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
his 80's should have sounded more like this. love this by the way:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nKb2JC7Qn0
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:27 (eight years ago) link
that's fantastic
― willem, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:46 (eight years ago) link
I went to see the Professional Bull Riders on Friday night at Madison Square Garden, and the first song the DJ played was "Let's Dance." (The DJ at PBR events plays a whole lot of music you'd never expect. I wrote about it for the Voice in 2010.)
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:53 (eight years ago) link
xpost Would have been great if he just put on Let's Dance and danced to it.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:55 (eight years ago) link
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Tramp with Orchestra by Gavin Bryars; Hampton String Quartet, Michael Riesman and OrchestraThis will either drive you up the wall or you will produce some amazing drawings while listening to it. You could probably cook a fish to this as well.
This will either drive you up the wall or you will produce some amazing drawings while listening to it. You could probably cook a fish to this as well.
Gathering Storm by Godspeed You! Black EmperorGYBE are among my, erm, two favourite Montreal bands, Arcade Fire being the other. All Montreal bands have around nine members, I believe.
GYBE are among my, erm, two favourite Montreal bands, Arcade Fire being the other. All Montreal bands have around nine members, I believe.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
"Vinyls": Bowie knew how to keep up with the times."
pioneer really. that thing was from 2006.
http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/press/00/0611nokiarecommendp2.htm
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
it's weird that thing is apparently not from vanity fair or from 2013.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:11 (eight years ago) link
so confusing.
is vanity fair an aggregator now?
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:15 (eight years ago) link
i do vaguely remember african-american record people in philly saying vinyls in the 90's. along with "rares". and "grip". and "twelves" for 12-inch singles. a japanese dealer was asking me for twelves last week.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:16 (eight years ago) link
i think someone just put that on their website and attributed it to vanity fair?
this guy. sam. he's from canada.
http://scallemang.ca/
― scott seward, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
hey that's the guy who posted Bowie's top 25!
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:20 (eight years ago) link
It was in Vanity Fair. I remember when it was first published because it was around the time I released The Ascension.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
lots of things being posted for a second (at least) time
Branwell, most of those albums date, at the latest, from when DB was much more interested in nailing 15-yo girls than repping for female artists.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 17:05 (eight years ago) link