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"Let's Rock the World"<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT | MUSIC | STYLE<br />
THE BEST<br />
FEMALE IN<br />
POP 2016<br />
REVEALED!<br />
ADELE<br />
OMG FACTS<br />
YOU DIDN'T KNOW<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
NOVEMBER ISSUE<br />
<strong>02</strong><br />
FREE<br />
Electronic duo<br />
from Montreal<br />
BEAT MARKET<br />
MEET<br />
THE NEXT<br />
GENERATION<br />
ARTIST<br />
CAMERON<br />
NINO<br />
FINDING<br />
THE<br />
PERFECT<br />
NYE<br />
OUTFIT<br />
+ EXCLUSIVE<br />
INTERVIEW<br />
WE REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE<br />
DAVID BANKS<br />
"that weird guy in that one movie"<br />
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WE GOT TO CHAT WITH DAVID BANKS ABOUT HIS<br />
CHILDHOOD, FAVORITE PROJECTS, WHAT MAKES<br />
HIM LAUGH AND MORE…WITH HIS TALENT, HIS<br />
KINDNESS, AND HIS DRIVE – WE KNOW WE’RE JUST<br />
SEEING THE BEGINNING FOR DAVID BANKS...<br />
DAVID<br />
BANKS<br />
Exclusive interview with<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
INTERVIEW<br />
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BEAT MARKET<br />
E L E C T R O N I C D U O F R O M M O N T R E A L<br />
BEAT MARKET TALKS<br />
PERFORMING LIVE,<br />
FIRST SHOW, AND<br />
THE NEW LP<br />
photo: Antoine La Rochelle<br />
EXCLUSIVE
What's Inside?<br />
Feature Stories...
55 18<br />
22<br />
38 28<br />
05<br />
11<br />
12<br />
Editor's Note<br />
Picks Of The Month<br />
Playlist<br />
18<br />
22<br />
28<br />
38<br />
44<br />
ADELE Facts<br />
BEAT MARKET<br />
Cameron NINO<br />
David BANKS<br />
Perfect NYE Outfit<br />
51<br />
55<br />
Jasmina Siderovski<br />
Best Female In POP<br />
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• I S S U E •<br />
EDITOR'S NOTE<br />
Hello and WELCOME to our November/December <strong>issue</strong>.<br />
When we were brainstorming ideas for a cover theam for <strong>issue</strong> <strong>02</strong>,<br />
Cameron Nino was the winner hands down.<br />
As you already know here at the <strong>TMN</strong> we like to provide with<br />
what is fresh, upcoming and different and if that's why you like us,<br />
this <strong>issue</strong> shouldn't dissapoint!<br />
This <strong>issue</strong> is full of amazing content. We have a electronic duo from MONTREAL<br />
who work together to create amazing music, a young musician Cameron Nino (our COVER star)<br />
who at age of 13 has already<br />
made impressionable mark in the music industry.<br />
Our first to future film and television Actor in the <strong>magazine</strong> is DAVIS BANKS, who chats with us<br />
about his childhood, favorite projects, what makes him laugh and more…<br />
We introduce you to JASMINA SIDEROVSKI new book "Empowering Your Soul - Legacy of Her Mind" .<br />
and much much more...<br />
We've put so much work and love into this <strong>issue</strong>,<br />
from the style section to art to music, we hope this <strong>issue</strong>'s gonna<br />
give you some inspire ideas of your own.<br />
Thanks for reading and following us on this journey!<br />
Jeremiah<br />
Editor-in-chief and The <strong>TMN</strong> Team<br />
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Jeremiah Foster<br />
Behind the<br />
scenes of<br />
this<br />
month's<br />
<strong>issue</strong><br />
So many ideas and such little<br />
time.<br />
Music lover from Ohio.<br />
Editor in Chief<br />
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Leonora Beld<br />
Casually writing, listening to<br />
music, taking photos and<br />
supporting people I've never<br />
met.<br />
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Healthy lifestyle & fitness<br />
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Need You Now<br />
Chandelier<br />
24K Magic<br />
Shout Out to My Ex<br />
Body Moves<br />
Love Me Now<br />
Slumber Party ft. Tinashe<br />
Blended Family (What You Do<br />
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TOPMEGA 5'S<br />
Top 5<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
Best Music Videos of<br />
NOVEMBER 2016.<br />
#5 Charlie Puth - We Don't Talk<br />
Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez)<br />
#4 ARASH feat. SNOOP DOGG -<br />
OMG<br />
#3 Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion<br />
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#2 THE WEEKND - STAR BOY<br />
#1 Major Lazer - Cold Water<br />
(feat. Justin Bieber)<br />
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TOPMEGA 5'S<br />
Top 5 Instagram<br />
Accounts Of 2016<br />
We’ve decided to sum up most followed Instagram<br />
accounts of 2016 so far into a list, and of course the<br />
top places were taken by celebrities with enormously<br />
huge fanbases.<br />
Take a look at our Top 5 to learn more:<br />
#5 @kimkardashian<br />
83.4m followers<br />
105 following<br />
#4 @arianagrande<br />
84.8m followers<br />
1,215 following<br />
#3 @beyonce<br />
85.1m followers<br />
0 following<br />
#2 @taylorswift<br />
91.3m followers<br />
85 following<br />
#1 @selenagomez<br />
100m followers<br />
252 following<br />
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Selena Gomez doesn’t post that often. But it’s no surprise<br />
that Selena has hit such a milestone, especially since she<br />
posts so many stunning selfies and adorable stage photos<br />
with her fans, all of which get millions of likes. However,<br />
that being said, Gomez hasn’t actually posted on Instagram<br />
since 15th August, because she’s taking some time off after<br />
cancelling her upcoming tour shows due to her Lupus. But,<br />
