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DANIELLE
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
INSpIRE, dREam
T DAWNLYNDSAY
BWD Magazine • www.bwdradio.com • 1
DUJUANHARRIS
May 2013
Worldwide Underground Indie Music Entertainment Magazine
a dECadES WoRTh of EXpERIENCE aNd kNoWLEdgE
bELIEVE
“I’m so grateful to know
that people are open to
the music I’m making.”
bIg paRT of
my LIfE
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FEatUrEs
04 C SharpCommitment to your art
08 Boy Junior Such Focus of thought
09 The Static Dial Restrictions of Commercialism
10 Danielle Lyndsay Inspire, Dream, Believe
16 T Dawn Music Awards Nomination
COVEr stOrY/IntErVIEW
12 DuJuan Harris aka Foxx #26All Exclusive Interview
rEVIEWs
14 Weak13 “Go Away”
18 Good For You“Life is too short to not hold a grudge”
LIFEstYLE
06 Five Tips for Playing Live Rehearsed-up and ready to rock out
sPOrts/EntErtaInMEnt
19 DuJuan Harris, aka Foxx #26Coming up on the radar of the Green Bay Packers
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Editor In Chief Veralyn Keach, [email protected] Associate EditorRobert Baker, (MaH) [email protected]
Lead Contributing WriterRobert Baker, (MaH) [email protected]
Contributing WriterVeralyn Keach, [email protected]
Art DirectorVeralyn Keach, [email protected]
Graphic ArtistVeralyn Keach, [email protected]
Circulation OfficerMarilyn Thompson, [email protected]
Sales OfficerMarilyn Thompson, [email protected]
FrOM tHE EDItOr
Having continuously been recognized throughout the music world as a vast movement
with an undeniable force we at BWD Radio are now bringing you the best music and
individuals within their field in a more easily digestible format; with a dedicated online
magazine packed to the rafters with news, reviews, features and phenomenal artists from
across the globe.
Synonymous with breaking new ground and talent, our aim isn’t to deliver you an aggrega-
tor of articles; more like, the BWD Bible of breaking talent and breath taking bands turning
heads and volume dials up to eleven.
In each breaking issue we reveal the winners of the BWD Radio’s Indie Music Featured
Artist Competition, a monthly competition where we invite you to Get On The ‘Visual’
Playlist for your chance to become one of the featured BWD Competition Winners. The
winners are awarded the opportunity of talent exposure across the globe and throughout
the world as part of our aim to prove a good tune isn’t limited to whatever celebrity judge
endorsed single is currently riding high in the iTunes download chart.
In each issue, we also bring you the newest faces in the world of modeling to watch out
for in store windows, on the billboards, and in the high-street, as well as on the catwalks
of Paris and Milan.
Though that may be enough to fill the covers of most magazines, we’ll be taking things
even further with exclusive ‘first-looks’ at the best in indie talent, our unique position
within the world of media affording us the opportunity to bring you the next big hitters
before anyone else and by combining the two enormous forces--presences of BWD Radio
and BWD Magazine into one with the newly launched new BWD website there is twice
the promotion to deliver double the impact and even more worldwide exposure to its
featured artists.
All the freshest new faces and hottest new talent in one magazine, BWD Magazine in con-
junction with BWD Radio is committed to setting the standard of what you deserve from a
magazine with constant promotion through the BWD network of contacts and promoters.
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a s nature first found life, in the warmest of Earth’s lands, it is perhaps
poetry that is one of the music’s world most natural and inspiring of
voices that should have been found beneath an African sun.
Born in Welkom and raised in Soweto, C Sharp earned his nickname from his grandfa-
ther’s observation of how his grandson’s voice was ‘…like pure music.’ A powerful force
in the young C Sharp’s life, it was also an indirect presence of his grandfather’s that saw
him gain true understanding of the man’s words “whenever you feel discouraged sing
a song, it will lift your spirit” as solace and counsel when upset after losing a much
treasured present.
Church saw him bringing his voice to the people of his faith and encouraged him to
grow and become an artist in his own right, winning several singing competitions and
further driving him in his musical dreams. A stint as backing vocals to several musicians,
honing his ability to sing into a more powerful instrument, helped define it into becom-
ing as enthralling as it is unique.
C sHarP
hUmILITy,
CommITmENT To
yoUR aRT IS ImpoRTaNT
Through this journey, I have learnt offering what needs to be said and what people want to say is a great responsibility.”
