Thursday, September 17, 2020

Sound Off: Its called America's Got Talent for a reason

Hello again one & all its your goo friend DJ Dizzy here & I'm going to cover the finals of America's Got Talent  




Okay here's what's going on there are 10 finalists & there are four of them are different acts but six of them are singers which fans of the show (including myself) are disgusted behind. I can understand why since this is supposed to be a variety show & its my honest opinion that they can do better, I'm a fan of the show but over the years half the finalists in the past seasons have been singers of any  kind & the least they can do is cut them down to a minimum. I can recall a time that there was one season where they came down on one act in particular & that was the dancers.

I think it was around season 12 where a couple of them who had a lot of flash & were just showing off & because of that they had gotten buzzed out of the competition so I can understand why since they were trying to hard to win & impress from what I was seeing  & there was one time last year where they had cracked down on some of the singers since practically the same each year.

Overall I agree & sympathize with the fans because one the show is supposed to be about variety & while there was plenty of that this year the end result was a real bust for goodness sake the name of the show is America's Got TALENT not America's Got Singers & that's what it became.

So my main point of this is that they could do better than what they're doing because there's so much talent out there & it shouldn't be narrowed down to always singers half the time & I myself would like to see other acts win for a change. (I know who I want to win & here's a hint they've really stepped it up & defied some odds.)

Feel free to check out the following link about the end result & also let me know your thoughts & opinions on this.  So until then stay awesome.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/americas-got-singers-viewers-outraged-by-lack-of-variety-this-agt-season-015519190.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

 

Saturday, September 5, 2020

DJ Reviews: Bruno The Kid

 Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & its time for a review of an old show that was way ahead of its time in the 90s. Ladies & gentlemen Bruno The Kid



This action adventure cartoon starred Bruce Willis at the title character who was an 11 wiz kid version of his adult blues rocking alter ego Bruno Radolini who becomes a super spy for a secretive & mysterious organization called GLOBE & he's often accompanied by an older gentlemen name Jarlsberg (voiced by the late veteran actor Tony Jay) who appears in many disguises asking Bruno to give them a call to see about the day's mission. He also has to balance his normal life from his spy life by telling his parents that he's going somewhere in order to keep them from suspecting anything & he does the same thing for his best friend Lecey Davidson who only joined him once on a mission in one episode.

This series came out around the mid 90s & it was okay for its time & it had a typical plot of the double life setting & I'm a sucker for anything having to do with double life stories & this kind of put me in mind of Mighty Max since the plot was similar except for the fact that there were different characters & actors but it also put me in mind of Agent Cody Banks since it had some elements of a god spy movie & it made you feel like you were watching one as the show progressed on.


So if  you want a little throw back with some action with a hint of comedy then this show is definitely up your alley especially if you're a fan of Bruce Willis but if you haven't seen the show for yourself its pretty good since its ahead of its time,


So until then stay awesome!

 

Friday, September 4, 2020

DJ Interviews: The Silver Beets

 Hello again folks its the one & only DJ Dizzy coming at you with another interview, This time with a band who answer to the name of The  Silver Beets who had a lot to say on their musical origins.

How'd you get started in music?
I just fell into it around the age of 18 through a new group of friends who introduced me to alternative, indie, underground music. Up til I didn't even know that stuff really existed. Hearing guitar sounds like the Dead Kennedy's and Sonic Youth, the vocals and sounds by Jane's addiction was an eye opener and I was hooked. A lot of these friends had been playing music since their early teens so I was a little bit of a later starter and I never really got serious on playing any particular instrument. Just used the instrument as a way to write songs. Then as various band members didn't want to play anymore I'd find myself as the bass player, or on a guitar.

Who are your inspirations or influences?
Everyone and everything in music inspires and influences me. I've been involved in projects that would be classified as pure noise art through to learning how to sing opera (well try in my case). I do generally prefer the alternative and independent artists more than mainstream artists as I feel there's a rawness and reality to it that I mostly don't get from mainstream music. Perhaps it's that indie artists are generally writing their own stuff from their own experiences so they live it whereas a lot of commercial artists are singing stuff written for them. So, I guess I just don't find the emotion in it as much. However, there are definitely still mainstream songs that do convey that emotion and I like and appreciate them. 

What advice would offer aspiring performers?
Never give up, keep trying new things, enjoy what you do - I think the current world situation shows that a lot of artists income is not secure and only a few artists/musicians ever make the kind of money that can set them up to not have to work. It's a career it's a job and most people have to work their whole life to buy the house and whatnot so don't expect that you are gonna be the next big thing and strike it rich. Chances are you'll be slogging away at this for a long time with very little to fall back on. I know a lot of musicians whose income just dried up because there were no gigs, so tours got canned, shows couldn't be played and even supplemental income like teaching other students dropped off completely so it's a tough industry and going in knowing that and accepting that is a good place to start because if you know that and you still continue you know you are doing it for the right reasons.

How do you set yourselves apart from other bands or singers?
We just do what we want to do and as artists we don't want to continue writing the same stuff. So, I think album to album song to song we will sound different and grow and that is all as artists you want. I don't have any expectations other than to be true to myself and what I believe in. If that shines through to an audience then my job is done.

Any new gigs or albums in the future
No gigs for us at this time but we are right at the end of the mixing stage of a new album which will be released in the not too distant future so watch this space.

Special thanks to them for this interview & I wish them luck in their music. So until then I'll catch you on the Flipside! Stay awesome & rock n roll!