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Six-part series on music photography to air on PBS this summer PBS has acquired U.S. domestic broadcast and digital rights for the six-part series Icon: Music Through the Lens from FilmRise ...
Legendary music director Dick Carruthers directed and produced the six-part series to air this summer Brian Welk | May 14, 2021 @ 2:41 PM Photos by Terry O’Neill/Deborah Feingold/Christine Goodwin PBS has acquired the domestic distribution rights to “Icon: Music Through the Lens,” a docuseries about the history of photography for rock stars and musicians through the years. Dick Carruthers, a legendary music director who has worked with artists like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Beyonce, White Stripes, Oasis, Paul McCartney and Black Sabbath, directed and produced “Icon,” and mu...
Redecorating her family’s rented house set Hongkonger on a new career as an interior designer The decorative focal point ofFé Valvekens’ dining room in Stanley is its hand-painted wallpaper. Photo: John Butlin Buying a chalet in France was the motivation Fe Valvekens needed to sign up for a year-long course in residential interior design at the Insight School of Interior Design, in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. The property required a full renovation and, although Valvekens has a natural eye for design, she wanted to be able to communicate with her architect without getting tripped up by all the...
“ Travels on a cloud/He’s one of the good time people now/I’m a face in the crowd/All dressed up and laughing loud/I can talk to him, and I can love him.” This was my introduction hearing the original Nirvana’s ‘Rainbow Chaser’ (no, not Kurt Cobain’s Nirvana) on an UNCUT compilation back in the summer of 2003 entitled, Acid Daze. It was like this crossover between symphonic pop, baroque beauty, and psychedelic phasing that was like a breath of fresh air. They were often under the radar during the late ‘60s at the height of the Swinging London scenery during that time frame...
From DEVO's 1978 photoshoot in downtown Akron. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced 16 potential candidates for induction this year. Now, a voting committee will trim the roster to about a half dozen inductees to be announced in May. Planners are looking to stage a live induction ceremony in Cleveland in late October or early November. Here are the nominees: DEVO From DEVO's 1978 photoshoot in downtown Akron. [Janet Macoska] Two sets of Northeast Ohio brothers created a musical style that blended satire and social commentary. Born on the Kent State University campus, the band pione...