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“Humility, commitment to your art is important.” C Sharp said when asked to sum up his ethos. “God is faithful. The best is yet to come.”
This consistency and constant practice through wanting to sing fed the desire to keep improving and learning just who he was as an artist and
musician, a desire that drives him to this very day in his performance and writing.
With a guitar as the brush to create the backdrop for him to inspire his passion for accompaniment, C Sharp found his style and delivery mature into
something that would become the route through life with which to take his singing aspirations.
Being able to touch others with a word is a gift in itself, and the mark of a poet shows in C Sharp’s songs of hope and encouragement, of moral
fortitude and an honesty that moves through his songs and adds much to his sound.
“Through this journey, I have learnt offering what needs to be said and what people want to say is a great responsibility,” he says, a humbling
acknowledgement of the true potential a lone voice can be when used for when reaching out and speaking up for others.
Showing the strength with which these words are held in his heart have taken him to rise to the position of being an ambassador for the Africa
Peace Festival in Ghana, an event that deals with seeking peace, raising funds for various charities, and bringing education and offering scholarships
to the disadvantaged communities in Africa.
“Humility, commitment to your art is important.” C Sharp said when asked to sum up his ethos. “God is faithful. The best is yet to come.”
As a musician he is inspiring; as a person he is inspirational, and as a man he is C Sharp.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.csharpsings.com
Twitter: @Csharpsings
Facebook: Csharpsings
Photo Credits: C Sharp - All Rights Reserved
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So inspiration has struck and several months,
three bank loans, and a quick trip to the edge
of sanity and back later you’re now ready to
unleash the beast of brilliance that is your
product onto an unsuspecting world.
But it’s no good just throwing it out there and expecting anyone to care
two bits for it; people have lives and only a finite amount of time they
can devote to things that distract from their own realities of work and
family and paying the bills, so expecting them to take any of the spare
time they may suddenly find themselves in credit with to pay attention
to your dribbling squawks of distraction is almost as big a battle as the
work involved with getting the thing off the drawing board and in big
cardboard boxes; currently blocking up the downstairs bog.
Know your market audience; who are you expecting to buy your
product? If you don’t know where your audience is how can you expect
them to throw money in your direction? Chances are there are already
products out there that will fall into the same general category/genre as
the one your grey mushy stuff sparked into reality, so taking a look at the
market for how these are presented will give you a great basis for ideas
of building your own world dominating viral campaign.
Adverts and the like are usually the simplest, most direct way of affect-
ing interest into a product, and though these can command hefty prices
within the more widespread news-stand publications there is a wealth
of online websites and ‘zines attracting eye-balls on a daily basis. Most
will be run by people like yourself – individuals in a back-bedroom
sweating coffee and stress – and generating content to keep visitors
returning is their number one priority above all else.
fIVE STEpS To bETTER pRomoTIoN
For those to whom money is no object, a promotion cam-
paign means they are free to spend whatever they feel
suitable in the outlay/recompense battle of the buyers
budget; no quarter given and even less requested as they
batter brows with billboards and backs of buses with their
festooning images of the idealized human form draped over
and about their latest product.
A hefty slab of folding notes opens many doors and even
more eyes to the wonder of whatever new product is the
benefit of such spending, an untapped market just a brand
new target for them to aim a handful of corporate cash at
the spaces designated for advertising and such.
But before you sign on the dotted line and your left kidney
becomes the property of the black-market transplants list in
your own efforts of advertising expanse, here are five low-to
no-cost tips and tricks of promotion.”
1.
pLaNNINg
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So have a good look and find which websites and similar have a ‘your product’
feel and start to build a list. Check them daily to see what numbers they attain,
how active their output is and, if there are any forums or comment sections, how
regularly visitors post. Some sites offer space to advertise on, so if you do decide
to lash out a few quid on a fancy side-bar placement or half page spread, check
that the site is worthy of your cash.
One good website with regular traffic is worth a dozen unread message boards
languishing unloved on a Korean server, and weeding out the unused from the
useful in your list of potentials is one of the most important steps on the way
to buying your first yacht.
One man is not an island, and though figures show-
ing the rise in obesity look set to make that state-
ment null, even a King needs someone to slap him on
the back when choking on half a ham hock.
Your social networking address book is essentially
a list of contacts and names of people and compa-
nies you have some common interest with, and whether its biscuits or bondage
these common interests will be enough to start the ball rolling. Asking them
to mention your new product or post about it in their blog will usually get a
resounding thumbs up and a few lines on a webpage from most, and in return
you likewise mention and post about your product being mentioned on their
website and similar.