despite not being active for over a month, people still<br />
continued to follow her. Now that shows the true power of<br />
Selenators and her adoring fans!<br />
Did you know that 100 million is FOUR TIMES the population<br />
of Texas, which is where Selena was born? How crazy is<br />
that?!<br />
Congratulations to Selena on reaching such an incredible<br />
follower count!!!<br />
Follow us We are also there @topmeganews<br />
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"EMPOWERING YOUR SOUL -<br />
LEGACY OF HER MIND"<br />
BY JASMINA SIDEROVSKI<br />
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A B O U T A D E L E<br />
Facts<br />
enjoy…<br />
Adele provided vocals for Jack Peñate's song, "My<br />
Yvonne," for his debut 2007 album, and it was<br />
during this session she first met producer Jim<br />
Abbiss, who would go on to produce both the<br />
majority of her debut album, 19, and tracks on 21.<br />
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Adele began singing at<br />
age four and asserts<br />
that she became<br />
obsessed with voices.<br />
PHOTOS: DANNY KAAN<br />
An appearance she made on Saturday<br />
Night Live in late 2008 boosted her<br />
career in the US. The episode, which<br />
included an expected appearance by<br />
then US vice-presidential candidate<br />
Sarah Palin, earned the program its best<br />
ratings in 14 years with 17 million<br />
viewers.<br />
West Norwood is the subject for Adele’s<br />
first record, “Hometown Glory”, which<br />
she wrote and composed in 2004, when<br />
she was 16.<br />
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03<br />
She was a classmate of<br />
Leona Lewis and Jessie J<br />
Adele was given a<br />
recording contract by XL<br />
Recordings after a friend<br />
posted her demo on<br />
Myspace.
full name is Adele Laurie<br />
Her<br />
Adkins Blue<br />
ADELE 25 WORLDTOUR PHOTOS BY DANNY KAAN<br />
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An appearance she<br />
made on Saturday<br />
Night Live in late 2008<br />
boosted her career in<br />
the US.<br />
At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009,<br />
Adele received the awards for Best New<br />
Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal<br />
Performance.<br />
Adele released her second studio album, 21,<br />
in early 2011.<br />
The album has been certified 16 times<br />
platinum in the UK, and is the fourth bestselling<br />
album in the UK of all time.<br />
She is the first woman in the history of the<br />
Billboard Hot 100 to have three<br />
simultaneous top 10 singles as a lead artist.<br />
She is the first female artist to<br />
simultaneously have two albums in the top<br />
five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in<br />
the top five of the Billboard Hot 100.<br />
21 is the longest-running number one<br />
album by a female solo artist in the history<br />
of the UK and US Album Charts.<br />
Adele released her third studio album, 25,<br />
in 2015. It became the year’s best-selling<br />
album and broke first week sales records in<br />
the UK and US.<br />
The lead single, “Hello”, became the first<br />
song in the US to sell over one million<br />
digital copies within a week of its release.<br />
PHOTO: DANNY KAAN<br />
Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major<br />
influence in regard to her love and passion for<br />
music, stating that, "they made me what I am<br />
today".<br />
While “Someone like You” was at number one<br />
on the US chart, Adele's previous single,<br />
"Rolling in the Deep" was still at number four.<br />
With that achievement, Adele became the first<br />
living artist since The Beatles in 1964, who<br />
simultaneously had two top five hits in the<br />
charts.<br />
Adele is one of four female artists to have an<br />
album chart at number one for more than 13<br />
weeks (the other three artists being Judy<br />
Garland, Carole King, and Whitney Houston).<br />
In July 2012, Adele was listed at number six in<br />
Forbes list of the world's highest-paid<br />
celebrities under the age of 30, having earned<br />
£23 million ($35 million) between May 2011 and<br />
May 2012.<br />
She has 5 tattoos: two on her left wrist, one on<br />
each hand, and one behind her right ear.<br />
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photos: Antoine La Rochelle<br />
BEAT MARKET<br />
“Turn Your Colors On”<br />
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INTERVIEW<br />
ELECTRONIC DUO FROM<br />
MONTREAL<br />
Beat Market is college friends<br />
Louis-Joseph Cliche and Max<br />
Bellavance. In their Montreal hometown,<br />
these two fill rooms with fans eager to<br />
experience a set locally revered for both<br />
its rock energy and dancefloor appeal.<br />
Their goal: to bring electronic music<br />
to a live setting where they could<br />
express themselves as<br />
true musicians.<br />
We had a chance to talk about<br />
performing Live, first show,<br />
new LP, goals, fans and baths...<br />
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<strong>TMN</strong> exclusives<br />
BEAT MARKET<br />
photos: Antoine La Rochelle
photo: Antoine La Rochelle<br />
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How did you guys first meet, and how did<br />
you come up with the name? 2013, is that<br />
about when it all started for you?<br />
We first met while jamming in the same jazz<br />
class at the University of Montreal. We<br />
launched our first EP in 2011. The name Beat<br />
Market comes from an idea of rhythms and<br />
repetitive patterns that make people move.<br />
Do you remember the first song you guys<br />
