GRIMES MAGAZINE

GRIMES MARCH 2020 - ISSUE NO. 1

A SOCIAL MEDIA MUSIC MAGAZINE

CHALET LIZETTE BRANNAN Hollywood Teen Star Award Winning Actress National Celebrity Ambassador Takes The Cover

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

ALICIA GRIMES Founder Of Grimes Magazine

DAVE MAC

#1 Album In 2019 In Canada On Spotify

EXCLUSIVE!

EDDIE HARRIS

UNSIGNED ARTIST UPCOMING REGGAETON ARTIST

Angel Yuri Gonzalez Quintero

2x Time Grammy Nominee Jazz Musician

CODIEÂ PREVOST Canadian Country Music Artist 4x Canadian (CCMA) nominee

TIO HARDIMAN

2X Former Governor Canadate Of Illinois

INCLUDED MUSIC REVIEWS

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Grimes Magazine. A Social Media Music Magazine.

We are a American monthly magazine that focuses on a traditional mix of content. It was founded in Illinois, in 2019 by Alicia Grimes. Grimes Magazine consist of all genres of music artist, models, politicians, independent, underground and aspiring entertainers and talent throughout the world, comedians, athletes,( NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, Wrestling), entourage, music producers, fitness, dancers, book authors. Our magazine is open to all music genres and people from all cultures and all walks of life. All of our music reviews are free. We are dedicated each day to work hard to providing a positive influence for the future.

Cheers,

Terrell T. Slaughter Editor In Chief

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Q&A With Alicia Grimes

First off, care to introduce yourself to the readers?

AG: Alicia Grimes. founder, chairwoman, ceo of grimes magazine. songwriter and music artist and social media influencer star

Where did you grow up?

AG: chicago as kid. then since 2000. i lived in melvin illinois.

How would you say the music scene is in that area?

AG: the ground. everything is on streaming platforms now. like spotify, youtube and amazon, tidal, deezer. just to name a few. the reason im bringing this up is because most of the mom and pop stores is all gone.

When did you know you wanted to pursue music?

AG: since i was 15 years old. took it serious when i turned 21. i was in and out of different studios every week.

Are there any music artists you have ever liked to work with?

AG: jon z, lil durk, its more artistist. not to mention names at this point,but its more

If you had to describe your sound in 3 words, which words?

AG: indie, alternative, hiphop

What was the first album you ever bought?

AG: culture club

What drew you to the music industry?

AG: house music in the middle 80's, and beat boxing. i always use to beat box for people and listen to madonna, cindy lauper, anita baker. slick rick, ll cool j, tribe called quest, run dmc

Who are you inspired by?

AG: Prince, mostly all hiphop artist, indie bands all the way down to alternative artist and underground hiphop, reggaeton music artist, Aldous Harding, Jon Z, Baby Rasta

Please explain your creative process?

AG: i make music with my son. its my ideas writing each song, producing my son takes care of that.

Is there a hidden meaning in any of your music?

AG: im telling stories of my past experiences

Do you collaborate with others?

AG: yes

Please discuss how you interact with and respond to fans?

AG: twitter, i respond to my fans by talking to them when they message me on twitter, instagram and soundcloud

What is your favorite part about this line of work?

AG: getting to know all cultures of people

What advice would you have for someone wanting to follow in your footsteps?

AG: got to beleive in yourself and not what others say. this industry is no joke and very hard. it take tears, for years. bout the hardest industry to get in

in your words explain grimes magazine?

AG: unsigned, indepent and major artist, consist of a culture magazine of all genres of music and people and from all walks of life

What do you feel is the best song you ever written?

AG: song called bills. its something everyone can relate to.

what it is that inspires you the most?

AG: working, God first, beleiving in myself, working hard til i succeed, big special thanks to twitter

What are the plans for the future?

AG: to keep running grimes magazine. excel in all areas of my music and running my magazine. keep the focus on all culture of life.

If you could go open up a show for any artist who would it be?

AG : Adolous Harding, baby rasta, daddy yankee, cold play, da brat, kanye west, chance the rapper, pg13, bad bunny and more

What is one message you would give to your fans?

AG: make sure you do everything the right way, be positive, dont listen to negative people all day long.

If you could change anything about the music industry, what would it be?

AG: helping more unsigned artist to get more explosure. magazine, ect.

Im a american pop, indie, songwriter and Youtube Star. I had lived in Chicago until the age of 28, of which I grew up and lived for 28 years of my life. There after I had moved to rural america with my kids in July of 2000 and resided in melvin, Illinois for 20 years. I had raised my kids and there father was there to helped

out, but we wasnt

together.

im single at the moment. But I cant complain. Ive had lots of rocky roads, But I have to say that my life has been truly fantastic. One of my highlighted acheivements is that I had became a rising youtube star in 2015. I use to upload my songs and promote them on YouTube and after sometime my songs Say I Do and Love had gone viral. I couldnt beleive it! This was really happening.

i use to do marketing for myself and music artist and companies. Even though I was seeking a career in music I had found a niche in the marketing proffession. Later I had become on the charts as one of the top marketers to follow on twitter. As customers was pouring in

and becoming a regular client. I had new that I was on to something. i

have a mass of social media followers. i not here to talk about my social media status because the whole world know my social media status.

