The Worley Gig

On This Date in 2006: The Smiths turned down a $5 million offer to reunite as headliners of the Coachella Festival in California. Good for them.

On This Date in 1978: Generation X, featuring lead vocalist Billy Idol, released its self-titled debut album, which contained the single, “Ready Steady Go” and featured the songs  “Wild Youth, ” “Wild Dub,”  ”Your Generation” and  a cover of John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth” - all of which got loads of airplay on Rodney Bingenheimer’s weekly, Sunday [...]

Congratulations go out to Michael Bruce, Neal Smith, Alice Cooper and Dennis Dunaway on their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last evening, March 14, 2011, which took place here in NYC at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Alice Cooper was a band, no matter what any historical revisionist wants to tell you [...]

Pig Chair By Pavia Burroughs While this unique soft sculpture initially appears to be a sofa (due to its overall size and shape), a closer look reveals that this extremely cleverly designed Pig Chair isn’t really a couch, but more of a Love Seat (for two very skinny people) at best.  At any rate, it [...]

This rad birthday cake in the form of two Taco Bell tacos was made by Laura LeClair Kelley – surely the Coolest Mom in the World – for her son’s 12th birthday. Here’s what’s in it: The taco “shells” are made of rolled out snicker-doodle dough with chocolate jimmies throughout for the “flecks.” The inner [...]

Using a phrase like “The soundtrack of your life” means different things to different people. While I can admit to being a fan of music practically since I was an egg, as far as the role music had in attaching itself to seminal memories, informing my current tastes and shaping the person that I am [...]

Artist Sas Christian in Front of NYC’s Opera Gallery (Image Source) A very wet and stormy night in NYC was transformed into a completely sublime evening by the gala opening of new works by husband and wife artist team Sas and Colin Christian, which is currently on display at the Opera Gallery in Soho. Sas [...]

OLEK AND THE CHARGING BULL ON WALL STREET from olek on Vimeo. I love this video! Ole!

Mad Men’s Jon Hamm celebrates his 40th Birthday today! Happy Birthday, Jon! Mad Men rules!

While this cleverly designed Cocktail Shaker (designed by William Kellogg) has no affiliation with pop artist Mr. Brainwash, anyone who’s familiar with that artist’s giant spray paint can sculptures will certainly draw an instant comparison. And with the popularity of the documentary film Exit Through the Gift Shop that might just be good for sales! [...]