did together?<br />
Kristel on the Red Magic album. The drum was<br />
the first instrument we recorded, it was a weird<br />
jam at first, but it soon became one of our<br />
favorite song! Even to this day…<br />
How would you describe your sound and style<br />
for someone who may not have heard of you?<br />
Electronic dance music, performed live. Analog<br />
keyboards, live drums and beat machines operated<br />
by two long-haired dudes.<br />
Favorite city for each of you to perform in?<br />
Louis-Jo: New-York, a city with such a wild<br />
energy!<br />
Max: London, for obvious reasons. Electronic<br />
music is a second nature to these guys! You can<br />
hear some pretty edgy music on the radio over<br />
there, which would be unthinkable in Montreal.<br />
When we go there, we’re definitely speaking the<br />
same language as them!<br />
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What is the electronic music scene like in<br />
Montreal? How does it compare to the U.S.? Have<br />
the U.S. fans been receptive to your music?<br />
Montreal is a great city for all kinds of arts. It is really<br />
open to new things. It’s true that we have less of a<br />
population there than in most major cities, so I guess<br />
the market is really smaller in a way. Canadian<br />
Electronic music is starting to make its way into the<br />
world, with acts such as Caribou, Grimes, Kaytranada,<br />
Pomo etc… We’ve only played one show in the US, in<br />
New York. We will be playing our first shows in Los<br />
Angeles in January. Let’s see what people think of our<br />
music at that time! The L.A. scene is really cool, so<br />
we’re not too worried, though.<br />
Who are some other producers or musicians that<br />
you look up to? Producer or artist you'd like to<br />
work with?<br />
We have to mention Mr.Oizo. His beats and his visuals<br />
inspire us a lot. We actually like all the French touch<br />
scene! We also like Flying Lotus, Kaytranada etc…<br />
What are your fans going to be surprised<br />
to hear you listening to in your car?<br />
Traditional Pakistani music, African music<br />
What are your goals moving forward?<br />
Beat Market is all about performing live<br />
shows and we want to be more present on the<br />
US market. So I guess we will play a lot of<br />
shows in the future year over there. Also, we<br />
started to work with singers and the results<br />
are excellent, we’re currently collaborating<br />
more and more with vocalists and always<br />
looking for new and fresh voices. Our last<br />
single, “Turn Your Colors On,” is a<br />
collaboration with the New York band French<br />
Horn Rebellion. England and Germany are<br />
also part of the plan in the next few years.<br />
Tell us about your first show. What was that like?<br />
We had our lighted space ranger suits. We actually<br />
only remember the next morning….regaining<br />
consciousness in a bush near the bar we played….<br />
You have a new single with “the silken R&B croon<br />
of guest star Malika Tirolien” "Doors." How did<br />
that come about?<br />
Montreal is a small music scene, Malika played a<br />
couple of times with Max and we though it would<br />
be great to collaborate. We were pleasantly<br />
surprised that she chose the song Doors, a long<br />
electro track, moodier than some of our funkier<br />
beats like See What I Mean (ft. Aiza)<br />
If someone wants to find out more about<br />
EDMbiz where should they go?<br />
Facebook is probably the best and fastest way<br />
to learn more about EDMbiz, also Reddit etc…<br />
How active are the both of you in<br />
interacting with interacting with your fan<br />
on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook?<br />
We actually love the fact that we have a team<br />
to deal with those things. But when we have<br />
some funny adventures, we post it.<br />
I N T E R V I E W<br />
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Any message you want to give to your fans and future<br />
fans out there? Or offer any services or offers of<br />
collaboration with others?<br />
Take more baths and prepare for our arrival. If you are an<br />
amazing singer, send us a message on soundcloud!<br />
Website: www.beatmarket.mu<br />
For an up-and-coming artist, producer or DJ, what one piece of<br />
advice you guys would give to someone wanting to break into the<br />
music business or to be that next big producer/DJ?<br />
"Try to find your<br />
own sound. If your<br />
music makes you<br />
happy, then you<br />
are on the right<br />
path. Someday it<br />
will work."<br />
I N T E R V I E W<br />
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ON THE COVER<br />
Photo: Robert John www.robertjohnphotography.com<br />
CAMERON<br />
NINO
photo: Michael Vincent www.michaelvincent.com<br />
<strong>TMN</strong>exclusives<br />
CAMERON<br />
NINOby Jeremiah Foster<br />
We were recently<br />
Meet The<br />
Next<br />
Generation<br />
Artist<br />
Cameron<br />
Nino<br />
introduced to a young<br />
musician - CAMERON<br />
NINO, who is making an<br />
impressionable mark in<br />
the music industry.<br />
29<br />
At the young age of 13, CAMERON<br />
NINO is currently the lead vocalist<br />
and guitarist for Seventh Nova – a<br />
Los Angeles based music project.<br />
Cameron finds inspiration in<br />
everything around him from nature<br />
to his friends & family, expressing<br />
himself in different genres of music,<br />
from Rock to Hip-Hop, making him a<br />
dynamic artist with a bright future.<br />
His first single, “On The Floor”, is<br />
available on iTunes, Amazon and<br />
Google, and is an exhilarating work.