Your own local press is filled to the gills with ‘local interest’ stories, their very
reason-to-be a platform for shouting about the good wills and works of those
living in the neighbourhood thereabouts. Include yourself on that list and add
them to yours.
Radio is a great platform to build up the address book with, an untold number
springing up online and all needing news and titbits of tattle to fill the void
between songs and self-aggrandising servitude. Collecting a few ‘info@’ emails
to go with the usual names and nom-de-plumes can be bulked up somewhat
with a podcast or two, perhaps? At the very least an enquiring email pertaining
to them mentioning the launch of your product will generate a shout-out or
reply, which you can then use in your re-post and re-promoting efforts.
Once you have your infrastructure of information set-
up and a steady stream of insight passing hither and
yon it’s time to go all Orson Welles and Big Brother
the bits and bytes being bandied about. Has that
promise of a mention in their next blog post the guy
at the office offered materialized yet? Did the local
rag get your e-mail about the launching of your new single? Has that post you
made on that website had any feedback or comments yet?
If it’s been a week since you sent out that first e-mail and no-one has replied,
a polite re-mail enquiring if they received your initial email about your wond-
iferous product of genius design helps remind the forgetful and returns better
results than a half dozen lines questioning why they reneged on their promise
of a double page spread and the authenticity of their parenthood.
You shouldn’t assume the worse, however, if after weeks gone by you’ve still to
be blinded in the bath by the sun’s reflection off a paparazzi’s over familiar lens
through the window; a month is a good enough time-frame to work within for
turn-around of content and chance for your news to bubble to top of the melting
pot. That will allow for any deadlines you may have missed to become refreshed
and be a target once again, and for your e-mail to have been unearthed from the
mountain of others fighting the spam filters of the inboxes you assault.
If thirty days pass and a ringing endorsement from DJ
Fantastic has yet to hit the air, it’s time for a re-mail.
Re-draft your initial e-mail to include any new or
relevant information that has happened in the past
month alongside the key information of what your
product is about; interest is everything and anything
you add is another reason for them to get interested in devoting time to your
product.
If your mate from work has mentioned your product on their blog then include
this and a link to their blog in your re-mail. Cross promotion is the word here,
the friend’s website being mentioned on another website or similar a chance for
them to blog about the event on theirs and with your product being the reason
they got the mention, you get spoon-fed another juicy slice of the promotion
pie as well.
Any flyers or posters placed about the place should be monitored for ruination
or removal, replacing the tired and tatty ones and any to be considered out of
date or containing old information. Even if you’re just swapping one for an exact
copy a fresh look refreshes interest and attention; like Magpies, people’s gaze
will be drawn by a bright, clean image, and even those who are familiar with
the poster will be attracted anew with the simple expedition of swapping the
old one out.
Move their placement and postings around to see which areas generate more
interest and feedback than others; a decent forum post could do more for your
hit counter than a hundred flyers on the walls of your local mall, as could simply
moving the flyer on the wall a little away from those around it.
Set some time aside to ensure your approach is thorough and you should avoid
wasting more time than necessary in areas that prove to be redundant, your
mantra one of ‘Monitor, Maintain and Re-Mail When Required’.
Above all else you must be prepared to wait;
overnight success stories are seldom that, with
most taking more years than a chicken has
teeth; building itself into the corporation cur-
rently being investigated for suspect business
practices it is today.
Waving goodbye to any semblance of a social life or normal working hours
may feel an unfair sacrifice when the tidal wave on interest turns out to be a
trickle. Losing heart as well as hair from the stress can be like a blow to the gut,
especially if you feel your particular investment of effort has stretched you to
the very limits of breaking point.
One post, one e-mail, a single visitor to the link detailing your amazing new
product is one more person your promoting has reached, one more person on
this Earth who knows; one more person to prove you have started to crack the
seemingly impenetrable ball of ignorance and idiocy surrounding a world that
doesn’t yet know about your financially friendly foible.
It’s easy to forget but there’s a reason it’s called ‘work’, and though you may not
be punching a clock or serving fries you are still committing your time, energy
and emotions to the treadmill of breaking a daily sweat. Each mistake will be
an invaluable lesson towards perfecting your promotions, each success forming
a stronger basis to build an even greater platform to stand your business on.
4.
2.
5.3.
CoNTaCTS & NETWoRk
RE-INVEST yoUR EffoRT
foLLoW Up
paTIENCE
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from the dream of becoming the next Metallica to the real-
ity of making a name for himself in the world, hip-hop
musician and artist Boy Junior would be the first to admit
music is his passion, regardless of the pigeon-holing of
genre or style.
