SIREN Guest DJ CHORD Talks Beyoncé

DJ CHORD BEZERRA joins us for a very special Mrs. Carter Christmas tomorrow night at SIREN.  Chord and I go back to the days, years ago, when I was running and DJing my first party - SHIFT - at local watering hole Cobalt and he was bartending.  Soon after such, he began DJing there as well and his career has really taken off thanks to his own talent and ingenuity.  Now a resident at Cobalt for years and a new monthly resident at Bar-tini in NYC's Hell's Kitchen, Chord has definitely made quite the impression on the east coast.   

Always a warm soul to be around - full of positive energy - Chord will bring that vibrance to the Green Lantern for what is sure to be an epic yuletide celebration of the one and only Beyoncé Knowles.  He was kind enough to take the time to answer a few questions and give us his TOP 10 BEYONCÉ tracks: 

1.) Why do you love Beyoncé?
There ain’t nothing that can keep that woman down. Weave on fire? B’ keeps singing. Busted heal on stage? B’ keeps singing. Internet tells you that you are phony for lip syncing at inauguration? B’ holds a televised press conference, sings flawless rendition of the Star Spangled Banner completely a capella, drops mic and walks out. Well, ok… she didn’t walk out. B’ strutted out.

2.) What are your TOP 10 Beyonce/DChild songs? 
01. Video Phone 
02. Survivor
03. Crazy in Love
04. Bootylicious
05. Check On It
06. Beautiful Liar
07. Lose My Breath
08. Telephone
09. Countdown
10. Run the World

3.) Anything else you feel like adding, feel free... 
I'm looking forward to putting a ring on it and having a blast this Friday! No not that ring…. The other one .

Monsieur Adi just made your weekend (remixes of Beyoncé and Mikky Ekko)

Thanks to KICKKICKSNARE (especially the gloriously sexy Wesley) for the heads-up on the Beyoncé remix.  Good stuff.  Hopefully her album doesn't suck as much as her publicist.

As far as Mikky Ekko - what a difference the remix made.  That song is absolute asscrack without the sonic assistance of Monsieur Adi.  

Well done.

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).

weekenditty: "End of Time (Statue of David v. MAJR edit)" - Beyoncé

This is the best remix (by Statue of David) of my favorite track off Beyoncé's last album. I have edited out the shitty filler, increased the tempo to make it seamlessly mixable, and now it is ready to get launched this weekend. So, throw it on your iPod and join me in a dance-walk.

Here's the unedited version:

Here's my dance edit:

GET THE SONG

remix monday: "Party (Megaman & Panic City remix)" - Beyoncé

You know, when I first heard this track, I thought it was bland. Then, little by little, I started to really enjoy how simple it is as a dance track. So, then I started playing it in live sets, and it was an immediate hit. Beyoncé's music has a tendency to do that, and whenever I see Megaman & Panic City attached to any remix, I take notice. You will definitely hear this in my set on Friday at the SIREN: The Say-Something Hat Rave. Enjoy!

GET THE TRACK

new Beyonce vidja