Music Monday people!

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It's monday and I think I should restart Music Monday again. No theme just a tune you love and I've chosen a classic song from my past that's bought me hope when homeless and the outcome looked real bleak, a song that may be silly to some but has importance to me in a fantastic way! On top of this it sounds great in the summer and I've got a video of my son rocking out to this video somewhere! Oh bar Michael Jackson it's one of the only songs to have one swear cut out on TV but the next one moments before or after ignored

I give you - Tenacious D - Tribute



I also asked some friends to give me some good music for today too.

The gorgeous PinkOddy ;) suggested a bit of Justin Timberlake with Suit and Tie



The stunning KidsChaos suggested Kelis. Friday Fish Fry from Glastonbuty 2014.
Damn she's got a voice!


The delightful Missie from Me and my Shadow chose Chrissie Hynde - Down the wrong way


The sporty Mr's C chose George Ezra - Budapest



Here's hoping these will make your week that bit better. Add your own below too! If we get a good response I'll think of mixtaping a few bits together!

Paul

#HarmanDads Fathers day goodness

Hi all.

Last Wednesday I was invited to the Harman Dads event to play with some epic audio gear from Harman Kardon, AKG and JBL.

On arriving I met with A warm welcome from many fantastic Dads who blog, the staff from Bite and locally based Harman Kardon who supplied pizza and beer. Oh, and they let us run riot with the abundance of audio gear they bought for us to play with. I would like to offer no apologies for playing some god awful happy hardcore as I'm sure Black Lace's Agadoo is much worse. But for now, let's not go there!

If you look at the video Here you can see what took my attention on the night.

We were first shown the range of portable Bluetooth speakers.

JBL Micro Wireless.
This colourful speaker is amazing for it's small profile, audio quality and bang for buck. Trust me the bang for buck is good in my eyes. £50 for an amazingly loud setup with huge compatibility from Bluetooth and non Bluetooth devices, with the inclusion of a hidden 3.5mm headphone jack and charging via micro USB port.
I extensively tested the Mini Wireless speaker in some awful sound settings and not once did we get any distortion, even changing audio settings manually in Djay for ipod/phone caused no considerable difference.






JBL Flip.
This is another Bluetooth speaker with inclusion of a microphone, which makes it a perfect choice for both music and calling services, from the traditional phone call to the online voice services like Skype and others. With a 5 and a half hour battery life and crisp clear audio, as well as the same standard features of micro USB and 3.5mm jack options it's a good choice for those who work hard and play hard.

JBL Charge
The JBL Charge is another wireless speaker with the same options as the two above bar one very interesting feature, the ability to charge standard devices (phones, mp3 players) at the same time as playing. Again the audio is really good, equaling the Flip and Micro Wireless.











I know what you're thinking. Why do they all sound fabulous?

Well. All of these devices have fantastic sound quality thanks to Harman's Proprietary Truestream system which improves the sound of your music no matter the quality of the music being played. On being tested with 64Kbps Windows Media files they sounded similar to apple iTunes AAC files. The Truesound system ensures that all your music will sound great. No matter the audio quality.

Now onto the home audio side of things.

JBL Soundfly BT
I'm very thankful to own one of these bad boys. The Soundfly BT comes as a Bluetooth speaker or an Apple Airplay compatible speaker setup. (airplay costing £10 more)  It's designed for home use to be directly plugged into the mains socket. Meaning no external adapter or messing about with cables. When fired up it tells you it's awake, in paring mode and it's connection status.
I won't tell you much here as I promised to review it. But It's already a hit in our madhouse!

JBL Go+Play
The Go+Play is a Bluetooth speaker which has progressed from an Apple Only product to a Bluetooth device so everyone can use it. The design being in it's fifth year now. Apparently it's hugely popular with dance studios and schools. I can understand why with it's beautiful sound and how it boomed over us while being demonstrated which would be perfect for some schools and dance academies. The Go+Play is also battery powered, with 8 C cells giving off 15 hours battery life. As fantastic 15 hours battery life is I only hope they implement removable lithium ion batteries in the future.


And just for the apple users we have the JBL Onbeat Mini, specifically designed for the new Lightning connector Apple devices. But will work happily with legacy 30 pin converters. The audio quality was on par with most of the devices shown. rivaling the Soundfly BT












Now for the personal audio lovers! We have a treat for you.

