On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: The Scandal Rags (2011):

James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: The Scandal Rags.
Released: January 26, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Samuel Garza Bernstein, Cheryl Crane, Jarred Kjack, Phil LaMarr, Jerry Penacoli, Henry Scott, Lana Turner, Mike Walker.

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Dead Women Own Me (2011):

James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Dead Women Own Me.
Released: January 19, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Caroline Burt, Sarah Delpizzo, Frank C. Girardot, Stephanie Gorman, Helen Knode, Phil LaMarr, Glynn Martin, Elizabeth Short, William Stoner, Zoey Taylor.

Recommended reading - Fright Night on Channel 9 (2011):

Fright Night on Channel 9

Saturday Night Horror Films on New York's WOR-TV, 1973-1987

By James Arena.

Published by McFarland & Company.

Published 2011.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0786466782

ISBN-13: 978-0786466788

Description:

"If you're a horror fan, regardless of whether or not you had access to WOR, you should give Fright Night on Channel 9 a look. It will bring back a lot of memories and a smile to your face." – This Old Haunted House.

"Irresistible" – Video Watchdog (Issue #167).

"...a mouthwatering history of New York City's WOR-TV...will be a magical trip down memory lane" – Scary Monsters Magazine.

"In his friendly and warm (and sometimes delightfully humorous) writing style, Arena tells the inside story of one of New York TV's most fondly recalled one-stop for a wide variety of genre flicks...a must...there is a story to be told here, and Arena was born to write it...highly recommended...indispensable" – DVD Drive-in.

From 1973 to 1987, Fright Night was a fixture of the late Saturday evening schedule on independent New York television station WOR-TV, Channel 9. A genre fan's nightmare come true, the modestly produced showcase featured horror films both classic and obscure, from Universal and RKO golden oldies such as Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman, King Kong and Dracula's Daughter to lesser-known delights, including Wild Women of Wongo, The Living Coffin and Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. Fright Night suffered no delusions of grandeur and never claimed to be anything more than what it was: great entertainment on a Saturday night. This thorough and affectionate tribute to Fright Night's glory days includes a complete listing (and critiques) of all films shown on the series, as well as discussion of WOR-TV's other horror movie programs from the 1970s and 1980s. Details of how the program was developed over 16 years are revealed in depth. Also featured are interviews with the major surviving players, including Fright Night creator Lawrence P. Casey and cult film producer Samuel M. Sherman (Brain of Blood).

On this day in music history: Play, by Roxanne Potvin (2011):

Play

Album by Roxanne Potvin,

released January 2, 2011.

Track list:

Barricades; You Told Me; Let Me Go; Born to Win; Coral Reef Fishes; Magic Rainbows; Dis-Moi Que Tu M'aimes; Pretty Girls; Donnes Ton Mal; Seashells; I'm Too Sexy; Keep Your Head.

On this day in music history - Imaginaerum, by Nightwish (2011):

Imaginaerum

Album by Nightwish,

released November 30, 2011.

Track list:

Taikatalvi; Storytime; Ghost River; Slow, Love, Slow; I Want My Tears Back; Scaretale; Arabesque; Turn Loose the Mermaids; Rest Calm; The Crow, the Owl and the Dove; Last Ride of the Day; Song of Myself I. "From a Dusty Bookshelf" II. "All That Great Heart Lying Still" III. "Piano Black" IV. "Love"; Imaginaerum.

On this day in music history - Heavy as a Feather, by Kathryn Kaye (2011):

Heavy as a Feather

Album by Kathryn Kaye,

released November 30, 2011.

Track list:

Mountain Laurel; Meadow Morning; An Empty Street in Prague; Wind in the Tall Autumn Grass; So Much Sky; Earth; Summer Afternoon; How Deep, How Simple; Dusk at Rockhouse Creek; Heavy As a Feather; One Last Quiet Breath.

On this day in music history - In The Wake, by Ann Sweeten (2011):

In The Wake

Album by Ann Sweeten,

released November 28, 2011.

Track list:

Was It Yesterday?; Falling Leaves; Metamorphosis; Love Remembered; A Chance for Goodbye; In the Wake; On Wings of Light; Out of Embers; The Abyss; October Sky; Now, and Again.

Recommended reading - American Short Fiction (2011):

American Short Fiction

Edited by Jill Meyers.

Short story anthology.

Paperback.

First published FALL 2011.

Vol. 14. Issue 53.

Published by American Short Fiction, Inc.

Front cover photograph: Roberta Bayley, Deborah Harry Chris Stein New York Subway 1976.

Contents: Editors Note. Signs, by Bess Winter; The Duck of Your Life, by Katherine Valentine Jaeger; Crook, by Amanda Goldblatt; Pilgrim Life, by Taylor Antrim; Rodgers and Hart, by Sam Allingham; Signifier, by Susan Steinberg; Paradeability, by Bret Anthony Johnston; Contributors.

On this day in music history - Winter Poem, by Secret Garden (2011):

Winter Poem

Album by Secret Garden,

released November 11, 2011.

Track list:

Make a Wish; Song for a New Beginning; The Dream; Frozen in Time; Anticipation; Fionnnuala’s Cookie Jar; Mary’s Lament; Song at the End of the Day; Lament for a Frozen Flower; Powered By Nature; Suite.

