The Seattle Art Museum has a new exhibition exploring the continuing influence that the music of Kurt Cobain has on art and why. The exhibition is entitled Kurt and is on display now through September 6th. Grunge music is arguably Seattle’s greatest cultural export of the past 20 years, and Kurt Cobain was that movement’s central figure. The historical impact ... Read More »
The Hudson Valley outside of New York City is a gothic and often time’s mysterious place; filled with legends and myths, a location that holds much of America’s early history. It is here where one of the longest and widely seen episodes of ‘UFO activity’ ever took place; over 7000 pieces of documentation from the incident were collected from ... Read More »
This time, south of Paris in Marseille. A Picasso and various other works were stolen from the home of a collector Friday evening in a robbery that wasn’t quite as clever as the Paris heist. The thieves beat the owner of the works in order to make off with the masterpieces. The Picasso stolen was a lithograph representing a ... Read More »
Travel in Europe can be exhausting, let’s face it. It’s a tough job fitting in all the beautiful things there are to see like churches, museums and castles. Well, don’t get too discouraged; here is your guide to a perfect weekend away in a city that exudes relaxation without sacrificing the culture. Read More »
It has been 21 years since Field of Dreams filmed at Becky and Don Lansing’s farm in Iowa and miraculously, the baseball field that Universal Studios built for one of the most iconic baseball films ever made still stands. And each year, hundreds of fans still flock to the farm, some even on yearly pilgrimages. Well now here’s ... Read More »
If you thought New York City bars partied hard well, trust us, they have nothing on Melbourne’s Pony whose tagline “Rockin’ ’til 7:00am!” is completely apropos. Pony is a Melbourne staple, a grungy all-night rock bar known for its adventurous live programming and 2am headline slots. Hosting often free shows in its intimate upstairs venue and keeping the music ... Read More »
Early this morning at the Paris Modern Art Museum, one brazen thief stole five paintings right off the wall. The works include ‘Le pigeon aux petits-pois” (The Pigeon with the Peas) an ochre and brown Cubist oil painting by Pablo Picasso, valued an estimated €23 million, “La Pastorale” (Pastoral), an oil painting of nudes on a hillside by Henri Matisse ... Read More »
Bryan Bruchman is the busiest person we know. His duties include events manager at the SPACE Gallery, freelance photographer, blogger/editor at HillyTown.com, co-founder of Portland Pins and guitarist for the band Marie Stella (whose ep Trust is out June 12th, stream it here). A Brooklyn transplant (via NJ), Bruchman’s whirlwind creative energy and inventiveness ingratiated him within the burgeoning ... Read More »
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