INTRODUCING<br />
C<br />
AMERON<br />
NINO was born in Los Angeles, California on<br />
November 25, 2003.<br />
He is an outgoing, friendly and exuberant<br />
musician, breakout entertainer, recording artist,<br />
singer, songwriter, guitarist & producer who at<br />
13 years of age has performed on some large<br />
stages and entertained hundreds of people at<br />
festivals, private venues and clubs.<br />
To see Cameron perform is unlike<br />
any other experience as you will<br />
forget his age as you remain<br />
fixated and thrilled by his energy<br />
and enthusiasm.<br />
As we spoke with him, it became<br />
evident that Cameron is a<br />
philanthropist at heart and puts<br />
his convictions into action by<br />
seeking out and helping<br />
organizations that serve people in<br />
need. His empathy for people in<br />
general is quite remarkable for a<br />
person his age. He recently<br />
donated a significant sum to<br />
an organization that serves<br />
children in Kenya, and had<br />
previously donated his time and<br />
talent to other organizations that<br />
serve children in the United<br />
States. His current single is<br />
dedicated to one of these<br />
organizations, and any proceeds<br />
from the song will be donated<br />
to that organization.<br />
photo: Michael Vincent<br />
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Cameron also talked at length about<br />
sustainable practices and lifestyles, citing<br />
electric vehicles as a step in the right<br />
direction. In his song, he talks about "rolling<br />
down the strip with a Tesla grip", in<br />
reference to the auto manufacturer. His<br />
first song – “Back in the Day”, which was<br />
written in 2011, discusses the environment<br />
at length. In that song, he advised that<br />
people should "live like back in the day<br />
when Dinosaurs roamed the earth". In that<br />
song, he continues on rapping: “Don’t live<br />
black, live green.”<br />
At the 2013 event, Cameron Nino and<br />
his band did covers of The Beatles,<br />
Bob Marley, Black Sabbath and Bon<br />
Jovi, an eclectic mix that had the<br />
audience riveted as he went from<br />
playing his acoustic guitar to<br />
shredding Tony Iommi's solo on Iron<br />
Man while singing Ozzie's lines.<br />
So, we wanted to know how he got started<br />
with music. Cameron revealed to us that in<br />
2012, while volunteering at the pastries and<br />
sweets booth at the Blessed Sacrament<br />
Carnival and Food Festival, he was asked if<br />
he wanted to go on stage and play the Star<br />
Spangled Banner on his acoustic guitar. He<br />
had just learned the song about a week<br />
before the event. He agreed to do so. He<br />
enjoyed the experience a lot. In 2013, the<br />
Carnival organizers invited him back. This<br />
time, a group of musicians was assembled<br />
to perform with him at the event. The group<br />
met for the first time on October 15, 2013 to<br />
begin rehearsing for the event. The event<br />
was a huge success, with the then unnamed<br />
group getting a prolonged ovation from the<br />
attendees. Ever since then, the organizers of<br />
the event have continued to invite Cameron<br />
Nino and his band Seventh Nova to perform<br />
every year.<br />
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In early 2014, Cameron Nino caught the<br />
attention of John Branca, one of the<br />
founders of Club 42<br />
(www.club42online.com), a sports nonprofit<br />
that provides opportunities for<br />
inner city youth to compete in Baseball at<br />
the same level as their peers in more<br />
affluent neighborhoods. Shortly after he<br />
caught Mr. Branca's attention, in April of<br />
2014, Johnny 'Buc' Lockwood, one of the<br />
co-founders of Club 42 invited Cameron<br />
to lead their effort in creating a mashup<br />
of select Michael Jackson and The Beatles<br />
songs. The resultant work was titled "All<br />
My People - A Tribute to Michael Jackson<br />
and The Beatles." This body of work is<br />
available on Soundcloud. Cameron's<br />
participation with Club 42 as a guest at<br />
their basketball tournaments afforded<br />
him the opportunity to meet and mingle<br />
with kids from inner city communities,<br />
an opportunity that he would never have<br />
had having spent his entire life in Laurel<br />
Canyon.<br />
<strong>TMN</strong>exclusives
CAMERON NINO:<br />
When you set a goal,<br />
stick to it no matter<br />
what it takes to<br />
accomplish it. It will<br />
sometimes be very<br />
difficult.<br />
To be famous is one<br />
thing, but<br />
to be a<br />
legend<br />
is<br />
another<br />
story<br />
photo: Michael Vincent www.michaelvincent.com
In addition to music, Cameron Nino has worked on a few film projects.<br />
He has worked with author and artist James Mihaley on a film based<br />
on Jim Mihaley’s book “You Can’t Have My Planet But Take My<br />
Brother, Please”. The book was listed as ‘Best Book of the Year 2013’<br />
by the Bank Street College of Education in NYC.<br />
Currently, he is working on the theme<br />
song for a book by Newton Lee<br />
called "Google It."<br />
photo: Michael Vincent<br />
Recently, Cameron's<br />
current release with his<br />
band - “ON THE<br />
FLOOR”, was selected to<br />
compete on the balloting<br />
for nomination for the<br />
Best Pop/Group<br />
Performance category<br />
in the 59th annual<br />
Grammy Awards.<br />
At the time of writing, the<br />
song is currently gathering<br />
votes for the first round of<br />
picks.<br />
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One of the reviewers, Laura Sullivan,<br />
a Grammy Winning Composer and<br />
Billboard Top 10<br />
Recording Artist<br />
commented<br />
about Cameron:<br />
"Wonderful<br />
to be<br />
introduced<br />
to Cameron<br />
and his<br />
music. He<br />
is a super<br />
star!!"
Photo: Robert John www.robertjohnphotography.com<br />
With a busy schedule like his, Cameron Nino still finds time to<br />
do fun things like producing YouTube content, playing video<br />
games, and basketball. He also loves to swim.<br />
We believe that Cameron is set to attain stardom. We reckon<br />
he has the talent to go all the way!<br />
THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF CAMERON NINO<br />
www.cameronnino.com<br />
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TRENDS<br />
TOP 5 BEST<br />
MUSIC VIDEOS<br />
OF THE MONTH<br />
Artists are making a final push for year-end lists, and<br />
the art gets elevated as a result. Which brings us to this<br />
month's best music videos.<br />
Artists including The Weeknd, Beyonce, Britney<br />
Spears, SHAKIRA and MALUMA have blessed our eyes<br />
and ears with their latest music videos!…<br />
November was a fertile time for great music videos.<br />
Here are 5 of the best.<br />
by Weaver Ellen<br />
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B E Y O N C É<br />
- A L L N I G H T<br />
T H E W E E K N D -<br />
M A N I A<br />
2<br />
T O P M E G A 5 ’ S<br />
3<br />
4<br />
B R I T N E Y S P E A R S -<br />
S L U M B E R P A R T Y F T .<br />
T I N A S H E<br />
M A L U M A -<br />
C U A T R O B A B Y S F T .<br />
N O R I E L , B R Y A N T<br />
M Y E R S , J U H N<br />
In our minds, the music industry<br />
was simply colluding to make the<br />
beginning of the week more<br />
tolerable by unveiling a slew of<br />
new music videos to give us all the<br />
feels.<br />
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S H A K I R A -<br />
C H A N T A J E<br />
TOPMEGANEWS.COM
<strong>TMN</strong><br />
photographer: Gaylord Hill<br />
David Banks Opens Up About his<br />
childhood, favorite projects, what<br />
makes him laugh and more…<br />
exclusive<br />
"that weird<br />
guy in that<br />
one movie"
What a pleasure it<br />
was to interview David<br />
Banks, who currently stars<br />
alongside Heather Graham in<br />
the film Half Magic, which will be<br />
in theaters early 2017.<br />
Banks has starred in over 100 national commercials<br />
in roles that include leading man, boyfriend, father and<br />
the regular guy/common man...<br />
David studied and performed at The Groundlings in Los Angeles,<br />
whose alumni includes John Lovitz, Will Farrell, Chris Katan, and Lisa<br />
Kudrow.<br />
David was recently selected to join Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo,<br />
and Fred Willard in the new cartoon Lovesick Fool, directed by<br />
Dominic Polcino (The Simpsons, Family Guy, and<br />
King of the Hill).<br />
David is also a writer and co-wrote the film<br />
CUT!<br />
Even with his crazy schedule, David<br />
was kind enough to interview<br />
with me.<br />
You’re really going<br />
to enjoy this<br />
talented<br />
guy!<br />
by Jeremiah Foster<br />
photographer: Gaylord Hill
"MUSIC HAS<br />
ALWAYS<br />
BEEN SUCH<br />
A BIG PART<br />
OF MY LIFE"<br />
Tell us about your childhood. Describe your<br />
behavior as a child. Were you the class clown,<br />
or were you the "good boy"?<br />
Well I was that kid dressed in all black. I hate to<br />
use the word Emo but I had a fully stocked<br />
closet of Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne shirts<br />
[LAUGHS] I wasn't the kid leading my fellow boy<br />
scouts to camp.<br />
I didn't really break out of my shy shell until my<br />
final year of high school. I remember a few of<br />
my class mates asking me who I was and when<br />
did I transfer here? I'm like wait......Does a<br />
haircut and a sweater make that much of a<br />
difference? [LAUGHS]<br />
How did you get into acting? Who/what<br />
motivated you to do so?<br />
I will never forget growing up in good old<br />
Petaluma California and watching my classmate<br />
Winona Ryder, then Horowitz who was equally<br />
as dark and Goth as I was and how amazing she<br />
was in drama class. I not only knew she was<br />
going to be huge, but I knew this was also<br />
something I wanted to do. I also remember one<br />
of my teachers Mr Reischling telling me I would<br />
be lucky to be able to hold a job at McDonalds<br />
[LAUGHS] I have always worked better when<br />
someone tells me I CAN'T do something.<br />
Do you have more fun with acting or<br />
music?<br />
Music has always been such a big part<br />
of my life. It truly feeds the soul. I look<br />
forward to getting up on stage with my<br />
band as often as possible and breaking<br />
a few sticks in the process. I try to also<br />
catch at least one live show a month. I<br />
say this as I grab my jean jacket and<br />
head out the door to go see<br />
Queensryche and Armored Saint<br />
tonight! There is no better feeling than<br />
walking out of a concert and watching<br />
a band I grew up listening to on<br />
cassette tapes. Oops I think I just aged<br />
myself [LAUGHS]<br />
