reaction I cannot quite describe in words. Memories stimulated by music often come from a particular times in our lives, and predominantly our youth, Psychologists have called…

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Music By Magpie • How to choose a Bluetooth speaker

April 19, 2017

Bluetooth, a concept that until recently was a bit of a myth is everywhere these days, and is proving to be an extremely popular way of listening to music. A Bluetooth speaker is a gadget that is portable and convenient and ideal for bringing music to more remote locations like the beach, camping trips or even your patio or back yard for a braai, all you need is a #smart device with music on it. Once you’ve decided that you absolutely need a Bluetooth Speaker, you’ll be confronted with hundreds of options. After getting my very own little Marley Chant…

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