From performing at local cafe's in Virginia with her sister Anna, to taking her music talents to Nashville, attending Belmont University, the same school where several of other Country stars have graduated from including Brad Paisley, Lee Ann Womack and more, to winning a Grammy in 2017 as a songwriter for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song performed by Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, to being the duet partner to one of Country's biggest stars, Luke Bryan, Emily Weisband has stuck to her talented writing and singing capabilities, which has guided to what many artists dream of -- oh and she ain't done yet.  

 

Only just recently graduated from college, and she has already won a Grammy and written for some of Country's biggest stars including Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and more, see her amazing portfolio of credits here.  With her song with Luke Bryan 'Hungover in the Hotel Room' set to be released in a few weeks, more people will realize, Emily Weisband has one of the best voices in not just today's Country, but in all of Music.  See her music evolution here.

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Thursday, 05 October 2017 01:07

Logic

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From performing locally in the DMV area, sporting some of LoLaFo's clothing line while on stage, it has been an honor to have Logic featured on Diversal before getting signed to Visionary Music Group, and the road to stardom that followed; performing world tours, to performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen, the VMA's, and more.  

Logic exemplies what it means to follow your creative passion, and serves as an example for any with a dream.  Read his extraordinary story here...

 

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From the moment I saw the very first trailer, I knew that Valerian was something that I HAD to see. As with romantic love, (no matter how much people dont want to admit it) The thing that normally first draws you towards your partner is the physical attraction. Well with this movie, it is DEFINITELY the beautful cinematography that wraps you in. I hope that analogy made sense lol

 

From beginning to end I was in awe at the visuals in this movie. I commend everyone involved with the creating of over 1000 different alien species and spacescapes! Just the thought of having to do that makes my brain ache lol

 

Im defintely a fan of space themed movies but I also feel like if youve seen one of them, you've seen them all. I love when actual iconic and rare space movies come around, which isnt very often. That being said, the year 2017 has provided us not one, but TWO Iconic Space themed movies. Valerian & Guardians of The Galaxy Vol.2.

 

2017 has been a year of exceptional movies and both Guardians of The Galaxy Vol2. & Valerian are in the top percent!

The plot of Valerian is pretty simple. A evil hearted human general commited genocide on a alien race and is now trying hard to cover his tracks.  Even though the concept is simple, I loved the themes of genocide, social  economics, racism, and more that were explored.

 

Even though nobody in the movie was too big named, I believe it still worked. Nobody in the movie really stuck out as phenomenal in their role to me, but nobody was bad at all in their role either. The characters were all interesting enough for me to defintely want more in a sequel.

 

Rihanna suprising had a reall good role! I was like aye you go RiRi!lol

 

I really do hope that this movie does well enough in the world market, because I really would love a sequel! I loved this movie and def would reccomend it to anyone looking for a dope scifi action summer flick!

 

 

 

Monday, 07 August 2017 15:16

Girls Trip [Movie Review]

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"Girls Trip" was phenomenal . Walked out the theatre feeling like a proud black Woman at heart.
All jokes aside, foreal foreal, the foundation of this movie is great writing. Everyone had their back stories explored. The character of Dina was my fav ! Tiffany Haddish was perfect for it; She was the character that everybody needs in their circle of friends.
The relationship between Queen Latifah's character and Regina Hall's was real af. It was interesting to see the dynamic and their individual story line play out. And finally, Jada Pinkett Smith's straightlaced mom character was so cute omg. Like ahhh, I know shes like 20 years older than me but she was so adorable lol
 
I Loved all of the themes of black femininity and sisterhood. They really did do this movie for the culture because black Women are highly underrepresented in modern media.....even though black Women are the most swagger jacked! So I'm happy to see my Queens shine. All this being said, this is a movie that people of all races and backgrounds can enjoy. The white lady who was The agent ! Omg she was sooo funny !!!! Ahh , can't forget her lol Special shoutout to Larenz Tate's character for putting on for all of us good men out there! His character was cool . Let em know, Men like that Do exist! Ef Luke cage, doh. All in all girls trip was a exceptional summer action comedy and I recommend it to all !
4/5 stars

Thursday, 13 July 2017 14:59

Spiderman: HomeComing [Movie Review]

