Fresh Friday’s Featured Artist This Week Is DJ-Z!

It’s Friday and that can only mean two things, One, the weekend is almost here and two, it’s Fresh Friday!! Fresh Friday’s feature different indie artists, bands and musicians each week. We are mixing things up here at Skatronixxx Music and this week for the first time Fresh Friday’s Featured Artist is DJ-Z

DJ-Z is a female DJ from Guam and is a DJ for JR Productions based in Utah. DJ-Z has been spinning for JR Productions for 5 years, you can also find her spinning at Fahrenheit Lounge in Layton, UT. DJ-Z was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to do a Q & A with me this week, check it out below.

DJ-Z Fresh Friday Q&A

 

Presh: When did you start DJing – and what or who were your  early passions and influences?

DJ-Z: My father started a production company that specialises in mobile DJ services about  5 years ago and I have been in his circuit since. My family introduced me to music at a very young age. Both sides of my family (Mom & Dad) are musically inclined so it’s been inherent in me. My father and uncle were in a band and I used to sit in and listen to them rehearse all the time. My mom would be listening to the latest music; playing VH1 and MTV in the background. When I visit my grandparents, my uncles would be outside tricking their trucks to old school hip hop, 80’s funk and island reggae. That being said, my family plays a strong influence on why I’m a DJ today. On a personal level, music has always been my way of escape and expanding my imagination.

P: Where do you usually spin?

DJ-Z: I currently spin at Fahrenheit Lounge in Layton, UT; it’s about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. It’s super chic with a great vibe! I also spin for private events as well.

P: What are currently your main challenges as a DJ? What is it about DJing, compared to, say, production your own music, which makes it interesting for you?

DJ-Z: My current challenge is building my mixing skills. I’m in the process of attending seminars to hone the craft down. I love performing and try to utilise that enthusiasm to get the crowd going. I see myself as the driver taking the audience for a ride. Kind of like a storyteller. That’s why crowd reading skills are important, however, my primary objective is to satisfy my sound and the rest follows.

P: What  do you usually start with when preparing for a set?

DJ-Z: I start  out with easy listening music, anything chill with a groovy tempo. I feel that starts any event out well. I also see what’s hot in today’s music and do my research in some underground/indie tracks. I love spreading the love and finding a hot track that isn’t mainstream. There is so much great music out there that needs to get exposed, and of course, I love remixes!

P: When there’s more music than one can possibly take in, it’s becoming increasingly hard to know what constitutes an original and a remake anymore. what’s your opinion on the importance of roots, traditions, respecting originals and sources?

DJ-Z: It’s definitely tough to differentiate what’s original and what is not. I believe we all pay tribute to roots and traditions as we spin or compose. Putting your original spin on a classic beat and seeing where it goes is great. However, other artists most especially the greats work so hard at putting their own original work together, therefore, respect is crucial; alway credit the source.

P: What makes you decide to play a particular record during one of your sets? Is there a criteria other than pure subjectivity, for selecting what to play at a gig?

DJ-Z: I always have a set prepared specifically to the nature of the event. No matter the event, I ensure my tracks are fresh and have a great beat. I feel a lack of beats can kill your set. In my opinion, a DJ has to feel his/her music. Anything I can move to and excites me, the crowd will feed off of. Yet based on experience; sticking to your set 100% doesn’t work all the time. If there is a track in my set that’s not exciting my crowd, I improvise and crowd-read.

Check out DJ-Z’s mini interview to promote her Facebook page below:

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If you are in the Layton, UT,  be sure you check out DJ-Z at Fahrenheit Lounge.

Links

DJ-Z Facebook Page

 JR Productions Facebook Page

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If you are an Indie artist, band, musician or DJ and would like to feature in Skatronixxx.com’s Fresh Friday’s please feel free to contact me via email.

Email: Presh.Skatronixxx@gmail.com

You can also find me on:

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We Look Back On Music History To Discover What Happened On This Day…

Welcome to back to another edition of OTD, if you are just joing us, every Thursday we look back on music history through the years to discover what happened On This Day. As with every week our usual supects make and apperance, along with some newcomers to OTD. This week we kick off in 1962 and finish up in 2012, so let’s get cackin’

OTD Legend

Black = Track Title // Orange = Venues/Places/Concerts // Purple = Recording Studios // Green = Albums // Blue = Tours

On This Day…

1962

🎙Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.

1963

🎙The Beatles made their debut on ITV’s ‘Sunday Night at The London Palladium‘, topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They Played, ‘From Me To You‘, ‘She Loves You‘, ‘Twist and Shout‘ and ‘I’ll Get You.’

1965

🎙The Who recorded ‘My Generation‘ at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 positions by The Seekers ‘The Carnival Is Over‘. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.

1970

🎙Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California. The singer had been found dead on the floor beside her bed at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood California on 4th Oct. The Official cause of death was an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.

1973

🎙The Rolling Stones started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Goats Head Soup‘ the group’s fourth US No.1.

1974

🎙TV host Ed Sullivan died. Leader of the Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra. He introduced The Beatles and other UK acts to America via his Ed Sullivan TV Show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.

1977

🎙32 year old Shirley Brickley of The Orlons was shot and killed by an intruder in her Philadelphia home. The Orlons had five US  Top 20 hits in the 60’s including ‘The Wah Watusi‘, ‘Don’t Hang Up‘ and ‘South Street‘.