On this day in music history - Sanctuary II: Earth, by Sherry Finzer (2011):

Sanctuary II: Earth

Album by Sherry Finzer,
released October 26, 2011.
Track list:

Earth; Dream Flight; Tranquil Waters; Woodlands; At Dawn’s First Light; Redwoods.

On this day in music history - Still Moving, by Kathy Raimey (2011):

Still Moving

Album by Kathy Raimey,

released October 11, 2011.

Track List:

Tilt 23.5; Indigo Visions; A Call to Hearts; Mockingbird Electric; Still Moving; Still Life; Moon Steps; Mockingbird Electric; Mockingbird Jam; First Day.

On this day in movie history - The Thing (2011):

The Thing

directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.,

written by Eric Heisserer,

based on the novella Frozen Hell aka Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.,

was released in the United States on October 10, 2011.
The prequel to The Thing (1982), directed by John Carpenter.
Music by Marco Beltrami.

Cast:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kristofer Hivju, Jo Adrian Haavind, Carsten Bjørnlund, Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Ole Martin Aune Nilsen, Michael Brown.

On this day in music history - Someone Like Me, by Sherry Finzer (2011):

Someone Like Me

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released October 1, 2011.

Track list:

Moves Like Jagger; Firework; Payphone; Someone Like You; Marry Me; Give Your Heart a Break; Call Me Maybe; Breathe; Raise Your Glass; Only Girl; What Makes You Beautiful; Someone Like You (Bonus Track).

On this day in music history - Peace Meal, by Carolyn Wonderland (2011):

Peace Meal

Album by Carolyn Wonderland,

released September 27, 2011.

Track list:

What Good Can Drinkin’ Do; Victory of Flying; Only God Knows When; St. Marks; Golden Stairs; Dust My Broom; I Can Tell; Usurper; No Exception; Meet Me in the Morning; Two Trains; Shine on.

On this day in movie history - The Fall of the House of Usher (1928):

The Fall of the House of Usher

directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber,

based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released at the Athens Film Festival in Greece on September 20, 2011.
The movie was originally released in the United States in 1928.
Exact release date is unknown.
Music by Alec Wilder and Léon Barzin.

Cast:

Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Watson, Melville Webber, Friedrich Haak, Dorthea House.

On this day in music history - Christmas Joy, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2011):

Christmas Joy

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,
released September 20, 2011.

Track list:

Walking in the Air; Still Still Still (While Shepherds Watch); Silent Night (Down the Aisle); Jingle Bells; Gliding on a Sleigh; Christmas Wedding; O Come O Come Emmanuel; Flight of the Snowbird; The Holly and the Ivy; Christmas Joy; Away in a Manger.

On this day in movie history - Drive (2011):

Drive

directed by Nicolas Winding Refn,

written by Hossein Amini,

based on the novel by James Sallis,

was released in the United States on September 16, 2011.
Music by Cliff Martinez.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker, Tim Trella, Jimmy Hart, Tina Huang, John Pyper-Ferguson, Craig Baxley Jr., Kenny Richards, Joe Pingue, Dieter Busch, Chris Muto, Rachel Dik, Cesar Garcia, Steve Knoll, Mara LaFontaine, Teonee Thrash, Ralph Lawler, Rio Ahn, DB Albert, Paula Alvarez, Laurene Landon, Caitlin Litzinger, Adela Paez, Claude Stuart.

On this day in movie history - The Descendants (2011):

The Descendants

directed by Alexander Payne,

written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash,

based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings,

released at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States on September 2, 2011.

Music by Jeff Peterson.

Cast:

George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Grace A. Cruz, Kim Gennaula, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Carmen Kaichi, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Beau Bridges, Matt Corboy, Matt Esecson, Michael Ontkean, Stanton Johnston, Jonathan/Jon McManus, Hugh Foster, Tiare R. Finney, Tom McTigue, Milt Kogan, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel, Laird Hamilton, Aileen 'Boo' Arnold, Esther Kang, Melissa Kim, Robert Forster, Barbara L. Southern, Celia Kenney, Matt Reese, Zoel Turnbull, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer, Linda Rose Herman, Scott Michael Morgan, Darryl K. Gonzales, Koko Kanealii, Romey 'Keola' Yokotake, Fileena Bahris, Paul Edney, Dennis Falt, Morgan Freeman, Sisa Grey, Jamon Holmes, Tom Holowach, Adam Juegos, Dane Justman, Jordan Kirkwood, James Koons, Alan Seabock, John A Weaver, Larry Wegger, Joseph Wilson, Joji Yoshida.

On this day in movie history - Headhunters (2011):

Headhunters

directed by Morten Tyldum,

written by Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg,

based on the novel by Jo Nesbø,

was released in Norway on August 26, 2011.
Music by Trond Bjerknes and Jeppe Kaas.

Cast:

Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie Ølgaard, Reidar Sørensen, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Mads Mogeland, Baard Owe, Torgrim Mellum Stene, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Joachim Rafaelsen, Gunnar Skramstad Johnsen, Lars Skramstad Johnsen.

On this day in music history - Close Your Eyes, by Amy Lauren (2011):

Close Your Eyes

Album by Amy Lauren,

released August 12, 2011.

Track list:

A Mother’s Prayer; Bed of Stars; Calm Is the Night; I’m Right Here; Drifting Starlight; Angels Are Sleeping; Nighttime Falls; Midnight Song; Search the Stars; When You Sleep; Close Your Eyes; Goodnight.