Artist Marco Evaristti, who painted an iceberg red last month, has moved south for his latest project: A Danish artist who made headlines by painting an iceberg red has given South Africans an unusual gift to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid. Chilean born artist Marco Evaristti …
Read More »Eric Olsen
Arnold and the Media
Arnold Schwarzenegger has done a masterful job of managing the media and his approval ratings are at 60% in a Democratic-leanign state. My question is, is this “handling” of the media good or bad, and why? Is the public reponding to this “managed” image, or is it responding to the …
Read More »Waging the Wang War
There are now three big competitors for the wang dang doodle dollar: Viagra vs. Levitra vs. Cialis. It is a Madison Avenue dream. And nightmare. It is a dream because the three rivals are flush with cash and eager to compete aggressively in a market that is already big and …
Read More »Ramones Doc On the Way
“Rights? What are rights? Um, I think we have them.” Despite or because of this level of naive idealism, a documentary about the Ramones may finally come out this summer: OVER the last 15 months, “End of the Century,” a documentary about punk rock’s founding fathers, the Ramones, has been …
Read More »On the Jackson Front
Times are tough for Michael Jackson: a grand jury says he has to stand trial, his career is in limbo, and tawdry details came out about the charges against him. The grim details: US broadcaster ABC has revealed details of what it says is a police report on child abuse …
Read More »“Day and Night of Outrage”
While we’re talking about misbegotten drug policy, check this out: April 24th Day and Night of Action Kicks Off Four-Month Campaign to Stop Anti-Music Legislation Federal Bills Would Shut Down Concerts and Other Events and Hold Organizers Liable for Drug Use of Patrons Congress is considering two bills that would …
Read More »Tina Fey
Besides being the co-anchor of “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live and the show’s head writer, she is also the screenwriter for the new film Mean Girls. USA Today has a nice feature on her: Sure, the Saturday Night Live head writer and “Weekend Update” co-host is known for her …
Read More »Glass Harp Live!
Glass Harp on the road for the first time since the Nixon administration: The legendary Ohio band, Glass Harp, has reunited and will return to the road for the first time in 32 years. Building on the success of recent albums “Strings Attached: Live w/The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra” (2001), and …
Read More »Sheryl Crow and the Women of Rock
Other than Sheryl Crow, there aren’t many women rockers who have captured the public’s attention right now. Crow is taking advantage of her preeminent position with a flurry of activity including kicking off the Today show’s summer concert series this morning. Hey, look who’s on the front page of the …
Read More »Operation Fastlink
I’m not sure what to make of this yet: Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today the most far-reaching and aggressive enforcement action ever undertaken against organizations involved in illegal intellectual property piracy over the Internet. Beginning yesterday morning, law enforcement from 10 countries and the United States conducted over 120 …
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