Meduza have revealed that The Weeknd wants to collaborate with them on a future single.
That’s according to an interview given by Grammy-nominated Italian trio in The Daily Star‘s Wired column, in which they say that the Canadian artist has contacted them to link-up.
Mattia Vitale, who makes up the songwriting group with Luca de Gregorio and Simone Giani, said: “We are in contact with a few people, from The Weeknd to John Legend.
“It’s not easy at the moment. When sessions are on Skype or Zoom, it takes more time. But we’ve been doing that and maybe we’ll get the studio with the latter.”
Meduza attend the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (Picture: Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
When asked to respond to The Weeknd’s recent Grammys snub, Vitale told the publication that the singer, real name Abel Tesfaye, “deserves” to be recognised but “it doesn’t mean if you don’t get a Grammy you’re not a good artist”.
“If I was him I’d remember, ‘OK, it’s just a game, you know. People love my music and people are sharing my music’. That’s the most important thing,” Vitale said.
Meduza’s breakthrough came in 2019 with the Goodboys-featuring single ‘Piece Of Your Heart’, which reached Number Two on the UK singles chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2020.
Since then they’ve gone on to collaborate with Becky Hill and Goodboys (for 2019’s ‘Lose Control’), and last year released UK Top Five single ‘Paradise’ with Dermot Kennedy.
The film “Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos” will premiere worldwide on March 12 as a Watch Now @ Home Cinema Release via global distributor Abramorama.
“Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos” is a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. This gen…
The film "Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos" will premiere worldwide on March 12 as a Watch Now @ Home Cinema Release via global distributor Abramorama.
"Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos" is a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. This genre, beloved by its millions of fans, is often misunderstood and maligned by media and the music industry. In intimate interviews, titans of rock discuss the genre and the special relationship they have with their diehard audience. Featuring members of METALLICA, GUNS N’ ROSES, SLIPKNOT, KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, GRETA VAN FLEET, HALESTORM, Machine Gun Kelly, SHINEDOWN and many more, "Long Live Rock" was filmed over the last few years at various U.S. rock festivals, following passionate fans as they take time out from their everyday lives to commune with their "rock families."
Veteran film, TV producer and longtime music supervisor Jonathan McHugh makes his directorial debut with "Long Live Rock", and also co-produced the film, along with Gary Spivack and Jonathan Platt.
McHugh says: "Gary Spivack and I wanted to make a film celebrating the chaos of rock culture. Growing up in New York City, I would do whatever it took to get in to see bands like [LED] ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH and other rock icons. We are so proud to shine a light on the most passionate fans in the world and the music that drives them."
"Jonathan and Gary did a terrific job showing how powerful the communal experience is at rock shows everywhere," says Abramorama's head of music Evan Saxon. "All skin colors, religions, professions, political views and levels of financial status are welcomed into this one family…the audience. Our team at Abramorama is very pleased to share 'Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos' with fans around the globe."
"Long Live Rock" will launch with an online global premiere screening event March 11, including a question-and-answer session with the filmmakers, bandmembers and some surprise guests. The following day, "Long Live Rock" will be available to music fans around the world @ LongLiveRockMovie.com.
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Donald Trump has been permanently banned from the Screen Actors Guild after sending in his resignation letter.
After the SAG-AFTRA Disciplinary Committee had planned to hold a disciplinary hearing over Trump’s involvement in the Capitol riots from last month, he responded with a heated resignation letter and the guild has since voted to prevent him from ever reapplying.
“Preventing Donald Trump from ever rejoining SAG-AFTRA is more than a symbolic step,” SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
“It is a resounding statement that threatening or inciting harm against fellow members will not be tolerated. An attack against one is an attack against all.”
Donald Trump. Credit: Getty/Win McNamee
In his resignation letter, Trump had said: “I write to you today regarding the so-called Disciplinary Committee hearing aimed at revoking my union membership. Who cares!
“While I’m not familiar with your work, I’m very proud of my work on movies such as Home Alone 2, Zoolander and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; and television shows including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saturday Night Lives, and of course, one of the most successful shows in television history, The Apprentice – to name just a few!”
