McNally Smith College of Music Liberal Arts Department

"... an intricate art form that dates back centuries, but don’t try to read the text without your glasses on" University of Iowa

University of Iowa cataloging 4,000 tiny literary jewels Miniature books -- all measuring three inches or smaller -- are an intricate art form that dates back centuries, but don’t try to read the text without your glasses on.

Second to last week of the semester in History of American Popular Music (MUS218) at McNally Smith College of Music is on Jimi Hendrix, the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, AND American speed painter Denny Dent (1948 - 2004).

Denny Dent and his Two-Fisted Art Attack

"... for the first time worldwide, a formally and thematically, as well as spatially and temporally wide-ranging research project dedicated to the interdisciplinary phenomenon of the endless loop in art, film, architecture, music, literature and cultural history" Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

Never Ending Stories - The Loop in Art, Film, Architecture, Music, Literature and Cultural History - Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg Never Ending Stories The Loop in Art, Film, Architecture, Music, Literature and Cultural History 29.10.2017 – 18.02.2018 InfoVideosPhotos In today’s world, the loop seems to be virtually ubiquitous—whether in music, on the internet, in video art, or in hotel lobbies and living rooms, where mon...

"Ms. Swift, 27, did it largely the semi-old-fashioned way: Because the full album was not made available on streaming services, it sold most of its copies through digital download — a fading format — and even some as hard-copy CDs thanks to promotions including Taylor-centric UPS trucks and bundles with custom “Reputation” magazines at Target. (Of the 925,000 copies the album sold in its first three days, more than 600,000 were downloads.)"

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Sells 1.2 Million Copies in Its First Week This is the pop singer’s fourth consecutive album to sell more than one million copies right off the bat.

"I just had these melodies and ideas in my head" Alma Deutscher is a 12-year-old British musical virtuoso, not just on piano and violin, but as a composer too. Alma tells Scott Pelley that it's normal for her to walk around "having melodies popping into my head"

Mysterious hidden chamber discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid Purpose and contents of the vast chamber remain unclear, but method used to find it deep inside the ancient structure is revolutionary in and of itself

The Grammy Museum Experience opens to the public this Friday Oct 20 in Newark, New Jersey GRAMMY Museum

GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center is coming to Newark, NJ. The Experience will allow guests to experience music and the GRAMMYs.

The fellowship honors "exceptionally creative people."

MacArthur Foundation Names 2017 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners Rhiannon Giddens, the playwright Annie Baker and the theater artist Taylor Mac are among the 24 recipients of fellowships for “exceptionally creative people.”

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Streaming These Latin American Movies on Netflix The streaming service offers a generous trove of modern classics and recent festival favorites.