In the immediate wake of Bowie’s death ten years ago, fans and critics began publishing an enormous number of remembrances in the forms of books, guest columns, social media posts and anything else you can think of. One thing I…
This video documents a live in-studio performance by Declan McKenna for Radio Nova’s program “Nova le soir,” broadcast from London. McKenna performs acoustic covers of “Valentine’s Day” and “Oh! You Pretty Things,” as part of a special marking the tenth…
I selected Canary’s “Fantastic Voyage” for “cover of the week” first of all because I like how it sounds. Lead singer Helena Nichols’ voice is distinctly different from Bowie’s, and this arrangement is distinct enough that there’s no mistaking it…
I never met David Bowie, but if I had, I might have thanked him first for introducing me to musicians I’d never have otherwise discovered—even before thanking him for his own music. Julian Shah-Tayler is just such an artist, and…
In what has become an annual tradition for this blog, I am featuring a cover of Bowie’s “Valentine’s Day” on, you guessed it, Valentine’s Day. And before you start writing a reply, yes, I know the song is not about…