First Friday
July 3 @ The Owners Box

Jo-Jo McToy spinning!
Ladies free b4 11pm
Doors open @ 9pm

VIBE Magazine goes under....

FINAL VIBE COVER

As a result of economic hardship....VIBE Magazine will no longer be published. Best known for bringing the hottest hip-hop & r&b news to households across the country each month. They were founded by Quincy Jones back in 1993 and seemed to be pretty strong, so this comes as big shock. I'm just wondering if they'll refund my money for the copies I won't be receiving.

Starts tonight on BET @ 9pm

'KARMA SUTRA SATURDAY'

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY
@
THE OWNERS BOX

***New Music***

JEREMIH
JEREMIH















MAINO
IF TOMORROW COMES












WU-TANG
CHAMBER MUSIC













THE VERY BEST OF
BABYFACE















THE VERY BEST OF
TLC

BET AWARDS RECAP.......

Well, well, well....the BET Awards aired tonight @ 7pm and with the death of Michael Jackson the entire show was dedicated to him. Although this was an awards show, they only presented about 10 awards on air in the entire 3hrs 42min show. Overall, the show was just ok, with a couple high points. The high notes for me were Neyo, Monica, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Maxwell, and the Shank Robbers (Wanda & Shanaenae) clip. Jamie Foxx as a host really did an impressive job and it was good to see Janet Jackson speak towards the end, especially with everything going on and all. It was apparent Usher and Chris Brown were unable to make it, seeing as how Neyo took to the stage about 5 times, but he did his thing. Just a couple notes to BET: 1) Kobe was robbed of the Best male athlete award. 2) stop letting Tiny speak on camera....it's a no-no. 3) BAN Ving Rhames from future shows...lol! Listed below are my thoughts of all the performances...

1. New Edition....Tribute to MJ; it was really good to see all 6 of the guys back together singing and dancing. They did a good job.

2. Keri Hilson....Turnin' me on & knock me down....her dancing and singing have both improved, it just didn't connect for me,the track was louder then her and she changed mic's 3 times and she should have have ended the performance instead of doing the MJ adlib at the end, it didn't work.

3. Neyo....Lady in my Life....with this tribute to MJ, Neyo showcased his vocals without all the dancing, and he did it well....one of the best of the night.

4. Keke Palmer...Who's Lovin You....well, she didn't perform, she showcased her vocals before presenting an award, and she can really sing!

5. Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, & Travis Barker....Blame it on....aside from T-Pain's "BIG ASS CHAIN" the performance was hot, especially when he rocked it out towards the end!

6. Soldier Boy....Swag On....YAWN! waste of time! I know i'm older now but somethings just don't make since to me, and this would be placed in that category.

7. Beyonce'....Ava Maria.....a little shocked that she did this particular song, because she known for doing the over top shows and kills, but this time she did a simple performance just her and the music, all while keeping her vocals on point and it worked. Not many other artist could have pulled it off.

8. Mary Mary ft. Queen Latifah....God in Me... The sisters of Gospel music did a good job and Queen's rap really added a nice flavor to the song.

9. Jamie ft Neyo & Fabulous...She Got Her Own...Not sure who performed more tonight Neyo or Jamie. Don't get me wrong, the performance was not bad but it was really not needed. I mean for real BET......

10. Old School Dedication

• Keith Sweat....I Want Her
• Guy....I Like
• BBD.....Poison

Growing up listening to each of these artist/groups it amazing of how well they still perform and the sound is very unique..i mean who doesn't recognize Keith Sweat's voice

11. Ciara....She did a tribute to MJ, i can't remember what she sang, but I do remember i didn't like it.

12. Keyshia Cole ft Monica....Trust.....Well Monica's performance KILLED! I understand this is Keyshia's song, but Monica's vocals just do it...now if she can just accomplish the same thing on one of her own songs and get a album out!

13. Jay-Z...Death of Autotunes...One of the hottest performance. Jay-Z still has it, retired or not.

14. Tribute to the O'jays "My name is Eddie and this is what I do!" LOL!

• Tevin Campbell....although he looks a little different, he still has a nice sound. 'Can We Talk' was my jam back in the day!
• Tyrese, Johnny Gill, Trey Songz...although they were doing a tribute to the O'Jays, you would have thought they were giving there own farewell performance. They really sang and did a good job
• O'Jays...Still got it!
  

15. Maxwell....took a long vacation and came back even better. If there was every any doubt if he could still sing it, then he answered the question tonight. He did a excellent job.