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What have been your<br />
favorite projects so far?<br />
I have the most fun when I<br />
can be as irritating and as<br />
obnoxious as I possibly can.<br />
I think I feel more at home<br />
with that. I remember<br />
hearing a quote from Dane<br />
Cook saying "bring as much<br />
as your own personality as<br />
you can to your work" Not<br />
that I'm like that all the<br />
time, but I'm not saying I<br />
don't have a collection of<br />
videos of me scaring my<br />
girlfriend on my cell phone<br />
[LAUGHS] OK I admit it, I'm<br />
pretty annoying.<br />
One of my favorite projects<br />
so far is a film called 5th of<br />
July with Jaleel White. I play<br />
a high strung, goofy cop<br />
that follows him around<br />
and makes his life a living<br />
hell.<br />
How's it feel to finally be in<br />
the spotlight?<br />
I still like to be in the back<br />
with a dimly lit flickering<br />
light. I have never set out to<br />
be super famous. I have<br />
always said I will be the<br />
happiest being "that weird<br />
guy in that one movie"<br />
What makes you laugh the<br />
most?<br />
I'm a huge fan of the whole<br />
physical "over the top"<br />
comedy. Airplane, Top<br />
Secret, Threes Company,<br />
Gilligans Island, I think Don<br />
Knotts is my hero! I<br />
remember practicing his<br />
faces in the mirror as a<br />
child.<br />
"I HAVE NEVER<br />
SET OUT TO BE<br />
SUPER FAMOUS"<br />
What's been your most<br />
rewarding/interesting on-set<br />
experiences so far?<br />
I remember booking a pilot<br />
called "What Would Trejo Do"<br />
Again my character was an odd<br />
fast talking type of guy. I had<br />
met the director Kevin Donovan<br />
on a previous commercial shoot<br />
and was able to work with him<br />
again on this pilot which was a<br />
real blessing. He is extremely<br />
talented and has a clear vision of<br />
what he wants, but also allowed<br />
us all to bring our own flavor<br />
and flair to the role. The pilot<br />
was just picked up, so to be able<br />
to see this come to fruition was a<br />
real gift. The cast is amazing!<br />
Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr,<br />
Jason Mewes, Donal Logue, and<br />
Jacob Vargas.
If you could co-star in a<br />
feature with any actor who<br />
would it be?<br />
Ellen Burstyn! Everything she<br />
does is absolutely authentic in<br />
every way. I will never forget<br />
watching Requiem for a Dream<br />
and leaving the theater in tears.<br />
She steals each and every scene<br />
with just her eyes! I could watch<br />
her read the phone book and be<br />
entertained.<br />
What's a typical day for you on<br />
set? What's your favorite thing<br />
to do to pass the time?<br />
I will most likely be at the craft<br />
service table hogging the coffee<br />
or waiting for the next snack to<br />
be brought out. I will never be<br />
that guy taking pictures of my<br />
food and posting it since I'm too<br />
busy devouring it.<br />
Lately to pass the time I have been<br />
watching classic MTV 80's videos<br />
online. Anytime I can go back and<br />
recapture a memory from my<br />
childhood from a certain song I am<br />
on it!<br />
What is it like to work with<br />
Heather Graham?<br />
I know actors say this all the time,<br />
but she was seriously one of the<br />
greatest actors I have ever worked<br />
with. Her talent and gift for<br />
comedy is such a wonderful thing<br />
to be around. She wrote and<br />
directed this film "Half Magic" Was<br />
I nervous? YES? Did the sound guy<br />
tell me he could hear my heart<br />
beating through the mic taped to<br />
my chest? YES? [LAUGHS] It's<br />
always a little difficult working<br />
with someone you had a little<br />
crush on. But her laugh definitely<br />
helped bring me back down to the<br />
not so nervous land.<br />
What's next for you?<br />
I'm sort of addicted to<br />
working and staying busy<br />
but I'm really looking<br />
forward to shutting off my<br />
ADHD brain and spending<br />
the Holidays with my<br />
family. A table full of turkey<br />
and cherry pies is always a<br />
great excuse!<br />
Thank you, David!<br />
For more<br />
information on<br />
David BANKS:<br />
davidbanks.tv<br />
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"NO POINT IN STYLE<br />
IF YOU CAN'T SPICE<br />
IT UP EVERY ONCE<br />
IN A WHILE".<br />
STYLE<br />
"MY TAKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN "YOUR STYLE<br />
SHOULD REPRESENT A BIT OF WHO YOU<br />
ARE" I CAN USUALLY GET A PRETTY GOOD<br />
SENSE OF SOMEONE'S PERSONALITY BY<br />
THE CLOTHES THEY WEAR. THERE IS JUST<br />
SOMETHING SEXY ABOUT A GIRL WHO<br />
ADVICE<br />
CAN POP ON SOME CHUCKS OR<br />
CHECKERED VANS WITH A SMILE. EVEN IF<br />
YOU ARE SPORTING SOME PLAID PAJAMAS<br />
AND A PAIR OF HEELS AS LONG AS YOU<br />
WEAR IT WITH CONFIDENCE AND NOT<br />
CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK THAT'S HOT!!
