Archive for October, 2008

Left Wing, Right Wing

Submitted by Brenda York Blog

8×12″, a diptych, oil on canvas, PURCHASE INFORMATION
Or maybe it’s time to meet in the middle….in any case, I do love angels. Not the pfoofy ones or the overtly religious ones. Just your everyday, working-class angels. But of course, I like to put my own quirky spin on things. And, [...]

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - don’t know the name? Listen to the music

Written by Michael Vass
Sometimes you just run across things on the net that you would never expect, and just as often you are enriched by the experience. This kind of unexpected find allows me to present Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu to my readers.
The name may seems strange to anyone not from Australia. Yunupingu is an Aborigine [...]

Tina Turner - true talent never ages

Written by Michael Vass
When I was writing my preview of the upcoming movie Notorious, I was thinking about how little Christopher Wallace was in the world and music in general. It’s sad to say but the thing that catapulted him to beyond superstar status was his death, kind of like what has since happened to [...]

Featured Artists’ Coalition means more music for fans

Written by Michael Vass
As credit markets tumble, while people and corporations scramble to find solid footing (you can see my interview discussing real estate), artists in the U.K. are taking steps to secure their fortunes as well. And the moves seem to be reasonable if not fair.
The newly formed Featured Artists’ Coalition is a venture [...]