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Q+A with My Tiger My Timing
Dirty Sexy Music | August 29th 2008 by Thom
Hello all! I'm going in an hour so this is the last post for a while, but I'v found out there might be a chance of some posts during the week!Well readers of Dirty Sexy Music, I'm proud to present the first Q+A on this blog and first band My Tiger read more
Chester French
Dirty Sexy Music | August 28th 2008 by Thom
I might be a couple of weeks late on this, but what with Peaches Geldof getting married blatantly just to spite everyones favorite lanky goth, Farriss Badwan (Formerly Rotter), I thought I'd bother to check out this Alex Drummey's music, with band Ch read more
ARTIST PROFILE: JULIEN BRETON
MEANINGFUL DISTRACTION | August 20th 2008 by LarkNY
It’s called “Light Calligraphy.” Images are captured by camera, without “faking or final improvement.” More here. (Notcot via Andrew) read more
Art Horse Magazine
Equine Artists | August 19th 2008 by Equine Artist
Oops. Did I ever forget something BIG!!! There is a feature article about my work in Art Horse Magazine’s Summer 2008 issue. It was very exciting to see my work published in this beautiful magazine, that is a must for all equine enthusiasts. Yo read more
Alan Pownall
Dirty Sexy Music | August 13th 2008 by Thom
Alan Pownall remains a complete mystery to me. On his myspace there is only one song, no bio or anything. But then you go on other artists myspaces and see that he is in their influences section. What I do know though, is that this song is absolutely read more
Leerone
Dirty Sexy Music | August 13th 2008 by Thom
If you are a fan of 'indie-folk-rock-feisty' as Leerone herself describes her music then you should be into this. Leerone has already released two EP's and you will be able to find more information on her myspace and website.http://www.Leerone.com/ht read more
Richard Bolingbroke
Ruined for Life | August 11th 2008
On the artist whose work is at Milwaukee's Villa Terrace Museum. read more
HS Featured Artist - TJ Schneider
Hybrid Sessions | July 21st 2008
So you all probably know TJ Schneider as the grizzly bearded, method grabbing, tattoo sporting, Air Blaster Leg Bag wearing pro snowboarder, but how many of you know about TJ Schneider the professional artist? When TJ is not shredding fresh pow, he i read more
Taro Hirano Pool Photography
Hybrid Sessions | July 9th 2008
I saw this today on the Slap Magazine website and it is really fucking cool. It's an article featuring Taro Hirano, a photographer/skater from Tokyo, Japan who just released a book simply titled Pool. The book is a collection of empty pools in Amer read more
Feral Children
Dirty Sexy Music | June 25th 2008 by Thom
I got sent a link to download their EP for free, as you can do as they are choosing to give it away and I'v had it playing in the background quite a few times now. My favorite is definitely 'Saint' but the others are not bad at all. It's emotion fill read more
* National Pastime Radio
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf | June 25th 2008 by Ron Kaplan
On the June 21 edition of Only a Game, Bill Littlefield offered this interview with John Feinstein, author of Living on the Black. (Sorry, but you have to listen to the preceding stories before you get to the Feinstein segment.) Read an excerpt from read more
Florence And The Machine
Dirty Sexy Music | June 9th 2008 by Thom
If you have been reading NME recently you will be aware at the hype that Florence and the Machine has been getting. She has received brilliant acclaim for her singer songwriter talents and being chums with Lightspeed himself can't have done her any h read more
Strangeways Here We Come
Dirty Sexy Music | June 3rd 2008 by Thom
I'v never claimed to be the biggest fan of The Smiths until raiding the 'rents collection a few months ago and stumbling across the wonderful album "The World Won't Listen". It contains many classics including my favorite Smiths song and one of my fa read more
Wind In The Wires
Dirty Sexy Music | June 1st 2008 by Thom
Before you read this review, you should read this - Burning Your Boats, because it gives a much better, detailed view of Patrick Wolf than I could ever give.I was actually bought this album by the man behind "Burning Your Boats" for my 18th as he has read more
Loose Cannons
Dirty Sexy Music | May 10th 2008 by Thom
At Bestival a couple of years ago, these guys did a dj set, it was the first time I heard "Put your hands up for Detroit" and thats why I can't forget those guys. That was a complete tune until it got rinsed. Anyway, remember that really annoying Egy read more
Nick Brandt's Nature Photography
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 27th 2008 by Mary Ann
Last week I joined Stumble Upon, a website where you sign up and pick your interests from a large selection of topics, and then you are sent websites within your interest range to view and rate if you like it or not. It is a way for you to see websi read more
My Blog Debut Today
Create with Leisa | April 25th 2008 by Leisa Watkins
If you are reading this April 25th or 26th chances are that you are among the first few visitors this blog. It’s my “Create With Leisa” debut. It’s the day I decided to announce the world that were here. I decided to official read more
Q&A with Nancy Charak: Infinite Line
