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24-05-2025
- Entertainment
San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
NEW YORK -- The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the popular Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. Also killed were two employees of Shapiro's Sound Talent Group agency: Kendall Fortner, 24, and Emma Huke, 25. Both Williams and Shapiro served as success stories for their respective rock music scenes — proof that these subcultural sounds had real mainstream appeal. Williams' band, which had two releases reach the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, was a client of Sound Talent Group. He co-founded the company in 2018 with fellow agents Tim Borror and Matt Andersen, who previously worked at the Agency Group and United Talent Agency. Sound Talent Group's roster focused on bands in and across pop-punk, metalcore, post-hardcore and other popular hard rock sub-genres — such as Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, Parkway Drive, Silverstein, I Prevail — plus pop acts like the '90s brother-boy band, Hanson, best known for their song 'MMMBop,' and 'A Thousand Miles (Interlude)' singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. The post-hardcore band Thursday called Shapiro, 42, an inspiration 'who despite achieving success never forgot the scenes and the communities they came from.' 'It's hard to put into words how much this man meant to so many of us,' Pierce the Veil, which has been performing for nearly two decades including a sold-out concert this week at New York's Madison Square Garden, said in a tribute on the social platform X. The World Alive, a band signed on Shapiro's label, said he was among 'the most influential and positive forces in our music scene and beyond. And Dan was one of the most influential and positive forces behind the kit.' Shortly after punk rock entered the cultural zeitgeist in the late '70s, it inspired musical sub-movements fueled by its 'do-it-yourself,' community-minded ethics: hardcore punk begat post-hardcore, metalcore, emo and so on. Across decades, these music genres evolved in sound and scope, moving from underground popularity at concerts held in garages and basements to real mainstream fame, while refusing to abandon its independent ethos. Thomas Gutches, who manages Beartooth and Archetypes Collide, recalled a time when now-popular bands like The Devil Wears Prada were getting their start playing in 'DIY shows' in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, in which you could see 10 bands perform for $5. Shapiro was 'single-handedly developing this next wave of bands that are coming in,' Gutches said. 'He was able to take those bands, package them together and put them on a larger scale. ... He took a risk in being like, 'Okay, I'm going to go and take them to that next level.'' These artists reached a kind of apex in the 2000s and 2010s. Once-obscure bands that had found audiences on early online social media platforms like MySpace, at the mall goth haven Hot Topic, or in the pages left-of-center publications like 'Alternative Press' became MTV staples, celebrities in their own right. Although many of these acts played similar-yet-different music — think of the blast beats of metalcore and the palm-muted power chords of pop-punk associated with the Vans Warped Tour — they were brought together by a shared punk rock spirit. And for the last few decades, these tight-knit groups have proven to be the dominant force in alternative rock, according to Mike Shea, founder of 'Alternative Press,' who used the word 'community' to describe the scene. Shea said Shapiro was 'vital' in bringing these punk rock subcultures to the masses. 'In this music industry, there are just too many people ripping people off and using people,' he said. 'Dave was not like that. He was a beautiful soul, and beautiful person, a guiding force, just someone who would end up being an inspiration for so many people. And he will continue to be an inspiration.' And it was not only musicians but also many booking agents, band, and tour managers and promoters that got their big breaks because of Shapiro, Gutches said. The bands Shapiro represented are many of the most popular of their genre and scene, like the Grammy-nominated Sum 41 or the platinum-selling Pierce the Veil. That also includes The Devil Wears Prada, one of the best-known metalcore bands of the last few decades, celebrated for their ability to marry melodic punk rock with metallic detouring. When Williams 'was in the band, that's when they broke out,' Shea said. Gutches said Williams captivated audiences at shows with his drumming as much as a band's front man does: 'Daniel was putting on a show from his style of playing.' The tributes will continue for both, Shea said, as more and more artists reveal the impact Williams and Shapiro had on their lives. Case in point: 'There is no single person more responsible for my identity as a professional adult than Dave Shapiro,' metalcore band Issues bassist Skyler Acord said via Instagram. His band coined a phrase they would use when things got heated "to remind us to chill out and try to understand each other,' he wrote. 'We'd say, 'Do it for Dave.''
