Author: aveak
Velvet Underground’s Art Connections
“We are not part of the subculture—we are part of the culture!” Andy Warhol helped ensure that that was possible for the Velvet Underground. Effectively acting as an impresario to the group, the Pop artist laid the groundwork for the band’s first record deal and greater media attention....
16 October, 2021
National Donut Day Homage: Homer Simpson Loves Donuts So Much
"Homer originated with my goal to both amuse my real father, Homer, and just annoy him a little bit," he told EW. "My father was an athletic, creative, intelligent filmmaker and writer, and the only thing he had in common with Homer was a love of donuts....
04 June, 2021
How Rock Royalty Helped Make ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ a Reality
Some of my favorite bands just made me love them even more! MontyPython and the Holy Grail was made possible by personal investments by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Jethro Tull....
10 March, 2021
Travel As Equals
I saw Joseph Arthur for the first time at Alpine Valley opening for Perle Jam's 25th Anniversary concert. His performances are insightful. Especially this song....
14 January, 2021
David & Goliath
On Thursday Epic decided without warning to begin offering its own payment service for Fortnite players, with a 20% cut in cost if they decided to bypass Apple’s in-app purchases....
17 August, 2020
#AmericaWakeUp
The two-minute montage, narrated by the late George Carlin, accurately captures the cynical zeitgeist in America LONG before the 2020 election....
28 July, 2020
Jeep’s Groundhog Day Super Bowl Genius
Who else but Bill Murray can kick Disney's ass! (Who needs lame Frozen 2 ad when we can have Bill and Groundhog)...
13 February, 2020