1979

🎙Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US  singles chart with ‘Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough‘, his second US solo No.1, a No.3 hit in the UK.

🎙’Reggatta De Blanc‘ the second album from The Police started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK. The album which features the band’s first two No.1 hits, ‘Message in a Bottle‘ and ‘Walking on the Moon‘, which only cost £6,000 to record.

1984

🎙Stevie Wonder started a three-week at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You‘, his 7th US No.1, which also hit No.1 in the UK.

🎙U2 scored their second UK No.1 album with ‘The Unforgettable Fire.’ The album was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and featured the single ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love).’

1990

🎙George Michael went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Praying For Time‘, his 6th US solo No.1, and his last solo single to occupy the top of the chart in the US.

2000

🎙UK newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton had pulled out of this years US Mobo awards after one of her breast implants had exploded. A spokesman for her Arista record label said “We don’t comment on our artists personal lives.”

2001

🎙Australian singer-songwriter Peter Doyle died of throat cancer aged 52. Solo artist and a member of The New Seekers. Scored the hits ‘What Have They Done To My Song Ma‘, Never Ending Song of Love‘ and ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing‘ with The New Seekers.

2002

🎙UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcomming Las Vegas show would be called ‘Muse’. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said “we don’t want anyone to think we’re Celine Dion’s backing band.”

🎙Will Young went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut album ‘From Now On‘. Young come to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise. His debut single, ‘Anything is Possible‘, was released two weeks after the show’s finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the United Kingdom.

2004

🎙The US Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, with tax evasionfor failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.

2008

🎙In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. “No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing.” After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.

2009

🎙Al Martino, a Pop croonerwho scored over 10 hits included ‘I Love You Because‘, ‘Spanish Eyes‘ and ‘I Love You More And More Every Day‘, died at the age of 82. He was often remembered for playing the Frank Sinatra type role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather. Martino was at No.1 on the first ever UK pop chart published on the 8th November, 1952 by the New Musical Express.

2011

🎙American band Maroon 5 were on the top of the UK singles chart with ‘Moves Like Jagger, featuring Christina Aguilera. It’s lyrics referred to a male’s ability to impress a female with his dance moves, which he compared to those of Mick Jagger. The video featured old video footage of  Jagger and his iconic dance moves. ‘Moves Like Jagger‘ was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.

2012

🎙An oil painting by the German artist Gerhard Richter which was owned by Eric Clapton sold for £21m ($34m) – an auction record for a work by a living artist. Clapton was set to give the money to the Crossroads Centre drug and alcohol rehabilitation center founded by the guitarist in Antigua.

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That’s it for another week of On This Day, make sure you check out the OTD spotify playlist below.  Join me next week for a new edition of OTD only on Skatronixxx.com! you can also find me on Twitter: @Presh81 or Facebook: Presh Gordon 

Lucifer SN2-EP3 ‘Sin-Eater’

Welcome back to another episode recap of the devil we love Lucifer. Keeping with tradition let’s have a quick recap of last week’s episode –

SN2-EP2 “Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire.

Last week Lucifer’s mother, Charlotte, turns up at the scene of a grizzly murder pleading innocence, Lucifer is hesitant to believe her tale. Lucifer, not wanting to leave her home alone, he instructs Maze to babysit her – but under no circumstances is Maze to torture her, which buys Lucifer some time to investigate the case with Chloe

Lucifer SN2-EP3 “Sin-Eater”

This week Lucifer (Tom Ellis) and Det. Chole Decker (Lauren German) are called in to investigate a murder after a video of the gruesome crime surfaced on social media. When a second video appears they quickly realise they have a serial killer who likes to punish people, which immediately intrigues our devil, while at the same time it makes him question his own need to punish people. We also see a friendship starting between CSI Ella (Amiee Garcia) and Lucifer this week, as the bond over the murder victim’s roasted crotch.

Best line of the episode…”Do not touch the charred crotch, Lucifer.”

The investigation leads them to a website “Wobble” a competitor of Facebook, where both of the victim videos and the humiliation video were posted and at which one of the victims worked. Decker and Lucifer believe one of the moderators have had enough of the horrible clips and has now turned Vigilante. The website uses content moderators to screen all posted videos for inappropriate material; which we learn the head of the company Lelia (Robin Givens) who has been helping Decker with her investigation used to be a moderator. So, of course, Decker and Lucifer immediately suspect head of the company is responsible

Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) and Dr Martin (Rachael Harris) are having drinks at Lux when Mamma Morningstar (Tricia Helfer) arrives, Maze’s anger at Charlotte is noticed by Dr Martin and encourages Maze to talk to Lucifer about the issue, but instead Maze leaves to speak to Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside). Charlotte pushes Lucifers buttons when she questions why he still labels himself a punisher, “it’s what I do. It’s  what I have always done” he replies. She tells him no,  this is what your father always wanted you to do. Is Lucifer still sub-consciously still trying to impress and win over father’s approval? Lucifer gets his devil eyes on, but Charlotte doesn’t even blink.

Amenadiel is having a pity party for one, drinking wine and eating takeout, Maze knocks on the door he quickly cleans up with a dust buster, not wanting maze to discover he is losing his divinity, however, she thinks he is cleaning up after having a lady friend over. She asks him so go talk to Lucifer and stop him from seeing the “new woman” in his life. Amenadiel arrives at Lux looking for  Lucifer but instead finds the woman Maze was talking about, she briefly plays a human, saying that she just want to get closer to her sons, but eventually  Charlotte admits who she is and that she just wants her family back, she doesn’t want to be sent back to hell but if he must then she is ready to go. Except we know that would be an impossible task to complete.