Winnipeg Free Press
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
NEW YORK (AP) — The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the popular Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. Also killed were two employees of Shapiro's Sound Talent Group agency: Kendall Fortner, 24, and Emma Huke, 25. Both Williams and Shapiro served as success stories for their respective rock music scenes — proof that these subcultural sounds had real mainstream appeal. Williams' band, which had two releases reach the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, was a client of Sound Talent Group. He co-founded the company in 2018 with fellow agents Tim Borror and Matt Andersen, who previously worked at the Agency Group and United Talent Agency. Sound Talent Group's roster focused on bands in and across pop-punk, metalcore, post-hardcore and other popular hard rock sub-genres — such as Sum 41, Pierce the Veil, Parkway Drive, Silverstein, I Prevail — plus pop acts like the '90s brother-boy band, Hanson, best known for their song 'MMMBop,' and 'A Thousand Miles (Interlude)' singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. The post-hardcore band Thursday called Shapiro, 42, an inspiration 'who despite achieving success never forgot the scenes and the communities they came from.' 'It's hard to put into words how much this man meant to so many of us,' Pierce the Veil, which has been performing for nearly two decades including a sold-out concert this week at New York's Madison Square Garden, said in a tribute on the social platform X. The World Alive, a band signed on Shapiro's label, said he was among 'the most influential and positive forces in our music scene and beyond. And Dan was one of the most influential and positive forces behind the kit.' Shortly after punk rock entered the cultural zeitgeist in the late '70s, it inspired musical sub-movements fueled by its 'do-it-yourself,' community-minded ethics: hardcore punk begat post-hardcore, metalcore, emo and so on. Across decades, these music genres evolved in sound and scope, moving from underground popularity at concerts held in garages and basements to real mainstream fame, while refusing to abandon its independent ethos. Thomas Gutches, who manages Beartooth and Archetypes Collide, recalled a time when now-popular bands like The Devil Wears Prada were getting their start playing in 'DIY shows' in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, in which you could see 10 bands perform for $5. Shapiro was 'single-handedly developing this next wave of bands that are coming in,' Gutches said. 'He was able to take those bands, package them together and put them on a larger scale. … He took a risk in being like, 'Okay, I'm going to go and take them to that next level.'' These artists reached a kind of apex in the 2000s and 2010s. Once-obscure bands that had found audiences on early online social media platforms like MySpace, at the mall goth haven Hot Topic, or in the pages left-of-center publications like 'Alternative Press' became MTV staples, celebrities in their own right. Although many of these acts played similar-yet-different music — think of the blast beats of metalcore and the palm-muted power chords of pop-punk associated with the Vans Warped Tour — they were brought together by a shared punk rock spirit. And for the last few decades, these tight-knit groups have proven to be the dominant force in alternative rock, according to Mike Shea, founder of 'Alternative Press,' who used the word 'community' to describe the scene. Shea said Shapiro was 'vital' in bringing these punk rock subcultures to the masses. 'In this music industry, there are just too many people ripping people off and using people,' he said. 'Dave was not like that. He was a beautiful soul, and beautiful person, a guiding force, just someone who would end up being an inspiration for so many people. And he will continue to be an inspiration.' And it was not only musicians but also many booking agents, band, and tour managers and promoters that got their big breaks because of Shapiro, Gutches said. The bands Shapiro represented are many of the most popular of their genre and scene, like the Grammy-nominated Sum 41 or the platinum-selling Pierce the Veil. That also includes The Devil Wears Prada, one of the best-known metalcore bands of the last few decades, celebrated for their ability to marry melodic punk rock with metallic detouring. When Williams 'was in the band, that's when they broke out,' Shea said. Gutches said Williams captivated audiences at shows with his drumming as much as a band's front man does: 'Daniel was putting on a show from his style of playing.' The tributes will continue for both, Shea said, as more and more artists reveal the impact Williams and Shapiro had on their lives. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Case in point: 'There is no single person more responsible for my identity as a professional adult than Dave Shapiro,' metalcore band Issues bassist Skyler Acord said via Instagram. His band coined a phrase they would use when things got heated 'to remind us to chill out and try to understand each other,' he wrote. 'We'd say, 'Do it for Dave.'' ___ Associated Press writer Jaimie Ding in Los Angeles contributed.