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The year was 2002 and I was 9 years old, about to be 10. I vividly remember walking out of the theatre and damn near breaking my neck trying to replicate all of Spider-man's moves.  Fast forward to High school. The kids in the marching band (Because even amongst the "losers" of the school, The band kids, I was a loser within the loser group smh lol) would bully and make fun of me. I remember one day, I put on this spiderman themed outit and when they started raggin on me, I started doing flips and shooting imagainary webs at them. Screaming at them, "IM FED UP! COME AT ME BRO!" . They backed off and was like "this N*gg*, crazy". I was trolling them and it worked. But lord knows I did love pretending to be spidey, lol

 

Spider-Man is My favorite Hero of all time; no one above him. Batman is number two and Static Shock is number three. I actually have a pipeline dream to one day convince DC Comics to hire me to Write and Star in a Live Action Static Shock movie. Thats off topic though, lol.

 

I know he gets a lot of crap for being the worst Spider-Man but Andrew Garfield is actually my personal favorite  incarnation because he was a intelligent modern hipster/Skater Peter Parker. I relate to him the most out of all three of the versions of Peter Parker. Every single Spider-Man movie franchise has had its Ups and Downs with The Character but over all, Ive loved it all. Tobey is the OG and Innovator. I don't even need to speak on his legend cause ya'll know what's good! Now, to talk about the actual movie!

 

Spider-Man Homecoming is as Spectacular as the critics have been saying! First things first, Tom Holland. My mans Tom killed it! While Andrew was a Peter Parker that I myself personally related to, Tom IS Peter/Spider- Man! In the movie, he's 15 and his inexperience DEFINITELY Shows. So to be honest, he's more like Spider-Boy lol The cool thing about this aspect, though, is that he has SO MUCH ROOM TO GROW. I think of Iron Man and how much he has changed and matured since his character was first introduced. I am so excited to see 10 years from now what they do with Tom's character. I can see him Playing Spider-man for as long as Hugh Jackman played Wolverine. A seasoned late 20's Spider-man leading the new avengers team would be beyond sick!

 

The Vulture was a strong villain given Marvel's "Villain Problem". In layman's terms, Loki is known as the only great Marvel Villain; I'd like to Argue that Zemo from Capatin America is a pretty unique villain as well but I do agree that there is a lack of good villains in the MCU. I liked how the conflict wasnt about world domination or some super crazy shut down the whole city type battle. It was simply a man who was selling EXTREMELY dangerous weapons because he wanted to take care of his family. The Vulture didnt never comes accross as inherently, evil. He comes accross as a man whos willing to do any and everything to make sure that his family is straight. You get his motivations and it makes you almost sympathize with him.

 

One of the best parts about the movie for me was that the cast was so diverse! Peter Parker was actually the token white guy amongst his friends group and it didnt seemed forced at all which is pretty epic. Every one played their characters so well and I loved the slight SJW moments they put in the movie. They never beat your over the head with the "Woke" stuff but its in there , executed perfectly. Another "Woke" aspect to the movie was that they had strong female characters. I noticed that in EVERY SINGLE OTHER Spider-Man movie, Peters Only motivation to ever do anything was based in having to save a woman. Whether it be Mary Jane or Gwen Stacy. Im like damn, MJ! How many times you gonna get kidnapped by a villain! lol. In this movie,his love interest was the captain of the Decathalon team and super smart. Michelle, Zendayas character was a angsty punk type chick who was super woke and had a ef it kinda attitude. The fact that they were both black too was dope! Peter got jungle fever! haha 

 

Quick nod: Aunt May. Marisa Tomei kills it and even though shes only in the movie but so much, she Murks every scene. I love how this time around Aunt May is young and can really pass for Peter's mom instead of grandma style Aunt May of the past.
Aaron Davis: Donald Glover's role in the movie is very minor but let me tell you, when he's on the screen, HE IS ON THE SCREEN. He kills it and the movie leads me to believe that he will have a much bigger role in future movies. They really are setting up characters for the future and Its so lit.


In this movie, I love how Spider-Man wants to defeat the villain because its the right thing to do and to prove to himself and everyone else that he's worthy of being an Avenger. The most special part was that he does it without his Special Tony Stark Made suit. (Thats not a spoiler, its in the trailers lol). He did it for himself and not to save some woman!
(Because Men deserve to have some self respect and women deserve to be more than a plot point! )

 

Last thing I want to note is that I loved the John Hughes 80s inspiration that is seen through out the movie. They really capture the modern teenager aesthetic and brings out the kid in you for every adult. Overall , Id Give the movie a 4/5 stars!

