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LIFESTYLE37 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 MUSIC & MOVIES Russian rock stars rail against Crimea Indian Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, African actor Vipinno and Bollywood director Asshu Trikha speak onstage during a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi film ‘Koyelaanchal’, produced and directed by Asshu Trikha, in Mumbai. — AFP

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent A picture taken on October 11, 2010, shows Russian rock musicians Andrey Makarevich and speaking with , then Russiaís President, during their meeting Beat- Cafe in . — AFP photos hile patriotic fervour grips ‘From Crimea to the Yenisei!’ over its takeover of Crimea and The Kremlin has a cohort of stars Reznor feels ‘fresh start’ WPresident ’s ready to turn out in support, however. approval ratings soar, some of the top For celebrations after rent Reznor says he feels “a fresh new start” for after names in Russian rock have emerged as Crimea’s annexation, rock band Lyube- ’s latest album and world tour. Reznor released “Hesitation among very few high-profile voices of said to be a favorite of Putin’s-swiftly Marks” in September after his long, self-imposed hiatus. In the five T dissent inside the country. Those who updated a patriotic hit to sing that Russia years since the industrial rockers’ last offering, he won an Academy Award have criticized the intervention in Crimea stretches “From Crimea to the Yenisei,” for his soundtrack work on “,” married musician include several grizzled veterans of the referring to a river in Siberia. A host of Mariqueen Maandig and became a father to two young boys. perestroika-era rock scene as well as popular stars signed a Soviet-style public “In these few years, I kind of accidentally got into scoring films. I started younger stars. Among the most outspo- letter organized by the culture ministry a new band: How to Destroy Angels; we put two records out. I tried writ- ken critics is Andrei Makarevich, a curly- in support of Putin’s position on Ukraine. ing a TV show for HBO, which failed. I started a family, and surprisingly, I haired singer who led the hugely popu- Among them were squeaky-clean found myself inspired by that,” Reznor told The Associated Press before lar Soviet-era band pop singer Valeriya and patriotic singer playing over the weekend at the festival in Chile. And he felt (Time Machine), known for melodic Oleg Gazmanov, both listed in Forbes like writing some Nine Inch Nails songs. songs about personal freedom. Russia’s top 50 entertainment figures At first Reznor was hesitant about embarking on tour. “But we started “Everything that is happening in our and regularly shown on state television. rehearsing and it was fun, it felt fresh. I’ve been looking at things through country today-the rabid propaganda, the Rock band Alisa, which has played at finite eyes,” he said. “Life feels different at 48 than it did at 24. I don’t know frenzy of jingoism, even the Olympics- Kremlin concerts, this week cancelled a how much longer I’ll be doing this, or people will care ... it’s not as endless tour of Ukraine planned for May calling it as it once seemed, so I treat it more preciously.” While on tour, Reznor is in a state of “coup d’etat and anarchy.” also working on scoring director ’s upcoming film “.” “The main thing that I’m concerned about is putting myself in positions ‘Stop lying to your people’ and places that are often uncomfortable, to force myself to grow as an Yet Makarevich is not alone in break- artist,” Reznor said. “I don’t think I’ve written the best songs I can write. I ing ranks on Ukraine. Cult rock singer don’t think I know how to write songs very well yet. I’m not saying that to of Nine Inch Nails performs at the music festi- Boris Grebenshchikov, reacted furiously be humble, but I’ve got a long ways to go.” — AP val in Mexico City, Mexico. — AP when state television used one of his hits as the soundtrack to footage of Kiev protests. How Paramount kept ‘Godfather’ of house music They combined footage of clashes in Kiev with his lyrics: “This land was ours ‘Noah’ from sinking and until we got bogged down in the fight. It Frankie Knuckles dies at 59 will die if it belongs to no one. It’s time for us to return this land.” beat the bad buzz - again rankie Knuckles, a pioneer of pulled at Disco Demolition Night and To retaliate, Grebenshchikov, the lead house music who also mixed it didn’t mean a thing to me or my singer of Aquarium, posted a simple anti- Frecords for the likes of Michael crowd,” Knuckles told the Tribune. war song on YouTube called “Love in a Jackson and , has time of war.” “Stop setting one people died at the age of 59, news reports against others, stop lying to your people said early yesterday. The death of a Russian rock musician Andrey for the sake of the semblance of profit man dubbed the “godfather” of Makarevich performing in Beat-Blues