John Cameron Mitchell is one of the most distinctive figures in contemporary theater and film. A two-time Tony Award winner, he is best known as the creator and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the groundbreaking rock musical that…
When I read, last year that a band called Slinky Vagabond had released a new album, The Eternal Return, I made an attempt to track down its lead singer, Keanan Duffty for an interview. At the time I failed to…
The Sound and Vision of David Bowie Concert Review The Cutting Room, NYC, 1/10/26 There’s a scene in the movie Sinners where one of the main characters, Sammie, who is loosely based on Robert Johnson, begins playing music in a…
Well, the fix was in. I have been looking forward to Canary’s cover of “Lazarus” since Josh Slifkin and Helena Nichols mentioned they were working on it for their annual Bowie cover during my interview with the band members last…
Rob Fleming of KillerStar has two projects to talk about that capture both the band’s momentum and its connections to Bowie’s world. The first is the release of Live in NYC, a limited blue 10" vinyl and digital album recorded…
Welcome to my weekly roundup of Bowie news! Read on for summaries of Bowie-related stories that posted this past week, and click on the bolded story names to link to the original articles. This week there were fewer individual Bowie-related…
This Saturday on my Bowie YouTube channel, I’ll be joined by Emm Gryner, a singer-songwriter whose career stretches far beyond her time with David Bowie. Many fans know her from the Hours...-era tour and Glastonbury 2000, but she is also…
My YouTube interview series has provided me with a great opportunity to have fantastic conversations with a wide variety of fascinating people—I hope you've enjoyed them. Karin Ann stands out as the first guest I’ve interviewed who struck me as…
I am excited to be joined tomorrow for my weekly interview by Karin Ann, an exciting emerging artist out of Slovakia. Karin is already well established in Central Europe, but with her debut album, Through the Telescope (2024), garnering international…
Depending on what part of the world you are in, the question asked by the title of the blog post is not challenging. And, I’m guessing the same is true if you are reading this some months after the posting…