16. Drake, Lil Wayne, Young Money Crew......Drake was hurt and had to sit the entire performance, he did excellent job. For him not to even have a album out and be a new artist, he really proved himself....now on the other hand, i am a avid fan of Lil Wayne, but what was he thinking having his daughter and her friends on the stage, while he spoke of "loving all the girls in the world", but saying it in a more vulgar way, and then said "I Love You Michael" HA!....oh well, i guess everyone is allowed to make a few mistakes.

17. Jamie Foxx & Neyo...I'll Be There....They closed the show with a very emotional tribute to the "King of Pop" . A slideshow of Michael was on the screen while they performed.

BET AWARDS '09'
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 @ 7PM

Michael Joseph Jackson 1958-2009

Today Michael Jackson, 50, was found at his home in Los Angeles, suffering from cardiac arrest, and was pronounced dead later this afternoon. Growing up I can't lie I was a huge fan, he was my idol. I had posters, t-shirts, jackets, gloves....well, u get it. I was first introduced to MJ with the 'Off the Wall Album' record, and it was an actual vinyl record that my brother owned, and it was on from there. Learning the songs and dances, Michael ruled the Lee household. Today we lost an icon in the music world, and regardless of what he had gone through in the past several years, you can never deny that he is indeed a Legend. A True Entertainer in the best way possible, many aim to be on the same level as him, rather it's his dance style or a music video. It could be said that he is responsible for putting videos on the map, I mean who can forget Thriller! The Thriller album is classic and is what music should be. To have accomplished as much as has did in what seems like a short time, Michael will definitely not be forgotten. Sure we have new artist on the scene, but there will only be one Michael Jackson and he is the "King of Pop"!

RANDOM......

Shaquille O'neal has been traded to the Cavaliers! He was traded for Alabama native Ben Wallace and also Sasha Pavlovic. I hope he and Lebron are not trying to win a ring next year and outshine the Lakers.... This will be the 5th team for Shaq. The NBA draft starts today.

ADVERTISMENT

Nathaniel Turner

Nathaniel Turner is a 7 y/o who had been left 'clincal dead' by his father 36 y/o Leslie Schuler. He was pronounced dead today @ 4:10pm. He had gone from Eufuala, AL to spend the summer with his dad in Massachusetts. According to authorities Nathaniel had be abused for about 8 weeks, but it wasn't until the incident on June 21 that left him in a state that he wasn't able to comeback from. A judge ruled it ok to remove him from life support due to being brain dead, based on testimony from the hospital. Abusing any child mentally or physically is not cool. What gave him the right to leave Nathaniel in a condition such as that? If parenting is not your thing, and it's apparent it's not, you should have left him in Eufuala with his grandmother. When you do things such as this you must realize there are consequences that occur, but it's clear Mr. Schuler does not have a conscience to care about consequences. One day people will learn the difference between discpline and abuse, helpfully sooner than later. Now the family must decide whether or not to donate his organs and prepare to say their final goodbyes to a innocent life that basically just began. My prayers are with his family!

Local Protest Against President Obama...

A meeting with President Obama and members of the House aired earlier today on WNCF, an ABC affiliate. It was not a press conference, it was a discussion about healthcare in the US. Not sure of all the particulars, but I do know some people felt the need to go down WNCF and protest against their regular scheduled programming being interrupted with the President. They felt the station was showing favoritism for Obama and should not have shown it. Are they serious??!?!? I understand your free to do basically whatever with freedom of speech and all, but I feel it would have been easier to simply change the channel instead of wasting good gas! As many times as other Presidents have held televised pressed conferences, it hasn't been a problem locally until now. Some people are making everything negative Obama says because of the color of his skin. Grow up and get over it!

UniverSoul Circus

UniverSoul Circus
July 2-5
$15 ++
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL

Times Vary

click HERE for ticket info

***New Music Releases***

GINUWINE
A Man's Thoughts














AL B. SURE
Honey I'm Home












WILLY NORTHPOLE
Tha Connect

"SOULED OUT"
PERFORMING
@
The Owner's Box
Friday, June 26, 2009
Performance starts @ 10pm
$10

Capitol City July 4th Celebration.....July 2-4

JULY 2
Riverfront Pub Crawl
630p-1145p
The Alley (downtown MGM)
$10 advance $15 day of event
You will recieve an event schedule, map, and coupon book with food and drink specials at over a dozen bars, restaurants and venues, including, but not limited to, Alley BAR, Brew Pub, Club 322, Club Car Bar, Dreamland BarBQue, The Exchange, Hank Williams Museum, Harriott II, Nobles, Off The Wagon, Sous La Terre, and more!
334-354-2577, 334-241-2100, or www.rsvp-montgomery.com


