Hey there one & all Its the DJ coming at you. & this time we're taking about a new group called Ravencroft with their new song called "Cauldron Of Deceit."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c823kZQMkUU
Feel free to give a listen to some of their stuff. Hope you enjoy it.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
The DJ's Spotlight:: The Royals
Hey there one & all its DJ Dizzy here & I'm going to shine a light on a new up & coming group called The Royals
Here's a look at some of their songs which I hope you enjoy
Dream catchers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDst2Kh-2ys
The New Breed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRKbt6OqgU
Here's a look at some of their songs which I hope you enjoy
Dream catchers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDst2Kh-2ys
The New Breed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRKbt6OqgU
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Tales from the rocker's domain:Thoughts on the music scene
Okay I got been diving through the archives of the music scene as of late & when it all comes down to it Some supposed artist that I've seen tend to worry more about there image rather than their own talents. & new singing sensations (If you can even call them that.)
It's the same thing every time just a good looking person lip syncing or taking credit for someone else's work. Even in concert these singers lip sync they don't actually sound like that off stage or in reality. (It's either a voice track or enhancement.) & although some singers claim its their real "voice." It really is not. Also when it comes to the rock n roll hall of fame I have to side with what
Eric Stuart had to say about how they just induct random artists in there it's partly out of record sales or most downloads. What about the more iconic groups like the Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers? Or even The Sex Pistols & the Ramones?
They've been around longer than any of today's singers & yet they get snubbed each time. Now I'll say this It should have to be not just about who's more "popular" but rather include the legends & icons. After all they set the bar for the music scene. (I may be young but I know music.) I should also mention that now some of the music isn't really as it should be. I've noticed that rock music seems to fall into the pop catagory now & speaking as a musician & rock afianado but THAT AIN'T RGHT!! In fact bublegum pop has pretty much taken over when it comes to rock music. When I think of rock that isn't what I want to hear. When you think of rock music you want a gut busting pulse pounding thumping drum solo.
The off the wall wail of an electric guitar. The soft spoken yet hard working melody of a piano & a deep sounding slap that's in your face from a supped up bass guitar. (Thats what rock music is to me.) There's nothing wrong with experimenting with other styles but don't classify it as something else.& I should mention if your at least going to give someone props when it comes to music don't ever overlook the singers that were concidered "forgotten" Cause when you least expect it they might come back just to please their fans & it's always great to have a learning experience for the next gen. Even if they aren't that well known you should give them props regardless. That & if you are planning on a career in music or show biz they thing you need to ask yourself as a performer are these
four questions:
Do you want to do this for the rest of your life?
How can your fame benefit yourself, your fans , & others?
Can your talents succeed you?
Is the world ready for you & are you ready for it?
These are some things that most up & comers forget the moment their egos take over some of them lose sight of why the got involved in the biz & what they set out to do because its a matter of I can do & say what I want with no limits & this is why they burn out. & It should be more about talent rather than image or gmmicks. They may work but in the long run stuff like this can wear on your fans & you should care more about your music rather than that or anything else.
One last thing: As much as it's cool to use a stage name or alter ego the best thing to do is to save it for the stage or when you're performing. Its cool just don't go overboard. Because I've seen enough of that Don't turn yourself into a gimmick or sell yourself out because as a musician that's the last thing you want to do. & if you want to be a good role model here's a thought STAY OFF THE DRUGS!!! PEOPLE ARE WATCHING YOU!!!
Yeah that's a big one because if you're going to have people emulate your over move you might want to think about what you do beforehand. Well these are my thoughts mostly on the industry & what its become & it shouldn't have to be a popularity contest cause now that's all it really is. Recird sales & downloads shouldn't matter & neither should how many Grammy's you have. The only thing that should matter is what you think. Thank you.
It's the same thing every time just a good looking person lip syncing or taking credit for someone else's work. Even in concert these singers lip sync they don't actually sound like that off stage or in reality. (It's either a voice track or enhancement.) & although some singers claim its their real "voice." It really is not. Also when it comes to the rock n roll hall of fame I have to side with what
Eric Stuart had to say about how they just induct random artists in there it's partly out of record sales or most downloads. What about the more iconic groups like the Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers? Or even The Sex Pistols & the Ramones?