Decker and Lucifer can’t find Leila, but then a message comes through that Leila will kill herself live on the air on Wobble. Decker and Lucifer follow ha hunch that it will go down at Wobble and head to Wobble HQ, they find Leila tied up and recording a video with the HR guy Raymond (Vik Sahay) recording it. Lelia is doused in petrol and Raymond is holding a lighter so Decker can’t shoot him without blowing them all up. As Raymond dropped the lighter she sets off the fire extinguishing system. Turns out Raymond enjoyed seeing people beg for forgiveness.

Chloe and Dan (Kevin Alejandro) talk about the camping trip, Chloe said earlier they couldn’t go on the trip because it was unfair to give Trixie (Scarlett Estevez)false hope of the family being together again, Dan agrees they shouldn’t go on the trip and that they are both better apart for Trixie’s sake, and it’s time they get a divorce. Lucifer returns to Lux and is relieved to find mum hasn’t been sent back to hell, Lucifer a man of his word hands down his punishment to his mother, she must live out her time on Earth as Charlotte Richards, the human. Leaving Lux,  Charlotte walks down a dodgy street and gets mugged. When he struggles with her, she throws him, with little effort against that wall. She is surprised at her new strength and walks away with a strut and clearly pleased with herself. I think Mamma Morningstar is going to be trouble with a capital T!

See you here, the same time next week only on Skatronixxx.com! you can also find me on Twitter: @Presh81

Lucifer SN2-EP4 ‘Lady Parts’ airs Monday 17th Oct, 2016 on FOX

The American Music Awards 2016 Nominees Complete List

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The nominees have been announced for the 2016 AMA’s which will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday Nov. 20,  at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. This year Drake has shattered a 32-year AMA Record for Most Nominations in a Single Year with Thirteen Nominations. Rihanna earns Seven Nomination, Adele and Justin Bieber tie with Five Nomination each

So let’s check out the nominees for the 2016 American Music Awards.

American Music Awards Categories 2016

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

💿 Adele

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Drake

💿 Selena Gomez

💿 Ariana Grande

💿 Rihanna

💿 Twenty One Pilots

💿 Carrie Underwood

💿 The Weeknd

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NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Un-leashed by T Mobile

💿 Alessia Cara

💿 The Chainsmokers

💿 DNCE

💿 Shawn Mendes

💿 Zayn

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COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

💿 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”

💿 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

💿 Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign “Work From Home”

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

💿 Meghan Trainor Feat. John Legend “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

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TOUR OF THE YEAR

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Madonna

💿 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR

💿 Justin Bieber “Sorry” 

💿 Desiigner “Panda”

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

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FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Drake

💿 The Weeknd

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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

💿 Adele

💿 Selena Gomez

💿 Rihanna

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FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

💿 The Chainsmokers

💿 DNCE

💿 Twenty One Pilots

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FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

💿 Adele “25”

💿 Justin Bieber “Purpose”

💿 Drake “Views”

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FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK

💿 Adele “Hello”

💿 Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”

💿 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

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FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

💿 Luke Bryan

💿 Thomas Rhett

💿 Blake Shelton

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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

💿 Kelsea Ballerini

💿 Cam

💿 Carrie Underwood

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FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

💿 Florida Georgia Line

💿 Old Dominion

💿 Zac Brown Band

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FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

💿 Luke Bryan “Kill the Lights”

💿 Chris Stapleton “Traveller”

💿 Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”

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FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

💿 Florida Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y.”

💿 Tim McGraw “Humble And Kind”

💿 Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”

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FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

💿 Drake

💿 Fetty Wap

💿 Future

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FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

💿 Drake “Views”

💿 Drake & Future “What A Time To Be Alive”

💿 Fetty Wap “Fetty Wap”

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FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

💿 Desiigner “Panda”

💿 Drake “Hotline Bling”

💿 FettyWap “679”

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FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

💿 Chris Brown

💿 Bryan Tiller

💿 The Weeknd

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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Janet Jackson

💿 Rihanna

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FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

💿 Beyoncé “Lemonade”

💿 Rihanna “Anti”

💿 Bryson Tiller “TRAPSOUL”

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FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

💿 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

💿 Bryson Tiller “Don’t”

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FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

💿 Coldplay

💿 Twenty One Pilots

💿 X Ambassadors

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FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

💿 Adele

💿 Rachel Platten

💿 Meghan Trainor

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FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

💿 J Balvin

💿 Enrique Iglesias

💿 Nicky Jam

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FAVORITE ARTIST CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

💿 Lauren Daigle

💿 Hillsong UNITED

💿 Chris Tomlin

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FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC  DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

💿 The Chainsmokers

💿 Calvin Harris

💿 Major Lazer

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TOP SOUNDTRACK

💿 Purple Rain

💿 Star Wars: The Force Awakens

💿 Suicide Squad: The Album

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Voting is now open for all categories except for New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, which will open on November 2nd.

You can vote via AMAVote.com or by Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post.