Harriott II Cruise
8p & 10p
$10 w/pub crawl wristband
$15 w/o wristband
The first cruise will board @ 8pm and depart @ 830pm. The second cruise will board @ 10pm and depart at 1030pm. The cruises will last approximately one hour, with concession food and a cash bar.
334-354-2577, 334-241-2100, or www.rsvp-montgomery.com


JULY 3
Downtown Streetfest
630pm-1030pm
Free Admission (small activities may have small charges)
certain streets will be closed off for train rides, inflatable’s, bungie runs, micro reality raceway, The Big Green Bus, Disney animated characters, water features, cotton candy and other goodies, concerts, complimentary skating at Montgomery Skate Park, etc.

Harriott II
Moonlight Cruise @ 10p
$15

JULY 4
Riverfront 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
Downtown at the Amphitheater
Free Admission
gates open @ 5pm
There will be several food vendors, the Big Green Bus, the Splashpad, water slide, Captain Hooks pontoon boats and seadoo rentals and Harriott II riverboat mini cruises at 5:00p.m. and 6:15p.m. The fireworks show will begin immediately following the Biscuits game.

HOTEL SPECIALS

Embassy Suites rates for the weekend. Thursday, Friday, Saturday night 3 night stay $109.00/night plus tax includes complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast and complimentary manager's reception.

Friday, Saturday 2 night stay $139.00/night plus tax includes complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast and complimentary manager's reception.

Renaissance Hotel rates are $ 99/night

Hampton Inn rates are $ 89/night

ADVERTISMENT

Sways Way Modeling

Sways Way Modeling
Presents
An open meeting to ALL aspiring male & female models

Sunday, June 28, 2009
5PM
Sways Way Modeling Office
308 N. Lawrence Street
further call 334- 322-3711 or swaysmodeling@hotmail.com

ADVERTISMENT

On the radio.....

Mariah Carey released her new single today from her up coming album "Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel" (title is too long). For me it's just a ok track nothing spectacular. If you remember Eminem and Mariah had beef several months ago, Eminem was talking thrash about her or whatever......well, this is basically a diss track in my opinion. I hear it as a cd filler instead of a radio single.

ADVERTISMENT

ADVERTISMENT

Parking on the Grass.....

It's been about 8 days and 85 people have received tickets for parking on their lawns, thats roughly about 10 tickets a day. I guess some are saying it's their property they can park where ever they like, while others see it as making the neighborhood look bad. I'm assuming enough people complained and now you receive a nice ticket. What ever the reasons are, we were all warned rather we like it are not, so you if you continue to park there and get a ticket for $50 you only have yourself to blame. Oh yeah, it's kinda hard to say you weren't parked because they take a picture as well, just in case you try to run game, and say "your honour, it wasn't me" .

ALL WHITE PARTY....

ALL WHITE PARTY
@

THE OWNERS BOX

for
Robert "Rah Rah" Johnson
(former Washington Redskins player)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
9pm - 3am
924 Madison Ave
Montgomery, AL
(formerly 7th Floor)

Concert info....

Lil Wayne's Young Money Ent. have released their tour dates. The roster will include: Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy Tell'em and newcomer Drake. The official name for tour is "Young Money Presents: Americas Most Wanted Music Festival", which is kinda long, but anyway the crew will be in Atlanta August 9 @ the Lakewood Amphitheater. I'm sure the tickets will go pretty fast.

***New Music Releases***

LAURA IZIBOR
Let the Truth Be Told
***bloggers pick













BEYONCE'
Above and Beyonce'
Video Collection & Dance Mixes
available only at Wal-Mart
















WILL DOWNING
Classique

Superintendent job becoming a race issue?

The superintendent job has been narrowed down to two people Samantha Ingram and Barbara Thompson for the Montgomery County school system. Although things are moving ahead some think that interim superintendent Clay Slagle was not selected because he's not black. Now I certainly hope that some members are not voting on someone for a job such as this because of the color of their skin. The importance should be placed on how qualified the person is for the job and what changes (for the better) they are expected to bring to the school system, not what color they are. I honestly am not familiar with the applicants or the board members who make the decisions, so i'm not sure if this type of accusation has occurred in the past. While watching the news, when the councilman stated this, i wondered if he had been asked the question, if Slagle was actually black would he be as supportive? But since Slagle is not black and I don't plan to ask, I guess we will never know. Hopefully they will be able to choose the right person for job without race becoming a huge focus, and realize they need to place any personal issues aside and get the job done they're set to do in a professional manner.

