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Goodbye.
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Hey there,
Just wanted to drop everyone a note saying I'm leaving the site. I haven't really been using it, but I wanted to say thanks to everyone who have made my experience on this site so pleasant.
The account will be closing around the end of next week, but if you want to stay friends with me you can follow my twitter (@F10Jennifer), and keep talking to me there.
Thank you to everyone who's favourited, commented and made amazing art! And I'm sorry I can't reply to any of the messages in my inbox.
Just wanted to drop everyone a note saying I'm leaving the site. I haven't really been using it, but I wanted to say thanks to everyone who have made my experience on this site so pleasant.
The account will be closing around the end of next week, but if you want to stay friends with me you can follow my twitter (@F10Jennifer), and keep talking to me there.
Thank you to everyone who's favourited, commented and made amazing art! And I'm sorry I can't reply to any of the messages in my inbox.
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Miss. Jackson
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The new single by Panic! At The Disco is out finally, well it was out a while ago really...
It's called Miss. Jackson and is off their new upcoming album. Anyway the video was very interesting and surreal and I decided to copy it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd7NJ1…
Here is the original btw:
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boom.
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I have Twitter.
I saw Colin Ryan.
And Joseph Milson (Maria's dad in SJA)
And Macbeth.
Boom.
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WHAT LIES BENEATH TEENSTAR
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The constant attack on all "good" music such as My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! at the Disco has caused many things. MCR were attacked. FOB split. P!ATD were attacked and scared into re-writing their musical genre. So how do you think it feels to be witness to this type of behaviour and hatred in something as much as an innocent singing competition?
Recently my friend, Karolina entered a singing competition called TeenStar. I say entered, we all forced her to sign up. She was really excited. She won the few "knock-out" rounds and reginal affairs and made it through to the nationwide final.
YAY HER!
I sadly couldn't make it to the show despite having a ticket (it was too far away!) but all my other friends did.
She decided to sing What Lies Beneath by Breaking Benjamin.
She had a friend/boyfriend playing the guitar for her.
She moved about the stage. She owned it. She screamed at the judges, sang her little heart into a microphone that was all too small for her voice.
Another singer won.
They sang Justin Beiber.
They stood stationary.
Hiding behind their microphone.
Gasping above the synethic backing track.
Although it may seem just like a saw spot to put this down to song choice, some of the other singers chose to sing songs by the likes of Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Rebecca Black.
I believe that Karolina's place was due to the fact that the judges were discriminatory towards her choice of song. Its never been in the top 40 of pop, and therefore the judges simply were not interested in her singing. Wrong song = wrong voice. The judges did not even look up from scrawling scathing notes about her. And Karolina was watching VERY closely.
"Karolina Janus – A bit too breathy in the microphone, work on your technique. Accompanying guitar was BADLY out of tune unfortunately. Mix between the guitar and vocal not quite right. Maybe should have gone with a backing track. Take something off the vocal." That was the judges comments on her performance. All negative. Compared to the other comments on the other singers, especially negative. I mean I know constructive critism is good, it's the best thing, it's what every artist should strive for. But this is not. This is "WE HATED YOU" put nicely.
I feel that even if the judges thought of her performance as bad than they should at least be more explicit with how she can improve. Oh, and the guitar is MEANT to sound like that.
More evidence to support my assertion of discrimination was when the presenter, introducing Karolina publically recolied at the name of the band Karolina is in. "Answering Silence." It's angry. It's assertive. It's rock. It's everything against what pop music that presenter listens to.
From this experience Karolina said that she gained no practice, no experience, no way to improve, no comment whatsoever on her performance. This competiton has only hindered her in becoming the star that she is. Making her nervous and scared of performing, especially to a closed crowd. However the competition has made her pro-active. She knows there are people out there that hate what has saved so many people's lives. I mean the quote "Rock/Heavy Metal etc, had saved my life" has become a cliche! That shows that "alternative" genres of music deserve to have the recognition they have truly earnt.
It also means singers like my friend, Karolina, aren't put through so much only to be knocked at the final hurdle by a bunch of judges, consisting of radio DJs for popular culture radio stations. I doubt that many of them had even heard of Breaking Benjamin, had no idea what is was even meant to sound like.
If you, like me, feel like this type of discrimination cannot simply continue then please visit the video of her performance. Like it or leave a comment. Or if you, also like me, just think she sounds just TOTALLY AWESOME please also visit the video performance;
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=…
If you want to find out any more about TeenStar, or where I got most of my information from, then visit the site;
www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk/
Honestly, Teenstar makes me so angry I just want to enter their next competition so I can scream some awesome songs in their faces. And I can't even sing.
