Unsuitable timing prevented Serj Tankian from collaborating with Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan to aid musical school in GyumriAugust 12, 2010 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The project, initiated by Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan to assist musical school in Gyumri is a great idea, world-known musician Serj Tankian believes. “Recently I was contacted by the artists’ managers, and we started to explore optimal collaboration ways. However, unsuitable timing and mismatched agenda prevented me from joining them in events conducted,” the rock-musician stated at August 12 news conference. As Serj Tankian noted, the musicians planned to make Black Sabbath songs, performed by Serj Tankian available at iTunes to aid the school. He also commented on possibility of collaboration with Armenian rock bands. “I’m familiar with several Armenian rock bands in RA and Los Angeles. However, I like good music regardless of genre. I have no national preferences and will be ready to play with any professional band.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |