Bob Dylan is a well known American singer/songwriter that started in folk music and eventually crossed into the rock arena. Dylan is probably best known for his social activism and songs in the 60’s, with messages typically around racism, civil rights, and anti-war sentiment. Songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “The Times They are a-Changing”, …
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Wallissy Kandinsky was a Russian artist and art theorist that is commonly referred to as the pioneer of abstract art. He was born and raised in Russia and attended university to study art, law, and economics. He branched out and started painting at age 30. Settling in Munich for some time, he made a brief …
INXS charged onto the American new wave/ska/pop scene from Australia in the early 80s. They would morph into more of a rock sound, but always stayed true to their new wave roots and followers. Their first tour in America was as an “opening” band for Adam and the Ants, then support for Stray Cats, The …
Andy Warhol seems to have been a strange bird, but a talented and interesting one! After art school, Andy moved to New York City to become an award winning commercial artist and illustrator. A true creative, he became not only an artist, but successfully dabbled in writing, film-making, photography, entrepreneurship, collecting, music production, and magazine …
Ahhhh – Yacht rock! 🙂 Cool Change by the Little River Band might be one of the quintessential yacht rock songs. It’s lyrics are pretty straight forward about getting out to the ocean and away from all the things life throws at you. It’s one you cannot help but sing along to every time you …
Dale Chihuly is an amazing glass sculptor from the pacific Northwest. His work is unequivocally distinctive and breath taking. There aren’t many words needed to describe his work – they are much better experienced than described. Check out just a few of his different styles below. “Glass is the most magical of all materials. It …
