This Week in Art History

February 7, 1974: Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles” opened in movie theaters, with Cleavon Little as Bart. February 8, 1965: Supremes released their hit song, “Stop in the Name of Love”. February 9, 1997: “The Simpsons” aired its 167th episode, making it the longest-running animated television show. February 10, 1949: Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” opens on Broadway. February 11, 1942: The comic book “Archie” … Continue reading This Week in Art History

This Week in Art History

January 31, 1955: RCA demonstrated the first music synthesizer. February 1, 1969: Jim Morrison was arrested after exposing himself in concert. February 2, 1893: First-ever movie close up (it showed a sneeze). February 3, 1959: “The Day the Music Died”-  Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, J. P. Richardson die in a plane crash. February 4, 1977: Fleetwood Mac’s album “Rumors” was released. February 5, 2017: Black … Continue reading This Week in Art History

This Week in Art History

January 24, 1927: Alfred Hitchcock released his first film as a director – “The Pleasure Garden” January 25, 1961: The animated film “101 Dalmatians,” was released January 26, 1988: “Phantom of the Opera” opens at Majestic Theater in NYC January 27, 1984: Michael Jackson is burned during filming of a Pepsi commercial January 28, 1813: “Pride and Prejudice” written by Jane Austin is published in … Continue reading This Week in Art History

This Week in Arts & Entertainment

January 17th, 1929: Popeye makes his first appearance in a comic strip. January 18th, 1944: The Metropolitan Opera House held it’s first jazz concert, with entertainment by: Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and more. January 19th, 1961: The first episode of the “Dick Van Dyke Show” was filmed. January 20th, 1982: Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, … Continue reading This Week in Arts & Entertainment

Staff Picks – Albums & This Week in Art History

Jared – Kanye West/”My Beautfiul Dark Twisted Fantasy” MBDTF is one of the best albums I’ve had the pleasure of listening to. I went into it with a lot of hype, but also fear – because 808’s wasn’t my jam back then and still doesn’t do much for me. The sound on MBDTF was so strange, but cover to cover it’s one of the most … Continue reading Staff Picks – Albums & This Week in Art History