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Skatronixxx.com has you covered on all the up coming Music Awards, you can also follow me on Twitter: @Presh81

Your Top 50 Singles Chart Wrap Up

It’s chart wrap up time again my music loving friends, and from memory there was quite a downward trend starting across all three charts last week. Shall we find out if that trend is continuing.

ARIA SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (LW 3)

☆ 4.  Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (UP – LW 9)

☆ 5.  This Town – Niall Horan (NEW)

☆ 6.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj (DOWN – LW 4)

☆ 7.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (DOWN – LW 6)

☆ 8.  The Greatest – Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 9.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 10.  My Way – Calvin Harris (UP – LW 12)

☆ 11.  All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (NEW)

☆ 12.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & M∅ (DOWN – LW 10

☆ 13.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 14.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty dolla $ign, Logic (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 15.  Papercuts – Illy Feat. Vera Blue (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 16.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 17.  I Love You Always Forever – Betty Who (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 18.  Mercy – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 22)

☆ 19.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 20.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 21.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 22.  Ain’t My Fault – Zara Larsson (UP – LW 24)

☆ 23.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 24.  Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 25.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 26.  Final Song – M∅ (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 27.  This  Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 27)

☆ 28.  One Dance – Drake (LW 28)

☆ 29.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 31.  The Fighter – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood (R/E)

☆ 32.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 33.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 34.  In My Blood – The Veronicas (UP – LW 36)

☆ 35.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 36.  Cool Girl – Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 37.  Wake Me Up – Jessica Mauboy (NEW)

☆ 38.  Dopeamine – Bliss N Eso Feat. Thief (NEW)

☆ 39.  Say It – Flume Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 40.  Crash – Usher (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 41.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookn’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 42.  #Wheresthelove – The Black Eyed Peas Feat. The World (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 43.  Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (R/E)

☆ 44.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 45.  Toothbrush – DNCE (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 46.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 47.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 45)

☆ 48.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 43)

☆ 49.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 50.  Controlla – Drake (LW 50)

Aria Chart Summery

This Weeks Top 3 Singles: Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (1), Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (2), Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (3).

This Weeks New Singles: This Town – Niall Horan (5), All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (11), Wake Me Up – Jessica Mauboy (37), Dopamine – Bliss N Eso Feat. Thief (38).

This Weeks Chart Re Entered Singles: The Fighter – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood (31), Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (43).

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BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (UP – LW 40)

☆ 4.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & M∅ (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 5.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 4)

☆ 6.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (LW 6)

☆ 7.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 8.  Broccoli – D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty (LW 8)

☆ 9.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 10.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 10)

☆ 11.  We Don’t Take Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 13.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (UP – LW 19)

☆ 14.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (LW 14)

☆ 15.  Gold – Kiiara (UP – LW 16)

☆ 16.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 17.  Needed Me – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 18.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 19.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 20.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 21.  Luv – Tory Lanez (UP – LW 22)

☆ 22.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagin Dragons, Ty Dolla $ign, X Ambassadors, Logic (UP – LW 23)

☆ 23.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 24.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (UP – LW 31)

☆ 25.  Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay (LW 25)

☆ 26.  Unsteady – X Ambassadors (UP – LW 27)

☆ 27.  My Way – Calvin Harris (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 28.  Panda – Desiigner (LW 28)

☆ 29.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 30.  The Greatest Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar (UP – LW 34)

☆ 31.  For Free – DJ Khaled Feat. Drake (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 32.  Controlla – Drake (UP – LW 33)

☆ 33.  Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 34.  Forever Country – Artists Of Then, Now & Forever (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 35.  No Limit – Usher Feat. Young Thug (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 36.  OOOUUU – Young M.A (UP – LW 52)

☆ 37.  Setting The World On Fire – Kenny Chesney Feat. P!nk (LW 37)

☆ 38.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (LW 38)

☆ 39.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (LW 39)

☆ 40.  Chill Bill – Rob $tone Feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks (UP – LW 43)

☆ 41.  Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd Feat. Gucci Mane (UP – LW 77)

☆ 42.  Low Life – Future Feat. The Weeknd (UP – LW 44)

☆ 43.  Tiimmy Turner – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 44.  It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To – Billy Currington (UP – LW 53)

☆ 45.  Work – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 46.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 45)

☆ 47.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (UP – LW 49)

☆ 48.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 49.  Pick Up The Phone – Young Thug And Travis Scott Feat. Quavo (UP – LW 50)

☆ 50.  H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line (DOWN – LW 47)

Billboard Chart Summary

This Weeks Top 3 Singles: Closer – The Chainsmoker Feat. Halsey (1), Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (2), Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (3).

No new singles on this weeks chart

This Weeks Big Movers: Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (TW 3 – LW 40), Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (TW 24 – LW 31), OOOUUU – Young M.A (TW 36 – LW 52), Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd Feat. Gucci Mane (TW 41 – LW 77), It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To – Billy Currington (TW 44 – LW 53).

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OFFICIAL UK SINGLE CHART

☆ 1.  Say You Won’t Let Me Go – James Arthur (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Starboy – Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (UP – LW 3)

☆ 3.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (DOWN – LW 2)

☆ 4.  My Way – Calvin Harris (LW 4)

☆ 5.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj (UP – LW 6)

☆ 6.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 7.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & M∅ (LW 7)

☆ 8.  The Greatest – Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar (LW 8)

☆ 9.  This Town – Niall Horan (UP – LW 100)

☆ 10.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (LW 10)

☆ 11.  In The Name Of  Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 13.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 14.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 15.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 16.  Ain’t My Fault – Zara Larsson (UP – LW 23)

☆ 17.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 18.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Ty Dolla $ign, X Ambassodors, Logic (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 19.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 20.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 21.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 22.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 23.  Ain’t Giving Up – Craig David & Sigala (UP – LW 39)

☆ 24.  All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (NEW)

☆ 25.  This Girl – Kungs Feat. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 26.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (UP – LW 27)

☆ 27.  Hurts – Emeli Sande (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 28.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (UP – LW 37)

☆ 29.  Millionaire – Digital Farm Animals & Cash Cash (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  You Don’t Know Love – Olly Murs (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 31.  Blow Your Mind (MWAH) – Dua Lipa (UP – LW 38)

☆ 32.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 33.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 34.  Sexual – Neiked (UP – LW 41)

☆ 35.  False Alarm – Matoma & Becky Hill (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 36.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 33) 

☆ 37.  Tears – Clean Bandit Feat. Louisa Johnson (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 38.  Is This Love (Remix) – Bob Marley Feat. Lvndscape & Bolier (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 39.  Let Me Hold You (Turn Me One) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 40.  Good Grief – Bastille (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 41.  Trouble – Offaiah (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 42.  Final Song – M∅ (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 43.  Controlla – Drake (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 44.  Mercy – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 47)

☆ 45.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (LW 45)

☆ 46.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 47.  Love On Me – Galantis & Hook n Sling (NEW)

☆ 48.  Sunshine – Tieks Feat. Dan Harkna (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 49.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (DOWN – LW 48)

☆ 50.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (LW 50)

Officical UK Chart Summary

This Weeks  Top 3 Singles: Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (1), Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (2), Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (3).

This Weeks New Singles: All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (24), Love On Me – Galantis & Hook N Sling (47).

This Weeks Big Movers: This Town – Niall Horan (TW 9 – LW 100), Ain’t Giving Up – Craig David & Sigala (TW 23 – LW 39), Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (TW 28 – LW 37).

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This we see a downward trend across all three charts, with the exception of a few big movers and a few that have been able to make a slight move up. Will be intresting to see if the downward trend continues next week. That’s a wrap on this weeks chart wrap up only on Skatronixxx.com. You can also follow me on Twitter: @Presh81

American Horror Story: Roanoke “Chapter 4”

I’m back! Did you miss me? Before we get down and dirty with Chapter 4, a huge shout out and thank you to Thisonesmartgirl for taking the reins and reviewing last week’s episode while i was in the hospital, I really appreciate your help, you’re a star! Right, shall we take a look at where we left the Millers last week.

Roanoke “Chapter 3” Recap

While searching for Flora (Saniyya Sidney) Lee’s (Angela Bassett) ex-husband is found dead. Shelby (Sarah Paulson) suspects Lee and the security cameras show that she followed him out of the house during the night. The hillbilly family vanishes, leaving their two feral sons behind. A psychic by the name of Cricket (Leslie Jordan), claims he is able to locate Flora, and Lee folks out a hefty $25,000 in hopes that he can find her daughter. This isn’t the first time this has happened to Lee, however she is very reluctant to discuss the disappearance of her first daughter, that happened many years earlier. Cricket reveals the Priscilla is a dead 16th-century child, and their house and surrounding land are haunted by spirits led by the “The Butcher“, formerly Thomasyn White (Kathy Bates), the first lady of the Roanoke Colony. However, the colonists rebelled against Thomasyn in her husband’s absence and left her for dead. Thomasyn in desperation give her soul to a mysterious woman, and violently retook control of the colony, forcing them to relocate to the property, that the Millers now own. Matt (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) disappears and Shelby finds him copulating with the same mysterious woman, however, Matt doesn’t recall this event and as they argue the police arrive to arrest Lee, who were tipped off by Shelby.

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Roanoke “Chapter 4”

Matt (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and Shelby (Sarah Paulson) argue about his encounter with the mysterious horned woman, but he still doesn’t remember anything. Shelby prepares to shower when she is attacked by the pig man, who is able to materialise in different places around the house. The pig man chases Matt and Shelby around the house, slashing at them, then suddenly the pig man is struck from behind by Elias Cunningham (Denis O’Hare). When pig man gets back up Cunningham raises his hands and banishes the half man half pig with the word “Croatoan”. Shelby asks Elias what Croatoan is, and he describes it as a word of dark power, he tells them he has been the house’s guardian for years, but was unable to afford it before the Millers brought it at auction.

Elias shows the Millers his records of the historic owners of the house, including the Chen family in 1973. The Chen’s tried to protect themselves with folk magic, however, it was no match for the butcher and her group, who slaughtered them. The first to disappear was Edward Phillipe Mott, who built it in 1792. Matt sees the Jane sisters Miranda (Maya Rose Berko) and Bridget (Kristen Rakes) in the clippings, Elias details how the ghosts told him about the nurses’ sacrifice at the hands of The Butcher. In 1952, three hunters turned their guns on each other and blew themselves away, the history goes on and on, showing a distinct pattern of the same lunar cycle in October: the dying grass moon. This is when the deaths and disappearances are in the same 6 day period.