If you have not seen it, then I suggest you hop your heiny on over to the theatre, Asap!

Thanks for tuning in, love yall!

- Max Ataraxis

 

Thursday, 13 July 2017 03:28

I.Am.Tru.Starr

 
IAMTRUSTARR, Bandzoogle: With an inexhaustible amount of creativity woven deep into the layers that make up the artist that is I.Am.Tru.Starr, his career, as a recording artist, is a testament to that of a dedicated craftsman’s. Making sure he was able to come correct with his talents, this Rochester-born musician is now stepping out amongst the shadows with a mission larger than an average vocalist’s.
 
Using his modest upstate roots as motivation for his own music, I.Am.Tru.Starr is working with the intention to lead by example, with a dedicated passion to show the next generation already looking up to him that beautiful things can grow out of what others consider a deadbeat town.
 
“Growing up in places like where I’m from, kids don’t get the chance to dream properly,” the emcee says, with bright eyes. “I’m chasing mine so they don’t ever have to be timid about chasing theirs.”
 
Recording music in a serious capacity since 2012, I.Am.Tru.Starr grew up in music by way of his neighborhood, with his friends challenging him early on to find confidence in his natural ability to rap, going on to form a group out of a local DJ’s basement using borrowed equipment.
 
As a child I.Am.Tru.Starr would emulate the vocal styling of Dave Hollister until his family would tell him to quiet down. Eventually they started listening and whether he was singing classic covers or sneaking in his own rudimentary lyrics, their compliments began to hold weight, especially considering that as a musical household with high standards, his family members were tough critics to please.
 
Channeling the spirit and sounds of the likes of D’Angelo, Fred Hammond, Scarface, Andre 3000 and Donny Hathaway and more, I.Am.Tru.Starr’s current sound is film noir meets 2016. His ability to share his story with potent lyrics and lush melodies, carefully crafted into his own self-described sound of “Soul Hop,” allows him to both reach - and captivate - a varied audience. Taking elements of hip-hop, R&B, funk, gospel and alt-soul, I.Am.Tru.Starr’s battle cry is emotional. His music comes from a place of raw honesty, and that foundation of pure expression is all he has.  After getting swallowed by the wrong crowd and experiencing significant setbacks as a result, I.Am.Tru.Starr prevailed by harnessing a redefined purpose, learning more than the instruments he taught himself during this deeply personal and challenging chapter of darkness.
 
As I.Am.Tru.Starr begins to settle into a space entirely his own musically, he is built up by the people he selectively works with, finding a second family in his curated group of producers and creative minds all united under the undeniable power of art, and truth –
(IAMTRUSTARR, Bandzoogle)
 

Artist name: I.Am.Tru.Starr

Website: www.iamtrustarr.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uY17u6sR13GQqRtYnilHn - "hair like basquiat."

Ep https://open.spotify.com/album/6SsXDdIiep6W0BXZkJuBY2  

Apple Music: https://itun.es/us/clef7 

Gleam: https://iamtrustarr.com/album/529514/gleam?autostart=true 

Sunday, 11 June 2017 15:19

"Flying" - 4/20 Theme song

Chill beat, catchy hook, and fluid flows by artists PC, YoungFuture, JB, and Reggie aka 100Degrees.  Produced and recorded in 2011 in a matter of a few hours by one of Diversal's inhouse producers in one of those ghetto DIY home studio college huts, these group of college friends recorded a classic 420 themed influenced track.  While the members have embarked on different journeys, they are still in talks of releasing more projects (We'll keeo you updated).  In the meatime, some listen to this track every April 20th in commemoration and tradition, while others enjoy it whenver.  Take a listen and vibe with em'. Don't forget about it in April*.  

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Saturday, 10 June 2017 18:09

Appreciated by Sound

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Friday, 09 June 2017 02:50

@MarleySings

While living in NYC has its pros and cons, seeing pop-up performances by talented unsigned artist is defintely a benefit. Like @MarleySings for example, singer from NYC.  Even though we were unable to get a video, we were able to get a photo off before the train came.  Fortunately, she's got fans, and more of her videos can be found online just follow her on social.  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MARLEYSINGS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marleysings/ 

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Performing with dancers on a NYC subway platform

 

This is what makes music the universal language ? @musickaz @sayurin5no We become one ?? #Tokyo #NYC

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