He added: “Your organization has done little for its members, and nothing for me – besides collecting dues and promoting dangerous un-American policies and ideas – as evident by your massive unemployment rates and lawsuits from celebrated actors, who even recorded a video asking, ‘Why isn’t the union fighting for me?’”
Meanwhile, this year’s SAG Awards nominations were announced last week. Chadwick Boseman, Schitt’s Creek and Minari received the most nods – check out the full list here.
Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of “Ozzy Speaks” on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard. During the episode, Ozzy and Billy played some of their favorite hard rock and heavy metal songs, discussed 2021, the ongoing coronav…
Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of "Ozzy Speaks" on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. During the episode, Ozzy and Billy played some of their favorite hard rock and heavy metal songs, discussed 2021, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, their love for AC/DC and more.
Ozzy, who turned 72 in December, confirmed that he is planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as he is able to.
"I look at it like this: if I don't get the shot and I get the virus, there's a good chance I ain't going to be here," he said (hear audio below).
The "Ozzy Speaks" episode, which premiered on Ozzy's Boneyard on Monday, February 8, is available on the SiriusXM app and will rebroadcast on Ozzy's Boneyard throughout the week.
Last November, Ozzy told GQ magazine that he suffers from a respiratory disease which puts him at an increased risk of severe pneumonia and poor outcomes if he was to develop COVID-19.
"I've got emphysema, so if I get this virus, I'm fucked," he said, referring to the type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and gets worse over time.
Asked how his health is at the moment, Ozzy said: "The surgery I had knocked the crap out of me. But I broke my neck in a quad bike accident [in 2003] and when that healed it squeezed my spinal column, so I was getting all kinds of weird things happening to me. I'd be on stage and I'd suddenly get a sharp shock down one side of my body. Then one night 18 months ago I went to the bathroom in the dark and just hit the ground. I said [to my wife], 'Sharon, I'm on the floor,' and she said, 'Well, get up then!' But I couldn't. Once you're 70, the floodgates open and everything goes downhill. Mind you, I've got away with it for a long time."
Ozzy went on to say that he is trying his "hardest" to stay shielded at the moment. "If I go out, I wear a mask, but I don't like wearing a mask, so I don't go out much," he said. "The producer on my album [Andrew Watt] got the virus. I'd phone him up every day and he said he couldn't sleep, because as soon as he went to sleep, he'd stop breathing. He's not the same person now... It's like anyone who's had a near-death experience: he's become a bit careful with life. But my two granddaughters caught it and you wouldn't think they had anything wrong with them. It just bounced off them."
Last July, Ozzy said that he was still "not back to 100 percent" after suffering from several medical issues in 2019, including a fall, neck surgery and hospitalization for the flu. Ozzy also said that he was looking forward to performing again once he has regained his health and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided.
In August, Ozzy blasted Donald Trump's coronavirus response, saying that America's 45th president was "acting like a fool." In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy said: "In my lifetime, I've never known anything like this. It's getting worse, not better. And this guy's acting like a fool. I don't really like to talk politics that much, but I've got to say what I feel with this guy. There's not much hope left. Maybe he's got a trick up his sleeve and he's going to surprise us all, and I hope he has. [Recently], over a thousand more people died in one day [in America]. That's fucking crazy. People got to get with this social distancing and mask-wearing or else it's never gonna go away."
When the pandemic struck, Ozzy had just released his first solo album in a decade, "Ordinary Man", which he recorded in late 2019 while recovering from surgery and related illnesses. The BLACK SABBATH singer had previously canceled all his 2019 tour plans, and the rescheduled 2020 shows were also scrapped.
Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of “Ozzy Speaks” on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard. During the episode, Ozzy and Billy played some of their favorite hard rock and heavy metal songs, discussed 2021, the ongoing coronav…
Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of "Ozzy Speaks" on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. During the episode, Ozzy and Billy played some of their favorite hard rock and heavy metal songs, discussed 2021, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, their love for AC/DC and more.
Ozzy, who turned 72 in December, confirmed that he is planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as he is able to.
"I look at it like this: if I don't get the shot and I get the virus, there's a good chance I ain't going to be here," he said (hear audio below).