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | April 23rd 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Nancy Charak studied photography and design at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and painting and drawing at Northern Illinois University, where she received her MFA in 1979. Her work has been shown in several significant juried exhibitions, inc read more
* Review and BBC segment on We Are the Ship
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf | April 21st 2008 by Ron Kaplan
The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s review, which calls the children’s book “A big hit for baseball fans of all ages.” And the BBC, of all outlets, aired this lovely segment on the author, Kadir Nelson, in which the author/artist dis read more
Q&A with Alan Lerner, Conceptual Artist
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | April 16th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Alan Lerner, a Chicago-based musician, screen printer and conceptual artist who makes sculptural and installation works, has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work deals with personal imagery, war, fashion, and political eve read more
Q&A with Pat Otto: Body Presence
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | April 11th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Pat Otto. Reclining Head. 2004. Beeswax and oil paint on wood, height 6.5″ x 9.5″ x 4″. Patricia Otto’s house in Edgewater is a gallery, a studio space and a home shared with her husband, painter Kristopher Dodd. At the entrance, read more
Q&A with Aviva Alter: Fiber Art as Personal Reflection
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | March 6th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
New Work. Courtesy of Aviva Alter. Photo: Darrell Roberts. Aviva Alter, 53 years young, is currently exhibiting in Soft Life at the Hyde Park Art Center. She recently created pieces for the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project, which was on display read more
CAC’s Chicago Artist To Watch: Stephanie Graham
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | February 20th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
The Chicago Artists To Watch program is an effort to showcase talented CAC members from communities who have been under-represented in the past. Our goal is to increase awareness of artists from a wide variety of backgrounds and support artists of an read more
Q&A with Amy Lemaire: “Color is never a fact but always a truth…
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | February 19th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Amy Lemaire has studied at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington. Her glass bead-making techniques have been featured on ABC News Chicago, Fox News Chicago, 190 Nort read more
Q&A with Sarah Kaiser: Painter of Many Genres
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | February 9th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
The Blimp. Courtesy of Sarah Kaiser. With an MFA in painting and an MA in art history from the University of Chicago, Sarah Kaiser is a creative artist who changes her subject matter to keep her art making as alive as all of her intellectual interest read more
Interview with Gladys Nilsson: Painting Stories, Painting Life
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | February 8th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Gladys Nilsson has lived and worked in Chicago for most of her life, and has lived with her family in the same house in a northern Chicago suburb for more than 30 years. As a professional artist, she has been known as one of the original artists who read more
Interview with Lorraine Peltz: Painting Life Through Signs and Sy…
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | February 5th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Growing up in New York in the late ‘70s, Lorraine Peltz arrived in Chicago in the ‘80s to earn an MFA at the University of Chicago. As a professional artist and teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she paints about dreams, fanta read more
Q&A with Rebecca Ringquist: A Narrative Fiber Artist
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | January 24th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
I recently visited the studio of Chicago artist Rebecca Ringquist, where she was finishing up her pieces for a group show Soft Life at the Hyde Park Art Center. Soft Life runs from January 20th to March 30, 2008 with the opening on Sunday, February 3 read more
Q&A with Ludwig Wilding: Spectacular Spatial Art
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | January 14th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
Ludwig Wilding (sitting) with Ingeborg, his wife, standing next to him, at a recent museum show in Lodz, Poland. Courtesy of the artist and NAB Gallery, Chicago. PSR 28/90, 1981. Photo: Amy Rudberg. Permission: NAB Gallery, Chicago. Stereoscopics, a read more
Q&A with Marvin Tate: Artist, Poet, Musician
ArtStyle, A Voice For Artists In Chicago | January 14th 2008 by Amy Rudberg
I met Marvin Tate while doing an artist residency at Ragdale in Lake Forest, Illinois, last October. His name was familiar to me from NPR (National Public Radio), but I didn’t really know very much about him. He was the first of the residents t read more
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