Hypebeast
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Miley Cyrus Reveals Tracklist for Upcoming 'Something Beautiful' Album
Summary Miley Cyrushas officially dropped her 13-song track list for her upcoming albumSomething Beautiful. Slated to release at the end of the month via Columbia Records, the Grammy Award-winning singer has also listed guest features including Naomi Campbell and Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes. Taking to Instagram to reveal a 23-second teaser clip for the album's accompanying short film of the same name, Cyrus wrote in the caption, 'All 13 songs have a special place in my heart.' The video teaser is set to a track called 'Easy Lover,' where Cyrus can be heard singing, 'You make it hard to touch another / Anything goes when we're under covers / But you're not an easy lover.' The album's short film is slated to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 6 before hitting theaters nationwide on June 12. The album is executive produced by Cyrus and Shawn Everett. As per the synopsis of the project, the short film is set to be directed by Cyrus, as well as Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter, fans can expect 'a unique visual experience… including 13 original songs from the upcoming album. A one-of-a-kind pop opera from the mind of Miley Cyrus.' The album releases on May 30. Something BeautifulTracklist1. Prelude2. Something Beautiful3. End of the World4. More to Lose5. Interlude 16. Easy Lover7. Interlude 28. Golden Burning Sun9. Walk of Fame ft. Brittany Howard10. Pretend You're God11. Every Girl You've Ever Loved ft. Naomi Campbell12. Reborn13. Give Me Love
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Music Review: Morgan Wallen's 'I'm The Problem' will be everywhere. Buckle up
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Wallen says he's the problem. And soon, he'll be yours. The country megastar's fourth studio album, 'I'm the Problem,' will be everywhere imminently if it isn't already — just like his earlier records, the last of which outsold Taylor Swift. It is a collection of earworm hooks and twangy big belts about whiskey and women, the kind that has made Wallen unignorable. The 32-year-old's incredible popularity is at least partially due to the hybridity of his style. Bro country and dirt-rock evolved into his final form, which embraces hallmarks of hip-hop: trap high hats and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-inspired vocal phrasing. That appears throughout the gargantuan 'I'm The Problem," everywhere from the 'Interlude," 'Kiss Her in Front of You" and 'Miami' to tracks like 'What I Want,' featuring the Gen-Z Britney Spears Tate McRae. The latter marks his first time featuring a woman vocalist on one of his songs, no doubt a bucking of country duet tradition but also a doubling down of his vocal style — warm, muscular, masculine. The album is never revelatory, but there are surprises: like the Bon Iver-channeling 'Smile.' Wallen's also a traditionalist — in the weeping guitars of 'Falling Apart,' the backroads balladry of 'Skoal, Chevy, and Browning," where chewing tobacco and hunting gear has never sounded so ... romantic? Most of his songs deal with heartbreak and self-deprecation with lyrical specificity and a total lack of pretension, appealing to both a fluid listenership and country radio loyalists looking for something familiar enough. In full, 'I'm The Problem' is 37-tracks, running nearing two hours long. It's exhaustive but only exhausting for the active listener — just like his last two, which also topped 30 tracks. His style hasn't detoured too much from his previous work, giving new credence to not fixing what isn't broke. The album plays out like a soundtrack to a road trip, effortless and pleasant background music. Then, of course, is the financial incentive: Longer albums equate to more streams, and streams often account for far more of an album's chart position than downloads and purchases. It's good business. All that aside, everything Wallen does, including the release of this new album, is inextricable from his controversies. Despite them — or perhaps, partially because of, for a certain subset of listeners interested in bad boys with real talent — Wallen has become one of the biggest performers in the United States, underestimated by a mainstream music media that often regionalizes country music culture. And there have been a number of controversies. In 2020, he was arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after being kicked out of Kid Rock's bar in downtown Nashville. In 2021, after video surfaced of him using a racial slur, he was disqualified or limited from several award shows and received no Grammy nominations for his bestselling 'Dangerous: The Double Album.' He's currently under supervised probation after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in Nashville and nearly hitting two police officers with it. Regardless, his last album, 'One Thing at a Time,' was certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 100 for 16 weeks in 2023. That's just over 30% of the year. 'One Thing at a Time' then reemerged in 2024 to hold the spot for three additional weeks in 2024. Presented another way, the album broke Garth Brooks' record for longest running No. 1 country album. In that respect, Wallen is not just a superstar in his chosen genre, but any genre. Redemption is a theme across 'I'm The Problem,' which is given additional weight by Wallen's extramusical behaviors. Earned or otherwise, when Wallen sings he does so with the wisdom of a wizened man. Like in 'Superman," written for Wallen's son Indigo, which directly references the father's past indiscretions. 'One day you're gonna see my mugshot from a night when I got a little too drunk,' he opens the song. 'Hear a song about a girl that I lost from the times when I just wouldn't grow up.' It's unclear if that growth has happened. (And considering the rest of the album's hungover revelations and soured relationships, subjects Wallen knows intimately and has made a career off writing to, it seems unlikely.) But if Wallen is singing to his son in the future, he's singing to himself and the millions who will be listening in the present. And clearly, they're willing to take the journey with him.
