When I started this website, it was with the idea of bringing art, daily, into the lives of those who don’t have time to find it. Now that I’ve retired from corporate life, I have more than enough time to find art, but still not as much time as I need for life. Priorities being…
“Love Japan” is a four-minute, visual love story about Japan. Visually stunning and exceptionally edited, it takes you through Japan’s urban, natural, and human life, with a distinctly personal touch. You’ll see snippets from Tokyo, Hiroshima, and bathing snow monkeys, as well as intimate moments from a traveler’s life. Part street video, part travelogue, and…
“Help Me, I’m Walking”
Here’s a nice little animation about the origin of the song “American Woman,” and it’s almost accidental creation by the Guess Who. And now, I’m guessing you want to hear the whole song, so here it is. Here’s the coolest version you’ll ever find: Lenny Kravitz on guitar and lead vocals, Prince on lead guitar…
The Chi-Lites were an R&B vocal group out of Chicago, Illinois, that formed in 1959 by Eugene Record, Robert “Squirrel” Lester, Creadel “Red” Jones, Marshall Thompson, and Clarence Johnson. After Johnson left the group in 1964, they shortened their name from Marshall and the Chi-Lites to simply the Chi-Lites. Record was their new lead singer, as…
Some people may question why we’ve devoted so much of the space on this blog to the history of art. The answer is simple — the ultimate measure of art isn’t what some critic thinks or (especially) what a professor teaches or a publisher endorses. No, the measure is simpler than that and two-fold: One,…
CBS network did a piece on Joey Alexander, a 12-year-old jazz piano prodigy from Bali, Indonesia. If you are a fan of jazz, of music, or of kids, you should check it out. At the very least, take a listen to Joey’s rendition of “Giant Steps.” Still don’t think he’s legit? Well, he recorded his…
Did you know: The song “Ave Maria” is sung to a melody penned by Franz Schubert. However, the words you’re used to hearing aren’t the original words to the song. It was originally “Ellens Dritter Gesang” (Ellen’s Third Song) and part of his Lady of the Lake collection. Just as Schubert had adapted Walter Scott’s…
“I said, ‘Homey, that’s my mouth.’ He said, ‘Homey, that’s a pistol.’” A quick shout in your direction about Dee-1, a young rapper from New Orleans who burst onto the scene with the song “Jay, 50 & Weezy” wherein he called out Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and Lil Wayne for their lack of positive influence on…
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