MAGX #61 - December 2010 by MAGX

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At MAGX we love TECHNOLOGY. So until it rises up against us in the form of cyborgs and forces us underground like rodents, we will keep embracing it! So, in this issue we introduce to you a really cool new techno-thingy. You may have noticed a little square barcode looking thing on the corner of this issues cover and on some of our advertisers pages. These are called “QR-codes.” “QR” is short for QUICK RESPONSE. Much like the barcodes that get scanned and bring up information on the products you buy, QR-Codes bring up information such as maps, contact info, websites and more instantly! I know what you are thinking. “How am I supposed to scan these things? I’m not a cyborg!” Well you probably have magical cyborg-like powers in your pocket right now. If you are like most of us, you probably have a cell phone with you 24/7 and Chances are that cell phone is a “SMART PHONE” such as an IPHONE, ANDROID phone or a BLACKBERRY. Just download a QR app such as “BARCODE SCANNER” for android, scan one of these and you are now officially techo-cool. It’s easy and fun and soon you will find them everywhere you look. We are forward thinkers. We want to stay one step ahead of all the other local mags, but i’m sure next month all of them will start doing this too. It’s a great way to get more information on something that interests you. Imagine seeing an ad for a concert, soon you will be able to scan it and buy tickets instantly. The possibilities are endless! For now, technology remains our friend. It’s fun, convenient and readily available so enjoy it... before it gets out of our control and blows up the world! Want us to set your Business up with your very own QRCODE? Call us at 956.648.4464! This issue, we bring you the MAGX 2010 REWIND. We have had a great year of awesome interviews. We count down the best for you here. Scan the code and you will be taken directly to the full interview on your phone. So whip out your smart phone, download a QR app and start scanning. The future is here and it is at your fingertips! - Ramsey 956-648-4464 Ramsey@magxonline.com One more thing. Got a business? You need to advertise! You should advertise with us. It works! Just Ask Hippie’s Smoke Shop in Edinburg, Shenanigans in Brownsville or any of the other advertisers in here Call Me for a quote! 956.648.4464

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There wasn’t much goin on with tech at press time so I decided to show you a few things to lust after for next year. Enjoy my friends. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

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According to WIKIPEDIA, “A QR Code is a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by QR scanners, mobile phones with a camera, and smartphones. The code consists

of black modules arranged in a square pattern on white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data. Common in Japan, where it was created by Toyota subsidiary Denso-Wave in 1994, the QR code is one of the most popular types of twoMAGAZINE X #61 • DECEMBER 2010 • PG.8

dimensional barcodes. QR is the abbreviation for Quick Response, as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR Codes are now used in a much broader context, including both commercial tracking applications and convenience-oriented applications aimed at mobile phone users (known as mobile tagging). QR Codes can be used to display text to the user, to add a vCard contact to the user’s device, to open a URI or to compose a text message or email. Users can also generate and print their own QR Code for others to scan and use by visiting one of several free QR Code generating sites. Frank C. Hudetz, a US Marketing Services Professional, claims to have invented the idea of mapping bar codes to a URL.

QR Codes storing addresses and URLs may appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards, or on just about any object about which users might need information. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader application can scan the image of the QR Code to display text, contact information, connect to a wireless network, or open a web page in the phone’s browser. This act of linking from physical world objects is known as a hardlink or physical world hyperlinks. Google’s mobile Android operating system supports the use of QR codes by natively including the barcode scanner (ZXing) on some models, and the browser supports URI redirection, which allows QR Codes to send metadata to existing applications on the device. Nokia’s Symbian operating system is also provided with a barcode scanner, which is able to read QR Codes, while mbarcode is a QR code reader for the Maemo operating system. In the Apple iOS a QR Code reader is not natively included, but some iTunes Apps, for free, are available with reader and metadata browser URI redirection.” Now imagine the possibilities for a second. The QR-Code opens up a whole new interactive world for smart phone users. Now navigation, phone numbers,