BLACK SEQUIN DRESS<br />
BRAND:<br />
Lulus<br />
#LOVELULUS<br />
lulus.com
FINDING<br />
THE<br />
PERFECT<br />
NYE<br />
OUTFIT.<br />
By Sheri-kae McLeod<br />
What a crazy (and kind of bizzare)<br />
year 2016 has been! It’s definitely<br />
time to start making NYE plans and<br />
start shopping for that perfect outfit;<br />
so you can ring in 2017 with a bang!<br />
Finding the perfect outfit for<br />
whatever your New Year’s Eve plans<br />
are can be hard, especially if you<br />
haven't really been keen on fashion<br />
trends throughout the year.<br />
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Brand:<br />
LULUS<br />
HERE ARE SOME THINGS<br />
TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN<br />
SHOPPING FOR THE<br />
PERFECT NYE OUTFIT:<br />
YOU CAN’T GO<br />
WRONG WITH<br />
RED!<br />
Red is certainly the most daring<br />
color there is and it has always<br />
been the perfect way to make a<br />
statement. A red dress is one of<br />
the best ways to start 2017 with a<br />
banger! Put on a red dress and<br />
some red lipstick and you can,<br />
without a doubt, claim 2017 as<br />
your year.<br />
skater dress<br />
Brand: Lulus<br />
Price: $59<br />
Lulus.com<br />
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CLASSIC SHINY<br />
Silver maxi dress<br />
Brand: Lulus<br />
Price: $94<br />
Lulus.com<br />
Metallic, silver and<br />
everything that glitters<br />
have always been a<br />
classic look for NYE.<br />
You can wear a classy,<br />
formal silver dress or<br />
breakout the mini,<br />
metallic stunning<br />
(depending on your<br />
NYE plans). You can<br />
also find silver and<br />
metallic tops, pants,<br />
skirts and many other<br />
different pieces to put<br />
together an amazing<br />
outfit. Shine bright like<br />
the diamond that you<br />
are and perfect this<br />
amazing look for the<br />
top of 2017.<br />
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VELVET<br />
Velvet has<br />
been<br />
trending:<br />
Velvet has been a very<br />
popular trend for 2016<br />
and it surely will<br />
continue into 2017.<br />
From chokers to<br />
dresses to shoes and<br />
accessories, it has<br />
dominated the runways<br />
everywhere. If you want<br />
to be runway ready<br />
strutting into 2017, this<br />
is a style that you<br />
should consider.<br />
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Blush velvet dress<br />
Price: $45<br />
Lulus.com
MINI<br />
(AND NOT-SO-MINI)<br />
BLACK DRESSES<br />
sequin dress<br />
Brand: Lulus<br />
Price: $63<br />
Lulus.com<br />
NYE is the best time to<br />
pull out that little black<br />
dress from the back of<br />
the closet. Black is a<br />
classic look that is very<br />
easy to wear. It<br />
practically goes good<br />
with anything! You can<br />
do no wrong with a<br />
black dress or black<br />
outfit. If your plans<br />
include something<br />
more formal,<br />
something a little<br />
longer than a mini<br />
would work well. But<br />
for sure, black dresses<br />
are best!<br />
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L U L U S . C O M
JASMINA<br />
SIDEROVSKI<br />
"AN ANTHOLOGY OF WISDOM AND<br />
QUOTES"<br />
empoweringyoursoul.com
JASMINA<br />
SIDEROVSKI<br />
MEET FOUNDER, AUTHOR,<br />
EDITOR, WRITER AND<br />
PUBLISHER OF<br />
EMPOWERINGYOURSOUL.COM<br />
Known for her enigmatic<br />
mind that nourishes her<br />
eclecticism, author<br />
Jasmina Siderovski has<br />
changed the lives of<br />
thousands of people<br />
around the world<br />
through her positive<br />
mindset, her blogs, and<br />
through her ability to<br />
reach many around the<br />
globe in a language the<br />
world understands. In<br />
Empowering Your Soul-<br />
Legacy of Her Mind, she<br />
offers a four-part journey<br />
of soul inspiration and<br />
anecdotes of her legacy.<br />
Written by JEREMIAH FOSTER<br />
.A major focus is on her collection of original and<br />
thought-provoking quotes that help you shape<br />
your goals and find success, peace, and substance<br />
that contribute to a new generation for a savvy<br />
and sleek way of thinking. Jasmina Siderovski, a<br />
writer, editor, social media blogger, and inspiring<br />
motivator, is noted for her positive and vibrant<br />
energy. She presents a host of quotes, sayings,<br />
