MAJReview: SummerPop 2012

Every three months I put out a review of the previous season, and this one was a lot of hard work and patience to make.  I really wasn't satisfied with it until late, and I really wanted to produce the best product possible.  Also, on a personal note, this summer was a time of rediscovering myself a bit - or, rather, returning to the good parts of myself I had been missing for a while.  Also, I got laid a lot- which was awesome.

So, this mix is about sexuality, optimism, and moving forward... It's basically a SHOWTIME series in 45 mins.  So, enjoy these 30 non-stop tracks...

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TRACK LISTING

[Intro: Versailles Engorged] 
I Want You - Martin Solveig ft. Lee Fields 
Live in This City (Heren v. MAJR edit) - Dragonette 
When It Feels This Good (MAJR club edit) - Richard Vission ft. Luciana 
Rock the Boat - Bob Sinclar 
A Little Less Conversation (JXL remix) - Elvis Presley 
Break Ya Back (Jump Smokers remix) - Timbaland ft. Dev 
Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine) 
Bad (Afrojack remix) - Michael Jackson 
Boom Boom (Kat Krazy remix) - Rye Rye 
Ode to the Bouncer (Fear of Tigers remix) - Studio Killers 
Move in the Right Direction (MAJR club edit) - The Gossip 
The Keepers (The Knocks remix) - Santigold 
Runaways (Papercha$er v. MAJR edit) - The Killers 
Give Your Heart a Break (Alias remix) - Demi Lovato 
Hello (Jump Smokers remix) - Karmin 
Let's Have a Kiki - Scissor Sisters 
Headphones (MAJR club edit) - Little Boots 
The Right Woman - Dragonette 
Settle Down (Jonas Quant remix) - No Doubt 
Get a Job (MAJR club edit) - The Gossip 
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (Jyvhouse remix) - Pink 
Girls & Boys (Ryan Riot remix) - Blur 
Both of Us (DJ Kue remix) - B.o.B. ft. Taylor Swift 
Liquorice Girls - Azealia Banks v. Beyoncé 
Roll It - Salt N Pepa v. A-trak v. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 
Wide Awake (Wayne G remix) - Katy Perry 
Never Will Be Mine (Kat Krazy remix) - Rye Rye ft. Robyn 
How to be a Heartbreaker (MAJR club edit) - Marina & the Diamonds 
[Secret Track: Summer Incarnate] 
[Interlude: Say It Again] 
[Secret Track: Embrace Optimism] 
[Outro]

some awesomely low quality photos from Dragonette

Dragonette

Black Cat (DC)

Saturday 15Sep12

Pre-Order their fantastic new album, 'Bodyparts,' HERE.

Enjoy.  Sorta.

All credit to me and my shitty iPhone 4 camera

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My Summer Vacation | MAJR's Top 10 Beyoncé Songs

 

I won't explain how much I adore Beyoncé any more than I have through the invite copy, promoting, and general tomfoolery I've committed throughout the process.. What I can say is that tonight is going to be a glorious shitshow.

Well, that and this:

Beyoncé is one of the biggest stars on the planet, but she has street cred.  She can back up her talk with an elegant walk and one hell of a raucous performance that is anything but the synthetic, derived output of her contemporaries.  The bitch has my respect, and (like a proper trollop) she relentlessly puts out.

TONIGHT @ SIREN, we celebrate.

My TOP-10 (definitely in order...)

10. Lose My Breath

09. Love on Top

08. Jumpin' Jumpin'

07. End of Time

06. Why Don't You Love Me

05. Bootylicious

04. Ring the Alarm

03. Freakum Dress

02. If I Were a Boy

01. Crazy in Love

SIREN's Top 10 Beyoncé Videos

FORWARD

Now, these are not necessarily our favorite songs, per sé, but the videos that we find absolutely influential in our vision of Beyoncé on screen.  

Elegance. 

Poise. 

Sensuality. 

