“I don’t feel like I’ve got anything to prove. I’m slightly less wired and my life doesn’t depend on (performing) anymore. It’s like when you listen to an album and discover a bonus track. A Single Man is my bonus track. It’s a nice extra thing that I’m really excited to do.” - Pointe Magazine
"The sound quality is horrible. The disposable-ness of music has become almost culturally endemic, and then obviously the financial aspect of it is a joke," says Jamie Stewart of the experimental rock group Xiu Xiu. "It has not done anything good for bands. It has done good things for itself." - NPR
Both revenue and expenses declined in 2024, with average revenue hovering slightly above expenses. Average total revenue fell 25% while expenses decreased by 23%, leaving organizations with an increasingly smaller cushion between available revenue and spending. - SMU Cultural Data
“WLRH Huntsville, AL (89.3) will stop airing NPR programming effective Oct. 1, shifting resources to expand its lineup of locally produced news and community programming. The move ends carriage of Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and other NPR shows, which currently make up about a third of the station’s weekly schedule.” - Inside Radio
“The state House’s proposed budget for next year wipes out every cent of the $12.3 million the Michigan government spent on arts and cultural programs this year. The House also said no to the $2 million the Senate proposed for arts and culture facility upgrades.” - City Pulse (Lansing, MI)
Crucial to Dohnanyi’s conducting was his belief that musicians had to perform older music in a contemporary way. “I’m not interested in the Brahms of the 19th century,” he said in 2002. “I’m interested in the Brahms of the 21st century.” His interpretations flowed from that insight. - The New York Times
On Tuesday, however, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are treating the mural as potential “criminal damage.” Should charges follow, the famously anonymous artist could be compelled to reveal his identity in court after more than 25 years of secrecy. - Mediaite
Researchers found that it has been operating a sophisticated system that allows users to monitor online information, block certain websites and VPN tools, and spy on specific individuals. - Wired
“An ‘express’ library has opened in a new metro station in Warsaw, aiming to provide an appealing cultural space to encourage residents and commuters to forgo smartphones in favour of books. … About 16,000 books are on offer … and can be borrowed through an ‘express’ checkout machine using contactless chips.” - The Guardian
“On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a lawsuit in Northern California targeting Apple's ‘OpenELM’ large language models, alleging the company ‘copied protected works without consent and without credit or compensation.’” - Publishers Weekly
“Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (in Bentonville, Arkansas) will open its major expansion June 6, 2026, and celebrate the largest gift of works to the permanent collection since its founding.” - Axios
“Colleagues in France are preparing for its careful removal before work begins on their new museum, and intricate plans are being made for its journey to London. This expert-led collaboration … will guide every stage, including a full dry run of the journey.” - The Guardian
Matthew Christopher Pietras, a former employee of the Soros family, was found dead in his apartment the day after the Metropolitan Opera learned that his pledged $10 million donation was not his to give. New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner’s office ruled that Pietras died from an overdose of pharmaceuticals. - The New York Times
“Backers were ‘induced to invest cash into multi-layered structures designed to conceal revenues, divert payments, and facilitate self-dealing among insiders,’ Atlanta-based entertainment lawyer James Lorenzo Walker Jr. said in his Sept. 4 complaint in New York Supreme Court (against ATG Entertainment).” - Broadway Journal
