Sportsong of the Week #17
"Straight down the middle" Bing Crosby 1957 Music by James van Heusen Words by Sammy Cahn Sportsong of the Week #17 is a true hole-in-one song (pun intended)! It's the swinging, big-band tune 'Straight down the middle' by multimedia star Bing Crosby. The song was written for the film called 'Honor Caddy'. It's thought that this was the first ever song written about golf! Harry 'Bing' Crosby (may 3 1903 - october 14 1977) was a true superstar in his time. He was a singer and a

Inspirations #1: Football
The goal of Art Loves Sport is to show sportart as diverse as possible. Different types of art, different types of sports and different artists. There are a lot of initiatives that inspire Art Loves Sport daily and continue to push me to add new content, artist or blogposts about sportart. On the territory of football there are a lot of initiatives that focus solely on the art of this beautiful game. Here I want to share the ones that inspire me with you! Futbol Artist Networ
Sportsong of the Week #16
"Lords of the boards" Guano Apes 1998 BMG and GUN/Supersonic Records Summer seems to be officially over in Amsterdam the last couple of weeks. So it's no suprise my mind is already going in winter status dreaming about hitting the slopes. There is just no other explanation for 'Lords of the boards' by the Guano Apes being Sportsong of the Week #16. Is there? Guano Apes is a German rock band formed in 1994. The band's first success came after they won a local competition with

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Sportsong of the Week #15
"We play" Nas & Kygo 2015 The 2015 US Open finals weekend is this weekend, depending on if the New York weather allows it. Sportsong of the Week #15, the promotion video 'We play' of the tournament, is dedicated to the tennis stars still in the competition! Especially Serena Williams who can make history this weekend! For two weeks each summer, tennis takes over courts across New York City. And it all culminates in Queens with the biggest major: The US Open. Therefore rap art


Justin Fashanu and more at Patterns of Play exhibition
Yesterday Marcus Marritt sent me a new work to add to his profile. A portrait of Justin Fashanu, the first pro footballer in the UK to come out as gay, plus the first £1million black player, he created for the Moosey Art Patterns of Play exhibition. The story of Justin is an interesting and tragic one, so be sure to read about this frontrunner. And also be sure if you are in the area to check out the Patterns of Play show at Moosey Art Gallery in Norwich. It runs until saturd
Sportsong of the Week #14
"White Iverson" Post Malone 2015 After weeks of Grammy winning, legendary, mostly older music artists, this week Art Loves Sport presents a young internet sensation. When asked in an interview if he thought he'd get so much attention, his answer was: 'No way. It was the first song I ever put out really.' Sportsong of the Week #14 ladies and gentlemen: 'White Iverson' by Post Malone. This song took me back to my childhood. Playing basketball in the backyard, mimicking the move


Six new featured artist IV!
At the least Art Loves Sport will add six new artists per month. Today six brand new artist are added! Si, si, si! Mas, mas, mas! This time three South American artist are added (probably because of me still dreaming of Colombia, while being back in rainy Amsterdam), and three other artists who were on the radar for quite some time already. Welcome Félix Ángel, Paulo Consentino, Jose Matheu, David Diehl, Ryan Simpson and last but not least Stanley Chow, Go take a look for yo