pictures, almost any kind of information can be accessed instantly. Imagine scanning a sign that has a QR-CODE as you enter South Padre Island that gives you the weather forcast, the best fishing spots, restaurant / bar specials & reviews, alerts and more. How convenient would that be? And thats not even scratching the surface of what is possible with these suckers. This issue, we have included QR-CODES on some of our advertisers links that will help you navigate to or get you a little more info on their establishments. We included a link on this month’s music interview that pulls up her music video on youtube. We are still experimenting with them to get you the best MAGX experience possible, so sit back, pull out your smart phone and scan away.

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IT ISN’T EVERY DAY THAT WE AT MAGX GET A CHANCE TO INTERVIEW A SOUL SINGER BUT, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SINGER COREY JORDAN IS ONE TRULY UNIQUE ARTIST. SHE DRAWS MOST OF HER INSPIRATION FROM SOUL, R&B, AND MOTOWN. SHE TAKES THE TIME TO ACTUALLY CONVERSE WITH HER FANS VIA FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. SHE LOVES RECORDING COVER SONGS FOR YOUTUBE. SHE’S GOING TO COLLEGE AS WE SPEAK. ABOVE ALL THAT SHE IS A VERY INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST AND ONE OF THE MOST DOWN TO EARTH PERFORMERS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF INTERVIEWING. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, LOOK HER UP ON YOUTUBE AND ENJOY THE SOUNDS OF JORDAN COREY AND ALL SHE HAS TO OFFER. You are an up and coming star in music, how hard is it to work in the condition of the industry? Many people are starting to realize that we’re goin through a transition in the industry. We’re going from the traditional record label system to a more social one; I already had a good grasp on that coming into to this. Primarily what we’re doing is marketing via social media. it’s the best way to engage with your fanbase which is something I genuinely enjoy. Your sound is a nice soulful blend of pop and r&b, why did you chose this over say a straight pop track? I started writing music at 14. The piano is the first instrument I learned to play which is MAGAZINE X #61 • DECEMBER 2010 • PG.10

what got me into a soul phase. Most of my inspiration comes mostly from soul, motown , and classic rock. When it came time to create this EP I really wanted to capture all those things. The last thing I wanted to do is cookie cutter white girl pop (laughs). So I chose to bring in some of my other background and twinges of genres that I enjoy. Your single “Truth” sounds like it was written from a personal experience. What was the inspiration behind it? With Truth, I was working with an extremely talented song writer. We were going over this song and everything about I just identifyed and clicked with. I think it captures really well the blissfulness of the beginning stages of love.

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I’ve seen you on YouTube doing covers from Lady Gaga to La Roux to Estelle; Do you enjoy recording these covers for YouTube? I love doing covers! When I was 16 I was in a classic rock cover band. We thought were super cool. We won a battle of the bands and everything. I like giving odes to my favorite artists and sharing what I enjoy with my audience. It’s a great thing for new artists to do covers it helps you reach a new audience everytime. Which has been your favorite cover you’ve recorded? I love “Valerie”. I have a sick addiction to Amy Winehouse. La Roux was a pretty cool one, we just kind of went into it . I’m so not and electro signer! I didn’t even know how to do it. I went in and I said f*ck it! Let’s do some acoustic stuff on it. It turned out great. It’s sick. What has the experience been like goin from independant writer to shooting music videos and all?

I started it in 3rd grade and I totally hated it. I was super shy. But as theater kid growing up it opened me up to newer genres of music, and for that i am glad I did it. What has been the best show you have been a part of? I’ve done a lot of them! Right now I go to UCSB I was in a soul reggae funk band here. We had this sick show here in Santa Barbara at a small dive. There are some insane shows in Santa Barbara man! It was the sickest show. I really love all my shows though. What do you hope to get out of playing music? I’m hoping to make it a long lasting career. I sort of process things in my life through music. I can’t think of my life without thinking about music. I’m really just hoping to make a long career out of music, music that I love and music I am passionate about.

It’s a really different experience. I’m no longer in my living room. It’s a whole diff experience we went in last August to record and really start promotion and just as it started it has kept goin’. I really love it everything about this lifestyles suits me. You seem to have a HUGE twitter following, do you think it’s important to become personal with your fans? I think so. Especially in this age where you have the ability to do that. I make it a point to comment back when they are talking ot me. You should show them respect. If someone were writing a biography about you, what is one fact you wouldn’t want them to leave out? I really have no clue! One fact for sure is that back in the day I grew up doing musical theatre. MAGAZINE X #61 • DECEMBER 2010 • PG.11

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WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON A DIGITAL ADVENTUREEXPERIMENT OF DISCOVERY AND ENLIGHTENMENT. You don’t even have to get up from your seat. At this very moment you may be in a restaurant waiting for your food to arrive, or at a bar getting ready tho throw back a few, or you may be sitting on the throne getting ready to present an offering to the porcelain god. Whatever the case maybe, keep your SMART PHONE handy. It can be a Google Android Phone, an Iphone, or even a BLACKBERRY. Before we embark on this adventure you will need to do something. Jump on your smart phone’s APP MARKET and search “QR CODE READER” if you don’t have it already. (On the android market it’s called “BARCODE SCANNER”) It’s an app that scans and reads the nifty little barcodes like the one you see to the right. Think of them as your Cyber-Space tour guides and the App as your translater. It only takes a minute to download and install. HOW IT WORKS: Once you have the app on your phone, open it and scan one of the QR-CODES. Your phone will instantly whisk you away to cyberspace where you can see more pictures, get more info and read the full interview of the band, Performer, actor or sports star whose QR-CODE you scanned. As we get ready for 2011, lets journey back in time to see some of MAGX’s highlights of 2010. From 30 Seconds To Mars & Hell Yeah to the actor Jackie Earle Haley the San Antonio native who portrayed Freddie Krueger as well as Rorschach in the WATCHMEN movie, MAGX pushed the limit to get you closer to the stars of 2010! Remember, these are just exerpts of the full interviews. To read the full thing and see aditional pictures and more, just scan the QR-CODE next to it. See you on the other side!

What was the inspiration behind the Kings and Queens video?

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30 SECONDS TO MARS MAGX # 50 January 2010

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Honestly, we had a big discussion about this. We’ve gone to the Arctic (A Beautiful Lie) and to the People’s Republic of China (From Yesterday) for videos. For us, when we make videos, the journey and experience is equally if not more important than the end result. We made the record in LA so we decided to create this visual love letter to our city with the Crank Mob (a critical mass biking club). Jared really dove into that world. We all fell in love with the idea of it. What a cool way to sort of reclaim a public place. The video is really more about the people and the scenes rather than just the band. To shoot LA in a beautiful light at night was just gorgeous. (BUT)... you can’t really just shut down streets in LA and have it be smooth and easy. I can say of all the videos this was the most fun to do. We were just kinda writing bikes downtown LA at midnight. It wasn’t the usual 20 hour days or anything like that. The bikers were especially stoked. We truly took over the streets. Read The full interview& see more pictures instantly by scanning this QR-CODE (barcode) with your smartphone’s QR Reader, available FREE on your smart phone’s app market. GO DIGITAL, GET MORE NOW! MORE MUSIC, ART, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT @ WWW.MAGXONLINE.COM

I heard you overcame being homeless?

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BERTELL R&B ARTIST

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I was really trying to become a man. I took a step on my own just trying to live my own life. I made money the wrong way and because I lived that lifestyle I knew that I was coming to a dead end. I didn’t want to live with mom and didn’t really want to impose on friends. So my thoughts were I have a truck and I’m gonna have to figure it out. I was out for 6 weeks trying to find my way. So essentially it was all by choice. I wanted to know how can I become a strong man and stand on my own. I was out all day and night selling mixtapes I pressed. Eventually with the money I was making with my mixes some friends and I decided to pitch in and ended up getting a pretty nice town house.

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DEVARD DARLING NFL: Kansas City Chiefs

“Our freshman and sophomore years are when Devaughn and I really started to excel, but it was in our junior year of high school when we started getting offers from Division I schools. Kentucky was the first to offer us a scholarship, but we chose Florida State,” said Darling. It was their brief stint in Tallahassee, Florida that tragedy struck the family when Devaughn collapsed during an offseason workout on February 26, 2001. Devaughn died due to heat exhaustion related complications.

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DEFTONES

ROCK

MAGX # 53 APRIL 2010 Is it true you taught Jack Black to play the guitar?

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Kyle Gass

Comedian/Musician/ Tenacious D

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I Did! He was a pretty accomplished singer but I was surprised he wasn’t able to play an instrument. So I told him “Dude, you need to learn to play something to accompany yourself.” So I began to teach him a few things on guitar and he picked it up right away. He would just sit on my couch and strum the same chords over and over. I’ve known Jack for about 20 years now. Shit! I’m getting old how did that happen!

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This is the first visit to the RGV for Deftones in 10 years. What do you have to tell the people of McAllen?

I think it was Halloween, I was dressed like a woman. Chi was a pimp and I was a hooker. I remember that night vividly. We found a Halloween store in Mcallen and ended up buying a bunch of stuff. I saw a video clip not to long ago of that show. We were filming a movie about that tour at the time. A movie that never came out. (haha) We had a clip of me dressed in make up dressed as a woman rocking on the drums. Thats such a great memory. We’re so stoked to come back. MAGAZINE X #61 • DECEMBER 2010 • PG.15

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CORY PROCTOR DALLAS COWBOYS/ MUSICIAN

MAGX # 53 April 2010

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You’ve played in some pretty big football games in front of 10’s of thousands of people, How does being on stage compare?

The rush is the same. It’s different in the opponent you face obviously. You’re not going against 300 pound defensive lineman, but you are facing an opponent. You’re going against yourself, trying to play the perfect show to please the fans. Trying to please the fans is also something we’re competing with every night.

JACKIE EARLE HALEY

ACTOR/ Freddy Krueger/ Rorschach

MAGX # 54 May 2010

Did you get to keep any of the props?

I didn’t and I kinda wished I would’ve been able to keep a glove. I always do that after I leave a movie, It’s like “ah shoot I should’ve...Why didn’t I keep a Rorshach head?” Now it’s like “darn, I really should’ve kept the glove.” Maybe I could still get at it. I’ve got to tell you man THE GLOVE IS AWESOME. I mean these guys really designed the heck out of it. It is a bit heavy but it wasn’t so heavy that you couldn’t wield it. It was just perfect. It was really detailed and articulated. The thing was kinda pointy you could really hurt someone with it.

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VINNE PAUL

MUSICIAN/PANTERA & HELLYEAH

MAGX # 57 Aug 2010

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What is the most memorable show you have played? '92, monsters of rock! There was a sea of people. It was

amazing. When was the last time you were star struck? That kind of wore off many years ago but i met definitley when I met Rob Halford at night club back in PANTERA days. He brought us on the PAIN KILLER tour. Of course when I met Ozzy & the Van Halen Bros. It’s always special meeting my heroes. Sammy Hagar is one of my best friends, I love him.