Born Ricardo Naranjo in Whittier, CA., Boy Junior was gifted with both the
name and musical talent of his father, Ricardo Naranjo, Sr. While watch-
ing on as his father took the stage, as trumpet player in the popular local
band Archivo Musical; the reception from the crowds and the aura of the
musicians created a spark that ignited Boy Junior’s own burning desire
to become a performer, to see the world through music and be able to
share it with everyone.
With the passion to perform and creativity to compose, Boy Junior was
quick to choose an instrument with which to be the performer and musi-
cian he started to believe he could be.
Hoping to aspire to the positions of rock giants held by his idols of the
time, Boy Junior applied himself to the instrument with a single-minded
determination, maturing his understanding of song composition and
writing as he began turning ‘practice’ into ‘perfect’. Maybe then, the world
of metal would have known him as an entirely different musician right
now; if it hadn’t been for a chance listening to some hip-hop during his
high school years. That single encounter had such a profound effect on
the artist within that it saw him leave behind the rock route of his once
favorite bands like Metallica and S.O.A.D., and begin to explore a previ-
ously unconsidered yet exciting new scene.
As high school progressed, Dre slowly replaced the double kick drum and
Eminem replaced Maiden as, armed only with a MacBook and a thirst to
turn muse into music, Boy Junior had written, arranged, and released his
first album; the independent release, ‘One Time’.
At only nineteen years of age, Boy Junior had showed the world he was
as serious about his intentions as he was dedicated. Receiving a modest
yet enthusiastic reception to his debut release, Boy Junior realized that
whilst many people would be happy at such an initial response and
consider it enough, he wanted to go further; reach more people, expand
across the globe and into every ear he could reach.
Such focus of thought has led him to the follow up EP titled ‘Free the
Mind’ with the first single ‘West Coast Love’ released onto YouTube and
proving to the world what some already knew, when considering where
the future of hip-hop lay.
It lays on the West Coast, and in the very capable hands of Boy Junior.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @BoyJuniorMusic
Facebook: BoyJuniorMusic
Photo Credits: Ricardo Naranjo-All Rights Reserved
bOY jUnIOr
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tHE statIC DIaL
from the meeting of friends jamming out a few chords on
their instruments to the formidable three piece they have
now become, The Static Dial are a three piece indie rock
outfit refusing to be pigeon-holed by such simple terms.
Once formed from such unassuming beginnings the band wasted no
time in releasing their debut EP in 2011, a three track release produced
by Andy Patalan. Once released, ‘The Static Dial’ quickly gained momen-
tum through their EP’s release, the band springing up everywhere with a
flurry of live dates and appearances and even the support from Detroit
Radio.
In 2012, The Static Dial released an extended single with the songs
“Move Along” and “De-Optimisticating”, showing how the band have
expanded on their sound and giving an insight into what fans can expect
to emerge from the world of The Static Dial; in the near future.
This Detroit born band of brothers show how thoroughly they have
absorbed the various cultures and influences the city is known the world
over for and created a sound that may show them with their feet in the
indie rock sound, but equally displays how their hearts lay in any number
of styles and sounds, influences, and interesting side-steps of the famil-
iar and mundane side of music.
“We take a lot of pride in making music that really pushes us to dig deep
and explore without the restrictions of commercialism”, The Static Dial
explained when chatting with BWD. “The whole point of sharing music is
to connect with people in the way that music moves and brings people
together.”
Alongside live appearances and adding yet more gig dates to their
calendar, The Static Dial are currently working on their first full album
release, as well as an accompanying video, proving them to be a band of
their words when they say “…sharing music is what it’s all about in the
first place.”
Contact Information:
Website: www.thestaticdial.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @StaticDial
Facebook: StaticDial
Photo Credits: The Static Dial-All Rights Reserved
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he belief in our dreams is what inspires the great-
ness in one’s soul to shine and reach for the allur-
ing stars of success. Having felt and understood
this simple notion from an early age has seen
R&B singer Danielle Lyndsay reaching beyond
the limitations of stars and out into the depths of music history.
This Washington born and P.G. County raised songstress discov-
ered her passion for
singing at age four,
her world of inspira-
tion awash with such
talents as Diana Ross
and Whitney Houston.
