Beers, Beats & Bailey

For my first R&B-based Retrospect Review, I celebrate the 25th anniversary of Erykah Badu's magnificent debut album "Baduizm" with North Carolina singer/songwriter E Smitty of The Soul Powers. 00:00 - Intro  01:30 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to Erykah Badu, "Baduizm" and her subsequent work)  13:20 - Baduizm: SIDE A - Rimshot (Intro) / On & On / Appletree / Otherside of the Game / Sometimes (Mix #9) / Next Lifetime / Afro (Freestyle Skit) / Certainly   44:18 - Baduizm: SIDE B - 4 Leaf Clover / No Love / Drama / Sometimes.../ Certainly (Flipped It) / Rimshot (Outro)  1:06:03 - Final Thoughts and Ratings E SMITTY'S DATFEELIN LINKTREE - https://linktr.ee/datfeelin CHECK OUT THE SOUL POWERS' "The Beginning Of..." HERE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thesoulpowers/the-beginning-of-2 Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Music b

In this episode of BBB Radio, special guest Sommerleigh Pollonais talks about the first season of the Netflix-released, South Korean zombie horror series "All of Us are Dead", and discusses with Ricardo and I the immersive Severin Films documentary "Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror" and "Scream", the fifth entry in the beloved meta-horror franchise. Additionally, I share my thoughts on the fourth season of Netflix's hit series "Cobra Kai", and Ricardo and I review the new Warner Bros./DC animated movie "Catwoman: Hunted".  (00:00) Intro (03:08) Cobra Kai (Season 4) (17:57) Catwoman: Hunted (38:29) All of Us Are Dead (Season 1) (49:31) Woodlands Dark and Days Bewtiched: A History of Folk Horror  (1:43:08) Scream  (2:24:20) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https

In this episode of BBB Radio, Ricardo talks about the $68 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft with Ashton Menzies ("The Unquestionable Nerd"). Later on in the show, Ashton reviews Season 2 of the Netflix animated series "Dota: Dragon's Blood" and the first seasons of the Indian series "Decoupled" and "Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein". Additionally, I share my thoughts on Kenneth Branagh's "Belfast" (with Ricardo), the first season of Showtime's "Yellowjackets" and the Netflix stop-motion animated anthology film "The House".  (00:00) Intro (05:36) Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard (13:23) Belfast (38:47) CODA (49:39) Yellowjackets (Season 1) (1:09:02) Dota: Dragon's Blood (Season 2) (1:16:29) Decoupled (1:22:22) Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (1:30:13) The House (1:47:42) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media h

For his first-ever interview, Matthew talks with E Smitty, North Carolina singer/songwriter and one half of the music duo The Soul Powers. They discuss the early years of E's music career and how he met Ontario producer/DJ Shy The BeatYoda, the other half of the Soul Powers, in addition to breaking down the Soul Powers' 2021 debut album "The Beginning Of..." CHECK OUT "The Beginning Of..." HERE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thesoulpowers/the-beginning-of-2  Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey  Music by AtlanticTunes (Envato Elements)   Thanks for listening!

For the Season 2 premiere of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I acknowledge the passing of celebrities over the first half of January 2022, in addition to reviewing the sixth and final season of the sci-fi series "The Expanse", the fifth episode and season finale of the Trinidadian superhero web series "Magonolia", the Season 2 premiere of CW's "Superman & Lois", the series premiere of CW's "Naomi", the first 3 episodes of the "The Suicide Squad" spin-off "Peacemaker" and the Apple Original movies "Swan Song" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth".  (00:00) Intro (00:44) 2022 RIPs (09:16) The Expanse (Season 6) (17:05) Magonolia (Season Finale) (34:51) Superman & Lois (Season 2 Premiere) (45:55) Naomi (Series Premiere) (57:07) Peacemaker (Ep. 1 - 3) (1:12:25) Swan Song (1:24:51) The Tragedy of Macbeth (1:58:45) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Soc

In the finale of the finale of the first season of the BBB Radio podcast, Ricardo, Tracy Hutchings and I count down the best films we saw in 2021. (00:00) Matthew's Guilty Pleasures  (01:20) Matthew's Honourable Mentions  (03:00) Matthew's Top 20 list (20 - 11)  (10:12) CC's Honourable Mentions  (11:21) CC's Top Film Discoveries (20 - 11)  (29:02) Ricardo's Honourable Mentions  (31:14) Ricardo's Top 10 list   (34:34) Tracy's Honourable Mention  (35:17) Tracy's Top Movies of 2021  (43:48) CC's Top Film Discoveries & Top 5 Movies of 2021 (10 - 1)  (1:05:57) Matthew's Top 20 list (10 - 1)  (1:17:04) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Tracy J. Hutchings on Social Media https://www.facebook.com/joshanabetakne

For Part 2 of the Season 1 finale of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I, with the assistance of CC Lilford and Tracy Hutchings, present our final reviews for the year: the fifth and final season of HBO's "Insecure", the series premiere of the ''Mandalorian" spin-off "The Book of Boba Fett" and the star-studded Netflix release "Don't Look Up". Afterwards, Ricardo, Tracy and I share our picks for best TV shows of 2021 and, along with CC Lilford, kick off our respective movie countdowns with the worst films of 2021. (00:00) Intro (04:26) Insecure (Season 5)  (29:02) The Book of Boba Fett (Premiere)  (46:06) Don't Look Up (1:24:29) Top 10 Best TV Shows (Matthew)  (1:34:31) Top 10 Best TV Shows (Ricardo)  (1:39:08) Tracy's Favourite TV Shows   (1:49:29) Worst TV Shows  (1:51:39) CC's picks for Worst Movies   (1:58:25) Top 10 Worst Movies (Matthew)  (2:13:04) Ricardo's picks for Worst Movies Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS)

For Part 1 of the Season 1 finale of BBB Radio, I team up with Randerson "Crash" Beckett to count down our respective lists of the best musical projects to grace our ears in 2021. (00:00) Intro  (01:50) Nos. 25 - 16 (Matthew)  (18:50) Nos. 25 - 16 (Randerson)  (34:41) Nos. 15 - 11 (Matthew)  (45:21) Nos. 15 - 11 (Randerson)  (57:16) Nos. 10 - 6 (Matthew)  (1:08:30) Nos. 10 - 6 (Randerson)  (1:20:19) Nos. 5 - 1 (Matthew)  (1:39:02) Nos. 5 - 1 (Randerson)  (1:53:14) Outro RETROSPECT REVIEWS - DMX TRIBUTE (Top 20 DMX Songs) -  https://anchor.fm/bbbradio/episodes/RETROSPECT-REVIEWS---DMX-TRIBUTE-Top-20-DMX-Songs-eurcsh WHERE TO FIND RANDERSON  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/Rexicity INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rexicity/ Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements)  

For the penultimate episode of the first season of BBB Radio, Ricardo and I, along with special guests Michael Rochford, Danial Lum Young, Tracy Hutchings and CC Lilford, discuss the final Marvel Studios TV release of 2021 - "Hawkeye" - and the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "The Matrix Revolutions": "The Matrix Resurrections". (00:00) Intro (02:46) Hawkeye (Season 1) THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS (28:00) Intro: Introductions to the Matrix franchise Spoiler-free Section (1:27:51) Spoiler Section (2:17:24) Outro: Final Thoughts and Ratings (2:38:23) Outro RETROSPECT REVIEWS: THE MATRIX RELOADED - https://anchor.fm/bbbradio/episodes/BBB-RADIO-S01E25---RETROSPECT-REVIEWS---The-Matrix-Reloaded-e1bd048  RETROSPECT REVIEWS: THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS - https://anchor.fm/bbbradio/episodes/BBB-RADIO-S01E26---RETROSPECT-REVIEWS---The-Matrix-Revolutions-e1bd155 Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://link

For episode 28 of BBB Radio, special guest Ashton ("The Unquestionable Nerd") Menzies comes through once again as we discuss the newest album from Trinidadian rapper/singer/producer 1st Klase "Trapikal Gawd 2", the fantastic musical films "West Side Story" (the Steven Spielberg remake) and "Tick, Tick... Boom!" from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the not-so fantastic, five-episode "Flash (Season 8)" story arc "Armageddon" and, in both spoiler-free and spoiler sections, the highly-anticipated "Spider-Man: No Way Home". (00:00) Intro (02:54) Trapikal Gawd 2 (25:45) West Side Story (54:09) Tick, Tick... Boom! (1:11:58) The Flash: Armageddon SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (1:32:34) Spoiler-free Section (1:47:30) Spoiler Section (2:28:50) Final Thoughts and Ratings (2:37:50) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook

For the first Christmas episode of BBB RADIO / RETROSPECT REVIEWS, Ricardo and I, along with special guests Nerisha Sahibdeen and Danial Lum Young celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first third of the revered "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy: "The Fellowship of the Ring". 00:00 - Intro  02:39 - Pre-ramble (Our individual introduction to the LOTR and "Hobbit" trilogies)  31:10 - The Fellowship of the Ring  2:08:35 - Final Thoughts and Ratings WHERE TO FIND NERISHA  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AppleLilyPhotography  DEVIANTART: applelily.deviantart.com   WHERE TO FIND DANIAL  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/danial.lumyoung  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/daniallumyoung/ Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media  https://twitter.com/Rmeddy  https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.

In the second part of this 2018-recorded, two-part episode of Matthew Bailey's YouTube series "¿Waz D Scene?" (2015 - 2019), Matthew, Ricardo Medina and Sommerleigh Pollonais review the problematic then-conclusion to the Matrix franchise: "The Matrix Revolutions" (00:00) Waz D Scene intro (01:14) The Matrix Revolutions (53:00) Final Thoughts and Ratings on "Revolutions" and overall thoughts on the Matrix franchise (prior to "Resurrections") WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:  https://www.instagram.com/dfstudiosltd/ AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY OF (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 1999/2003 All Rights Reserved Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Sommerleigh Pollonais on Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/sommerleigh.pollonais https://twitter.com/tntmoviejunkie https://www.insta

With "The Matrix Resurrections" hitting theaters and HBO MAX on Wednesday 22nd December, Retrospect Reviews presents a remastered and re-released (after an unsuccessful, copyright-claimed YouTube upload and somewhat successful, bite-sized, IGTV upload) version of a 2018-recorded, two-part episode of Matthew Bailey's YouTube series "¿Waz D Scene?" (2015 - 2019) where Matthew, Ricardo Medina, Sommerleigh Pollonais and Julien Neaves take a retrospective look at "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions". (00:00) RR Intro (03:07) Waz D Scene intro, individual introductions to "The Matrix" and hype built for "The Matrix Reloaded" (31:02) The Matrix Reloaded (1:54:17) Final Thoughts and Ratings WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:  https://www.instagram.com/dfstudiosltd/ AUDIO CLIPS COURTESY OF  (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 1999/2003 All Rights Reserved (c) Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. 1992 All Rights Reserved Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REV

For episode 24 of BBB Radio, special guest Ashton Menzies ("The Unquestionable Nerd") comes through as we talk about our speculations on the upcoming "Matrix Resurrections", the scuffle between Bone Thugs N Harmony and Three Six Mafia during last week's VERZUZ, the animated 'Jupiter's Legacy' spin-off "Super Crooks", Season 1 of the 'League of Legends'-based animated series "Arcane", the Wes Anderson-directed feature film "The French Dispatch", the Peter Jackson-directed docuseries "The Beatles: Get Back", the first of two Ridley Scott movies dropped this year - "The Last Duel" - and the Oscar-worthy, Jane Campion-directed Western drama "The Power of the Dog".   (00:00) Intro (01:07) The Matrix Resurrections (Speculations) (21:05) Bizzy Bone Fights in VERZUZ (31:53) Super Crooks (41:31) Arcane (1:13:00) The French Dispatch (1:26:26) The Beatles: Get Back (1:44:31) The Last Duel (2:07:33) The Power of the Dog (2:26:21) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT

For episode 23 of BBB Radio, I do a track-by-track review of Trinidadian rapper/producer Micwise's latest album "Dirty Pages", a spoiler review of the 'long-awaited' follow-up to 2018's "Venom", "Let There Be Carnage" and the newest Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film "Encanto"; Ricardo shares his thoughts on the Netflix mini-series "True Story" and the eagerly-anticipated "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and we discuss the first two episodes of Disney Plus/ Marvel Studios' "Hawkeye", the second half of the Netflix animated series "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" and one of two Ridley Scott releases this year: the biographical drama "House of Gucci".  (00:00) Intro (05:48) Dirty Pages (36:29) Hawkeye (1st 2 Episodes) (53:25) True Story (1:02:00) Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Part 2) (1:26:21) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (1:48:42) Ghostbusters: Afterlife (1:58:50) Encanto (2:16:38) House of Gucci  (2:47:47) Outro CHECK OUT "DIRTY PAGES" HERE: https://fanlink.to/micwisedirtypages Matthe

