In what was part performance art and part serious debate about art today, five psychics were invited to an event during the London Frieze art fair organized by American multidisciplinary artist Jeffrey Vallance. Each psychic channeled the spirit of a different Western artist to participate in a panel where questions were posed to the deceased such as “Is there ... Read More »
New York’s CMJ Music Marathon has been happening every October since 1980 and is where artists as diverse as Eminem to The Killers first got their start. This iconic conference/festival/party draws music fans, press and bands from all over the world each year, flooding the Lower East Side and other musical neighborhoods such as Williamsburg in Brooklyn with people seeking ... Read More »
Located on New York’s Lower East Side, in what was quite obviously a Piano store, is one of the city’s most enduring music venues- Pianos. Keeping the old Piano showroom sign up over the door is one of many reasons to love this venue that has been showcasing an eclectic variety of music, comedy, karaoke and sometimes film for ... Read More »
In what has been now a three month long saga, Tuesday an Egyptian court convicted eleven officials from the Culture Ministry for gross negligence and incompetence in associated with the theft of a painting worth $50-55 million by Vincent van Gogh from Cairo’s Mahmoud Khalil Museum. It was discovered after the theft of the painting that only seven of the ... Read More »
Last night in New York, Elektra Records celebrated 60 years of producing music with a panel discussion led by Patti Smith guitarist and journalist Lenny Kaye at the 92nd Street Y. The primary guest for the evening was label founder Jac Holzman, who worked as the creative head for Elektra and his international music offshoot, Nonesuch Records. Among the bands ... Read More »
Celebrate: This Saturday is the Boston Book Festival, a yearly free event celebrating the newest in the publishing world. The event will be taking place from 10 in the morning until 10 at night and features special guests like Joyce Carol Oates, Bill Bryson, Dennis Lehane and more. Watch: RED – Based on the cult D.C. Comics graphic ... Read More »
Officials at the Malmö Museum in southern Sweden were shocked to hear that police had discovered three of its stolen works of art in an unrelated raid in nearby Landskrona, especially because they had no idea the paintings were stolen. “I got a real shock when the police called me at lunchtime yesterday. You don’t think that this ... Read More »
The Connecticut home of producer Peter Katis hides a secret. Inside this picturesque New England home doesn’t just reside a family, but also Tarquin Studios, where Katis has recorded some of the hugest indie hits from bands like The National, Interpol, The Swell Season, Jonsi (of Sigur Ros), Frightened Rabbit and Mates of State. When Katis is not producing ... Read More »
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