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Daron Malakian Lost in Hollywood
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| Posted by ZAk on Monday, December 24, 2007 - 07:54 AM |
In the mid-1980s, Daron Malakian was a shy youngster living in an
apartment near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vine Street, and
his parents spent much of their time trying to shield his eyes from the seedy
parade of Hollywood's sidewalks.
"From the playground of my school," Malakian recalled, "we would see prostitutes
and transvestites, guys holding hands, the homeless people, all these things my
parents really didn't want me to see."
That playground was at the Rose and Alex Philibos Armenian School, the same
campus where two other future members of the metal band System of a Down went to
class. There, all of the boys were immersed in the traditions of their shared
Armenian heritage, but when they rode their bikes home they passed through that
chaotic asphalt theater of Hollywood. "It was only as I got older that I
realized that not everybody grows up like that," Malakian said. |
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Shavo Scores "Babylon AD" Film
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| Posted by ZAk on Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 10:47 AM |
 Shavo
Odadjian, music video director, DJ, and bassist for the multi-Platinum,
Grammy Award-winning rock band System of a Down, will add film scorer to his
list of credits with his work on the upcoming sci-fi/thriller feature film,
"Babylon AD," starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh and Gerard Depardieu. The
film is being directed by Cannes Award winning French director Mathieu Kassovitz
("La Haine/Hate"), and will be released over the Labor Day (May) Weekend, 2008.
Working closely on the score with Academy Awarding winning composer Hans Zimmer
and composer Atli Orvarsson, Odadjian is collaborating with writing/scoring
partner, Wu-Tang Clan's The RZA, writing and scoring several tracks for "Babylon
AD," as well as various "futuristic-specific" musical themes and orchestration
throughout the film. |
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Scars On Broadway In-Studio Pics
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| Posted by ZAk on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 04:38 PM |
By John Dolmayan: "Drum tracks are now finished and we're very excited to move forward into the next phase of recording. We're working hard to have the album done as soon as possible. Until then, take a glimpse into life in the studio." Click Read more to watch more photos
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The Flying Cunts of SOADFans in Dallas, Texas
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| Posted by ZAk on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 09:11 AM |
 The day of October 22 was a cold dreary day as opposed to the day before with
its sunny climate. But as people in Texas would say, 'where else but Texas would
it be hot and warm one day and then freezing cold the next'.
My sister and I
arrived at the Granada Theater around 7 pm where we managed to park semi close to
Serj Tankian’s tour bus which was parked right there at the back entrance of the
Granada.
After I took a couple of pictures of the tour bus, we made our way
along the side of the theater to the front, where there were a few people
milling around the entrance and there was a small line at the left. We made our
way to the line to pick up my VIP tickets that my good friend ZAk had gotten for
me on my birthday the 22nd of October. |
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