They've been around longer than any of today's singers & yet they get snubbed each time. Now I'll say this It should have to be not just about who's more "popular" but rather include the legends & icons. After all they set the bar for the music scene. (I may be young but I know music.) I should also mention that now some of the music isn't really as it should be. I've noticed that rock music seems to fall into the pop catagory now & speaking as a musician & rock afianado but THAT AIN'T RGHT!! In fact bublegum pop has pretty much taken over when it comes to rock music. When I think of rock that isn't what I want to hear. When you think of rock music you want a gut busting pulse pounding thumping drum solo.
The off the wall wail of an electric guitar. The soft spoken yet hard working melody of a piano & a deep sounding slap that's in your face from a supped up bass guitar. (Thats what rock music is to me.) There's nothing wrong with experimenting with other styles but don't classify it as something else.& I should mention if your at least going to give someone props when it comes to music don't ever overlook the singers that were concidered "forgotten" Cause when you least expect it they might come back just to please their fans & it's always great to have a learning experience for the next gen. Even if they aren't that well known you should give them props regardless. That & if you are planning on a career in music or show biz they thing you need to ask yourself as a performer are these
four questions:
Do you want to do this for the rest of your life?
How can your fame benefit yourself, your fans , & others?
Can your talents succeed you?
Is the world ready for you & are you ready for it?
These are some things that most up & comers forget the moment their egos take over some of them lose sight of why the got involved in the biz & what they set out to do because its a matter of I can do & say what I want with no limits & this is why they burn out. & It should be more about talent rather than image or gmmicks. They may work but in the long run stuff like this can wear on your fans & you should care more about your music rather than that or anything else.
One last thing: As much as it's cool to use a stage name or alter ego the best thing to do is to save it for the stage or when you're performing. Its cool just don't go overboard. Because I've seen enough of that Don't turn yourself into a gimmick or sell yourself out because as a musician that's the last thing you want to do. & if you want to be a good role model here's a thought STAY OFF THE DRUGS!!! PEOPLE ARE WATCHING YOU!!!
Yeah that's a big one because if you're going to have people emulate your over move you might want to think about what you do beforehand. Well these are my thoughts mostly on the industry & what its become & it shouldn't have to be a popularity contest cause now that's all it really is. Recird sales & downloads shouldn't matter & neither should how many Grammy's you have. The only thing that should matter is what you think. Thank you.
DJs recomendation: Skatedaze
Now this time I'm going to talk about another rink that I one day hope to visit. That of Skate Daze in Omaha NE.
Now so much has been said about this place & it looks like the kind of place for a good time cause the moment you walk through those doors you don't know what to expect except a roller rink the size of a football field
Its a great place to not only hang out or for parties but if your just looking to get away or release that rush of energy that'll make you want to come back for more. This is the right place. Though I have yet to go there myself I have heard that this is a decent place but in time I'll soon see for myself
Now so much has been said about this place & it looks like the kind of place for a good time cause the moment you walk through those doors you don't know what to expect except a roller rink the size of a football field
Its a great place to not only hang out or for parties but if your just looking to get away or release that rush of energy that'll make you want to come back for more. This is the right place. Though I have yet to go there myself I have heard that this is a decent place but in time I'll soon see for myself
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The Cup Game
Hey there everyone. Its your old friend the DJ & this time around we're doing something different. That of teaching a different game that's really easy to play. Its called the cup game.
How you play it is get a group of friends & of course some paper or styrafoam cups though I recommend some plastic cups since they're much more sturdier & the rhythm & song which goes: Clap, clap, 1,2,3 clap up down. Clap turn touch, touch change pat down.
Its a lot easier with the following video
the cup game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI7NRF_w9cM
But that's how it goes. I attempted to play this with a relative for the first time though its tough but once you get the hang of it then it soon comes together.
How you play it is get a group of friends & of course some paper or styrafoam cups though I recommend some plastic cups since they're much more sturdier & the rhythm & song which goes: Clap, clap, 1,2,3 clap up down. Clap turn touch, touch change pat down.
Its a lot easier with the following video
the cup game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI7NRF_w9cM
But that's how it goes. I attempted to play this with a relative for the first time though its tough but once you get the hang of it then it soon comes together.
Jem & the holograms movie review
Hey there. Its the DJ here & if you remember my thoughts on Jem & the holograms well this time I'm doing the review of it This time.
Now after seeing this lick or myself I have to say that three words come to mind in the form o 3 letters: WTF?! They got mostly everything about this movie all wrong & I've seen quite a bit o rants about it. Okay it starts off with Jerrica doing a video intro of how Jem & her band came to be.