Elias insists they need to leave since the cycle starts that night, but the Miller won’t leave until they find Flora. They set out to find Priscilla (Estelle Hermansen) in the woods (the dead girl who Flora played with), they encounter the horned woman again and Shelby gives chase. Shelby is quickly being surrounded by the dead previous occupants, she tries to banish them using the word “Croatoan” her effort is in vain. Elias pleads with Priscilla to release Flora when The Butcher’s pack arrives and Elias is shot to death by arrows, the Millers run for their lives back to the house, to find Cricket (Leslie Jordan) waiting.

Cricket feels the Flora is still alive, but The Butcher is no longer willing to negotiate, and with the lunar season upon them, she is in a position of strength. Cricket is shaken after further parlay, this time with the horned woman named “Scathach“(Lady Gaga). As a negotiation tactic, Cricket offers the horned women Matt for her pleasure. She takes Cricket back in time through memory, to the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a community whose bounty was dependent on human sacrifice. The colony objected to the sacrifices, and Ambrose – The Butchers son (Wes Bentley) led a rebellion. Under the guise of a special communion of repentance, The Butcher poisoned them all and stabbed her own son, killing the entire community and letting their souls to the land. The Butcher offered herself to Scathach, by killing her, the dark sacrament was now complete.

Cricket relays what he experienced to the Miller’s and leaves  for his hotel to get prepared for the night’s battle, hours later Cricket had still not returned and the Millers had both fallen asleep while waiting,  when Matt is woken by whispers, he follows them to the cellar. Matt finds Scathach waiting for him in a candlelit cellar – very romantic, Matt seems to be under some kind of spell and is unable to resist her advances and we learn, that Scathach was once, an English woman who crossed centuries before, and she became a new immortal, a fusion of pagan pantheons.

The Butcher finds Flora and is going to sacrifice her in front of the Miller’s, but Priscilla distracts The Butcher and Flora are able to escape to Matt and Shelby.  The Butcher has another human she can sacrifice, her pack  brings Cricket out before her, he was captured when he chased after Flora on his way back to his hotel room. The Butcher proceeds to gut Cricket like a fish as the Millers watch on helplessly,  Ambrose then assists his mother as they disembowel Cricket, she then points to the Millers with her meat cleaver, as if to say your next…..

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Every episode just gets better and better! What did you think of this weeks episode? Join me here the same time next week on Skatronixxx.com for the recap and review of American Horror Story: Roanoke “Chapter 5”. You can also find me Twitter: @Presh81 

We Look Back On Music History To Discover What Happened On This Day…

Welcome to the first OTD for October! This weeks edition kicks off in 1959 and ends in 2011, with the usual suspects making an appearance along with some new comers to OTD, so without further ado lets find out what happened.

OTD Legend

Black = Track Title // Orange = Venues/Concerts // Purple = Recording Studios // Green = Albums // Blue = Tours //

On This Day….

 

1959

🎙Jerry Keller was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Here Comes Summer‘. A one hit wonder, Keller went on to be a vocalist for television jingles throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

1964

🎙The Beatles spent the afternoon recording ‘Eight Days A Week‘ at Abbey Road studios in London. Late evening was spent at The Ad Lib Club, London, partying with The Ronettes and Mick Jagger.

1967

🎙The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show ‘Top Gear‘. Stevie Wonder who was also appearing on the show jammed with Hendrix.

🎙The Doors appeared at the Cal State Gymnasium, Los Angeles, California, with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company.

🎙Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England. Playing the musical interlude during the contest.

1969

🎙George Harrison’s song ‘Something‘ was released as the “A” side of a Beatles’s 45, a first for Harrison. Along with Lennon and McCartney’s ‘Come Together‘, the single went on to reach No.1 on the US Chart the following month. Both tracks were lifted from the Abby Road album. 

1972

🎙During sessions at RCA Studios, New York City, David Bowie recorded ‘The Jean Genie‘, which became the lead single from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. The Track spent 13 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at No.2, making it Bowie’s biggest hit to date. The line “He’s so simple-minded, he can’t drive his module” would later give the band Simple Minds their names.

1973

🎙Cher started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Half-Breed‘, the singers second US No.1. The single didn’t chart in the UK.

1978

🎙Australia’s ‘King of rock ‘n’ roll’ Johnny O’Keefe died aged 43 of a heart attack. he was the first Australian rock ‘n’ roll performer to tour the United States, and Australia’s most successful chart performer, with 29 Top 40 hits between 1958 and 1974. O’Keefe’s 1958 hit, ‘Real Wild Child‘, was covered by Iggy Pop in 1986.

1979

🎙Buzzcocks, supported by Joy Division appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, tickets cost £2.50

🎙Led Zeppelin’s In Through The Out Door was at No.1 on the US album chart. Six versions of the cover were released, each depicting the same bar scene photographed from one of six different angles.

🎙’Gotta Serve Somebody‘ gave Bob Dylan his twelfth US Top 40 hit when it entered the chart for the first time. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the song won Dylan the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male in 1980.

1984

🎙David Bowie scored his sixth UK No.1 album with ‘Tonight‘, featuring the single ‘Blue Jean‘.

1991

🎙Michael Jackson gave away the bride at Elizabeth Taylor’s seventh wedding, held at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The Groom was construction worker Larry Fortensky, whom Taylor would divorce in 1997.

1998

🎙A music industry poll was published by London Magazine ‘Time Out’, naming the top stars from the past 30 years. 5th place: Marvin Gaye, 4th place: James Brown, 3rd place: Bob Marley, 2nd place The Beatles and 1st place: David Bowie.

