David Bowie R.I.P

yeah i really like that piece. i like how deep it goes in expressing how much the 70's *was* another planet without letting Bowie off the hook

For Bowie, the same idea has started to foment—that this encounter with Maddox (and the others it implies) should be, as with Cosby, his major legacy.

LOL. Internet culture.

i don't doubt that this happened, but i can't help but feel a little uneasy when a writer flatly states "the facts are not debatable" and then writes something like "this encounter with maddox (and the others it implies)."

that said, i do appreciate the measured, thoughtful tone of the article. i ran across a couple of other thinkpieces about this that came out right after bowie's death that were, uh, not so thoughtful or measured.

i like how deep it goes in expressing how much the 70's *was* another planet without letting Bowie off the hook

yep, I grew up in 70's commune culture and attitudes towards sex were frequently skewed in the direction of permissiveness, sometimes by consensus.

'David, I watched the movie and I got to be honest, it's not my thing.' He said, 'I'm not made for these times. So thanks, but I think I'm gonna sit this one out.'"
Grohl says that after thanking Bowie, he quickly received another reply: "Alright, well that's settled then. Now, fuck off." Unsure whether he was joking, Grohl messaged back to say he'd see Bowie in 16 years at his next big birthday concert. Grohl recalls, "He immediately sends one back and says, 'Don't hold your breath. ... No more birthdays, I've run out of them.' But then he wrote, 'But that was a really fun night, wasn't it.'"

http://pitchfork.com/news/63625-david-bowie-rejected-a-dave-grohl-collaboration-saying-im-not-made-for-these-times/

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark

1. It sucked.
2. See #1.

follow up query- how many such emails did Bono receive?

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed Achtung Baby

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed The Lego Movie

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed Bono.

A list? Several leather bound volumes more like.

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Bowie also sent Bono a list of reasons he hadn't enjoyed: Coldplay

JOE THE LION FUCKING HELL

In my dreams, instead of releasing Let's Dance and Tonight, Bowie, started a band with Fripp and Eno called Paddy & the Super Creeps that released three critically acclaimed albums from 1981-84 and was remembered fondly for a world tour in which Bowie mimed the servicing of Fripp as the guitarist played the solo to "Fashion" seated on his stool while Eno conducted an orchestra composed entirely of naked Japanese women.

https://youtu.be/PCW6fy_60_k?list=PL9nh5ZtODfm4Ks3YejSehsD4sEfJvbaDq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCW6fy_60_k

hehe, wish there was a "Don't Look Back" movie w Bowie

Well, there is this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUeU4p_Lk-g

added to watchlist!

In my dreams, instead of releasing Let's Dance and Tonight, Bowie, started a band with Fripp and Eno called Paddy & the Super Creeps that released three critically acclaimed albums from 1981-84 and was remembered fondly for a world tour in which Bowie mimed the servicing of Fripp as the guitarist played the solo to "Fashion" seated on his stool while Eno conducted an orchestra composed entirely of naked Japanese women.

― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, February 27, 2016 5:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

excellent dream nonsense. must try to make music that sounds like this.

Scott Walker lives. Let this dream be modified slightly and brought to life.

Bono :‑O

fan around 28:37 in that Actor-vid is perfect

Dude: He's... he's from his own universe
Journalist: What universe is that?
Dude: Bowie universe.
Journalist: Are you into the Bowie universe?
Dude: He's the center, I was drawn to it.
Journalist: How were you drawn to it?
Dude: I'm from Phoenix and I just... came.

I'd love it if Bowie just continuously emailed lists of things he didn't like to Bono - never replying to anything else.

http://i.imgur.com/xZzfEZ6.jpg

lol

don't think this was posted before, but in the latest Artforum there are remembrances from Tony Oursler and Greil Marcus. The Oursler one is online: https://artforum.com/inprint/issue=201603&id=58102

And now to add to the loss, Dennis Davis, his mid to late seventies/early eighties drummer, has passed. He was in treatment for some time so not unexpected, but no less hard. A post from Tony Visconti:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209289299932162&set=a.1164806282971.25527.1312292203&type=3

RIP :(

Very sad; he was integral to Bowie's best rhythm section imo

Indeed

Dennis Davis has passed away. He was one of the most creative drummers I have ever worked with. He came into David Bowie's life when we recorded some extra tracks for Young Americans and stayed with us through Scary Monsters and beyond. He was a disciplined jazz drummer who tore into Rock with a Jazz sensibility. Listen to the drum breaks on Black Out from the Heroes album. He had a conga drum as part of his set up and he made it sound like two musicians were playing drums and congas. By Scary Monsters he was playing parts that were unthinkable but they fit in so perfectly. His sense of humor was wonderful. As an ex member of the US Air Force he told us stories of seeing a crashed UFO first hand by accidentally walking through an unauthorized hanger. There will never be another drummer, human being and friend like Dennis, a magical man.

This is awesome

(oh and RIP ;-) )

I came out of this years Bowie binge wanting to know a lot more about Davis.

Yeah, he was a pretty unique drummer. That essay from Sterling Campbell about essentially being mentored by Davis was good, too.

man, I slept on Dennis Davis, never knew he played on 'Master Blaster' too. great interview with him at the Trap Set: http://www.thetrapset.net/065-dennis-davis-david-bowie-roy-ayers-stevie-wonder-george-benson/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36110108

Apparently, he even kept his cancer a secret from Ricky Gervaise

Who'd've thought it?

quality shade though

Bowie appeared in Gervais's comedy series Extras, which was a hit largely due to the cameo celebrity guest role in each episode.

The David Bowie Prom on thursday night included vocal performances by Paul Buchanan and John Cale. I just downloaded an audio rip of the video broadcast and will report back when I've digested. Warning, amanda fucking palmer also involved.

At this point that's p much a given, tbh

Strong start with an unabashedly orchestral Warszawa. Then an N Hannon A Palmer duet on Stn to Stn which really doesn't work, due to the difficulty of a classical/theater ensemble convincingly boogying. A guy I've never heard of sings Man Who Sold... quite well and the instrumentation works for this song. Then This is Not America with Hannon again: I like the arrangement on this one a lot... dead in the middle comes a grime guy (Elf Kid?) to rap for several bars which is at least WTF in a Glass Spider Tour kind of way... now here comes Marc Almond to chew on Life On Mars...

That was Conor from Villagers on Man Who Sold

new/old mix of TVC15 is interesting, apparently Bowie was unhappy with the mix on the album and this one was done in 2010 according to "his original specs." vocals are much louder, i'm hearing background vocals by Bowie and others that I never knew existed, Alomar's wailing guitar part is inaudible, definitely punchier and very much a modern mix... i have to say i always thought Station to Station was mixed/mastered poorly, it has kind of a shallow/nasally sound...like, you can tell it was made in a haze of cocaine because the bass has no definition...

http://pitchfork.com/news/67945-listen-to-an-unreleased-mix-of-david-bowies-tvc15/

and how is Bowie meant to know what the fuck his "original specs" were?

*was

New mix sounds great in some ways – his lead vocal in particular sounds not just louder but so much fuller that it almost seems like a different performance. It's not "drier" in the slightest as he was supposedly going for.

Even still there's a kind of awesomely cardboard-y feel to the original, dull and compressed yes, but also appropriate in the era of plastic soul.

I was at that Proms show, it was mostly fantastic, even amanda palmer, who I am not a fan of. John Cale and Anna Calvi really carried the day though, particularly her Lady Grinning Soul. So glad I was there.