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The U.S. is filled with musical hot spots. New York City has long been a hub of creativity, while cities such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Seattle, Detroit and Chicago have all helped shape the the country’s music culture as well.
For renowned architect Sir David Adjaye, known for his eclectic material and color palette and capacity to offer a rich civic experience, imagination has always been key.
The ancient practice of sound healing is quickly becoming a relaxing ritual for busy urbanites. Rooted in age-old meditative practices innate to Hindu culture, sound meditation aims to restore balance and promote inner tranquility.
James Poyser is a star in his own right, yet his deadpan gaze often seems to attract more attention than his music.
Ian Longwell holds too many titles for a name badge to cover – Santigold’s drummer, Beck’s personal music technologist, and music director to a growing collection of rising stars, spanning all genres, from punk to pop.
German artist Anselm Kiefer, known for his massive paintings and installations covering history, culture, religion and mythology, has his new sculpture, Uraeus, on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City now through the end of May.
Art is no longer merely a visual medium, thanks to people like Salvador Breed, who combines sound and technology to expand the viewer’s perspective in new ways with varying methods.
For up-and-coming producer Ryan Little, whose melodic, electronica-tinged sound is somewhere between the works of 9th Wonder, a Final Fantasy soundtrack and Nujabes, putting music before medical school was the only answer.
New York City is a camera’s paradise. From the expansive architecture to the wide-ranging list of subjects, there’s no shortage of images to capture throughout the five boroughs.
Born and raised in West Baltimore, Devin Allen has rapidly emerged as a leading political and human rights photographer. Armed only with his trusty Leica camera, Allen became a key documenter of the cultural landscape surrounding the death of Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprising.
Detroit, Michigan, also known as the Motor City, once churned out car after car, its economy booming. But just as the auto industry has changed and evolved, so has the city that was once home to Hitsville U.S.A, and so too has one of Detroit’s most prominent artists:
Ever wonder what it would take to be James Bond, Jason Bourne or another notorious spy? SPYSCAPE, a recently opened experiential museum in New York, provides the answer by giving attendees the opportunity to enter the world of special agents, covert operations and secret missions.
What do you do when the music stops? According to former Aer frontman Carter Schultz, you start recording. Now operating under the moniker Carter Reeves, the Boston-born, L.A.-based singer, songwriter and producer has recreated himself, offering fans a fresh, upbeat take on the pop genre.
According to The Wing’s in-house historian, the first professional women’s club in America was founded after Fanny Fern, a popular American newspaper columnist, was turned away from a speech Charles Dickens gave at the New York Press Club and told she could, “listen through a crack in the door.” Over 100 years later, The Wing carries on the tradition.
Girls don’t play bass. DJs aren’t musicians--Just a couple of the stereotypes Blu DeTiger is trying to dispel.
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