Harman CL Bluetooth Headphones

The CL headphones are a beautifully designed set of headphones with all controls on one side, Acitive noise cancellation and the ability to be used wired, as with many bluetooth devices mentioned above. What's more they are designed to fit everyone. they come with interchangeable headbands being small - medium and medium - large and lavished with memory foam cushions. They are a dream to wear and listen to.




The AKG K551 Headphones
Audiophiles. Before you get all post orgasmic on me. Many of you know already these are high end but I'm not an audiophile. I'm a geek into chiptunes and synth and many headphones sound awfully rough with synth. including some "high end" brands which are popular with the youth, Compared to any I've tried the K551's are amazing and well worth the high cost. Fear not. There is a domestic variant coming soon too. I'll hopefully be comparing those soon too.



I want to thank all the team at Bite Global, Harmon Kardon and all the fantastic bloggers I met. I can;t wait to meet many of you again at Britmums Live!

Paul

#Musicmonday One Song

Lo all.

Today's musicmonday is a strange one. Based on the one song you love or makes you sad, happy or whatever.

I've chosen one which I'll let you decide on why I've chosen it.



For now it's time to write another post.
Paul

#MusicMonday Freeforall

Hi all.Apologies for the radio slience. Been ironing out a few kinks, mainly the lack of linky. Next week that will change,

Welcome to this weeks #MusicMonday. We have a full on free for all.as I've got an interview with the press about the movember issues.

Let's get on with it eh?

I have chosen Incubus - The Warmth. As I love the song.



Choose any song. and add a link in the comments. If they fall into spam i'll check and fix it.

Paul

#Musicmonday Guilty Pleasure

C'mon Where is your song. The one you hide in the closet. Yep, that one.

We all have a song which is a pure guilty pleasure. We know it's cheesy or even rude but we love it lots.

Well today me and t'wife have both been thinking about this.

And we've got a pair for you.

Jess chose a total cheese fest. No words can be said about the cheese content. Bar it's fookin everywhere! ARGH!
Appleton - Fantasy



Now for mine. And a trip to the 80's!
It sounded like "Hot dog, jumping far, have a cookie". and "vodka and vodka and vodka and vodka yeah" Which still sounds better than the original lyrics.
The king of rock and roll, by Prefab sprout

The more guilty pleasure is I BOUGHT this track off Nokia music too. Y'know the service they can't make there minds up if there going to kill it or not.....

MusicMonday - Bounce

Morning all you lovely bunch.

Today's musicmonday is a good one, despite the weather.

And the theme is Bounce/Bouncy

Today you get three from us.
For me it has to be ELO's Mr. Blue sky




The Wife chose
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Summertime


Lissy Also chose a song too.

The Kangaroo hop from Winnie the pooh. It's her Roo song!



I've got to go to luton now. Shoes are important for Lissy.

Catcha later.

Paul

#MusicMonday - Angry

Morning all.

2 weeks back I ran an experiment on my twitter and facebook called #Musicmonday.

It went so well I've decided to make it a weekly themed event.

The first one is themed on Anger or Angry

For me, it has to be Unfinished Sympathy by massive attack. It's an angry song without shouting it from the rooftops. One i listen to when annoyed on the road



Now i've shared mine. Please share your angry song in the comments below
I'll make a mix-tape on soundcloud for everyone to listen to next week.

The previous weeks experemental mix will be up later *redoing it as it sucked a bit*

Paul


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30 Day Song challenge! (hooker1uk's Mixtape)

I have taken up a 30 day challenge. No not a keep Paul away from chocolate. but maybe next time.

It is Thanks to Nickie at I am Typecast that I saw a link to the 30 Day challenge facebook page which she liked.

I have decided to take this challenge as a strangely fun way for you to see the mind of daddy, but if possible I will also host a mixtape of all the songs in 30 days. Yes it will be full of fail.

Today is Day1: My Favorite Song: Without a doubt it has to be Mansun's Legacy from the awesome Album, Six. It's a song which has never left my side, and is always on my mp3 player or phone. I love it too much, sad i know. But this song got me through the worst days of my life and kept me up. Thank you to all of Mansun (Paul Draper, Dominic Chad, Stove King, Andie Rathbone, Carlton Hibbert, Mark Swinnerton, Julian Fenton and Dark Mavis)

Update I feel some of these will cause tears! - Sorry!

day 01 - your favorite song: Mansun - Legacy
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year