Monday, October 10, 2022
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day - Connor Chee - Pathways (from Scenes from Dinétah) | Navajo Piano
Saturday, October 01, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Bruce Springsteen - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Official Video)
Bruce Springsteen’s new studio album, a collection of fifteen soul music greats titled Only The Strong Survive, will be released by Columbia Records on November 11. Featuring lead vocals by Springsteen, Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more. This 21st studio album from Bruce Springsteen will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, full string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.
Bruce Springsteen commented: “I wanted to make an album where I just sang. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies? I’ve taken my inspiration from Levi Stubbs, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Dobie Gray, and Scott Walker, among many others. I’ve tried to do justice to them all—and to the fabulous writers of this glorious music. My goal is for the modern audience to experience its beauty and joy, just as I have since I first heard it. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.”
Pre-order Only The Strong Survive on 2LP, CD, or Digital here.
Only The Strong Survive was tracked at Thrill Hill Recording in New Jersey, produced by Ron Aniello, engineered by Rob Lebret and executive produced by Jon Landau. The release will mark Bruce Springsteen’s first studio album since 2020’s Letter To You, which debuted at #1 in eleven countries. Springsteen will reunite with the legendary E Street Band in February for his 2023 international tour, which to date has sold over 1.6million tickets across the United States and Europe.
Only The Strong Survive Tracklist:
1. Only the Strong Survive
2. Soul Days feat. Sam Moore
3. Nightshift
4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
6. Turn Back the Hands of Time
7. When She Was My Girl
8. Hey, Western Union Man
9. I Wish It Would Rain
10. Don’t Play That Song
11. Any Other Way
12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover feat. Sam Moore
13. 7 Rooms of Gloom
14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
15. Someday We’ll Be Together
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Only The Strong Survive
Turn it up tomorrow, September 29th at 10:00 AM ET! 📻 pic.twitter.com/uvu93rgGAo
— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) September 28, 2022
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
A Walk With Obama
by Gregg Chadwick
When in high school, I would often visit the Phillips Collection in Washington DC. I felt at home in DC. We were in NOVA because my dad was stationed at Headquarters Marine Corps in Arlington, Virginia.
During World War II, artist Richard Diebenkorn also served in the Marine Corps. From 1943 until 1945, he was stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. During that time, Diebenkorn often visited the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.
I went to art school at UCLA as an undergraduate, searching for the spirit of Diebenkorn who had taught there in the 1960s. I didn’t meet Diebenkorn at UCLA, but I did eventually move to San Francisco after graduate school at NYU — perhaps in an artistic search for clues left by the Bay Area Figurative movement that Diebenkorn helped engender. As his health failed, Diebenkorn painted less but continued to create etchings at Crown Point Press in San Francisco. One morning on a walk from my Market Street loft where I lived and painted in the 1990s, I spotted Richard Diebenkorn leaning up against a BART entrance watching the cable car turnaround across Market Street. He was captivated by the movement of the conductors as they spun the car around on a giant wooden turntable. I stopped, leaned up against a wall, and flipped through art writer Robert Hughes’ book “Nothing If Not Critical” until I reached his essay on Diebenkorn. I read slowly, pausing often to gaze up at Diebenkorn as he gazed at the forms moving across Powell Street. Eventually, I closed the book, walked over and thanked Richard Diebenkorn for his art and inspiration. He smiled and tears seemed to well up in his eyes, as he said “Thank you. I am glad that my work inspires you. Is your studio nearby?”
I didn’t mention the USMC connection to Diebenkorn that day in 1992, but I remembered the Evening Parade at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington DC. I remembered the rich light of dusk on the green lawns at the barracks. The same light that was also falling on the White House in my painting. Dusk and green. Obama and Diebenkorn.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Happy Birthdays
On this day artist Mark Rothko was born in 1903 (and my Dad in 1929) Honored that Saatchi Art has included my painting "The Music of Time"in their Rothko inspired collection - "Color Field Paintings Inspired by Mark Rothko"
Erin Remington writes- "Turning away from the gestural motions characteristic of action painting, Mark Rothko focused on formal elements of his work—color, depth, shape, and scale—creating large swathes of luminous color known as color field painting. Meet the contemporary artists exploring this iconic style."