*Sports Corner*

Kobe named MVP

15 down several more to go.....

Lakers 99 Magic 86

It's official, the Lakers win their 15th title in the 2009 NBA Finals. At the end of game Kobe was seen congratulating Derek Fisher saying "hard work, hard work!", and it definitely paid off. The Lakers were ahead at the half by 10 points and they never looked back. To come back this year and win after such an embarrassing finals last year against Boston, this is just what the Lakers needed to show everyone they're not a joke. Not to take anything from the Magic because they are a good team and they had a good season but overall the Lakers just had the seasoned team, which made a huge difference. Kobe, of course was the lead scorer with 30 points and was named MVP of the series. This was the 4th title for Byrant and the 10th for coach Phil Jackson.

Can the Lakers hold on?

It's the end of the third quarter and the Lakers are ahead by 15 points....will they be able to hold to the end to win the 2009 Finals......

Network Gathering...Success!

Well, last night the Network Gathering went down at the Renaissance Hotel Performing Arts Centre, and if you didn't make then you missed a really nice event. Not only was it a way to do some advertising by passing out business cards and fliers for different events, you were also provided with a concert.....all for FREE! A surprise guest was Kandi of Xscape, who did a few cuts including "Your my Secret" and her new single "Trade Him In". It was a surprise to see her and her vocals are classic. She stated she's been out of the spotlight for a minute writing songs, but she very excited to be back. I know i used to bump "Hummin Comin at Cha" and "Off the hook" on cassette tape back in day! LOL... Next Britni Elise hit the stage. The 19 y/o from Cleveland, Ohio has powerhouse vocals. Best known for her single "Satisfied" showcased that she can sing and dance at the same time, which many current artist aren't able to do. Her vocals resemble that of Beyonce' at times, which is not at all a bad thing, and she even went one step further when she sang a snippet of "Vision of Love" accapella to let us know she was in the building. After a small break , Laura Izibor hit the stage and brought the house down. Backed by a live band and singers, it was her night. With her vocals flowing out like honey, she won a new fan and i'm sure i'm not the only one. The 22 y/o hailing from Scotland, took the stand, demanded your attention, and performed like she was 3 albums in the game, but in fact her first album will be released in the States Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Izibor is best known for her single "From my Heart to Yours" and she began to sing it, people began to jump to their feet, and if that wasn't enough, she mixed Mary J Blige's "Real Love" in there and killed. I'm sure we'll be hearing more from both these new artist in the future. Kudos to Hot 105, Davis Ent., and Swaggah Boy Ent. for a job well done, the city needs more things such as this.

Vendors & Advertisments:

Taylored Oils & More
www.myspace.com/tayloredoils

IDA Leaders
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Eugene's Photography
www.eugenesphotography.com
www.eugenephotographytoday.com

True Symmetry Photography
www.truesymmetryphotography.com

Soriee in White June 26-28 2009
www.montgomerysteppers.com

ARTIST:

Kandi:
www.twitter.com/KandiConnection
www.myspace.com/kandionline
www.facebook.com/KandiOnline

Britni Elise:
www.britnielise.net

www.myspace.com/britnielisemusic

www.facebook.com/people/Britni-Elise/503249917
www.twitter.com/britnielise

Laura Izibor:
www.lauraizibor.com
www.myspace.com/lauraizibor

*Sports Corner*

Lakers 99 Magic 91 OT
Game 5 Sunday, June 14, 7pm
This has turned out to be one of the best finals in a while...usually by halftime you pretty much predict what the outcome will be, however, with these two teams you never know. Going into overtime again (which is a first since 1984 for 2 games to go into OT) Derek Fisher brought his A-game tonight hitting a few 3's when they really needed them.

Every Friday is Old School Friday at IKONZ (except 1st Friday). FREE Long Island Ice Tea & Wings 6pm-9pm. ****Drink specials all night

NUVO

Network Gathering......

NETWORK GATHERING
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009
RENAISSANCE HOTEL
7:30pm - 10:30pm
FREE!!!

MUSICAL GUEST: Laura Izibor & Britni Elise

**The event is presented by Hot 105, Davis Entertainment, & Swaggah Boy Entertainment**