Im getting into, who is really Alicia Grimes? To the many who dont know my story. I came a long way from living in the projects when i was young. We lived there for 18 years of my life in Chicago. i never thought that i would ever make it out.My encouragement to you all is .1. you got to believe in God. 2. Believe in yourself because i had people surround me telling me that i wont make it. This took years and tears to keep going.

Guess what world, im here. Standing tall, and happy, that i succeeded. im not just the founder of Grimes Magazine, im the founder of myself to. Like i said, im a songwriter. i write songs and think of songs in my mind. Thats what i talk about when i do raps of hiphop and a little singing. I guess thats what they call it.

in this music industry. now here comes the tough part. of the music industry. its not easy. but if you think in your mind, it is easy. 1. you dont need to much money.the only thing that you need is your belief. i been in this industry since i was 21. when i first started i was hitting every studio in chicago. yeah, i wasted thousands of dollars. It never got me no where. To be honest with yu all. i lost lots and lots of money. I was not just going to the studios, but the studios have benefited me alot in some ways.

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SPOTLIGHT PICK BY ALICIA GRIMES

SPOTLIGHT PICK BY ALICIA GRIMES

SPOTLIGHT PICK BY ALICIA GRIMES

Transparency and Open Government: Examples of Progress in Bloomington, Illinois Tari Renner, Ph.D. Mayor of Bloomington SPOTLIGHT PICK BY MARIO FERNANDO MARTINEZ Transparency and open processes are key to democratic accountability by citizens at all levels of government. In an age where election results and public opinion polls show voter cynicism are very high, it is crucial for elected and appointed officials to everything possible to make improvements in these areas. Progress in transparency and responsiveness is especially important to local governments that are the closest to the people in delivering vital pubic services to their communities.

While there is a variety of legislation at the federal, state and local levels that help to promote transparency, such as open meetings acts requiring proper notification and freedom of information requirements, public officials can go much further than these laws in promoting open government and improving accountability to their citizens. Bloomington, Illinois, began making these goals top priorities as of 2013. In fact, this was a top campaign issue that I addressed in the mayoral campaign of that year when I was first elected.

One thing I promised during the campaign was to establish regular mayoral “open houses� to be held every Friday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30pm before each regular Monday city council meeting. These began immediately in early May 2013 (I was sworn in May 1). Citizens can just stop by and ask questions or give their opinions without even having to make an appointment. These might best be described as mini-Town Hall style events. The topics people bring up are not confined to items on the Monday council agenda. This has produced wide ranging conversations, as you can imagine, on various topics and problems (sometimes very specific) that were not necessarily on my radar screen or those of the city council or staff members. The mayoral open houses have helped to increase the penetrability of the political process in our city. Citizens who stop by the open house usually get immediate answers to their questions

and sometimes have their problems solved in real time as the city manager and department heads often attend (or if not, I just call or text them during the meeting). If the concerns involve something more complicated than potholes, tall grass or waste on the public easements, we take their contact information and get back to them within a business day or two.

The public conversations in these meetings has almost always been civil.

It seems as if it’s easier to be nasty in anonymous blogs or emails than when people are sitting across the table from each other. Further, if there are misunderstandings, they can be clarified on the spot.

In addition to the mayoral open houses, we made a strong effort to improve our online transparency by posting more information on the city’s website.

This includes city contracts, commission meetings and minutes, capital and operating budgets and a wide variety of other critical topics. As of early 2013, the Illinois Policy Institute, that used specific criteria to rate local governments’ online transparency in the state, gave Bloomington an F. Within two years, we received an award from the organization as our score improved to an A+ (100%).

The City has also established a “Bloomington 101” class for its’ citizens. In this eight to ten week class, residents participate in an evening “seminar” on Thursdays for several hours. Each week there is a focus upon a different topic or department (an overview of Bloomington’s government, public works, police, fire, parks and recreation, the public library, the finance department, etc.). The final session involves a “mock” city council meeting where the citizens take a seat in the council chambers and perform the roles of city council members as they work through a simulated agenda. This gives people a direct “hands on” experience of the public decision-making process. The participants over the years have unanimously given the entire program very high reviews.

Bloomington 101 has also been a great recruitment tool for getting citizens to apply to serve on our boards and commissions. The nearly 300 people currently serving in those bodies are a much broader cross-section of the city residents than those serving a half decade ago. As Mayor, I have made a conscious and aggressive effort to recruit people from all walks of life, racial groups, ages and residences to seek appointments to our boards. As a result of having much more diverse inputs and perspectives, I believe we will make better decisions for our community.

These actions have helped establish a “culture of transparency� in Bloomington that citizens and the local media have begun to embrace and appreciate. For example, several of our city council members now hold their own town hall-style meetings within their respective wards. The people who show up to participate in these events may not be a representative sample of all of the Bloomington residents but, it does give clear channels for those who do seek to provide input and get involved in the city’s policy-making processes. These are important steps toward improving democratic accountability and trust in our city.

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