The Residents – Four Decades of Progress Under the Current Model
The Residents are a band on a 40 year anniversary tour. If you have heard of them, it is probably not because of the once-traditional record company model. Rather, you know of The ... Continue Reading →
Austin Goes Digital: Kimber Modern + car2go = A Visitor’s Discovery
There are two very attractive innovations in Austin that make visiting this capitol city a pleasure. The Kimber Modern is a sleek new hotel, tucked into a leafy neighborhood just off ... Continue Reading →
South Africa – Outstanding Music and Wine at Solms-Delta
The South African wine country is a wonderful place to visit after the cosmopolitan nature of Cape Town. Inevitably, one compares the Cape Winelands to Napa Valley. Both are in striking ... Continue Reading →
LIFE IN COLOR: National Geographic Photographs, curated by Annie Griffiths
With a veritable treasure trove of photography in its vaults from decades of devoted collecting, National Geographic has taken a clever approach in this lush coffee table book. The ... Continue Reading →
Consumer Electronics Show 2013 Overview
In the coming weeks we will take a more detailed look at some of the very cool products previewed at the Consumer Electronics Show. In this overview we will look at some of the broad ... Continue Reading →
Christmas 2012 Holiday Music Round-Up
As certain as are eggnog, tinsel and Black Friday this time of year we are faced with a bevy of holiday tunes. To help you wade through the offerings, we offer our annual survey.
A ... Continue Reading →
Springsteen Winds Up 2012
As one of the last true road warriors among legacy artists, Springsteen is winding down the US leg of his mammoth Wrecking Ball Tour. He will pick up again overseas in the new year, ... Continue Reading →
Peter Gabriel – Then and Now
At the dawn of MTV, Peter Gabriel was one of the very few artists with sufficient talent to effectively straddle the previously disparate worlds of music and video. With his well-honed ... Continue Reading →
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