Winnipeg Free Press
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Music Review: Morgan Wallen's ‘I'm The Problem' will be everywhere. Buckle up
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Wallen says he's the problem. And soon, he'll be yours. The country megastar's fourth studio album, 'I'm the Problem,' will be everywhere imminently if it isn't already — just like his earlier records, the last of which outsold Taylor Swift. It is a collection of earworm hooks and twangy big belts about whiskey and women, the kind that has made Wallen unignorable. The 32-year-old's incredible popularity is at least partially due to the hybridity of his style. Bro country and dirt-rock evolved into his final form, which embraces hallmarks of hip-hop: trap high hats and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-inspired vocal phrasing. That appears throughout the gargantuan 'I'm The Problem,' everywhere from the 'Interlude,' 'Kiss Her in Front of You' and 'Miami' to tracks like 'What I Want,' featuring the Gen-Z Britney Spears Tate McRae. The latter marks his first time featuring a woman vocalist on one of his songs, no doubt a bucking of country duet tradition but also a doubling down of his vocal style — warm, muscular, masculine. The album is never revelatory, but there are surprises: like the Bon Iver-channeling 'Smile.' Wallen's also a traditionalist — in the weeping guitars of 'Falling Apart,' the backroads balladry of 'Skoal, Chevy, and Browning,' where chewing tobacco and hunting gear has never sounded so … romantic? Most of his songs deal with heartbreak and self-deprecation with lyrical specificity and a total lack of pretension, appealing to both a fluid listenership and country radio loyalists looking for something familiar enough. In full, 'I'm The Problem' is 37-tracks, running nearing two hours long. It's exhaustive but only exhausting for the active listener — just like his last two, which also topped 30 tracks. His style hasn't detoured too much from his previous work, giving new credence to not fixing what isn't broke. The album plays out like a soundtrack to a road trip, effortless and pleasant background music. Then, of course, is the financial incentive: Longer albums equate to more streams, and streams often account for far more of an album's chart position than downloads and purchases. It's good business. All that aside, everything Wallen does, including the release of this new album, is inextricable from his controversies. Despite them — or perhaps, partially because of, for a certain subset of listeners interested in bad boys with real talent — Wallen has become one of the biggest performers in the United States, underestimated by a mainstream music media that often regionalizes country music culture. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. And there have been a number of controversies. In 2020, he was arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after being kicked out of Kid Rock's bar in downtown Nashville. In 2021, after video surfaced of him using a racial slur, he was disqualified or limited from several award shows and received no Grammy nominations for his bestselling 'Dangerous: The Double Album.' He's currently under supervised probation after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in Nashville and nearly hitting two police officers with it. Regardless, his last album, 'One Thing at a Time,' was certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 100 for 16 weeks in 2023. That's just over 30% of the year. 'One Thing at a Time' then reemerged in 2024 to hold the spot for three additional weeks in 2024. Presented another way, the album broke Garth Brooks' record for longest running No. 1 country album. In that respect, Wallen is not just a superstar in his chosen genre, but any genre. Redemption is a theme across 'I'm The Problem,' which is given additional weight by Wallen's extramusical behaviors. Earned or otherwise, when Wallen sings he does so with the wisdom of a wizened man. Like in 'Superman,' written for Wallen's son Indigo, which directly references the father's past indiscretions. 'One day you're gonna see my mugshot from a night when I got a little too drunk,' he opens the song. 'Hear a song about a girl that I lost from the times when I just wouldn't grow up.' It's unclear if that growth has happened. (And considering the rest of the album's hungover revelations and soured relationships, subjects Wallen knows intimately and has made a career off writing to, it seems unlikely.) But if Wallen is singing to his son in the future, he's singing to himself and the millions who will be listening in the present. And clearly, they're willing to take the journey with him.