Having a musical
father whose own
past includes backing
vocals on songs with
the legendary Patti
Labelle, may show
us where the inher-
ited desire to perform
came; but it is through
Danielle’s own dedica-
tion and determination that her voice has become the expres-
sively soulful and unique influence it is; in the world of R&B.
Constantly in motion, Danielle found New York to be the desti-
nation with which to help hone in on her talent as a dancer; a
desire that has taken her through ballet, jazz, hip-hop and African
dance styles to become as fluid and expressive as the lyrics she
writes.
Having taken a bite from the Big Apple, Danielle grew as an
artist, her confidence and performance evolving into that of a
true star, a potential legend, and equal to that of the original
inspirations of her youth. It was this new found drive that saw her
release ‘The Genesis Ep’ in 2010, featuring the first smash hit of
her career, the single ‘Such A Lady’, gaining instant attention and
airplay from all over the globe.
“I’m so grateful to
know that people are
open to what I’m doing
and the music I’m mak-
ing.” Danielle revealed
when informed of her
win. “The last thing
I’m going to do is sit
back and bask in the
moment, however
good it may feel,” she
assures us, though
“The next steps I make
are going to be the
ones that guarantee
you’ll see me again,
and that you won’t forget me.”
As 2013 has opened for Danielle with a new single waiting in
the wings for release; in the form of ‘X-Tacy’, it seems Danielle is
determined to follow up on her words and also her music which
if past success is a measure of future fulfillment, it could be quite
a prophetically titled single indeed.
DanIELLELYnDsaY
T
INSpIRE, dREam, bELIEVE,
NEWEST R&b SENSaTIoN
ThIS IS WhaT I LIVE by.....
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.thedaniellelyndsay.com
Twitter: @D_Lyndsay
Facebook: DanielleLyndsay89
Photo Credits: Don Hankins - All Rights Reserved
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I’m so grateful to know
that people are open to
the music I’m making.”
“The next steps I make are going to be the ones that guarantee you’ll see me again,
and that you won’t forget me.”
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dujuan harris
loridian DuJuan Harris, aka Foxx, is part of the new
breed of footballers making their presence known
on the radar of scouts and fans alike, quickly mak-
ing his mark both on the field and off with his
uncompromising display of talent during a run of appearances
with The Green Bay Packers last season.
Last month we spoke a little about the man behind the moniker,
what made him stand out as a player and the general scuttlebutt
that hinted at his name to be the one to watch out for; this season
and hopefully with many more to come.
This month we were lucky enough to sit down and speak to ‘Foxx’
himself for this outstanding, all-exclusive-interview with DuJuan
Harris; to learn a bit more about the man behind the player, what
drove him to choose a career in football, the inspirations he drew
upon from such an early age while living within the small town of
Brooksville, Florida where he was raised and some overall insight
behind the soon-to-be-idol of the gridiron…especially, if we have
anything to say about it!!!
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BWD: How has life changed for you in the past year since your run with the Packers last season?Foxx: They’re fairly stable, not too great a change to be honest; the
biggest difference is being a bit more secure about the future, seeing
where things are now and where they might go.
BWD: How have you found the changes between college football and going pro (if any)?Foxx: Playing professionally is a much more mental game. You need
to be physically ready, for sure, but it’s just as important to be able to
face a line of players knowing they each stand between you and the
goal, and to not be intimidated by it. You’ve got to know you can do
it and believe you can push through and no-one’s going to stop you.
It’s more of a man’s game.
BWD: What’s your outlook on the current challenges facing those want-ing to go pro?Foxx: It’s all about control; what you can control and what you can’t,
and being able to focus on that. There’s so much going on behind the
scenes – coaches, professional organizations, etc. – that it’s easy to get
caught up and lose sight of what’s important to you as a player; which
is delivering 100% each and every game and letting those ‘whose job
it is’ to be the ones who lose sleep over everything else.
BWD: What would it mean to you to become part of the Packers 53-man roster this season?Foxx: It’s truly a blessing just to be on the active roster. That in itself
is a privilege and accomplishment. There are so many great players
out there that just never got their break due to one thing or another,
and being able to stand out and make people take notice and see
what you can do is only going to get harder as more and more quality
players come through the ranks. You’ve only got one shot at this. It’s
a ‘once in a lifetime’ career field that for anyone; offered the opportu-
nity to become a part of, is clearly a blessing.
You’re not just competing against the other team in try-outs, you’re
competing against everyone in your team as well. Just to make the
squad and be a part of the team, getting out there and being active
during this period makes me feel truly blessed. I’m very appreciative
of everything.
BWD: How did it feel to have finished last season as the Packers’ top back, rushing for 257 yards on 62 carries with four scores in six games? Foxx: To have had the opportunity to get on the field and be part of
the team, doing what needed to be done to bring home the victory…
it was a real accomplishment not many people can realize; like when
I’m on the field, each step I take brings me one step closer to the goal.
BWD: What or who would you say your main inspiration in life was or still is?Foxx: My family, especially my mother.
She always worked hard to provide a loving and stable home, working
two jobs to put food on the table and pay the bills. It isn’t easy to see
it as a kid but being raised by a single parent is incredibly hard, having
to make sacrifices and save what you can where you can whilst still
being there for your kids, and not letting them think their family is any
different from anyone else’s.
If I hadn’t been awarded a full college scholarship, for football, she
would have done everything she could to get the money to put me
through college.
My other motivation was seeing my future outside the small town I
grew up in. There’s no opportunities or major chances for people liv-
ing there; no real way of making something
of yourself.
aKa FOXX
CoVER SToRy
BWD Magazine • www.bwdradio.com • 13
There’s a certain mind-set there where people
seem to lack the confidence to just try and do
something, anything, to get out and make some-
thing of themselves. Lacking self-determination
and motivation. It’s like a fog of negativity that
clouds their minds, judgements, and destroys
their motivation until they end up just talking
themselves out of it. No matter how little or big
that ‘it’ is.
BWD: Why Troy? Was it just due to the Full Tuition Scholarship? Foxx: I actually had the choice of two places. I
could have stayed in Florida and attended FAMU
(Florida A&M University College) or moved to
Troy and accepted a place there. Troy provided
a better opportunity to put myself out there as
a player with more potential to be spotted and
noticed. Also, by moving to Troy instead of stay-
ing where I was, it’s like… I’m showing everyone
from back home that they ‘Can’ escape, they
‘Can’ move out and do something better with
their lives, and they ‘Can’ become a success at
whatever that ‘something’ is.
BWD: Is There One Football moment, which stands out from the others that you will never forget?Foxx: Running down the tunnel for the first
start of the season’s playoff game at the Miami
Dolphin’s stadium. That was… Just…. ‘Wow!’ That
moment, the moment you’ve always had pic-
tured in your mind as a player coming out onto
the field to an announcer shouting your name
across the stands; of a packed stadium filled
with cheering fans… Just ‘Wow!’ SURREALISTIC.
BWD: As an inspiration to others, do you find it easy to keep giving ‘100%’?Foxx: Definitely. I’m only 24, so I’m able to
bounce back from injury or a hard game a lot
quicker than some other players, so to be able
to stand on the field and show people the
reality of a boy from a small town standing in
front of them not as a player but as ‘just a man’
means nothing’s out of their reach; anyone can
achieve what they want, you just have to keep
the haters out.
BWD: What are the biggest obstacles you’ve faced so far? Foxx: Staying organized and on a routine and
trying to keep it. It’s difficult trying to balance
the different aspects of your life when you’re a
footballer, so being able to maintain everything
means keeping a lot of (foot) balls in the air.
BWD: What’s the best and worst thing about train-ing to be a football player?
Foxx: The best thing is playing the game itself;
I love it. The worst would be not being able to
play it because someone thinks they have to try
and put you down or hate on you for wanting
more from life than the level of almost nothing
they themselves seem happy to stay at.
BWD: If you weren’t where you are now, where do you think you’d be?Foxx: Back in School, finishing up on degree.
BWD: What was your major? Foxx: Criminal Justice. But really, if I wasn’t
playing football here right now, I’d just be play-
ing it somewhere else. I would be in a League
somewhere, playing ball, because not only am I
self-driven, it’s in my blood….athletics overall.
BWD: How do you guys motivate each other dur-ing half time, if you are behind on scored points?Foxx: We focus on just playing the game and
everybody going out there and keeping their
head in the game by doing their job. We don’t
even worry about the score, even when we’re
down; we just stay focused on playing football.
BWD: For them Real Stressful Games or situa-tions, how do you handle the pressure?Foxx: I get really nervous before a game – most
players do. But then I see pictures of myself
accomplishing it from under all that pressure
and it’s like ‘Yeah, I can do this’. I like it.
BWD: And finally, is there anything you’d like to say to your fans and fellow Packer-followers out there; any message or final thoughts? Foxx: Yes. Most definitely. I appreciate ‘all’ the
support. I am ‘very’ thankful for all the oppor-
tunities and support that is given. Everybody
has it within themselves to be the person they
want to be, not the person others think they
should be.