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NEW FOUND GLORY Pop Punk MAGX # 57 Aug 2010

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So how long would you guys survive if a zombie plague erupted and over took most of the world? What would be the secret to your survival? I think I would know what to do. I’ve been into zombies and horror for a long time. My secret would be to stay up high. Pack a lot of heat (from breaking into gun shops), and also find anything in the form of a shovel or chain saw or lawn mower. MORE MUSIC, ART, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT @ WWW.MAGXONLINE.COM

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CRADLE OF FILTH DARK METAL

MAGX # 59 Oct 2010 What can we expect from the new album ,what’s the title and why? It’s a lot faster than the previ-

ous album, and much more symphonic based. Many people are comparing it to what we used to sound like and well it’s ridiculously fast but then again some of the melodies are reminiscent of Dusk…and Her Embrace and Cruelty and the Beast which is really good. The new album is called Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa and Dani based the entire album on the character Lilith it really goes on to tell you a story. I tell you what I can do is give you a break down of the tracks at the end of the interview otherwise I would be here for flippin’’’ hours!

AXWELL/ SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA GRAMMY NOMINATED DJ/ELECTRONIC ARTIST

MAGX # 60 Nov 2010

You've done remixes for Madonna, Usher, Adele and more. How do these opportunities arise? These opportunities have not come easy. They are a really long process. I've worked hard in creating a name and trust. Every time I get a new remix package it's always exciting to see what I can do with it, but these days it's more exciting to write my own material.

And that’s all the RECAP space we have on this year’s REWIND. These are by far not the only interviews we’ve conducted this year, we just don’t have enough room to reprint them all. Fret not my dear readers! The rest are just a scan or a click away! Scan the QR CODE and you will be whisked away to MAGX-LAND in Cyberspace, TX where you can read everything we have ever published in the last 5 years. Thanks for sticking with us. MAGAZINE X #61 • DECEMBER 2010 • PG.17

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Mark your calendars for Sunday December 12, 2010 and get set for 5 categories of competition and enjoy South Texas tropical climate. Participants from the Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, Texas and surrounding states will all participate. Plus, with 5 challenging races to choose from, you have plenty of time to take in all the beauty and culture that South Texas has to offer while helping to support Rio Grande Valley non-profit organizations.

How did the Fiesta Marathon get started? The 5th Annual TXU Energy Fiesta Marathon, Relay Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 5K Run and Walk and 1-mile Kids Fun Run was established by a group of runners and friends from McAllen,Texas. whose vision was to promote health and wellness throughout the Rio Grande Valley, while benefiting local charities such as Palmer Drug Abuse Program and Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley.. About how many runners do you guys expect this year? We expect approximatley 1,800 runners and walkers during race weekend as they too celebrate health and fitness as well as other actvities.

The Expo packet-pick up and late registartion will be held On Saturday, December 11, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the McAllen Convention Cente What is the course like and what can first time Fiesta Marathon participants expect? The course is NEW! The course showcases areas like 17th street, the Arts District on North Main, Hike and Bike Trails and detours through neighborhoods and parks on 29th street. ( I am forwarding our route) The 2010 race will feature enterainment on the course. Local bands who have doanted their time will showcase their music motivating our runners and walkers to finish the race set-before them.

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The 26.2 mile Marathon is the valley’s only marathon and is also a Boston Mrathon Qualifier. What events are taking place after the marathon as far as entertainment? The Finishers Fiesta is scheduled to take place at the McAllen Convention Center beginning at 10:00 am. Family and friends can enjoy live music by the Renaissance Rockers while kids can challenge themselves to complete a 1-mile kids fun run. Food for pariciapnts only and other special activities geared for chlidren and families will also take place Sunday morning.

Something new that was also added to the event is the AT&T Pasta Night on the evening of Saturday, December 11 at 6:00 pm. The event will be held at the McAllen International Museum of Arts and Science, 1900 W. Nolana Ave., McAllen,Texas. Join the fun and cheer on all of the 2010 participants. Live entertainment and fabulous door prizes will be given away that evening. The pasta dinner is only $10.00 while proceeds benefit the PDAP and The Food Bank of the Rio Garnde VAlley. So, Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 12, 2010 for the 2010 TXU Energy Fietsa Marathon!

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