Trump is trying to lose Obama’s money this weekend. He’s on a bender, sponsored by 4Loko and The Seven Hundred Club. “If I am going to lose my stock market gains, so is the Kenyan.” This is a fever dream. I hadn’t seen the Evening News in years. I thought I was listening to Bowie’s …
I remember Andrea being so distraught, both of us being so shook at the news of his death. It’s such an odd phenomenon, being shook up at a popular figure’s death, and then being dead yourself 9 months later. If you haven’t read this before, this is a good, funny story: A couple of her …
This is a very cool tune by Bowie from the 1977 album “Low”, as performed on his 1978 tour. – Jim Basnight, Northwest Rock Superhero, can always be found at JimBasnightMusic.com
meet The Spiders From Mars, Ziggy Stardust’s backing band. they were originally were called David Bowie & The Hype (only with later manager Tony Visconti on bass). when the Ziggy Stardust album came out, their name was changed to The Spiders From Mars. but, they played on all the tunes, helped craft the music, arranged …
I’m standing in front of the piece of paper on which David Bowie wrote his lyrics for “Heroes,” with tears falling down my face. This is a must see exhibit for anyone at all interested in the miracle of the creative process: David Bowie Is at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Sometimes when …
David Bowie is a staple on classic rock radio, and deservedly so. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (and my Rykodisc extended version) is clearly a four-star album. I am also quite fond of Outside (1995) and Earthling (2007), among other releases. Bowie has had duds. I listened to …
I always think of this song as the pop music center of the 20th century. There are those 33 1/3 books, and the one on Low did a great job of describing its importance this way. Basically what you have here is Northern European melody with rhythm and blues backbeat; synthesized, but analog; intimate haiku …
In 1975, Frida of ABBA fame released a Swedish language cover of David Bowie’s “Life on Mars.” Here it is (Tip of the hat to Pat Thomas for bringing this to our attention.):
It is said that a Football game has approximately 4 minutes of action in it. Baseball, surprisingly, a bit more. So when you see the highlights of a game, you are actually watching a significant portion of the action of the game. But part of the thrill of watching the game is not knowing when …
Ian hunter on on rock n roll, Cleveland and how Mott the Hoople, Roxy Music and Bowie caught on first in the midwest… – John Petkovic and his band, Cobra Verde, enjoy life to the fullest in Cleveland, Ohio.
“Modern Love” – David Bowie. Sometimes an 80’s classic is just what the doctor ordered. PS – Where is DB lately? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hDbpF4Mvkw
Early 1980s Seattle had a pretty active music scene. There were clubs like Baby O’s, Eagles Auditorium, Seattle Hippodrome, The Showbox, The Hall of Fame, among others. The only place still in existence is The Showbox. I was barely over twenty- one, but my best friend and sidekick Katie was still 20. Back then, the …