The "Ozzy Speaks" episode, which premiered on Ozzy's Boneyard on Monday, February 8, is available on the SiriusXM app and will rebroadcast on Ozzy's Boneyard throughout the week.
Last November, Ozzy told GQ magazine that he suffers from a respiratory disease which puts him at an increased risk of severe pneumonia and poor outcomes if he was to develop COVID-19.
"I've got emphysema, so if I get this virus, I'm fucked," he said, referring to the type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and gets worse over time.
Asked how his health is at the moment, Ozzy said: "The surgery I had knocked the crap out of me. But I broke my neck in a quad bike accident [in 2003] and when that healed it squeezed my spinal column, so I was getting all kinds of weird things happening to me. I'd be on stage and I'd suddenly get a sharp shock down one side of my body. Then one night 18 months ago I went to the bathroom in the dark and just hit the ground. I said [to my wife], 'Sharon, I'm on the floor,' and she said, 'Well, get up then!' But I couldn't. Once you're 70, the floodgates open and everything goes downhill. Mind you, I've got away with it for a long time."
Ozzy went on to say that he is trying his "hardest" to stay shielded at the moment. "If I go out, I wear a mask, but I don't like wearing a mask, so I don't go out much," he said. "The producer on my album [Andrew Watt] got the virus. I'd phone him up every day and he said he couldn't sleep, because as soon as he went to sleep, he'd stop breathing. He's not the same person now... It's like anyone who's had a near-death experience: he's become a bit careful with life. But my two granddaughters caught it and you wouldn't think they had anything wrong with them. It just bounced off them."
Last July, Ozzy said that he was still "not back to 100 percent" after suffering from several medical issues in 2019, including a fall, neck surgery and hospitalization for the flu. Ozzy also said that he was looking forward to performing again once he has regained his health and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided.
In August, Ozzy blasted Donald Trump's coronavirus response, saying that America's 45th president was "acting like a fool." In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy said: "In my lifetime, I've never known anything like this. It's getting worse, not better. And this guy's acting like a fool. I don't really like to talk politics that much, but I've got to say what I feel with this guy. There's not much hope left. Maybe he's got a trick up his sleeve and he's going to surprise us all, and I hope he has. [Recently], over a thousand more people died in one day [in America]. That's fucking crazy. People got to get with this social distancing and mask-wearing or else it's never gonna go away."
When the pandemic struck, Ozzy had just released his first solo album in a decade, "Ordinary Man", which he recorded in late 2019 while recovering from surgery and related illnesses. The BLACK SABBATH singer had previously canceled all his 2019 tour plans, and the rescheduled 2020 shows were also scrapped.
There’s legendary filmmakers and then there’s John Carpenter. Responsible for birthing the modern slasher movie thanks to his 1978 classic Halloween, he’s the horror savant whose been bringing monsters and madmen to people’s doorsteps for over four decades, responsible for such cinematic staples as The Thing, Christine, They Live, The Fog and Escape From New York.
Not only a writer and director, John is also an accomplished composer whose chilling Halloween theme might just be the scariest piece of music ever recorded. His latest album, the sinister and suspense-filled ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’, is his first non-soundtrack music in nearly five years and sees him once again team up with son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies (also son of The Kinks‘ Dave Davies).
We got John on the phone from his California home to talk about his new album, living through Donald Trump‘s presidency and what fans can expect from the upcoming Halloween sequels.
Hi John, it’s been almost five years since you last released any non-soundtrack music. Why put out an album now?
“We just had enough music accumulated. We’d been playing a lot and had finished enough music to release an album. So we consulted the label and they wanted to release one. And now here we are.”
Can you explain the idea behind the title, ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’?
“It’s a great title. My godson [Daniel Davies] came up with it as a name for one of the songs and I thought it would be good to use it for the album title. As far as what it means, it’s our hope that our art lasts after our death.”
(L-R) Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel Davies. CREDIT: Press
Many of the tracks could slot into a horror movie. Are there any plans to do that?
“No, they’re more for listeners to create the movie. What I mean by that is you and your significant other sit alone in the dark listening to the album and start fantasising and come up with a movie. I don’t want to make the movie anymore. I wanna make the music. You make the movie.”
You’ve always been very vocal about US politics. How are you feeling now the election’s over?
