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Erik den Breejen’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On at Freight and Volume

Lou Reed
As Pure and Strange as What I See (For Lou Reed), 2013 (All Photos By Gail)

Painter Erik den Breejen is back at Freight + Volume for There’s a Riot Goin’ On, his fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Den Breejen’s paintings play with a mosaic of text, color, and pattern, and the embodiment of music, film, comedy and literature. He uses lyrics, quotes, jokes, and poems of iconic figures from the early 1970s to express the collective – and sometimes tragic – unconscious of the time.
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Video Clip of The Week: David Poe, “When I Fly”

David Poe – When I Fly from David Poe on Vimeo

I’m really excited about this week’s clip, “When I Fly” by singer/songwriter David Poe, an artist I first wrote about way back in 1996. Poe’s music reminded me then of serious 1970s-era performers like James Taylor but also Art Garfunkel and the great Tim Moore (who, as far as I know is still alive, but hasn’t recorded an album in almost 30 years, WTF?). Anyway, “When I Fly” reveals evidence of those same types of seventies-ish influences. This says two things to me: 1. That, musically, David Poe knows his shit, and 2. Poe understands that if it works, don’t fix it. Continue reading Video Clip of The Week: David Poe, “When I Fly”

Bacon Thing of The Day: Bacon Dance Party!

Bacon Dance Party
Image Courtesy of Alan Dicker

“IIIII’m bringing Bacon, so you better get this Bacon Dance Party Started!”

Breaking Bad Blue Rock Candy Recipe Courtesy of The Savory

Breaking Bad Blue Rock Candy
“Rock Candy Baby: Hard, Sweet and Stickeh!”

Do you love AMC’s Breaking Bad? I sure do. As we count down each weekly episode (2 down; 6 to go) to the series’ ultimate, revelatory conclusion, everyone wants to know which of their favorite characters will make it out alive (I am cheering hard for Jesse and Saul)! The waiting in suspense is excruciating, but you can make it sweeter by whipping up a batch of this Heisenberg’s Blue Rock Candy to enjoy while viewing the greatest television show ever in the universe of all time!
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Bacon Thing of The Day: Bacon Street

UK Street Sign Bacon Street Plus Random Street Art
Where The Streets are Lined With Bacon…(Image Courtesy of Geoffrey Dicker)

Somewhere in London, a sign marks the location of Bacon Street. I would like to live there.