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Cheryl Tiano, Longtime Film/TV Music Agent, Dies at 59
The Society of Composers & Lyricists also acknowledged Tiano’s death with the following statement: “Cheryl had long ago taken her place amongst the top tier of composer agents in the entertainment industry. Her clients loved her, and she loved repping them. She is an enormous loss to our media music community.” Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Tiano studied composition at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and later graduated from the California Institute of the Arts. Early in her career, she spent several years working at a variety of high-profile arts organizations, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she ran the Monday Evening Concert series. She was hired at Gorfaine/Schwartz in May 1993. It was Tiano’s music background that, in the words of GSA partner ...
Michigan State Music Professors Say Latin Grammy-Nominated Project Is ‘Bridging the Gap’ Between Cultures
It’s not often college music students get recognized by the Latin Recording Academy, much less the Wind Symphony ensemble, which means this type of recognition “legitimizes what we do,” says Sedatole. But more than that, adds Lorenz, “we’re bridging the gap [between cultures], especially in a state like Michigan where the Latino voice is not heard, although I know it’s there. It shows the world that the Latin culture is alive and well, even here in the middle of Michigan.” MSU is located in East Lansing, Mich., where there’s a population of a little over 48,000, according to the census, and 4.8 percent of the population is Latino. At least five out of the 50 members in the ensemble are Latino, says Lorenz, so for most of the musicians, “...
Yes, A Very Expensive Truck Belonging to Marshmello’s Manager Was Involved in a Police Chase
The very large truck was later spotted by a helicopter careening through Malibu, where police attempted to stop it with a pit maneuver and spike strip. But no dice! The thief then drove back to the Valley, where he ran several stoplights before running into a light pole while exiting a Taco Bell parking lot. The driver eventually surrendered and was peacefully arrested. “The truck’s involved in a live pursuit on KCAL 9,” Shalizi said when sharing video of the chase to his Instagram story. “This is crazy.” Indeed, it’s “OK Not to Be OK” when material possessions “Come & Go,” but Shalizi will very likely be “Happier” when his truck is replaced. Watch CBS Los Angeles’ coverage of the incident below. You Deserve ...
Lil Nas X Likens Trump Leaving the White House to This ‘Hannah Montana’ Scene & Miley Cyrus Approves
Lil Nas X dug into the Disney Channel archives to find a scene he believes Donald Trump will relate to if he doesn’t win re-election as president of the United States. The “Old Town Road” rapper posted a 20-second cut of the Hannah Montana season 3 finale that aired 10 years ago, where Miley Cyrus‘ character Miley Stewart kisses her empty Malibu beach home goodbye. “Donald Trump leaving the white house,” Lil Nas X captioned the clip on Thursday (Nov. 5). And the former Disney Channel star gave the meme her stamp of approval by liking it on Twitter. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make ...
Lily Allen Aims to Eliminate Stigma With New Sex Toy Collab
Lily Allen wants to stop making masturbation, especially amongst women, taboo. So she’s teamed up with sex toy brand, Womanizer, to not only to kick off the #IMasturabte campaign but also launch her new sex toy collaboration. “I think the only way to make taboo subjects no longer taboo is to speak openly and frequently without shame or guilt,” she said on the brand’s website. [embedded content] And with the recent month-long lockdown that the UK is currently undergoing, Allen thought that the Liberty by Lily Allen would helpful. “For those who’ve bought the Liberty already, what are your thoughts? If you haven’t, we thought we’d give you a little bit of information about Liberty, just in case you were worried about keeping yourselves entertained during lockdown….” she tweeted. In an interv...
Don’t Worry Darling Production Paused After Crew Member Tests Positive For COVID-19
Back in September, Harry Styles fans – who have waited since 2017’s Dunkirk to see him back up on the big screen – got some news to rejoice about when he joined Olivia Wilde‘s latest directorial effort, a period piece called Don’t Worry Darling. Brought in to replace Shia LaBeouf, Styles will star alongside Florence Pugh and Chris Pine in the 1950s-set film, which reportedly takes place in a California desert utopian community. Sounds great! Production on the film had begun recently, but Deadline reported on November 4 that everything had to be shut down while filming in Los Angeles after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19 during routine testing. As a result, per protocol, the film will stop production for 14 days while the folks involved can isolate. The situatio...
Saint Jhn On His Personal Music: ‘The Fractured Child Became A Whole Person’
You know “Roses,” the song that catapulted Saint Jhn (who styles his name as SAINt JHN) into global renown, thanks to a pitched-up dance remix from Imanbek. But you might not know the voice behind that smash, likely because it’s not actually Saint Jhn’s normal voice. To get to know the actual timbre of his vocals, try “Gorgeous,” a gigantic flex from his upcoming album, While the World Was Burning, due out November 20. Or listen to Saint Jhn, the MTV Push artist for November 2020, tell the story of his upbringing bouncing back and forth between Brooklyn and Guyana and how it left him with plenty of questions about his very self. “My time spent between Brooklyn and Georgetown, Guyana only sounds sexy. It wasn’t super sexy when I was growing up...
TOOL’s ADAM JONES: Limited-Edition Guitars Stolen From Truck In Indiana
A pallet of new Gibson Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst guitars has been stolen from a Sweetwater Music truck at the Flying J Travel Center in Whiteland, Indiana on October 30. The truck was en route to Fort Wayne, Indiana, the headquarters of Sweetwater Sound. “Somehow out of a truck full of guitars, this ONE pallet was singled out and stolen at a truck stop,” says Sweetwater chief supply chain and merchandising officer Phil Rich. “Totaling close to $95,000 in guitars, we feel this person/s knew exactly what to look for and when.” “These guitars were the dream guitars of 13 Gibson and Adam Jones fans, who had been patiently waiting for them to be delivered,” says Cesar Gueikian of Gibson. “We have decided to publish the serial numbers o...
Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES’s ‘Mean Man’ Documentary To Be Released In January
The documentary film “Mean Man: The Story Of Chris Holmes” will be made available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD on January 15. Written and directed by French filmmakers Antoine De Montremy and Laurent Hart (whose music production career includes televised interviews with SCORPIONS, DEEP PURPLE, SLAYER, GUNS N’ ROSES and more), “Mean Man: The Story Of Chris Holmes” was a project that was born in 2014 after they had an opportunity to meet and direct Holmes in a music video for the Holmes-penned song “Let It Roar” in Cannes, France. At that time, the former W.A.S.P. guitarist had more or less disappeared from the music scene, leaving his home in the U.S. to seek a new beginning with his wife Sarah in France. Not content with merely directing a music video f...
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Announces New Live Release ‘Live At Rock Of Ages Festival 2016’
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and Frontiers Music Srl continue their release of archival treasures from the band’s vault with the December 4 release of “Live At Rock Of Ages Festival 2016” on CD/DVD, Blu-ray, and 2xLP. Additionally, the label will also reissue “A Long Day’s Night” on the same date (ex-North and South America). Fans can get their first taste of the “Live At Rock Of Ages Festival 2016” via a live performance of “Harvest Moon” from the release below. BÖC played, as they always do, an inspired set on the second day of the Rock Of Ages festival 2016 in Seebronn, Germany. One of the band’s few appearances on German soil in the past few years, the set is now available for fans to enjoy, both with their ears and eyes, in the com...
THUNDER Announces New Album ‘All The Right Noises’
British hard-rock heroes THUNDER will release their 13th studio album, “All The Right Noises”, on March 12, 2021. The disc’s first single, “Last One Out Turn Off The Lights”, can be streamed below. “All The Right Noises” is a return to the full-throttle sound of THUNDER that has seen them create a hugely successful 30-plus-year career at the forefront of British rock, all built around the lifelong friendship of vocalist extraordinaire Danny Bowes and songwriting genius and guitarist Luke Morley. “All The Right Noises” is an intense confection of illicit charms that reasserts their authority as the number one band in the land. Recorded in the months leading up to the first COVID-19 lockdown, it was originally due for release in September...
Nine Inch Nails Members Share Thoughts on Their 2020 Rock Hall Induction
The members of Nine Inch Nails, in separate statements on the band’s website, shared what their 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction means to each of them, although singer Trent Reznor did not participate in the group endeavor. Danny Lohner, who plays guitar, bass, and keyboards for the band live, stated “In 1993, while still in my early 20’s, I joined my favorite band – Nine Inch Nails. Now it’s 2020, I’m just a few months shy of 50 years old, and I’ve been given the surreal honor of joining Trent and the boys in their induction into the RnR Hall Of Fame. All these years later, I still can’t believe my luck….” The band’s Atticus Ross, in a lengthy statement, said in part that, “Trent remains the musician I most admire. Year after year we’ve toiled, unraveling life and music, whe...
