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…
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…
The very first guest on my blog was the French mashup artist DoM, whose videos I frequently post. DoM’s sometimes-collaborator Minor Arth, who has an impressive series of Bowie mashups of his own, came out this week with an excellent…
Check out Emm Gryner’s Patreon HERE. As we have been approaching Bowie’s birthday—today—during the year of the 10th anniversary of his passing, I had vague thoughts of writing a long, profound essay about what I’ve learned about Bowie during the…
As we approach the 10th anniversary of David Bowie’s death, I find myself not simply reflecting on Bowie, but on my larger Bowie project, which began with a series of Facebook posts I committed to myself to publish every day…
David Bowie achieved one of his lifelong ambitions of launching a musical during the final days of his life in 2015. That production, Lazarus, debuted at the New York Theatre Workshop in Manhattan ten years ago this week. Of a…
Donny McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader who worked closely with David Bowie on Blackstar, returns for a wide-ranging conversation that spans his past collaborations, his present projects, and what lies ahead. The timing is perfect: his new album, Lullaby for…