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…
The word Birthday is synonymous the word party, and no party will ever be complete without music. When you play host to a party, birthday or otherwise there are a great many factors to consider, one of the most important factors being the music, which is something many people forget to consider. It may not always be feasible to hire a professional DJ to do your bidding and although playlist planning is not an exact science, building a playlist of your own may even be fun. Here are Magpie’s guidelines to compiling the perfect playlist: Consider your guests The goal…
It’s the final countdown, 2016 has been a long year and as it catapults to an end I am optimistic that I will survive, and convinced that my love for finding and discovering new music is what has kept me going. The other day I started compiling a playlist with a few of my favourite songs, this proved to be a much more challenging experience than I originally anticipated, the playlist is currently 3 hours 27 minutes long and is nowhere near finished, so don’t stop me now. I think that sometimes I get confused between my favourite songs to…
For many the change of season brings an urge to get healthy and hit the gym or even the road. I may not be an expert on what makes people run faster or gym harder, but I can tell you which songs put me in a good mood instantly and will make even the laziest person get up and have a 30 second dance party, I refer to these as feel good tunes. According to a blog post I read recently, there is a real life formula for feel good tunes, and they even gave the equation to prove it.…
Is there anything more exciting than a notification announcing that the Album you pre-ordered on ITunes has finally become available and made its way to your ITunes library? Online shopping has taken the world by storm, if you have an internet connection, credit card and a street address, you can order almost anything using a few quick clicks, and sometimes you can even pay for next day delivery, that is if you don’t have the patience to wait the usual 3–5 days. Virtual Music stores have taken online shopping to the next level With a magnificent magical musical catalogue available…