RIP Alex Lust Of The Feisty Piranhas

RIP Alex Lust Of The Feisty Piranhas
Alex Lust, frontman for rockers the Feisty Piranhas, passed away recently. He was 25 years old.
Despite his severe hearing impairment from birth, Alex developed his innate talent for music that
grew throughout his all too short life. The Feisty Piranhas developed a fervid fan base, opening
for the likes of the Misfits, NOFX, the Dickies, Filter, D.R.I., UFO and more. Music Connection,
which followed Alex Lust’s artistic exploits through the years, extends its heartfelt regards to his
family, friends and fans. See https://fb.com/feistypiranhas. A moving tribute is at http://demo
craticunderground.com/10024320644.
Krieger with Kaplan at the Gibson
The Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills was the setting during Grammy Week
for a special evening in tribute to the Beatles. Performers at this loose and informal jam session included Brian Wilson, Kris Kristofferson (joined by guitarist Earl Slick), Mickey Dolenz, Jimmy Webb and Doors legend Robby Krieger,
who joined Jonny Kaplan and his band for a classic Fab 4 number.
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A Star Is Born
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GARRY SUN
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Among the luminaries at the Grammy
Foundation’s A Star Is Born event,
(l-r): Peter Asher, Patti Everly, songwriter/artist Brian Stewart, Capitol
Studios Mgr. Paula Salvatore.
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Red Light Mgmt Holds Post-Grammy Party
Red Light Management (Ben Harper, Alicia Keys, Tim
McGraw, Alabama Shakes) held its annual post-Grammys
party at Sky Bar at The Mondrian, presented by leading
skin care brand Olay. Attendees, many of whom hung out
in the Dell Lounge, included Harper, Victoria Justice, Ariel
Winter, Pia Toscano, Pretty Lights and Kelis. Pictured (l-r):
Herbie Hancock and Bruce Eskowitz, COO of Red Light.
C Primary Wave Music’s Pre-Grammy
Event at RivaBella
Primary Wave Music Group held its annual Pre-Grammy party
at the RivaBella in Hollywood, an event that hosted A-list artists and industry heavyweights. Pictured (l-r): CeeLo Green,
Melissa Etheridge and Larry Mestel (CEO of Primary Wave
Music and manager to both Green and Etheridge).
– ANDY MESECHER [email protected]
TAYLOR RAMBO
10 Years Later, Emery
Still Asks, ‘Are You
Listening?’
To celebrate the 10-year
anniversary of their Tooth &
Nail debut The Weak’s End,
emo-core founders Emery
toured the U.S. DIY style. The
band offered various ticket
packages including dinner
with the band, Q&A sessions,
unique merch and standard
general admission. Founding member Devin Shelton
reunited with the band to split
original vocal duties with
Toby Morrell. Performing The
Weak’s End from beginning to
end, the band began the show
screaming the three words
that will forever ring in fans’
ears, “Are you listening?”
Crüe Calls It
Quits After 30
Years
Tidbits From Our
Tattered Past
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KEVIN ESTRADA
Mötley Crüe held a
press conference at
the Roosevelt Hotel in
Hollywood to announce
their resignation from
the industry. The band
will do a 72-city North
American farewell tour
and each member has
signed a binding agreement preventing any
of the four from ever
again touring under the
name. More details at
http://motley.com.
In this issue of MC, writer
Melinda Lewis detailed the
bidding war that developed
around the duster-donning,
guitar-driven band, the
Unforgiven. "The Palace
was a veritable ocean of
A&R types," Lewis wrote,
"not only checking out the
band but checking out
each other's reactions."
Elsewhere in the issue are
profiles of the Raveups,
a concert review of Van
Morrison and an in-depth
exploration of the new Simmons electronic drums.
The 2014 NAMM (National
Association of Music
Merchants) show was
bigger than ever with
hundreds of thousands of
people coming and going
to see what the pro audio
industry has to offer in the
coming year.
A Pictured (l-r): Ian
Neville of the Neville
Brothers, Hal Henkel of
Flying Camels and David
Gartland of Saga
Guitars at the Saga booth.
B Pictured (l-r) at the
Alfred booth: Vincent van
Haaff, Bobby Owsinski,
Mike Avenaim, Lenise
Bent, Ashlee Nichols,
Cynth, Cimcie Nichols,
Ron Manus, C.J. Vanston,
Ron Lagerlof and Jeff
“Skunk” Baxter.
C Pictured at the event (l-r): Music Connection
Publisher Eric Bettelli, Phil Celia and Mojave Audio
President Dusty Wakeman.
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In our cover story on indie
buzz act the White Stripes,
Jack White explained the
philosophy behind the
duo's strikingly different
image. "If you go onstage
in jeans and a T-shirt," he
said, "you're doing what
10,000 other bands are doing. You are choosing that
image, but you are choosing what 10,000 other
bands are choosing."
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