She & her sister Kimber are living with their aunt Bailey played by Molly Ringwald who has 2 adopted daughters, Aja, & Shana & whenever they got mad or into an argument they hum in perfect harmony courtesy of their aunt & all is well again. But anyway Kimber posts up a video online of Jerrica singing which garners some views & the head of Starlight Music Erica Raymond played by Julia Roberts who sends Zipper her guard & henchman
to their house to set up an appointment with her & in return has them sign a contract with Starlight Music & move to LA.
They do just that & while there meet up with Rio Erica's adopted son & Jerrica is given a new look & name that of Jem. As for her sisters they too are given new looks & Jem has to give up her beloved earrings & then discovers a robot named Synergy who leads her to find some clues about her dad Emmett Benton who created it. Synergy communicates through music & then Rio tracks them down & follows them to the pier & follows them to a night club to find the missing parts for the robot to fully activate it/
Later on Aunt Baily delivers the news that she lost both the store & the custody battle & to make matters worse Erica tells Jerrica that she has to perform solo & she's under contract to do so & because of this has to break the news to her sister resulting in a bittersweet breakup but despite this there's hope.
They then together with Rio's help break into the Starlight Music building by distracting the security guard & break into Erica's office to get the Jem Star earrings & the copy of Rio's father's will of who really has control over the company. Meanwhile after finding out about Rio's plan Erica then has the place locked down but Jerrica in her Jem disguise manages to elude the guards allowing her, the girls & Rio to escape.
After inserting the earrings into Synergy they all then discover that it ws Jerrica's dad Emmet who created it & had big dreams for her to be a rock star to which she makes come true also discovers that the tunes that Synergy was whistling was the exact same tune her dad once sang
Afterward they all then confront Erica & Rios stands up to her saying that he has the original document of his dad's will over control of the company & thus has her removed from the building with help from her now former henchmen Zipper to which Aunt Baily says that now she an leave her old life behind & make a fresh start.
The concert then goes on as planned & Rio becomes the band's new manger & Jerrica & Jem's love interest in which they meet Lindsey Pierce played by Christy Marx & Then become billed as Jem & The Holograms meanwhile Erica then comes across the Misfits Pizzazz, Roxy, Jetta, & Stormer in which they become they rival group & vow to destroy Jem.
Now there's a lot I have to say regarding this movie in which they got all wrong cause even I was expecting it to be like the cartoon in which it wasn't
For starters Jerrica & Kimber never had an Aunt Bailey & if they did where was she in the show & also where were The Stingers? & last time I checked The main bad guy was indeed a GUY. It was just as formulaic as all of the other films I've seen featuring a girl band so it was really nothing unique.
Also they used YT footage of people ranging from performers telling the viewers how Jem was an inspiration to them thinking it would help the film out which it really didn't. Though I'll say this it made a good point in which its better to be yourself & know who you really are outside of the glitz & glam.
So to the people who thought it would be a great idea to butcher a classic they weren't thinking straight first off Jem is an action adventure show sure it had its share of drama when it came to covering some social subjects but still they should've left it alone & stuck to the original plot then things would've been different.
So with that said I give this movie my lowest score ever 1 out of 10. Mainly because they didn't do the cartoon justice. So with that said I'm going to leave you with a song from the original cartoon just to help you wash that bad taste out of your mouths.
Jem- To the rescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvBQM76Bh0g
So until then we'll Dizzy it up soon I'm up.... over...& .....GONE!!!
Now after seeing this lick or myself I have to say that three words come to mind in the form o 3 letters: WTF?! They got mostly everything about this movie all wrong & I've seen quite a bit o rants about it. Okay it starts off with Jerrica doing a video intro of how Jem & her band came to be.
She & her sister Kimber are living with their aunt Bailey played by Molly Ringwald who has 2 adopted daughters, Aja, & Shana & whenever they got mad or into an argument they hum in perfect harmony courtesy of their aunt & all is well again. But anyway Kimber posts up a video online of Jerrica singing which garners some views & the head of Starlight Music Erica Raymond played by Julia Roberts who sends Zipper her guard & henchman
to their house to set up an appointment with her & in return has them sign a contract with Starlight Music & move to LA.
They do just that & while there meet up with Rio Erica's adopted son & Jerrica is given a new look & name that of Jem. As for her sisters they too are given new looks & Jem has to give up her beloved earrings & then discovers a robot named Synergy who leads her to find some clues about her dad Emmett Benton who created it. Synergy communicates through music & then Rio tracks them down & follows them to the pier & follows them to a night club to find the missing parts for the robot to fully activate it/
Later on Aunt Baily delivers the news that she lost both the store & the custody battle & to make matters worse Erica tells Jerrica that she has to perform solo & she's under contract to do so & because of this has to break the news to her sister resulting in a bittersweet breakup but despite this there's hope.
