“The Earl of Glasgow has written to Historic Scotland asking if the exhibit can remain as a permanent feature of [the 13th-century] Kelburn Castle … The mural features a psychedelic series of interwoven cartoons depicting surreal urban culture.”
Tag: 08.28.11
Half Of BBC Cuts To Come From Programming/Content Budget
“Around half the savings being made as part of the BBC’s Delivering Quality First cost-cutting exercise will come from budgets for programming and other content.” BBC executives say that 16% must be cut from the corporation’s overall budget, with 8% coming from “scope” (as they call content).
New York City’s Graffiti Mecca Likely To Be Torn Down
5Pointz – you may not know the name, but if you’ve ever ridden the no. 7 subway line into Queens, you’ve seen it through the windows: a set of building walls covered with unusually high-quality graffiti street art. But the buildings themselves are derelict, and the owner wants to replace them with apartment towers.
Study: What We See In A Musical Performance Influences What We Hear
“Visual cues we pick up from watching musicians in action significantly influence our judgment of their playing, according to newly published research.”
A Canadian Arts Channel That No Longer Broadcasts The Arts?
“Hello? There is something very troubling about the cancelling of shows that cover the arts in Canada, on a channel that’s supposed to be devoted to the arts. Not entertainment, mark you, but the arts.”
The Australian World Orchestra Could Have Been A Stunt. It Wasn’t
“The AWO, apart from its exciting music-making, has been a timely reality check, an assessment of Australian orchestral music and where we’re going.”
Congressman Calls For “Clarification” Of Copyright Laws To Benefit Artists
Arguing that Congress has an obligation “to preserve fairness and justice for artists,†the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has called for a revision of United States copyright law to remove ambiguities in the current statute about who is eligible to reclaim ownership rights to songs and sound recordings.
Drive-In Theaters Make A Comeback
“As Hollywood increasingly looks to the summer months for big returns, the drive-in exhibition model has unexpectedly moved into a position of box-office clout. “
TV Is Dead; Long Live TV!
“Far from being killed by the internet, television viewing has never been more popular. Some in the industry claim TV is now set to be the dominant partner, creatively at least.”
Re-revising Copyright Law To Help Artists, If Congress Can Only Agree
“For too long the work of musicians has been used to create enormous profits for record labels, radio stations and others, without fairly distributing these profits to the artists,†said Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan.