James Brown RIP (1933-2006)

James Brown was undeniably one of the most influential and internationally respected musicians of all time. Unfortunately, many people’s exposure doesn’t go much deeper than bad covers of “I Got You (I Feel Good)†at weddings. James Brown’s Funky People is an essential collection of music written, produced, and performed by James Brown with the numerous side projects he released on his People imprint between …

John Currin

"The more love you show, the more you destroy it," says John Currin explaining his use of a palette knife in his 1997 painting called The Bra Shop. With the more than 400 works collected in his new book, this quote (describing the mottled faces on girls with massively oversized breasts) helps make clear that Currin loves paint, loves mark-making, loves line, loves color and, …

Same Place Different Face

Melbourne's St. Kilda is one of those iconic places that attracts an eclectic bunch of people, many of whom liberally skirt the conventional parameters of life. The beachside community is renowned for its diversity—be it in the music and art that out of the pubs and studios or the cakes that tempt from the windows of the cafes. It's a fascinating little part of Melbourne …