and words of wisdom that help you live life to the<br />
fullest. The keynotes of her journalism adopt a<br />
charismatic outlook that help many find<br />
substance in their lifetime.<br />
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“BRILLIANCE<br />
IS NEITHER A<br />
FASHION OR<br />
A STYLE, A<br />
TREND OR AN<br />
AMBIENCE.<br />
IT’S AN<br />
AWAKENING<br />
OF OUR<br />
LUMINOUS<br />
INGENUITY.”<br />
JASMINA SIDEROVSKI<br />
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Empowering Your<br />
Soul -<br />
Legacy of Her Mind<br />
by Jasmina<br />
Siderovski<br />
Jasmina Siderovski is a wonderful author who has<br />
written a book that can literally help every person<br />
who takes the time to pick it up and read it. That is a<br />
true work of art, one the author should be very<br />
proud of has written.<br />
This book is filled with motivational magic! There’s<br />
inspiration, self-help and self-love to be found<br />
within the pages of Empowering Your Soul - Legacy<br />
of Her Mind.<br />
Not only does Siderovski offer up suggestions to<br />
find your goal orientated path, but she helps in<br />
finding your life purpose. She provides the<br />
foundation to build yourself up and to be positive<br />
influence toward others around you.<br />
This is definitely a five star motivational book! And<br />
the perfect gift for everyone, including yourself!<br />
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As Sydney becomes her home,<br />
Jasmina is empowered to cushion<br />
changes in a diverse advancing<br />
world of innovation and peace<br />
through an understanding and<br />
connection of her eclectic mind.<br />
Her wisdom and writing are a<br />
legacy for future generations that<br />
empower and encourage a world of<br />
stability and balance.<br />
Jasmina is an active ambassador<br />
for World Peace.<br />
Bio<br />
Jasmina Siderovski is a wife, and mother<br />
of two young children living in Sydney,<br />
Australia who has become globally<br />
recognized for her inspirational words of<br />
wisdom originally through her quotes<br />
and sayings. As the world was<br />
introduced to her words of soul building<br />
tools through her mash style of<br />
expression and writing, Jasmina has<br />
attempted to define ‘nostalgic identity’ -<br />
belonging to a developing country at<br />
birth, and brought up in a modern<br />
culture during the best years of her life.<br />
Jasmina is educated and brought up in<br />
Newcastle. She is married to her lifelong<br />
partner of 25 years and has two<br />
children.<br />
Jasmina Siderovski was recently<br />
interviewed on the international<br />
media, she is documented globally<br />
through a series of written<br />
articles, quotes, and sayings, as<br />
well as her inspiring words of<br />
wisdom, supported by social<br />
media. Go check her amazing<br />
website and follow her for<br />
inspiration!<br />
@journeytomysoul<br />
empoweringyoursoul.com<br />
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‘EMPOWERING YOUR SOUL<br />
– LEGACY OF HER MIND’<br />
BY JASMINA SIDEROVSKI<br />
An<br />
anthology<br />
of wisdom<br />
and quotes<br />
AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!<br />
empoweringyoursoul.com
THE BEST FEMALE IN POP<br />
2016 REVEALED!<br />
photo:s Danny Kaan
FIND OUT THE TOP 3 LADIES OF THE POP<br />
WORLD, FRESH FROM YOUR VOTES, AS<br />
WE REVEAL WHO’S TOPPED THE LIST.<br />
1<br />
3<br />
photo: Danny Kaan<br />
2
UK STAR ADELE HAS BEEN STRUTTED HER STUFF ON<br />
STAGE FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND IT’S CLEARLY<br />
WORKING! NOT ONLY DOES THIS LADY HAVE SOME<br />
SERIOUS VOCAL TALENT BEHIND HER, BUT, WELL JUST<br />
LOOK! #BEAUTIFUL<br />
ADELE<br />
3<br />
photo: Danny Kaan
GWEN STEFANI<br />
2<br />
photo: Lorie Shaull<br />
NO DOUBT STAR GWEN STEFANI IS AT NUMBER TWO! THIS<br />
LADY IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW, AND IT SEEMS<br />
#GWENSTEFANITEAM ARE WELL AND TRULY BEHIND HER<br />
WHEN IT COMES TO THE VOTE STAKES!
JESSIE J<br />
1<br />
THE PRINCESS OF POP IS<br />
STILL ON TOP! JESSIE J HAS<br />
BEEN VOTED THE NUMBER<br />
ONE BEST FEMALE IN THE<br />
POP WORLD BY YOU!<br />
CLEARLY YOU CAN’T GET<br />
ENOUGH OF THE ‘WILD’<br />
SUPERSTAR. JESSIE, YOU’RE<br />
NUMBER<br />
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