Music that, whether intentionally or not, has similarities to that of David Bowie
Come back to this blog on Saturday for an exclusive interview with Bowie collaborator Kevin Armstrong. Kevin has a 50+ year career as a guitarist, playing with Bowie, Tin Machine, Iggy Pop, Morrisey, Sinead O'Connor, Thomas Dolby and just about…
A while back I was compiling my weekly roundup of Bowie-related news stories, which includes a section of lists. Lists seem to be such a popular on-line thing that some of them get quite weird. I came across one that…
Mashup master DoM has created another uncanny Bowie mashup, this time combining “Let’s Dance” with Chic’s “Le Freak.” In a note to me, DoM points out, “The connection between the two tracks is so strong (the Nile Rodgers sound) that…
DoM is a French mashup artist to whom this blog owes quite a debt. I have been writing this blog since 2018 but did little to try to draw attention to it until DoM discovered one of my posts that…
During my interview with David Bowie Glamour Magazine founding co-editor Nick Smart, which I posted on Saturday (click HERE to link), we somehow got to talking about Def Leppard and how that band’s lead singer, Joe Elliott was a big…
Although I don’t have a problem with Beyoncé, I’m not especially drawn to her music and have limited familiarity with it. However, I heard her song, “Freedom,” used in a Kamala Harris commercial, and it somehow reminded me of Bowie…
David Bowie and Artificial Intelligence “All art is unstable. Its meaning is not necessarily that implied by the author. There is no authoritative active voice. There are only multiple readings.” - Bowie A video has been circulating called “David Bowie’s…
The conceit of Classic Albums Live is that the band performs a classic rock album song for song, note for note, using the exact arrangement that we’re accustomed to from the album. Well, and then they do some other greatest…
DoM was my first interview guest ever for this blog (see that HERE) and I remain a big fan of his unique ability to combine elements from songs that I wouldn’t otherwise think had any real connection. His latest concoction—a…
Continuing my “bands of the 60s” series, I saw The Beach Boys at the Chautauqua Institution last week. I had seen The Rolling Stones a few weeks ago, and, while both shows were enormous fun, the two bands are at…