Speed of Life

 Bruce Springsteen On His New Album High Hopes : I was working on a record of some of our best unreleased material from the past decade when Tom Morello (sitting in for Steve during the Australian leg of our tour) suggested we ought to add “High Hopes” to our live set.  I had cut “High Hopes,” a song by Tim Scott McConnell of the LA based Havalinas, in the 90′s.  We worked it up in our Aussie rehearsals and Tom then proceeded to burn the house down with it.  We re-cut it mid tour at Studios 301 in Sydney along with “Just Like Fire Would,” a song from one of my favorite early Australian punk bands, The Saints (check out “I’m Stranded ”).  Tom and his guitar became my muse, pushing the rest of this project to another level.  Thanks for the inspiration Tom. Some of these songs, “American Skin” and “Ghost of Tom Joad,” you’ ll be familiar with from our live versions.  I felt they were among the best of...

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by Gregg Chadwick Last night the L.A. Louver Gallery held a rousing discussion: R.B. Kitaj's Life & Passion , with Tracy Bartley (director of the R.B. Kitaj studio), Derek Boshier (artist), David N. Myers (professor and chair of the UCLA History Department), and Paul Holdengräber (curator, instigator and Director/Founder of LIVE from the New York Public Library). Titian Orpheus and Eurydice   15 9/16" x 20 7/8"   oil on wood  ca . 1508–12 Accademia Carrara, Bergamo photo courtesy Metropolitan Museum, New York As I listened to the conversation, I scanned the room full of many of Kitaj's last paintings and was struck by the realization that in these artworks Kitaj was attempting to bring his deceased wife Sandra  back from death - Kitaj as the poet/artist incarnation of the mythic Orpheus would bring Sandra (his Eurydice, taken too soon) back from the underworld. These vibrant paintings were not just a testament to their passion but inste...

by Gregg Chadwick " Lou Reed gave us the street and the landscape - and we peopled it."  - David Bowie in the documentary "Rock 'n' Roll Heart - Lou Reed" Well hey, man, that's just a lie It's a lie she tells her friends 'Cause the real song, the real song Where she won't even admit to herself The beatin ' in her heart It's a song lots of people know It's a painful song A little sad truth But life's full of sad songs Penny for a wish But wishin ' won't make you a soldier. With a pretty kiss for a pretty face Can't have it's way Y'know tramps like us, we were born to pay  -  From the beginning of the "Slipaway" section of Lou Reed's song Street Hassle .     Uncredited   spoken vocals by Bruce Springsteen. Annie Leibovitz Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson  Coney Island, New York, 1995 Silver Print When I found out about Lou Reed's death yesterday morning from Roll...

Gregg Chadwick Revolutions 48"x36" oil on linen 2013 Please join me today for the  9th Anniversary  of the  Santa Monica Art Studios!    Sunday, October 13, 1-5 pm My new painting,  Revolutions , was also inspired by the amazing  closing party held by  Social Media Week-LA  on Friday, September 27th at  Bergamot Station  in Santa Monica. Deep House legend Marques Wyatt kept the party going all night. Caught up in the whirl of light and music, I knew I had to get it down on canvas. Come by my studio today and see the result.  Also all of the painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors and mixed media artists who call Santa Monica Art Studios home will open their working spaces for the event. Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 ph :  310.397.7449 fax : 310.397.7459  http://www.santamonicaartstudios.com www.greggchadwick.com

Gregg Chadwick Superstition 28"x28" oil on panel 2013 Please join me tonight for the  9th Anniversary  of the  Santa Monica Art Studios!   Saturday, October 12, 6-9 pm  and  Sunday, October 13, 1-5 pm . My new painting, Superstition , was inspired by the amazing  closing party of Social Media Week-LA which was held on Friday, September 27th at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. More paintings will be unveiled tonight and I would love to see you! Also all of the painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors and mixed media artists who call Santa Monica Art Studios home will open their working spaces for the event. Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 ph :  310.397.7449 fax : 310.397.7459  http://www.santamonicaartstudios.com

by Gregg Chadwick Bruce Springsteen released a beautiful new video as a thank you to fans that sets  highlights  from the just completed Wrecking Ball tour to a new recording of   “Dream Baby Dream.” Video edited by Thom Zimny, shot by Chris Hilson.  Audio produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen, mixed by Bob Clearmountain. Read Bruce's personal thank you to fans:  Song by Song Reviews of Wrecking Ball by Gregg Chadwick: 1.  We Take Care of Our Own 2.  Easy Money 3.  Shackled and Drawn 4.  Jack of All Trades 5.  Death to My Hometown 6.  This Depression 7.  Wrecking Ball 8.  You've Got It 9.  Rocky Ground 10.  Land of Hope and Dreams ...

Gregg Chadwick Mulholland Blue  24"x30" oil on linen 2013 Please join me for the  9th Anniversary  of  Santa Monica Art Studios  on  Saturday, October 12, 6-9 pm  and  Sunday, October 13, 1-5 pm . I will be giving a sneak peek of my new artwork and would love to see you! Also all of the painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors and mixed media artists who call Santa Monica Art Studios home will open their working spaces for the event. Hope to see you soon. Gregg Gregg Chadwick Vanishing Point 30"x40" oil on canvas 2013 Santa Monica Art Studios 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 ph :  310.397.7449 fax : 310.397.7459  http://www.santamonicaartstudios.com

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 28, 2013 Statement by the Press Secretary Today Republicans in the House of Representatives moved to shut down the government.   Congress has two jobs to do: pass budgets and pay the bills it has racked up .  Republicans in Congress had the opportunity to pass a routine, simple continuing resolution that keeps the government running for a few more weeks.  But instead, Republicans decided they would rather make an ideological point by demanding the sabotage of the health care law .  Republicans have tried and failed to defund or delay the health care law more than 40 times, and they know this demand is reckless and irresponsible . The President has shown that he is willing to improve the health care law and meet Republicans more than halfway to deal with our fiscal challenges, but he will not do so under threats of a government shutdown that will hurt our economy....

by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Calvino's Elephant 30"x40" oil on linen 2011 Private Collection, Arcata, California "In fact, the elephant recognizes the language of his homeland, obeys orders, remembers what he learns, knows the passion of love and the ambition of glory,  practices  virtues “rare even among men,” such as probity, prudence and equity, and has a religious veneration for the sun, the moon, and the stars." From “Man, the sky and the elephant” pp. 315-330 of The Uses of Literature by Italo Calvino, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1986. An Open Letter to the Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal   Dear Stephen Burke, As Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal you oversee the vast and important array of news, sports and entertainment networks that make NBCUniversal a leader in global media. In many ways the world looks to you and NBCUniversal for not just entertainment but inspiration. With this in mind, it comes as ...