I have always said I’m not trying to show I’m
better than anyone; I’m just a kid from a small
town who likes to play football. Thank you and I
will try to put on a good show for you.
And with that our interview was at a conclusion
and we were left to reflect on the humility and
human-ness of the man we had just talked to; of
the inspiration he has already become so quickly
in his career and his drive to continue moving
forward to his own designated end-zone. Also, of how having already displayed his talent on the field and stunned crowds with his sheer speed and power, the name DuJuan Harris, aka Foxx, would look rather good across the back of that Green Bay Packer’s shirt you own.
Control what you can control...
Don’t worry about the other
stuff because it’s going to
happen whether you want
it to or not.”
PlayersRep Sports Managagement
Agent, Dave [email protected]
Official Twitter: @Ol_sLy_Foxx
Facebook: /pages/DuJuan-Harris-aka-
Foxx/225380440824264
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CUTTINg To ThE mEaT of ThE ISSUE
go aWay bRINgS ThICkNESS To ThE boNE
WEaK13“go aWay”
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Like a surgeon with a scalpel and three and a half minutes to spare, Weak13’s ability of taking everything worth pursuing in the genres of punk, grunge,
metal and rock, trimming away the bloat and excess from each until only the most toned of musical muscle remains, before unleashing them back into
the wilds of the buying public, is never more exemplified than in the guise of their latest single Go Away.
Cutting to the meat of the issue without frippery, favour or indulgent over-playing, Go Away brings thickness to the bone by way of driving riffs and
an undeniably addictive chorus.
I could talk of the tight interplay between guitars and drums in Go Away that manage to grab you and keep you held a hairs breath away, up-close and
very personal throughout; of vocals I could speak why we should be quietly thankful that front man Nick Townsend didn’t choose to move into rallying
armies to invade your home, and high-schools for targets to take down as a career, such is the power and magnetism in their delivery; I could even
speak of the sublime calming and raising of the atmosphere by way of expertly restrained song writing that shows off Weak13’s level of understand-
ing with the best way to keep the listeners finger hovering over the repeat button, whilst never being arrogant in its execution or unduly expectant.
Instead I’ll just say that with Go Away Weak 13 stand as testament to why eschewing the popular front of over produced ‘X-County’ has talent style
questionable hits in music and ‘Me Too-ism’ is a task best left to those not just with the integrity to command such creativity, but with the heart to
follow it through and the ability to deliver it with passion and unquestionable talent. *
*Neither Weak13 nor MadasHell will be held responsible for your iPod’s existential crisis over just how ‘different’ and ‘unique’ it may make you amongst
your peers when the very act of owning one instantly makes you one of the homogenized sheeple you were ‘sticking it to’ when queuing to pay for it
in the Apple store.
Contact Information:
Twitter: @Weak13
Facebook: Weak13FanPage
Email: [email protected]
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alifornia is known for its sun-kissed days and heat filled
nights, and providing the perfect soundtrack to some of the
more memorable evenings of your life comes T Dawn, a self-
styled alternative pop/rock artist with the talent to match her
prodigious talent.
A somewhat precocious child prodigy, T Dawn found herself drawn to music
at an early age, her parents feeding her thirst for musical creativity as she
explored the various instruments awaiting for her talent to shine out from.
Music flowed from her fingers no matter which instrument she played, be it
six strings or drum skin or woodwind or brass, as the exuberance of youth took
her seeking out the sound hidden within whatever instrument fell upon her
hungry gaze. T Dawn finally found her muse fully realized when the tempta-
tion of the grand piano at her
church proved too much a desire
for her youthful wonderment to
ignore.
Having finally plucked up the
courage to sit behind the keys it
was as the first notes rang out,
in the empty church hall, and
echoed with the sound of her
soul in the air; that her passions
for the arts were truly focused
and sure.
Eager to learn she quickly showed
it wasn’t a passing infatuation
with this new landscape to explore, her musical gift flourished as she became
more a musician than a child enjoying the thrill of a new vista beneath her
hands, a serious exponent of the music world.
Years of dedicated practice and thirst to learn more saw T Dawn’s performance
become an equal to her playing, her compositions and creativity almost end-
less as she shone before captivated audiences and amazed those curious to
see this pianist impresario perform.
Though it wasn’t until she grew that the full scope of her musicianship decid-
ed to come to the fore; after the tragic passing of her father, T Dawn found the
music alone was no longer enough to quell the artist within, and it was with
a new found dedication to her music that T Dawn began putting words to her
music, a voice to the chords.