1999

🎙Winners at The Mobo Award included Kele Le Roc, for Best Newcomer and Best Single. Shanks & Bigfoot won Best Dance Act. TLC won Best Video for ‘No Scrubs‘. Lauryn Hill, won Best International Act and Tina Turner won a Lifetime Achievement Award.

2000

🎙Manhattan Supreme Court sentenced rapper Busta Rhymes to five years probation after pleading guilty to gun possession charge.

2004

🎙Britney Spears threw a full cup of cola over a photographer. The photographer was waiting to take pictures of the singer and her new husband, outside a subway take-away shop in Malibu, California.

2005

🎙A Rolling Stones concert at the University of Virginia, in the US, was halted after eight songs into the show at the Scott Stadium after police received a bomb threat targeting the stage area. A 45-minute police sweep of the area found nothing unusual, and the band completed the show. The Stones were touring to promote their latest album, ‘A Bigger Bang‘.

2007

🎙Bruce Springsteen was being sued for $850,000 (£415,973) by a man who claimed he backed out of a contract to buy a horse. Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa were both named in legal documents filed in Florida by Todd Minikus. He claimed the couple pulled out of a deal to pay $650,000 (£358,097) for a horse, named Pavarotti.

🎙Queen’s groundbreaking promo for their 1975 hit ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘ was named the UK’s Best Music Video in a survey of music fans. Out of 1,051 adults polled by O2, 30% named the six-minute video, (which took only three hours to shoot and cost a mere £3,500 to make), their favourite.

2010

🎙A set of John Lennon’s fingerprints were seized by the FBI from a New York memorabilia dealer who intended to sell them for $100,000 (£62,621) minimum bid. The prints were taken at a New York police station in 1976 when Lennon applied for permanent US residence. The bureau believed the card was still government property and was investigating how it landed in private hands.

2011

🎙Starship’s ‘We Built This City‘ was named ‘the worst song of the 1980s‘ in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine. ‘The Final Countdown‘ by the Swedish band Europe came in second and ‘Lady in Red‘ by Chris de Burgh was third. Also making the top five were Wham!’s ‘Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)’ and ‘The Safety Dance‘ by Men Without Hats.

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There you have it music lovers, another awesome edition of On This Day (OTD) done and dusted. Be sure to check out this weeks OTD Spotify Playlist, catch OTD every Thursday only on Skatronixxx.com, you can also find me on Twitter: @Presh81 

BET Hip Hop Awards Winners for 2016

Last night (Oct. 4) the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards aired, however the show was actually filmed back in September at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, last night fans at home were able to watch performers including Travis Scott and T.I.

We have the complete list of winners from the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards, Drake led the night with a staggering 14 nominations! Lets find out who the winners are.

Best Hip-Hop Video:

• Drake – “Hotline Bling“

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Best Collaboration, Duo or Group:

• Fat Joe and Remy Ma Feat. French Montana and Infared – “All the Way Up“

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Best Live Performer:

• Kendrick Lamar

Lyricist of the Year:

• Kendrick Lamar

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Video Direction of the Year;

• Director X

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DJ of the Year:

• DJ Khaled

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Producer of the Year:

• Metro Boomin

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MVP of the Year:

• DJ Khaled

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Track of the Year:

• Fat Joe and Remy Ma Feat. French Montana and Infared – “All the Way Up“

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Album of the Year:

• Drake – Views

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Best New Hip-Hop Artist:

• Chance the Rapper

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Hustler of the Year:

• DJ Khaled

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Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style):

• Kanye West

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Best Mixtape:

• Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book

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Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:

• Kendrick Lamar & Beyoncé – “Freedom“

Impact Track:

• J. Cole – “Love Yourz“

People’s Champ Award:

• Travis Scott – “Antidote“

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Well there you have it , the complete winners list for the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2016. For all the latest on Music Awards winners and nominees  follow me @Presh81 only on Skatronixxx.com

Lucifer SN2-EP2 ‘Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire’

Hello, Devils! As you know there was no episode last week due to the presidential debate. It’s been a long week but I’m very glad Lucifer is back this week, my Mondays are again complete Below is a quick recap of where we last left Lucifer on the 19th September.

SN2-EP1 ‘Everything’s Coming Up Lucifer’

We could see that Lucifer was clearly distracted by his mother’s escape from hell, while he and Chloe investigated the murder of a stand-in actress. Lucifer was convinced his mother was back to kill him and every lead he interpreted as a message for his mother. Chloe’s faith in Lucifer was tested by the new medical examiner, Ella. Amenadiel hopes to rein in his brother’s wild side as the both try to deal with the absence of Maze.

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SN2-EP2 ‘Liar,Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire’

As we all know Lucifer (Tom Ellis) has monumental mommy issues, so when he comes face-to-face with mommy dearest Charlotte (Tricia Helfer), Lucifer has mixed feelings about her and her intentions on earth. Charlotte explains what has happened to her, but Lucifer suspects she is lying to him. Charlotte tries to convince Lucifer, that she is not on earth to harm anyone, however, Lucifer doesn’t buy her story nor does he trust his mother. Momma Morningstar is sporting her new flesh bag and is smoking hot, but she is one dangerous and no doubt a master of manipulation.

Chloe (Lauren German) and Dan Detective “Douche” (Kevin Alejandro) interrogate their daughter Trixie (Scarlett Estevez) over the maiming of her doll, in order to get the new doll that girl wants. Lucifer is amused and somewhat proud of the offsprings (Trixie’s) exploits and buy her the expensive doll she wanted. Obviously, Chole is not happy with Lucifer for buying the doll and tell him as such. I am still not convinced on the addition of the medical examiner Ella (Amiee Garcia), it really feels awkward and forced, she is clearly there to be “team God” but is we really need that?

Lucifer is having trouble calling Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside), and in the last episode, we saw that Amenadiel was starting to lose his powers. Is that part of the reason why Lucifer can’t call him? Amenadiel is researching something, which I am guessing has to do with the loss of his powers, when Dr Martin (Rachael Harris) approaches him and lets rip, she is hurt that he had lied to her about being a therapist, and she is used to her clients lying to her but not her colleagues and friend. But Amenadiel has big problems, he is losing his powers, and his wings are not looking very healthy at all, but why? Is it from what Maze (Lesley-Anne Brandt) did to save him, or is it because mommy dearest is in town?

Charlotte believes she has convinced Lucifer that she is harmless and he allows her to stay on earth, however as soon as he leaves the room she has a devilish smirk and an F U look on her face, but who is the F U too? Ex-husband or lucifer? Mommy dearest definitely can’t be trusted and she definitely has something brewing, I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of whatever Charlotte is brewing!

Join me for the recap of next weeks episode SN2-Ep3 ‘Sin-Eater‘ only on Skatronixxx.com you can also find me on Twitter: @Presh81

Lucifer airs Monday 9/8c on FOX 

Elementary SN5-EP1 ‘Folie a Deux’

Sherlock and Watson  have once again graced our screens, with the premiere of season 5 airing last night (October, 2), and the dynamic duo didn’t disappoint. Oh, how I have missed the eccentric detective and his level-headed protégé Watson, who balance Sherlock out, however, I have noticed she is becoming more like Sherlock each episode. Let’s have a quick recap the last episode of season 4

 Elementary SN4-EP24 ‘A Difference in Kind’ Recap

Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) quickly disarms the bomb and deduces that it was no Vikner, but another member of his group who wants to dethrone him by killing them, thus not harming him and Joan Watson (Lucy Liu). The two of them find out with the help from Morland (John Noble) that the bomber is connected to an Iranian diplomat in the organisation, Hashemi, who is bent on deposing vikner as the leader. They meet with her only to realise the enormity of the organisation and to learn the reason why Morland was targeted by Vikner.

Some in the organisation, like Hashemi, wanted Morland as the new leader until Vikner played his hand. Sherlock, Watson, and Morland work together to frame Vikner for a federal crime, only to find out he was tipped off by a contact inside the FBI and is in the wind. Morland, in an attempt to protect his son, then contacts Vikner, who thinks he’s going to be able to kill off Morland, however, he has allied with Hashemi, so Vikner is killed instead by her men.

Morland meets Sherlock on the brownstone’s rooftop, telling him that he has taken over leadership of the organisation with the aim of dismantling the network from within and explaining to him that it was the only way to guarantee he would not lose his son. He also promises that the group won’t have a presence in New York and prepares to return to London.

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Elementary SN5-EP1 ‘Folie a Deux’

Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) investigate when at bomb goes off in a crowded park. They believe it is the Bensonhurst Bomber, who was last active six years ago. He has become active again, but this time, his bombing spree is in Flushing. Sherlock spots a guy acting suspicious at the crime scene and gives chase, but he escapes when Sherlock is hit by a car. Not deterred from being hit by a car Sherlock gets his first break in the case while giving chase both men jump over a parked taxi, the suspect put his hand on the bonnet as he jumped over and left his fingerprints behind.

Sherlock is concerned that Watson is getting restless after five years as a private investigator, he points out that this is her third career, and can’t help but wonder if her wanderlust has subsided. Watson contemplates and agrees that life is short and that she hasn’t been “a construction worker yet or a biker or an Indian Chief” to which Sherlock replies “You think I don’t get the Village People reference, but I do“. They get a match to Nathan Resor (Matthew Del Negro), a land developer who was in jail when the bombing had stopped. Of course, Resor denies the claims he is the Bensonhurst bomber, and a search of his home turns up nothing.

Watson realises that she and Resor have a contact in common, Shinwell Johnson (Nelsan Ellis), a drug dealer whose life she had saved as a surgeon after he was shot by rival dealers. Johnson now on parole, is working in a boxing gym, emptying spit buckets. Johnson gets the name of Resor’s cellmate Cray Fielder (Lee Tergesen), however, they can’t get Fielder to flip on Resor. A second bomb goes off while Resor is under surveillance and couldn’t have possibly planted this bomb.

Sherlock and Watson begin to suspect that Resor and Fielder are working together, they break into Fielder’s house hoping to find evidence to tie Fielder to the bombings and it pays off, they find a bomb-making kit. They eventually get Fielder to flip on Resor and the pair will never see the outside of a jail cell. Watson visits Johnson at the halfway house, he opens the door a little, Watson asks if he wants to go for a walk and a chat, he agrees and says he will just get his coat, he has a gun in his hand which he hides and he grabs his coat and leaves. Would he have shot himself if Watson hadn’t of showed up?

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Elementary airs  Sundays 10/9c  on CBS.