Wow, where's that from?
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:51 (eight years ago) link
Oh, the Onion.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:52 (eight years ago) link
You never saw anything by that cartoonist before? It's meta.(xp)
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:52 (eight years ago) link
Wondering if Dylan has had anything to see. Almost picturing him making a grumpy sideswipe like he did with Merle Haggard recently. "When I need to Bang A Gong, I know who is my goto guy."
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
Oh it's meta, silly me.
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:56 (eight years ago) link
Only explanation I can think of for the Greil Marcus approach is the most obvious: at some level he wanted to champion the more obscure act, US-wise, at the expense of the more popular one.
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
The cartoonist is parodying a dumb cartoonist. Perhaps someone will provide a link with further examples from this guy.
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
Genuinely never seen the Onion cartoon guy before.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 18 January 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
Believe there may be a dedicated thread.
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:06 (eight years ago) link
goldmine http://www.theonion.com/features/editorial-cartoon
― The Male Gaz Coombes (Neil S), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
Someone here will know. Seeing as how navigating Google is a nightmare in the wake of his death, I am looking for both/either of the following: a) a complete list of Bowie's tv appearances, and b) a complete list of Bowie's interviews (print and/or filmed). I know some obsessive fans have compiled this info somewhere.
― Professor Bworlph (Old Lunch), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:35 (eight years ago) link
For TV appearances, go to his IMDB profile and look under "Self".
― pplains, Monday, 18 January 2016 18:10 (eight years ago) link
Last year I went to an outdoor guitar strum-along gathering, for guitarists of all skill levels. They held up tab charts for the chords as the band was playing so everyone could play along. It's usually a selection of classic rock tunes with easy chords. It always starts with "Knocking on Heaven's Door". The Bowie pick was "Five Years".
― o. nate, Monday, 18 January 2016 19:05 (eight years ago) link
xpost I did that, pplains, but for some reason it didn't look particularly comprehensive.
― Professor Bworlph (Old Lunch), Monday, 18 January 2016 19:42 (eight years ago) link
That Five Years doc just popped up on Hulu, fyi.
― Darin, Monday, 18 January 2016 19:59 (eight years ago) link
David Bowie and books: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/david-bowie-the-man-who-loved-books/
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 January 2016 20:10 (eight years ago) link
We should repost that on the relevant ILB thread
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 23:18 (eight years ago) link
Whenever I see the name Buxton here I think it must be about some kind of Bowie/Alice Cooper collabo. Anyway listened to a little of that, hope to listen to more when I get a chance.
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 January 2016 23:20 (eight years ago) link
Watched the video for "Jump They Say" the other night on VH1 Classics, in which he wears eye coverings somewhat similar to the latest two videos, but much more obviously the exact same eyemask the time-traveling prisoner wears in La Jetée. Is he saying, hinting, implying that he is going to witness his own death? Escape into the past? None of the above?
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 05:01 (eight years ago) link
not suggesting bowie didn't come up with it but explicitly referencing la jetée seems like a romanek thing
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 05:03 (eight years ago) link
The Criterion of La jetee has a little featurette on the Bowie video.
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 05:04 (eight years ago) link
But is he now in the current two videos referring to that earlier video and La Jetée in a somewhat disguised fashion?
― Blecchstar Linus Must Comp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 05:06 (eight years ago) link
http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/
Bowie's 25 favourite albums!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 07:44 (eight years ago) link
That list shocks me. Honestly, Bowie is one of the people I would have expected to see repping for more female artists. I suppose it's good to be disillusioned.
― Liebe ist kälter als der Todmorden (Branwell with an N), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 08:30 (eight years ago) link
Banana Moon!