They then together with Rio's help break into the Starlight Music building by distracting the security guard & break into Erica's office to get the Jem Star earrings & the copy of Rio's father's will of who really has control over the company. Meanwhile after finding out about Rio's plan Erica then has the place locked down but Jerrica in her Jem disguise manages to elude the guards allowing her, the girls & Rio to escape.
After inserting the earrings into Synergy they all then discover that it ws Jerrica's dad Emmet who created it & had big dreams for her to be a rock star to which she makes come true also discovers that the tunes that Synergy was whistling was the exact same tune her dad once sang
Afterward they all then confront Erica & Rios stands up to her saying that he has the original document of his dad's will over control of the company & thus has her removed from the building with help from her now former henchmen Zipper to which Aunt Baily says that now she an leave her old life behind & make a fresh start.
The concert then goes on as planned & Rio becomes the band's new manger & Jerrica & Jem's love interest in which they meet Lindsey Pierce played by Christy Marx & Then become billed as Jem & The Holograms meanwhile Erica then comes across the Misfits Pizzazz, Roxy, Jetta, & Stormer in which they become they rival group & vow to destroy Jem.
Now there's a lot I have to say regarding this movie in which they got all wrong cause even I was expecting it to be like the cartoon in which it wasn't
For starters Jerrica & Kimber never had an Aunt Bailey & if they did where was she in the show & also where were The Stingers? & last time I checked The main bad guy was indeed a GUY. It was just as formulaic as all of the other films I've seen featuring a girl band so it was really nothing unique.
Also they used YT footage of people ranging from performers telling the viewers how Jem was an inspiration to them thinking it would help the film out which it really didn't. Though I'll say this it made a good point in which its better to be yourself & know who you really are outside of the glitz & glam.
So to the people who thought it would be a great idea to butcher a classic they weren't thinking straight first off Jem is an action adventure show sure it had its share of drama when it came to covering some social subjects but still they should've left it alone & stuck to the original plot then things would've been different.
So with that said I give this movie my lowest score ever 1 out of 10. Mainly because they didn't do the cartoon justice. So with that said I'm going to leave you with a song from the original cartoon just to help you wash that bad taste out of your mouths.
Jem- To the rescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvBQM76Bh0g
So until then we'll Dizzy it up soon I'm up.... over...& .....GONE!!!
Real Fans of genius part 2
And now here's yet another real fans of genius. Enjoy!
Dizzy: DJ Dizzy presents Real Fans of Genius!
Ed: Real fans of genius!
Dizzy: Today we salute you Mr. Over the top Big Spender!
Ed: Mr. Over the top Big Spender
Dizzy: You got the dough & you constantly blow it on stuff you don;t need trying to keep in fashion.
Ed: Black is the new red.
Dizzy: You dress to impress you hunger for the sake of coolness even if it means making a fool of yourself.
Ed: I can feel the feel the coolness rising.
Dizzy: You blow your hard earned money to impress but its just the tip of the iceberg. Soon you'll really be living it up on a boat on a mother hugging boat!
Ed: Yeah! I'm on a boat!
Dizzy: So raise your glass of your finest Champaign because we wish you nothing but those along with some caviar dreams cause once it all ends there's no looking back.
Ed:Mr. Over the top Big Spender!
Made up for you by DJ Dizzy Storms, Embrace your inner big spender (Though save what you have left, you'll need it.)
Dizzy: DJ Dizzy presents Real Fans of Genius!
Ed: Real fans of genius!
Dizzy: Today we salute you Mr. Over the top Big Spender!
Ed: Mr. Over the top Big Spender
Dizzy: You got the dough & you constantly blow it on stuff you don;t need trying to keep in fashion.
Ed: Black is the new red.
Dizzy: You dress to impress you hunger for the sake of coolness even if it means making a fool of yourself.
Ed: I can feel the feel the coolness rising.
Dizzy: You blow your hard earned money to impress but its just the tip of the iceberg. Soon you'll really be living it up on a boat on a mother hugging boat!
Ed: Yeah! I'm on a boat!
Dizzy: So raise your glass of your finest Champaign because we wish you nothing but those along with some caviar dreams cause once it all ends there's no looking back.
Ed:Mr. Over the top Big Spender!
Made up for you by DJ Dizzy Storms, Embrace your inner big spender (Though save what you have left, you'll need it.)
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