For episode 22 of BBB Radio, Ricardo discusses the Season 4 premiere of the now-Paramount Plus series "Star Trek: Discovery" and we review the Edgar Wright-directed psychological horror "Last Night in Soho", the biopic "King Richard" starring Will Smith, the sixth and final season of the Arrowverse series "Supergirl" and the highly-anticipated, live-action, Netflix adaptation of the beloved anime "Cowboy Bebop".  (00:00) Intro (02:17) Last Night in Soho (23:51) King Richard (46:31) Star Trek: Discovery (Season 4 Premiere) (55:25) Supergirl (Season 6) (1:20:40) Netflix's Cowboy Bebop (Season 1) (2:15:36) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listening! RIP Young Dolph

For episode 21 of BBB Radio, we discuss the recent removal of YouTube's dislike count and highlights from Disney Plus Day (including some upcoming MCU titles), Ricardo gives some quick reviews on the second season of Hulu's "Animaniacs" revival series and the critically-acclaimed debut feature from Rebecca Hall "Passing", and I share my thoughts on "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", the painfully unnecessary "Home Sweet Home Alone" (with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT at the very end of my review) and the painfully mediocre "Red Notice", in addition to giving a special shout to West Coast rapper/producer Sneek Rothstein for his reception to my written review of his new album "Menace".  "Menace" is now available on major streaming platforms: https://empire.ffm.to/menace "Menace" Album Review: https://legallyblack.wordpress.com/2021/11/13/album-review-sneek-rothstein-menace/ (00:00) Intro (02:42) YouTube Dislike Count Removed (06:07) Shout Out to Sneek Rothstein (12:52) Disney Plus Day Highlights (28:

For episode 20 of BBB Radio, I review the fourth episode ("Destiny") of the Trinbagonian superhero web series "Magonolia", Ricardo covers the first season of the currently-cancelled comic-book-to-TV-series "Y: The Last Man" and we share our thoughts on the Tom Hanks-led post-apocalyptic drama "Finch", the Revisionist western "The Harder They Fall" and the long-awaited, Chloe Zhao-directed MCU feature film "Eternals".  (00:00) Intro (02:08) Magonolia (Episode 4) (12:20) Y: The Last Man (Season 1) (20:23) Finch (37:04) The Harder They Fall (1:11:24) Eternals (1:53:43) Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listening! RIP Dean Stockwell

For episode 19 of BBB Radio, I review "Army of Thieves", the newest entry in Zack Snyder's zombie apocalypse-themed "Army of the Dead" series, Ricardo reviews the series premieres of the kid-friendly Star Trek animated series "Prodigy", the Apple TV sci-fi series "Invasion" and Justin Chon acted-and-directed drama "Blue Bayou", and we share our thoughts on the perverse absurdity of the French body horror film "Titane" and the Icelandic drama "Lamb".  00:00 - Intro 06:21 - Star Trek: Prodigy (Series Premiere) 15:58 - Invasion (Series Premiere) 25:08 - Blue Bayou 34:51 - Titane 54:47 - Lamb 1:17:11 - Army of Thieves 1:42:35 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/Rmeddy https://facebook.com/ricardo.medina.7169 Music by 99Instrumentals (Envato Elements) Thanks for listening!

For the third crossover episode of BBB Radio and Retrospect Reviews, Ricardo and I touch on the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins via a prop gun fired on-set by actor/producer Alec Baldwin, the first season of the Netflix adult animated comedy series "Inside Job", the third season of the DC/HBO MAX superhero series "Titans", and the three current feature-length incarnations of Frank Herbert's beloved novel "Dune": the 2013 documentary "Jodorowsky's Dune", the infamous David Lynch adaptation from 1984 and this year's highly-anticipated adaptation from Denis Villeneuve.  00:00 - Intro 02:12 - Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Incident 14:55 - Inside Job (Season 1) 26:10 - Titans (Season 3) 52:00 - Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) 1:09:49 - Dune (1984) 1:36:28 - Dune (2021) 2:14:11 - Outro Matthew Bailey on Social Media, my Fiverr gigs (MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM REVIEWS) and where you can hear the BBB Radio podcast - https://linktr.ee/beersbeatsandbailey Ricardo Medina on Social Media https://twitter.com/