today. Tomorrow it will lead to immea- Chicago house music was confirmed Cafe in Moscow. surably worse losses,” he wrote on by his longtime business partner, are very reminiscent of Germany in the . One of Russia’s most mysteri- Frederick Dunson, the Chicago late 1930s,” he wrote in a series of ous stars, rock singer Zemfira, who fierce- Tribune reported. Dunson said Facebook posts. “When the mass psy- ly guards her privacy, also chose to put Knuckles died unexpectedly at home. chosis ends (and it will), we will all out a pro-Ukrainian message. The cause of death for Knuckles, remember that Ukraine is our neighbor On March 2 the androgynous singer who over the weekend deejayed at and closest relative,” he added. The 60- posted on her official site a video of her the Ministry of Sounds’ club in year-old singer-who until now was not singing a song by ultra-political Ukrainian London, was not immediately known. seen as an anti-Kremlin figure and even band Okean Elzy which staunchly backed Dunson said more details on the sat next to Putin at a Paul McCartney the uprising against president Viktor This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Russell Crowe, death would be released today. left, and Winstone in a scene from ‘Noah.’ — AP concert in 2003 — has faced a backlash. Yanukovych. “I want to support, say hi and Besides developing the sound and When Makarevich attended a peace to thank and join all Ukrainian musicians,” oah’ withstood a tsunami of of those - it was both.” She added: culture of house music, Knuckles march down a Moscow boulevard in late she wrote on VKontakte social networking bad buzz to score a $44 mil- “The key was to provide moviegoers mixed records for performers includ- March, wearing ribbons in Ukrainian col- site. Okean Elzy has had its concerts in ‘Nlion debut last weekend and with context, so that they would ing Houston, Jackson and Depeche “But it scared the record companies, ors, state television zoomed in on his face Russia cancelled following the crisis. capture the top spot at the box office. know what they were going to see.” Mode, the Tribune said. After learning so they stopped signing disco artists with a disapproving comment. More than Senator John McCain photographed its The opening won’t be one for the to be a club DJ in New York, Knuckles and making disco records. So we cre- 21,000 people have signed an online electrifying concert on Kiev’s record books, and with a reported From ‘World War Z’ to ‘Noah’ moved to Chicago in the late 1970s ated our own thing in Chicago to fill petition calling for Makarevich to be Independence Square in December. production budget of $125 million, Going into last weekend, the story and forged fame as one of the city’s the gap.” Knuckles would extend mix- the picture must navigate more of “Noah” - the movie - was of a studio stripped of his state decorations includ- Other more predictable figures to speak most influential dance music forces. es of and R&B records and turn ing the title of “People’s Artist” for march- out include shaggy-haired Yury Shevchuk, rough weather on its journey to prof- at war with director Darren He came to the city just as disco them into dance tracks, introduce itability, but it’s the latest example of Aronofsky, best known for “ ing “with murderers from the Maidan” the leader of rock band DDT who is a reg- was dying out, a trend underscored new singles being produced by protest hub in Kiev. In response, writer ular at protests against Putin. “Each of us Paramount Pictures taking a pricey Swan,” and under siege from Christian when a local deejay Steve Dahl blew fledgling house artists and incorpo- high-profile movie that could have groups over deviations from the Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Russia’s top pop must simply do everything he can to hundreds of disco albums. “I wit- rate drum machines to emphasize diva Alla Pugachyova were among those avoid a fratricidal war,” he wrote on his capsized under the weight of punish- Bible, while a wildly expensive pro- nessed that caper that Steve Dahl the beat, the Tribune said. —AFP ing headlines and launching it suc- duction hung in the balance. “Had to sign an open letter comparing his blog. He titled the entry “Don’t shoot!”