GRIMBERGEN, BELGIUM – A new chapter was added to the rich and widely heralded tradition of Belgian beer making recently thanks to the discovery of a medieval manuscript. Hidden away by monks of the Grimbergen Abbey in 1798 to avoid advancing French revolutionary troops, the recipe, written in Latin and Old Dutch, was unearthed about […]
GHENT, BELGIUM – The 89-meter high tower of the majestic Saint Bavo’s Cathedral is a beautiful sight to behold. Many who gaze up at its ornate gothic spires are inspired to climb its steps. However, ascending this imposing structure is off limits to the public, except for ten days in July when Ghent rolls out […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – Christmas is a time for homecomings, and so it was this year for singer Billy Gilman. Back in 2000, Gilman made history when, at age 11, he became the youngest person ever to have a Billboard Top 40 Country hit with his Grammy-nominated double platinum single “One Voice,” which reached No. 2 […]
LONDON – The Swedish electro four-piece band Little Dragon has been on a quite a roll in 2017, as their heavy ethereal beats and synth-driven hooks have garnered them a following on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as slots at the Coachella and Bestival festivals. Reflective of the band’s stratospheric surge in popularity […]
ST. CROIX, WI – Roughly 7,000 dairy farms closed in Wisconsin between 1993 and 1998 according to the US Department of Agriculture, part of a reorganization of production facilities in America’s “dairy state.” Most of their barns faded from the landscape, either absorbed by the tall grass fields around them, or replaced by other buildings. […]
BEAUMONT, TX – In true Texas fashion, Cody Johnson has never let events play him. While working as a prison guard and professional bull rider in the mid-2000s, he decided to embark on a recording career. No contract from a Nashville label was forthcoming, so he set out instead to release an album on his […]
LOS ANGELES – On August 1, 1981, MTV made history when it became the first network in the world dedicated to broadcasting music videos. For years, the home of celebrated “video jockeys” like Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman and Martha Quinn was the center of all things musical. Then, as new digital competition arose, MTV moved […]
LONDON, UK – Any major refurbishments on cruise liners are best done when the ship is in dry dock to minimize passenger disturbance. However, when Fred Olsen decided to upgrade the stage lighting in the Neptune Lounge on board MS Braemar a more unconventional option was taken. Hastings UK-based EW Production Services Ltd. was able […]
SUNRISE, FL – The weather may be unpredictable, but the COLORdash Par Q12 IP from CHAUVET Professional certainly isn’t. The new RGBA LED wash delivers bright, colorful, flicker-free light indoors or out, regardless of weather conditions, thanks to its IP65, outdoor/wet rating (pressure equalizing M12 GORE® valve), Powerkon IP65 power cord and IP-rated DMX connections. […]
NEW YORK – A priest, a rapper, an LGBT artist, an Ivy League business school chairperson, a violinist and 13 other achievers from wildly different fields walk into an elegant theatre . . . The beginning of a joke? Not at all — it’s the list of presenters at the TEDx New York Keynote Series […]
LOUIS, MO – US presidential debates are serious business, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be surrounded by some festive touches. Such was the case at Washington University in St. Louis, host of the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The school, which has hosted five debates in the past, was buzzing […]
BALTIMORE, MD – Traditional boundaries that used to separate different media are fading away like lines in the sand in today’s digital age. Case in point: For many forward-looking stations, it’s no longer enough simply to play hit songs; they also have to show live performances that are available to young (and young at heart) […]