If you're a singer, an aspiring star (in England) and you love the "alternative" music genre then please enter the competition. If the judges are bombarded with this type of music it may make them realise it exists.
Recently my friend, Karolina entered a singing competition called TeenStar. I say entered, we all forced her to sign up. She was really excited. She won the few "knock-out" rounds and reginal affairs and made it through to the nationwide final.
YAY HER!
I sadly couldn't make it to the show despite having a ticket (it was too far away!) but all my other friends did.
She decided to sing What Lies Beneath by Breaking Benjamin.
She had a friend/boyfriend playing the guitar for her.
She moved about the stage. She owned it. She screamed at the judges, sang her little heart into a microphone that was all too small for her voice.
Another singer won.
They sang Justin Beiber.
They stood stationary.
Hiding behind their microphone.
Gasping above the synethic backing track.
Although it may seem just like a saw spot to put this down to song choice, some of the other singers chose to sing songs by the likes of Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Rebecca Black.
I believe that Karolina's place was due to the fact that the judges were discriminatory towards her choice of song. Its never been in the top 40 of pop, and therefore the judges simply were not interested in her singing. Wrong song = wrong voice. The judges did not even look up from scrawling scathing notes about her. And Karolina was watching VERY closely.
"Karolina Janus – A bit too breathy in the microphone, work on your technique. Accompanying guitar was BADLY out of tune unfortunately. Mix between the guitar and vocal not quite right. Maybe should have gone with a backing track. Take something off the vocal." That was the judges comments on her performance. All negative. Compared to the other comments on the other singers, especially negative. I mean I know constructive critism is good, it's the best thing, it's what every artist should strive for. But this is not. This is "WE HATED YOU" put nicely.
I feel that even if the judges thought of her performance as bad than they should at least be more explicit with how she can improve. Oh, and the guitar is MEANT to sound like that.
More evidence to support my assertion of discrimination was when the presenter, introducing Karolina publically recolied at the name of the band Karolina is in. "Answering Silence." It's angry. It's assertive. It's rock. It's everything against what pop music that presenter listens to.
From this experience Karolina said that she gained no practice, no experience, no way to improve, no comment whatsoever on her performance. This competiton has only hindered her in becoming the star that she is. Making her nervous and scared of performing, especially to a closed crowd. However the competition has made her pro-active. She knows there are people out there that hate what has saved so many people's lives. I mean the quote "Rock/Heavy Metal etc, had saved my life" has become a cliche! That shows that "alternative" genres of music deserve to have the recognition they have truly earnt.
It also means singers like my friend, Karolina, aren't put through so much only to be knocked at the final hurdle by a bunch of judges, consisting of radio DJs for popular culture radio stations. I doubt that many of them had even heard of Breaking Benjamin, had no idea what is was even meant to sound like.
If you, like me, feel like this type of discrimination cannot simply continue then please visit the video of her performance. Like it or leave a comment. Or if you, also like me, just think she sounds just TOTALLY AWESOME please also visit the video performance;
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=…
If you want to find out any more about TeenStar, or where I got most of my information from, then visit the site;
www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk/
Honestly, Teenstar makes me so angry I just want to enter their next competition so I can scream some awesome songs in their faces. And I can't even sing.
If you're a singer, an aspiring star (in England) and you love the "alternative" music genre then please enter the competition. If the judges are bombarded with this type of music it may make them realise it exists.
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Dipsomania
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Dipsomania - A historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol...
And the name of a song...
By Answering Silence.
A band made up of a beautiful mix of Lizzy Hail's unimaginable range of voice and Jimi Hendrix's fingering amidst the screams of heavy bass plucks and the unmistakable drawl of a hoover. Oh, and some kick-ass drumming.
Muse...
My Chemical Romance (May god be upon them)...
Fall Out Boy...
Rage Against the Machine...
System of a Down...
Any of these ICONIC bands will PALE in comparision to the EMOTION, PASSION, and FIGHT in these group of teenagers.
And I should know...
I did the TWIST to THIS SONG.
And the name of a song...
By Answering Silence.
A band made up of a beautiful mix of Lizzy Hail's unimaginable range of voice and Jimi Hendrix's fingering amidst the screams of heavy bass plucks and the unmistakable drawl of a hoover. Oh, and some kick-ass drumming.
Muse...
My Chemical Romance (May god be upon them)...
Fall Out Boy...
Rage Against the Machine...
System of a Down...
Any of these ICONIC bands will PALE in comparision to the EMOTION, PASSION, and FIGHT in these group of teenagers.
And I should know...
I did the TWIST to THIS SONG.
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