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 08:39 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jan/24/david-bowie-on-his-ipod
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:31 (eight years ago) link
http://grantland.com/features/chuck-klosterman-alex-pappademas-david-bowie-career/
From a few years back when they heard from Sean Fennessey that Bowie was dying. It's sorta interesting in retrospect but maybe it better belongs in the worst music writing ever thread
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:35 (eight years ago) link
The intro tho the '25 albums' thing is kinda funny in light of Bowie's interview on Letterman where he said he just downloads everything and doesn't care about records, CDs, etc
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 10:32 (eight years ago) link
Another funny thing about the "25 albums" thing is what a great writer he is (was) - funny, snappy, ironic, generous, self-deprecating
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 10:36 (eight years ago) link
Vinyls though ugh
― seb mooczag (NickB), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 11:03 (eight years ago) link
i chalk that up to his time in berlin
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 11:05 (eight years ago) link
thanks for buxton link camarade!
― niels, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 11:42 (eight years ago) link
I did not know about that David Bowie's iPod article from 2010, did he do anything else even remotely resembling an 'interview' after iSelect in 2008?
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 13:19 (eight years ago) link
Has Elton John made any kind of public statement yet? Apparently he and Bowie had a long-running feud.
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:22 (eight years ago) link
Lou Reed's been awfully quiet.
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:30 (eight years ago) link
Morrissey? Thought he would have rush-released a live Drive In Saturday 7" + download by now
I thought the tabloids were reporting some kind of Candle In The Wind 2016 from Reg
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:35 (eight years ago) link
Facebook told me Elton played life on Mars at a show last week
― tylerw, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:37 (eight years ago) link
In a question and answer session on fansite truetoyou.net, Morrissey addressed the truth behind the rivalry calling it simply "ribbing". "When I made the (2006) record Ringleader of the Tormentors," writes Morrissey, "the producer (Tony Visconti), who is a very close friend of David Bowie, tried to get both Bowie and I together to do our version of You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', with David doing the deep Bill Medley parts, and me doing the Bobby Hatfield shrieks.""I loved this idea, but David wouldn't budge. I know I've criticised David in the past, but it's all been snotnosed junior high ribbing on my part. I think he knows that."
"When I made the (2006) record Ringleader of the Tormentors," writes Morrissey, "the producer (Tony Visconti), who is a very close friend of David Bowie, tried to get both Bowie and I together to do our version of You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', with David doing the deep Bill Medley parts, and me doing the Bobby Hatfield shrieks."
"I loved this idea, but David wouldn't budge. I know I've criticised David in the past, but it's all been snotnosed junior high ribbing on my part. I think he knows that."
You know DBowie's version of "God Only Knows", yeah....
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:40 (eight years ago) link
was looking for something and went through my new arrivals and noticed that i still have a pristine copy of Tonight in there for five bucks that i put there pre-death. complete with a sticker! so, i'm listening to it now. but, sheesh, r.i.p. Tonight....
i'm enjoying it right now a lot though just cuz i like hearing his voice right now. even the reggae tune sounded poignant.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:49 (eight years ago) link
gonna put the sticker on the back of our mini-van...
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:50 (eight years ago) link
man, I wish that Righteous Brothers cover had happened
― hi-nrg candidate (crüt), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:52 (eight years ago) link
for the lol's, possibly, otherwise no.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:55 (eight years ago) link
Morrissey forgot Bowie's cover of "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday," right
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:56 (eight years ago) link
"Vinyls": Bowie knew how to keep up with the times.
― juggulo for the complete klvtz (bendy), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:06 (eight years ago) link
way better album than Tonight and three years earlier:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Modern_Romance_-_Adventures_in_Clubland-cover.jpg
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:07 (eight years ago) link
he had such good taste. it doesn't make sense. 1984 should have seen some synth/coldwave classic from bowie.
Someone needs to write a book that digs into the mystery of Tonight's existence. It's such a weird anomaly.
― Professor Bworlph (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:09 (eight years ago) link
EMI needed an album and he had no inspiration. The band he assembled isn't much different from the pre-LD lineup.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:12 (eight years ago) link
he could have just paid some of his fans to help him make a dancefloor classic. heaven 17? new order with arthur baker? human league? they all would have helped.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:14 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, the weird part is he'd become a genius at making shit up in the studio.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:18 (eight years ago) link