Category Archives: The Arts

Bono – Musician and Activist

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

The name of Paul Hewson probably doesn’t mean much to most people.  The name Bono definitely does of course – the globally famous lead singer of U2, the Irish rock band who have recorded and sold some of the world’s … Continue reading →

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Neil Young – Musician – Part Six

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin

In this final part of our brief look at the life and work of legendary recording artist Neil Young we’ll start by getting up to date with his most recent work. Several new albums were recorded during the mid to … Continue reading →

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Neil Young – Musician – Part Five

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin

The 1990s was a almost a new era for Neil Young, the music was of an entirely new genre although the 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps was a forerunner of the style he was now moving into.  Many of the … Continue reading →

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Neil Young – Musican – Part Four

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

The 1980s were something of a low point for Neil Young, although at the time he did not appear to agree.  He continued to release albums annually although 1984 was the first year since 1966 in which he failed to … Continue reading →

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Neil Young – Musician – Part Three

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

For Neil Young, the 1970′s proved to be a period of prodigious work.  Following the 1972 release of the spectacularly successful Harvest, he stepped out of the spotlight but continued to record.  Much of the music became somewhat introspective and … Continue reading →

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Neil Young – Musician – Part Two

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

Following the brief success of Buffalo Springfield, which finally split up in 1968, Neil Young recorded his first solo album – Neil Young. Although a relative success it was not critically acclaimed by all parties and even Young was not … Continue reading →

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Neil Young – Musician – Part One

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

Neil Young is now 65 years old and still recording music, campaigning for various environmental causes and pushing the boundaries of his art as he embraces new sounds and technology with an ease that makes others envious. In an astonishing … Continue reading →

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Andy Warhol – Part Four

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

We finished the last article talking about the effect that the attempt on Warhol’s life had on the man himself and on the scene surrounding the Factory.  What had previously been a somewhat bohemian hangout for New York based artists … Continue reading →

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Andy Warhol – Part Three

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

We finished the last article by describing how Andy Warhol’s art was starting to be respected as a genuine branch of the Visual Art Movement, more commonly known as Pop Art.  He had been invited to display his work at … Continue reading →

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Andy Warhol – Part two

Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin

In the previous article we looked at Andy Warhol’s early career in New York, focusing on magazine illustration. The first real creative work he did was for RCA Records in New York and he was asked to produce album covers … Continue reading →

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