One of the most famous Barbie and Ken commercials didn’t include Barbie and Ken!
Google "Nissan, Barbie and GI Joe" - and the whole page of results are YouTube videos and story lines about the commercial....
15 August, 2023
Music
World-renowned long before artists’ every interaction landed on social media.
Although, committing memories to social media, or the internet broadly, is still the best tool available for adding our influences to public record....
09 August, 2023
I (and Conan O’Brien) need a friend!
I have been listening to my music favs for a few decades...
24 March, 2023
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
Neil Peart: ‘We All Learned From Him’
2112 influenced me like few other albums of that time. Of course there were many 70s classics, but Peart was breaking new ground, and side 1 was a masterpiece....
11 January, 2020