Exploring new genres and a myriad of styles she began bringing her new
found sound to the stage before captivated audiences, the self-penned song
“Mental Breakdown” showing not just her talent as a musician but also as a
writer and indeed, a lyrical poet.
Her performances quickly garnered her many fans, her voice a hypnotic mix of
soulful desire, and sensual temptation to match the fluid complexity she dis-
played on the piano. Little wonder these appearances saw her taken from the
club-stage and under shining spotlight, performing at the prestigious Caesar’s
Palace in Las Vegas.
“Indies music is a big part of my
life,” she notes when discuss-
ing her win with BWD. “Being
featured in an Indies worldwide
magazine such as BWD is an
honour.”
With her recent Indie Music
Channel Nomination, as well
as the Winner of “Best Female
Alternative Artist” showing her
childhood infatuation was more
than a passing curio, T Dawn will
no doubt grasp the opportunity
of her signing to the label “Music Powered Games” to further establish her
career as she reaches new audiences, fans and appreciators of real talent.
Contact Information:
Website: www.thestaticdial.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @StaticDial
Facebook: StaticDial
Photo Credits: The Static Dial-All Rights Reserved
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NomINaTEd
“bEST aLTERNaTIVE aRTIST”
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ThE ‘haRd RoCk’ aRISINg
Indies music is a big part of my
life,” she notes when discuss-
ing her win with BWD. “Being
featured in an Indies Worldwide
Magazine, such as BWD, is an
honour.”
t daWN
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LIfE IS Too ShoRT To NoT hoLd a gRUdgE
gOOD FOr YOU
As supermarket giants help Simon Cowell in his quest to thoroughly
homogenise the music market with re-hashed hits from reality show
contestant winners, it seems only Disney is able to compete for shelf
space with their tirade of formulaic hair-styles parading around a
stage to a ‘tweenage’ audience eager to buy their ticket on board the
latest Gravy Train of Glee, spoons for shovelling down all the rhetoric
and merchandise poised in the clammy hand not clutching money.
The choice between one new release and another is often noth-
ing more than an even more androgynous looking figurehead on
the front cover; auto-tune ensures perfection each time, and over-
production maintains that bland feel of a lifeless voice phoning it
in between appearances in ‘Tween Monthly’ and the ‘Disney Awards’.
Which is why you will not find seminal punk band Black Flag’s founder
and guitarist Greg Ginn’s new band “Good For You” and their debut album
‘Life Is Too Short To Not Hold A Grudge’ forcing that Glee Compilation
album into the Buy One; Get One Free’s release, anytime soon.
Nor should you expect its raw power and incredibly brutal hon-
esty to be considered as worthy of a much wider audience than
those in charge of what goes on the shelves would expect it
to be worth. Indeed, were it to be measured against an entire
store’s worth of ear filler there’d be questions of scales being
rigged in the bands favour, judges paid off, and officials hushed up.
And with good reason, too, as Good For You’s first album strips
everything away years of worshipping false – Idols has built up as
cancerous deposits of auto-tuned ‘cut-n-paste’ pop, presents you with
songs that expose the raw welts of life and opinions of someone
unafraid of another’s judgement like the mighty Black Flag themselves.
An obvious influence being founder of both bands, Gregg has
taken the intensity and delivery of the true punk ethos straight
from the hands of its forefathers and bought it directly into your
iPod, vocalist Mike Vallely’s delivery an inspired choice with his
uniquely honest style and captivating sound capturing that ethe-
real notion of punk’s voice with a disarming yet devastating effect.
The album reminds you of what music is meant to be about, each
song a fully realized track but containing only the essential elements
of the song. Think of it like an exclusive restaurant; the food is served
with the barest of garnish but is cut from the leanest quality meat.
It isn’t an easy listen for those raised on chart trends and Hollywood
hipsters, or for anyone who curses missing out on the birth of
punk in the eighties, they could do well to take a couple of
days off work when they pick up a copy of “Life Is Too Short To
Not Hold A Grudge” to properly word that thank you e-mail to
Gregg and Mike (and with all due respect, if you thought ‘Green
Day’ at the mention of punk then you’d better book a week off).
Not just a debut release but a much needed reminder of why
music is considered to be the food of love, and the cautions of too
much gravy, Good For You’s debut album “Life Is Too Short To Not
Hold A Grudge” was released on February 26th via SST Records.
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