“Relieved! I wasn’t sure what this goofball might do. And he tried. That phone call [Donald Trump] had with the folks in Georgia was unbelievable.”
The one where he demanded that Georgia’s secretary of state find him votes to overturn the election?
“Yeah. I can’t believe it. It was like he was channelling a mafia guy, a mobster. ‘All I need is 11,000 votes!’ Oh my God.”
Trump’s term was as scary as one of your movies…
“Yeah. Those of us who don’t believe in what he believes in, we’ve been living in a real-life horror movie for the past four years. But now he’s gone. The horror has been lifted for now. It may come back, you know how monsters are, they do come back sometimes. But for now it’s a nice day.”
John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of ‘Halloween’ in 1978. CREDIT: Alamy
Now that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are in office do you see the US turning a corner?
“Well, I’m hoping so, but I don’t know. It’s certainly already better, I think. It’s already better because they just seem like reasonable human beings and their belief system is not what Trump’s was. Let’s put it that way.”
Has Trump’s time in office inspired any ideas for a film?
“Well, I’m thinking about it. I’ve got to let all of this percolate a little bit. But these folks who rioted [in the Capitol], they are really mad. And what are they mad at? The changes they’re seeing in their country and all these real or imagined slights that are happening to them? And it’s all stoked by these politicians. I’ll have to think about it. I don’t know, could aliens be behind it all? I don’t know. We’ll see.”
Do you ever worry that because you’re the ‘Halloween guy’ it might sometimes overshadow some of your other work?
“No, I love it, and I’m still loving it. Are you kidding me? Being the ‘Halloween guy’ gave me a career in movies. And even now I’m working on the new Halloween movies that are being released by David Gordon Green. I’m as happy as a pig in shit. Halloween gave me everything. It’s great. I get to be John Carpenter.”
Speaking of the new movie, how far along is Halloween Kills?
“It’s done. We’re just waiting on the world to be a little bit more sane and a little safer before we release it.”
What can you tell us about it?
“Holy Toledo! It’s the ultimate slasher movie. It’s Halloween on steroids. It’s great.”
Is it gory?
“Does the sun rise? Yeah, it’s gory alright.”
Where does it stand in comparison to the rest of the movies in the franchise?
“Well, the producer and owner of the Halloween franchise, Malek Akkad, says it’s the second-best one right after the first. So that’s from him. I think it’s a balls-out slasher movie. We haven’t had one of those in a long time.”
Another sequel, Halloween Ends, is also on the release slate. What stage is that at?
“We’ve all read the script and we love it. So now we’ve just gotta wait until things are a little safer to make it.”
Can you share anything about the script?
“Unfortunately not. They will come and kill me if I try to tell you anything.”
What’s your opinion on big studios like Warner Bros. releasing all of their big budget movies on streaming platforms due to COVID shutting down cinemas?
“These guys are making decisions that they consider in their best interests. This is what they see the future is going to be like and so to get these things out they think this is the best way to do it.”
Can you see the Halloween movies ending up being released in the same way?
“Sure. Halloween may be shared that way because theatres are dead. It’s just the reality right now. And it’s a tragedy, but it’s true. We just have to face it. The studio did contact David and I, and they had us put off the new one by a year in the hope that things got better. So we’re still hoping it will get better.”
(L-R) Keith David, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell on the set of ‘The Thing’. CREDIT: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
You’ve been in the industry for a very long time and you’ve worked with a lot of incredible people. Is there anyone left that you would like to work with?
“There’s a whole lot that I haven’t worked with. Jennifer Lawrence, she’s a brilliant actress. Amy Adams – brilliant actress. I would love to work with them, but chances of that are kind of slim. You just don’t know what’s going to happen. I’d also really like to work with Kurt Russell again. That would be fun. We had such a good time working together.”
Halloween spawned a number of sequels and Escape From New York got a sequel. Have there been any discussions about doing sequels to any of your other films?
“Sure. There’s been talk of a sequel to The Fog. There’s been talk of sequels for a bunch of my movies. They just haven’t happened yet because of various reasons. But yeah, we’ve talked about them and I’m open to them.”
John Carpenter’s ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’ is out now via Sacred Bones Records
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