Category Archives: People, Art, Entertainment
Nina Simone’s Daughter Sues Late Mom’s Ex | CN
[Courthouse News - Dan McCue] SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The daughter of jazz great Nina Simone asked a Federal Court to intervene in the sale of master recordings and personal effects of her late mother, by the singer’s ex-husband, and to award the estate the items’ assessed value of $155 million. Lisa Simon Kelly, administrator of the […]
An Unearthly Child – 100,000 BC
[MeFi - jbickers] Forty-eight years ago (23 Nov, 1963), BBC viewers were introduced to a cranky old man, his granddaughter Susan, and the singular device they used to travel the universe. Happy birthday, Doctor Who! The first episode, “An Unearthly Child,” was originally titled “100,000 BC,” and can be viewed in its entirety online (part 1, part 2, part 3). […]
Albury to host National Performing Arts Touring Framework meeting
[Australia Council] The Australia Council for the Arts is developing a framework for national touring, and invites artists, producers, presenters and tour co-ordinators to get involved in the discussion. The framework will identify opportunities, connect key players, and streamline touring to audiences around Australia. Rick Heath and Harley Stumm have been appointed by the Australia Council to develop the […]
Coming up on Artscape – 18/10/11
[ABC Artscape] As the Federal Government announces its plan to develop a new National Cultural Policy, setting the agenda for the next ten years, Virginia Trioli gathers a group of artists, arts administrators, arts educators and cultural theorists to put forward some ideas. How important is arts and culture to Australia’s broader social and economic […]
Steve Jobs: 1955-2011
(via: apple) ********* (credit: jonathan mak long) Steven Levy’s obituary for Steve Jobs. (wired) Steve Jobs didn’t (asymco/Horace Dediu) Steve Jobs did not create products. He created an organization that predictably and reliably created emotionally resonant products. Steve Jobs did not make movies. He made a company that predictably and reliably made blockbusters. Steve Jobs did not wrest market […]
All This Remains
[MeFi/motty] Folk guitar legend Bert Jansch has passed away aged 67. Founder member of folk rock group Pentangle, he also recorded (at least) 25 solo albums between his 1965 eponymous debut and the 2006 Black Swan. He was arguably the most influentual acoustic guitarist of his time. Neil Young said Jansch was to acoustic guitar what Hendrix was to electric. Jimmy Page […]
Bob Dylan’s “Opium” Painting
[Little Hokum Rag/Amy Crehore: Sept 07, 2011] Top photograph (an autochrome) was taken by Leon Busy around 1915 in French Indochina. Bottom image is a painting called “Opium” by Bob Dylan (2010) from the Gagosian Gallery website. Looks like Bob Dylan used the Leon Busy photo as a reference for his painting. From Sept. 20, 2011 […]
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They aren’t orphaned books, they’re abducted books
Suit seeks impoundment of unauthorized scans of 7 million books. (authorsguild.org) This afternoon (Sept 12,2011), we (The Authors Guild) filed suit against HathiTrust, the University of Michigan and four other universities over their storage and use of millions of copyright-protected books. The press release follows. Authors and Authors’ Groups From Australia, Quebec, The U.K. and […]
William Brown – Mississippi Blues
William Brown was a man who recorded a handful of blues on Sadie Beck’s Plantation on July 16, 1942 for Alan Lomax. Once thought to be the same man as the Willie Brown who played with Son House and Charley Patton–and was immortalized in Robert Johnson’s Crossroad Blues–the consensus now is that William Brown was a different […]
Stetson Kennedy: R.I.P. at 94
Stetson Kennedy died yesterday at 94. The folklorist and writer was best known for infiltrating and exposing thesecrets of the Ku Klux Klan, increasing public resistance to the organization and helping lead to the revocation of their national charter. Kennedy revealed details of the KKK to writers of the popular radio show “Superman,”giving the Man of Steel a new postwar enemy through 16 episodes of the series “Superman vs. the […]
Blues classic from a living classic
[MeFi/madamjujujive] John Hammond Jr. has been keeping classic blues alive through nearly 5 decades of expressive performing and recording. He was named to the Blues Hall of Fame this year – here’s a sampling why: Walking Blues performed in Paris, 2004; Come Into My Kitchen performed at at Fur Peace Ranch, 2009. Drop Down Mama 1985 | Jitterbug Swing | Fattening […]
Jerry’s Map
Jerry’s Map: a short film about the fictional world of Jerry Gretzinger, which he has been building for decades through a process of procedural cartography. His website. [video link]
Letter to MTV – Nick Cave 1996
In 1996, Nick Cave was nominated by MTV for Best Male Artist. This was an award he was not interested in winning, so he wrote MTV a letter. To all those at MTV, I would like to start by thanking you all for the support you have given me over recent years and I am both […]
Stop-motion sculpture – Melbourne
MÖBIUS by Eness via vimeo [video link] MÖBIUS – Federation Square A collaborative stop motion sculpture Twenty-one large triangles animated by Melbourne, throughout Federation Square. MÖBIUS is a sculpture that can be configured into many cyclical patterns and behave as though it is eating itself, whilst sinking into the ground. The result is an optical […]