Hoe-Tendencies. 

Sass.  

Beyoncé.

GET EXCITED FOR TOMORROW!

10. Bug a Boo

9. No No No Pt. 2 (ft. Wyclef Jean)

8. Countdown

7. Love on Top

6. If I Were a Boy

5. Crazy in Love

4. Independent Women Pt. 1

3. Naughty Girl

2. Freakum Dress

1. Why Don't You Love Me

LEMZ Tells Us What Makes His Beyoncé Balls Bounce

FORWARD

DJ LEMZ, or better known to me as Steve (Lemmerman), is an amazing DJ.  

He just also happens to be a good friend of mine.  

LEMZ is the kind of person, and professional, around whom you forget his age.  Perhaps this is because his life has led him to grow up at a slightly accelerated rate, or the homework he has done to give himself the aesthetically solid perspective needed to perform with such eclecticism.  But, mostly I think it is because he's completely permeable to the world around him.  It is that kind of affability that will all but guarantee his success in both of those areas. 

He's one of THE FEW artists with whom I will play back-and-forth, because I trust his taste and execution (usually I just take over and close a night to make sure the place is dancing all night).  You will get to see this dynamic tomorrow @ SIREN: The BEYONCÉ BALL, and I hope you appreciate how awesome this kid is.  He'sa He'sa a Diva.  

Now, here's what he had to say about Beyoncé, and what the bitch means to him: 

If you wanted me to sum up why I love Queen Bey, you'd be better off asking why I DON'T love her. And, if you were to ask that, my only answer would be "Because I wasn't adopted by Jay & Bey with my name legally changed to Blue Ivy Carter.  This also kills any chance I'll ever have to bathe in a $5,200 pink Swarovski-crystal studded bathtub, but I digress. 

Let's talk about my love for Beyoncé, shall we? That woman embodies female empowerment. She exudes elegance and graceful sensuality like no other pop star out there. Let's be real - which living person (gay or straight) wouldn't want to be a best friend and/or lover of Bey Bey?! Her voice and music make me want to get down on any dance floor and turn it the hell out! 

Even as an engaged man, I will ALWAYS sing loudly at my fiancee and rapidly wave my ring finger at him any time or place that 'Single Ladies' is played. There's absolutely no other song out there that can pull out my inner strong woman like 'Run the World (Girls)'. Wanna know what happens to me when I hear 'Diva' while on the dance floor? Oh girl, not much except me TAKING CHARGE AND OWNING THE ROOM. 

People need to realize that we all owe a gigantic thank you to that woman.  I can't even fathom the countless amount of women who kicked their busted-ass man to the curb after one listen to 'Irreplaceable.'  So, thank you Queen Bey for showing every other female in the music game that one day they might be able to come in second place to you if they follow your footsteps exactly. Which they won't, because that's way too daunting of a task.

Top Ten Countdown (In no select order)

10. Best thing I never had

9. Happy Face

8. Irreplaceable

7. Check on it

6. Lose My Breath

5. Countdown

4. Single Ladies

3. Video Phone (feat. Lady Gaga)

2. Run the World (Girls)

1. Diva

*Bonus Pick* Upgrade U

CHECK OUT LEMZ ON THE FACESPACE HERE (do it)

Also, BUY THE BITCH A SHOT - HE JUST GOT ENGAGED!

Werq.

SIREN DJ Charlie Kordes Tells Us Why He Beweaves in Beyoncé

I wanted to give the other DJs for Friday's big event a chance to say what BEYONCÉ means to them, and what their TOP 10 favorite songs are.  So, first up is Charlie Kordes.  Charlie, a guy I've known for years to have stellar music tastes, is not only a great person (and friend), but really brings that positive energy to his performance.  

He is on first on Friday (10:00-11:30p), and is sure to get you dancing during the 10:00-11:00p OPEN VODKA upstairs.  

"10.  Smash Into You

9.  Ring the Alarm

8.  Naughty Girl

7.  Lose My Breath

6.  Sweet Dreams

5.  Jumpin', Jumpin'

4.  Get Me Bodied

3.  Love On Top

2.  Beautiful Liar

1.  Why Don't You Love Me

What can you say about Beyonce?  Unashamed of who she is and willing to put it all out there she puts everything out there from inane sugar pop songs that make your booty bounce to soaring ballads that make you wonder if this woman has ever heard of restraint.  I love Baby B because she continues to reinvent herself while always staying true to her roots and sound.  She is pure fun and while every album is guaranteed to have a few songs that you love right off the bat the best comes to those who continue to listen falling in love more gradually.  That is Beyonce's magic... making you fall in love with her, even if you do everything to resist her bootylicious charms.  Damn you B.

xoxo,

Charlisse"

fresh: "BEYONCÉ MAJRmix" - DJ MAJR

As the quarterly insanity that is my SIREN dance party (this quarter it's THE BEYONCÉ BALL) approaches, I have taken the time to develop, mix, edit, release, and honor the diva who is BEYONCÉ Knowles...

...or as my friend and I used to call her, BAYWUNZ KANOHLAYZ!

26 SONGS | 52 MINS | NON-STOP FIERCE

PAT YOUR WEAVE (download)

Here's some info about the upcoming (destined to be epic) party, taken from the Facebook invite

SIREN RETURNS for its quarterly dance party shitshow, and this time we put on our freakum dress, get you bodied, and put your bootylicious love on top 'til you lose your breath...and also get your ass drunk.

Hooray!

We plan to honor our favorite humanitarian fierce-ass diva queen almost acceptable actress extraordinaire, BEYONCÉ Giselle Knowles-Carter. We are going to destroy the green lantern with everything from her amazing hits, to Destiny's Child classics, to the artists she has inspired...

This bitch has more weaves than a basket factory, more sass than the tranny hookers on 4th street, and more raw talent than her precious little Texas mind can grasp. 

And, she lets Jay-Z give her the business... which we can imagine takes some dexterity. 

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FRI SEPT 14 @ GREEN LANTERN

OPEN VODKA BAR 10-11

AMAZING DJs (see below)

SURPRISE PERFORMANCES, STRONG-ASS DRINKS, DANCING, FOG, LASERS, QUESTIONABLE DÉCOR, DANCING, GIVEAWAYS, WEAVES, FAKE NAILS, OVERWHELMING SASS, BEYONCÉ BOMBS, and more DANCING WITH LOTS OF LEG

So, come get crazy in love and ring the (m*thaf*ckin) alarm @ SIREN...

Also expect to hear:

KYLIE, ROBYN, RYE RYE, AZEALIA, MARINA, NICKI, GOSSIP, ELLIE, DRAGONETTE, BRITNEY, SANTIGOLD, MADONNA, etc.

... but we gon' be real HEAVY ON THE BEYONCÉ.

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Crazy in Love

Irreplaceable

Countdown

Bug a Boo

Ring the Alarm

Get Me Bodied

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

Get on the Bus

Girls (Run the World)

Survivor

Check On It

Me, Myself, and I

Telephone

Jumpin' Jumpin'

No, No, No

Baby Boy

Bootylicious

Diva

Videophone

Party

Independent Women Part 1

Love on Top

Soldier

Freakum Dress

Halo

Naughty Girl

Lose My Breath

End of Time

Best Thing I Never Had

If I Were a Boy... 

...and the list goes on...

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DJs Include: 

MAJR 

(DC/BYT PRIDE, SHIFT, SIREN, The Gates of Heaven, A Whale's Vagina)

CHARLIE KORDES 

(who can drink all of you under the table)

LEMZ 

(Bmore's living emblem of class, excess, and the pursuit of dancing while wasted off your ass and still not face-planting in your vodka soda)

....RSVP, so we know how many shitshow divas to enjoy (and how many ambulances to order).