On this day in television history - Justified (2011):

Justified

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: The Life Inside.

Released February 16, 2011.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Linda Gehringer, Jeremy Davies, Margo Martindale, Kaitlyn Dever, Brad William Henke, Sarah Jones, James Jordan, Kai Lennox, Chris Mulkey, William Ragsdale, Christie Lynn Smith, David Sullivan, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Raymond J. Barry, Heather Fox, Leif Gantvoort, Vanessa Alameda, Paul Edney, Jes Macallan.

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

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

Documentary.
Season 1. Episode 5.
Episode entitled: The Dark Side of Hollywood.
Released: February 16, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Peter Nikkos, Ryan Beard, Sarah Delpizzo, Emma Green, Jarred Kjack, Nicollé Lewis, Melissa Marino, Rob Nelson, Ian Scott Rudolph, Franklin Ruehl.

On this day in music history - New Year's Eve Concert 2010, by Renée Fleming ... (2011):

New Year’s Eve Concert 2010

Album by Renée Fleming, Christopher Maltman, Christian Thielemann and Staatskapelle Dresden,

released February 15, 2011.

Recorded December 31, 2010.

Track list:

Introduction: Verehrteste Damen und Herren; Ballmusik; Auftrittslied: O Vaterland... Da geh ich zu Maxim; Finale 1: Damenwahl!... O kommet doch, o kommt, ihr Ballsirenen; Gold und Silber, Walzer, Op. 79; Die lustige Witwe (excerpts); Introduction, Tanz und Vilja-Lied: Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen... Es lebt' eine Vilja; Marsch-Septett: Wie die Weiber man behandelt?... Ja, das Studium der Weiber ist schwer; Spielszene und Tanzduett; Duett und Romanze: Mein Freund, Vernunft!... Wie eine Rosenknospe; Finale 2: Zu der Vermählung, schöne Frau... Es waren zwei Königskinder; Entr'acte und Zwischenspiel; Tanzszene; Chanson und Reminiszenz: Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten; Duett: Lippen schweigen; Schlussgesang: Ja, das Studium der Weiber ist schwer; I feel pretty; Das Land des Lächelns; Dein ist mein ganzes Herz; An der Elbe, Walzer, Op. 477.

On this day in television history - Justified (2011):

Justified

Season 2. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Moonshine War.

Released February 9, 2011.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Elmore Leonard, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Alexandra Barreto, Jordi Caballero, Matt Craven, Kaitlyn Dever, Brad William Henke, Chris Mulkey, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Billy Miller, Peter Murnik, Mark Irvingsen, John Kelly, Michelle Dunker, Reggie Jordan, Omar Avila, M.C. Gainey.

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Dames and Delinquents (2011):

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

Documentary.
Season 1. Episode 4.
Episode entitled: Dames and Delinquents.
Released: February 9, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Anna Bazarkina, Deanna Morris.

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

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

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 3.
Episode entitled: L.A. Serial Killers.
Released: February 2, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Shaun Gerardo, Tiffany Turner, Ryan Beard, Kenneth Bianchi, Roger W. Boren, Pamela Bozanich, Angelo Buono Jr., Saul Faerstein, Jared Jacobs, Ted Jonas, Phil LaMarr, Glynn Martin, Danny McCluskey, Martin T. Orne, Eliana Saenz, Mitchell Salberg, Frank Salerno.

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 - Heavy as a Feather, by Kathryn Kaye (2011):

The album Heavy as a Feather,

by Kathryn Kaye,

was released on November 30, 2011.

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

The album In The Wake,

by Ann Sweeten,

was released on November 28, 2011.

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):

The album Winter Poem,

by Secret Garden,

was released on November 11, 2011.

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

The album Sanctuary II: Earth,

by Sherry Finzer,

was released on October 26, 2011.

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

The album Still Moving,

by Kathy Raimey,

was released on October 11, 2011.

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 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):

The album Someone Like Me,

by Sherry Finzer,

was released on October 1, 2011.

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

The album Peace Meal,

by Carolyn Wonderland,

was released on September 27, 2011.

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.