-a cessfully. In the case of “Noah,” Darren made some choices that “hounding” to the treatment of Soviet hugely influential song DDT performed in Paramount remained sensitive to the would have made the movie more dissidents such as the physicist Andrei the early 80s inspired by the Soviet war in concerns of religious leaders, while orthodox, I think it would have got- Sakharov and writer Boris Pasternak. Afghanistan. — AFP selling the film with the kind of lavish ten more support from the Christian MGM rebooting special effects that appealed to secu- community, but it’s still a terrific lar crowds. opening,” Phil Cooke, a media con- Paramount pulled off a similar sultant who spoke with Paramount ‘The Pink Panther’ feat with Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” last during its outreach to Christian lead- as a live action-animation hybrid summer, and again with Martin ers, said. New music coming from Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Fidelity aside, Aronofsky’s take on “The Wolf of Wall Street” last the Old Testament tale debuted Christmas, both of which were domestically with roughly $10 million Michael Jackson estate plagued with stories about last- more than what analysts had project- minute reshoots and marathon edits. ed it would amass. It will cross the Those films not only averted disaster $100 million mark worldwide in two This May 31, 1997 but went on to box office success. weeks. From “World War Z” to “Noah,” file photo shows US The $190 million “World War Z” was the negativity came out before the Popstar Michael pilloried for budget overruns and for film did. But there’s more to it than Jackson performing jettisoning its original ending, but that. A willingness on the part of the during his ‘HIStory opened to a better-than-expected production team to be open to Tour Part II’ across $66 million in June and went on to change helps. Germany and make $540 million worldwide. It will Brad Grey, chairman and chief Europe at the spawn a sequel. The $100 million executive at Paramount Pictures, Weserstadion in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which was green-lighted the film and was will- Bremen, North produced by Red Granite and distrib- ing to do whatever it took to put the he Pink Panther will be Mirisch. David Silverman, of “The Germany. — AP uted by Paramount, drew fire for its best film out there. Pitt’s zombie rebooted once again. MGM Simpsons Movie” and “Monsters, explicit scenes of drug use and sexual thriller “World War Z” went through Tannounced Monday that it is Inc.” will direct. debauchery. But instead of shying several endings, at no small cost, taking another pass at reviving the “I am proud that the ‘Pink away from the controversy, before it found the right one. And famed franchise, and this time Panther’ - both the feature films Paramount embraced it as a tool to “Noah” was extensively test-screened around, they’ll give it a very 21st and the great library of cartoons drive awareness. That film’s box office and tweaked before Aronofsky and century spin. The series, which ini- created by David De Patie and Friz is now up to $390 million worldwide, Paramount settled on the final cut. no small feat for an R-rated movie Aronofsky spent weeks creating tially launched in 1963, will still be Freleng that sprang from it - contin- centered on a financial fraudster. exploratory versions of the film, with executive produced by Walter ues to be one of the brightest jew- Megan Colligan, Paramount’s a particular line of dialogue or an Mirisch, but instead of a live action els in the crown of Mirisch films,” new posthumous album of previous- work as “contemporizing” in a Monday president of domestic marketing and extended scene, and getting feed- style - the first six of which starred Mirisch said. “Now, for the first ly unreleased Michael Jackson music news release. A deluxe version will include distribution, told TheWrap that back from test audiences. Paramount Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau - time, the live action franchise will Acomes out May 13. Epic Records and the original recordings. Few details were “Noah” was uncharted territory. also dealt with some of the criticism it will be a live-CGI hybrid. And, the be united with the world- famous the late pop singer’s estate will release shared Monday, but Reid did say the album “Darren delivered a movie that was of “Noah” head-on and began its out- new movie will focus on the pink cartoon character in a new hybrid “Xscape,” an album of eight new tracks that is named for a track produced by Jackson complicated, a little bit arthouse, an reach to religious leaders early in the cat that was the star of a decade’s feature film. I am excited by our have been updated musically by producers and Jerkins, then later updated by Jerkins. action movie and spiritual all at the process. They were invited to the set worth of cartoon shorts. concept and I look forward to an including , Rodney Jerkins, It’s the only song on the album where the same time,” she said. “We couldn’t sell and had dinner with the studio’s top Julie Andrews, the wife of the outstanding movie entertainment.” Stargate, Jerome “Jroc” Harmon and John original producer freshened the music. it like ‘300’ and we couldn’t sell it like executives while the picture was still late Blake Edwards, who directed The last reboot, which starred Steve McClain. Jackson died in June 2009 at 50 from a ‘Son of God,’ because it wasn’t either shooting. — much of the original film series, will Martin as Clousseau, spanned two Executive producer LA Reid refers to the lethal dose of an anesthetic. — AP serve as a producer along side films, in 2006 and 2009. — Reuters