A Fanny Pack Like You've Never Seen Before

It's the JammyPack, and it's pretty cool.

Outfitted with 8-watt internal drivers and two 3-watt speakers, these fanny packs run off either disposable AAs or a rechargeable battery pack that lasts 4x longer than an iPhone ($40). Choose from a dozen color schemes.

If you want to carry more stuff to your portable party, opt instead for the Hoarder Backpack, a messenger-style slingbag with more cargo space and an 18-watt driver.  It actually has a good amount of room.

Features:

• 600D quality canvas bag in rad color schemes from camo to splatter
• Two 3-watt speakers + 8-watt internal driver for an “uncomfortably loud” stereo
• Electronics are removeable, so everything is machine-washable

It's the JammyPack - give it a look.

Elephant Plays Tunes on Harmonica

An elephant named Shanthi at the Smithsonian's National Zoo plays a harmonica with her trunk and appears to love doing it.

Video released Wednesday by the zoo in Washington shows the 36-year-old Asian elephant has a harmonica attached to her stall and plays tunes even when no humans are within view.

Elephant keeper Debbie Flinkman said Shanthi is "musically inclined," playing her own songs that always have a big crescendo at the end. Shanthi also likes to tap things, flap her ears against objects to make noise and rub her leg up and down shrubs to repeat noises.

Coca-Cola and Spotify Partner to Bring Music to the World

Coca-Cola has been all over the news recently, this time for partnerign with Spotify.

Spotify and Coca-Cola today announced a multifaceted strategic partnership that combines the global scale and reach of Coca-Cola with Spotify's music technology platform to give consumers around the world unprecedented access to the music they love. The partnership will help fans discover new music, connect with other music lovers around the world and seamlessly share their experiences with friends both online and offline.

"Coca-Cola is the most recognized and respected brand in the world and we are proud to be their music partner," said Daniel Ek, Founder and CEO, Spotify. "Spotify and Coca-Cola both believe that music, technology and creativity can connect people around the globe."

"At Coca-Cola we have long recognized the power of music to connect people around the world," said Joe Belliotti, Director, Global Entertainment Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company. "As we step up our activation through Coca-Cola Music, we are excited by the innovative music technology platform created by Spotify and the opportunity to create a truly global music network. The potential for this partnership is limitless."

Under the terms of the agreement, Spotify will be the key underlying technology for Coca-Cola Music globally, supporting the brand's mission to provide consumers universal access to music. In addition, Coca-Cola will integrate Spotify into its Facebook presence and Timeline, creating a seamless social music experience. This partnership takes advantage of the existing Spotify relationship with Facebook and the Coca-Cola Facebook audience of over 40 million fans to create a social experience that will reach millions of interconnected consumers around the world.

Music has been a big part of how Coca-Cola has engaged and built relationships with teen consumers throughout its 126 year history -- from branded sheet music in the late 19th century to sponsoring radio shows to creating anthems for the brand's marketing programs around global sporting events like the Olympics and World Cup. In recent years, with technology enabling the access and sharing of music on a global scale, Coca-Cola has accelerated the activation of music programs.

Supporting that legacy will be a key focus for Coca-Cola in 2013 and beyond with a commitment to giving fans around the world universal access to music.

Under the terms of the new agreement, Spotify and Coca-Cola will be dedicated global partners in 2013 for a new campaign to be unveiled later in the year.

As part of the partnership, Coca-Cola will also leverage the Spotify API and platform to reach music enthusiasts through various applications -- the first of which was built by independent developers during a two-day Spotify/Coca-Cola "hacker den" held in New York City on April 14-15. The new app will be unveiled for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Jeff Larson's "The World Over" Now Available

If you are going to buy one record this year, this should be the one!

Imagine a virtual living room filled with ringing guitars, velvet-toned singing, and sure-handed playing as you experience the warm-grained musical journey that is Jeff Larson s The World Over. This set of ten original songs washes over you in melodic waves, pulsing with strong emotions and genuine feeling. There is a special quality to Larson s music that listeners can trust. Anyone seeking respite from the often jarring clamor of day-to-day life in the 21st century can find safe harbor throughout this album. With a painterly eye for detail, Larson tells stories with themes of searching and finding, losing and longing, capturing everyday life through a clear-eyed lens, journeying near and far, ultimately leading, from song to song, to wherever listeners call home. The music on The World Over is enriched by such top-flight vocalists as Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of the band America, Jeddrah Schmit, the daughter of Eagles bassist/singer Timothy B. Schmit, and Jeffrey Foskett, music director and part of the Brian Wilson Band. The way Bunnell and Schmit, in particular, blend with Larson s crystal-clear vocals in shimmering harmony makes you smile and sway with the sound.

Great melodies, timeless lyrics and music that just takes you away.