Less than two hours outside of Munich, along a quaint two-lane highway, sits a castle any little girl will recognize. The castle rises from amongst the treetops, high up the mountainside, looking as if it has emerged from a dream and if you were to blink, it might disappear forever. The castle is Neuschwanstein, former home of a reclusive king, ... Read More »
Today is Earth Day and to celebrate and bring awareness to vital environmental issues, there are celebrations, rallies and meetings happening all over the world from the Philippines to Rome. The Earth Day site has a great list of events happening in every corner of the world. For those in America, the big Earth Day Climate rally on the ... Read More »
Electric Lady Studios in New York is one of those places that hold a venerable spot in rock and roll legend. Started by Jimmy Hendrix in 1970 after him and his business partner bought a nightclub but decided they needed a studio instead, the studios were designed by well-known architect and acoustician John Storyk and were custom built for Hendrix ... Read More »
The much-anticipated new tv show Treme premiered a few weeks ago on HBO and already has spawned a legion of fans and rave reviews from critics. We at Museyon are not immune to Treme’s southern charms. It shouldn’t be surprising though that what we’ve been most fascinated with are all the great travel tips its writers are bestowing on us ... Read More »
Wil Wright loves Knoxville, TN. A lot. And after speaking with him about the city, you have the distinct impression that you may now know more about it than some of its residents. When Wright is not advocating the merits of TN, he’s writing songs, organizing tours, singing his heart out and just generally creating magic for his band Senryu. ... Read More »
Nowhere else does art, culture, music, food and history meld in the same way it does in Istanbul. In Music + Travel we discuss Istanbul’s impact on classical music and in Film + Travel: Europe, we talk about all the great films made in the city such as Midnight Express, Topkapi and two Bond features. But what do you do ... Read More »
Tomorrow is Record Store Day, a day in which to go out to your local independent record shop and give them a little support. Tons of bands around the world are getting behind this by offering exclusives and doing special in-store performances. The official Record Store Day site is keeping a list of special releases being offered for the ... Read More »
Each April, Coachella kicks off the manic summer music festival season. Why so early? Because it’s hot as heck in the California desert, that’s why. This year, the three-day festival will feature headliners Jay-Z, Muse and Gorillaz. Other notables to the line-up are LCD Soundsystem, Thom Yorke and the reunions of Faith No More and Pavement. Want to attend ... Read More »
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