50 Artworks curated by Erin Remington
Manager of Art Advisory & Curation at Saatchi Art
Direct Link at -https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-The-Music-of-Time/25560/1502343/view
#art #contemporarypainting #MarkRothko #HappyBirthday #BigSur
On this day artist Mark Rothko was born in 1903 (and my Dad in 1929) Honored that @SaatchiArt has included my painting "The Music of Time"in their Rothko inspired collection - "Color Field Paintings Inspired by Mark Rothko"https://t.co/ne918uIvdo pic.twitter.com/lazG65wmyL
— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) September 25, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022
Happy Birthday Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road Acoustic
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Do You Remember the 21st Night of September?
This email from a student, when I taught remote, lives rent free in my head 😂 pic.twitter.com/BYd7I7cKcB
— André K Isaacs (@drdre4000) September 22, 2022
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Wednesday, September 07, 2022
President Biden Delivers Remarks at President Obama's Portrait Unveiling
Here is Aaron Shikler's famous (1969) portrait of JFK, commissioned by Jackie.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 7, 2022
Poignantly it is reported that six years after his assassination, she found it painful to look at direct images of his face.
Note that by her request, he is looking down and away from the viewer. pic.twitter.com/4cukayTuNh
One of best White House portraits -- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903 -- by one of most commanding artists of the time, John Singer Sargent, based on brief sittings by the President. Predictably TR loved his heroic portrayal. pic.twitter.com/CDvGGyG43D
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 7, 2022
The official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, by Robert McCurdy. pic.twitter.com/PdlhqzbBrv
— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) September 7, 2022
This official portrait of first lady Michelle Obama was painted by Sharon Sprung of New York. “I want to thank Sharon Sprung for capturing everything I love about Michelle,” said Barack Obama, at the unveiling of the portraits. pic.twitter.com/qrkQhQGGzi
— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) September 7, 2022
Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months. Keeping it Secret Took 6 Years.
— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) September 7, 2022
Sharon Sprung, an instructor at the Art Students League of New York, is a realist painter of the old school. https://t.co/SSeGq8PA9V
From this day forward, the official portraits of former President Obama and former First Lady Obama will now display on the walls of the White House – the People’s House – forever. pic.twitter.com/Ceb0wR4Ya2
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 8, 2022
Monday, September 05, 2022
Happy Labor Day!
80"x50"oil on linen
Private Collection San Francisco
As the grandson of a truck driver, a railroad engineer, and a nurse - labor and union life have been themes in my family.
I like to reflect on these issues in my art as well.
Prints Available at - https://www.saatchiart.com/.../Paintin.../25560/1290701/view
#laborday #labordayweekend #happylaborday #Labor #wisconsin #California #NewJersey #art #painting #contemporaryart
Link at http://on.gallup.com/3AwpM6b
Good morning. Labor morning! pic.twitter.com/tEhkdLPMyt
— Eugene V. Debs Museum (@DebsMuseum) September 5, 2022
Saturday, September 03, 2022
Shane Hawkins Honors his Late Father Taylor Hawkins
Thursday, September 01, 2022
President Biden Delivers a Powerful Speech on the Continued Battle for the Soul of the Nation
I’m heading to Philadelphia to make a major speech on the soul of the nation. Join me right here at 8 PM ET. pic.twitter.com/DhaAG0f2vP
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 1, 2022
Biden's right. Election '22 is about the battle for the soul of the nation. He's set the terms of the fight tonight as only a @POTUS can do & in circumstances like this must do. Making his case, he demonstrated what a US leader can be & how that contrasts w/the MAGA alternative.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) September 2, 2022
"Empathy fuels democracy,” President Joe Biden#BidenSpeech
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 2, 2022
This is true. https://t.co/zAKlDao9NO
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) September 2, 2022
The MAGA GOP will no doubt call Biden's speech divisive but it was the opposite. He sought to unify the vast American majority to stand up to the ugly, loud minority that is a threat to all we stand for. It's the kind of stand against fascism that FDR & Churchill once called for.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) September 2, 2022
democracy
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 2, 2022
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
On Reading
“Those who do not read will have lived only one life at the age of 70: their own. The reader will have lived 5000 years: there was when Cain killed Abel, when Renzo married Lucia, when Leopardi admired the infinite ... because reading is a backward immortality "
— Paul Holdengraber (@holdengraber) August 31, 2022
~ Umberto Eco https://t.co/W7bz5MQruA
Collection of Dani Durkin and Dave Lowther, Brentwood, California
Hail to Gorbachev
We mourn the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, a man whose openness changed the course of human history. He never lost faith in the transformative power of engagement and dialogue and his life is a powerful reminder of all that can be achieved when we make those ideals a reality.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 31, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan Explained
Frequently Asked Questions: How do I know if I am eligible for debt cancellation? To be eligible, your annual income must have fallen below $125,000 (for individuals) or $250,000 (for married couples or heads of households) If you received a Pell Grant in college and meet the income threshold, you will be eligible for up to $20,000 in debt cancellation. If you did not receive a Pell Grant in college and meet the income threshold, you will be eligible for up to $10,000 in debt cancellation. What does the “up to” in “up to $20,000” or “up to $10,000” mean? Your relief is capped at the amount of your outstanding debt. For example: If you are eligible for $20,000 in debt relief, but have a balance of $15,000 remaining, you will only receive $15,000 in relief. What do I need to do in order to receive loan forgiveness? Nearly 8 million borrowers may be eligible to receive relief automatically because relevant income data is already available to the U.S. Department of Education. If the U.S. Department of Education doesn't have your income data - or if you don't know if the U.S. Department of Education has your income data, the Administration will launch a simple application in the coming weeks. The application will be available before the pause on federal student loan repayments ends on December 31st. If you would like to be notified by the U.S. Department of Education when the application is open, please sign up at the Department of Education subscription page.
More info at The Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan Explained
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Nerding out on Bruce Springsteen's BORN in the USA Multitrack with Bob Clearmountain
Monday, August 22, 2022
Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton
"Very little is known about Rick Barton (1928–1992), who, between 1958 and 1962, created hundreds of drawings of striking originality. His subjects range from the intimacy of his room to the architecture of Mexican cathedrals, and from the gathering places of Beat-era San Francisco to the sinuous contours of plants. Drawing almost exclusively in pen or brush and ink, he captured his subjects in a web of line that was sometimes simple and economical, but more often complex and kaleidoscopic. With the exception of small displays in cafés and bookshops in the 1950s and ‘60s, this exhibition of sixty drawings, two accordion-fold sketchbooks, and five printed works, is the first time Barton’s art is being seen by the public."
“Untitled [Seated figure in the Black Cat Café],” Sept. 27, 1960, pen and ink, in the exhibition “Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton” at the Morgan Library & Museum. UCLA Library Special Collections
The Morgan provides details on Rick Barton's drawing: "The Black Cat Café, located at the edge of San Francisco's North Beach, was a cause célèbre in the fight for gay rights. In the 1940s it became a gathering place for the queer community, attracting the attention of state liquor officials, who often revoked the licenses of gay bars. For nearly fifteen years the Black Cat's owner fought in court to retain its liquor license. The Black Cat gained additional renown tor the popular drag performances of activist Jose Sarria, who mounted a historic, if ultimately unsuccessful. campaign for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1961. ...this figure who is absorbed in a book, bears some resemblance to Sarria."
More by Walker Mimms in the New York Times - Unearthing Rick Barton, a Boho Bard of North Beach
"His drawings from the early ’60s in 'craggy, neurotic, ruthlessly precise ink' are on view in a remarkable museum debut at the Morgan Library."
Catalog Available from the Morgan and also Here
Friday, August 19, 2022
Uncle Jake and His World of Stories
"The blood-red beret, symbolizing sacrifice, has been the pararescueman or "PJ" (for parajumper) mark of distinction since early 1966. The PJ's unique mission in the Southeast Asia War was to ride into a combat zone aboard a rescue helicopter and descend into jungles, swamps, mountains, and forests on a cable and winch. On the ground, they stabilized and helped hoist the injured to safety, often under fire. All volunteers, the PJs earned more decorations per man than any other USAF group in the SEA War."
"The military in Alaska, from the moment of the disaster, mustered their full strength to assist their neighbors," wrote Air Force Lt. Gen. R.J. Reeves, commander of Alaskan Command, in a letter to Army Maj. Gen. Eugene Salet, commander of the U.S. Army Training Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. 'The military services proved once again that they are ready, willing, and able to cope with emergencies, whatever their origin.'"
"At dawn the next day, 17 C-123 Providers left Elmendorf's runway carrying equipment and supplies south and east to Valdez, Seward, and Kodiak. During the next 21 days, nearly four million pounds of cargo was flown out in Operation Helping Hand. Massive airlift operations by the Military Air Transport Service shattered records, hauling in two and a half million pounds of cargo - from baby food to heavy equipment - from Lower 48 bases."