David Bowie was evolution in perpetuum: From his genres to professions, he left behind little to get typified
3 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie was evolution in perpetuum: From his genres to professions, he left behind little to get typified

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David Bowie would have turned 75 on 8 January, an occasion that is as good as any to recount the indelible mark he has left on our understanding of creative roleplaying. * Critics frequently cite David Bowie’s ‘Changes’ as an anthem that encapsulates the spirit of the musician, released that it was at the earlier stages of his five-decade-long career. His birthday is being celebrated through a live-streaming mega concert organised by his long-time pianist Mike Garson, featuring many of Bowie’s band members over the years, and with guest appearances by Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor, Living Colour, Rob Thomas, Walk the Moon, Jake Wesley Rogers, Gail Ann Dorsey, Bernard Fowler, Judith Hill, Gaby Moreno, Gretchen Parlato, Joe Sumner Gary Oldman, and Ricky Gervais. Like he poetically wrote in ‘Changes,’ “Time may change me / But I can’t trace time.” Senior journalist Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri has spent a good part of two decades chronicling the arts, culture and lifestyles.

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50 years of David Bowie’s alien revolution
2 years, 9 months ago

50 years of David Bowie’s alien revolution

Live Mint  

Half a century ago, Ziggy Stardust, a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process, crashed onto Earth. The London singer had spent a decade trying to refine his stage persona, but despite a couple of hits, 1969's "Space Oddity" and "Changes" two years later, he had yet to achieve the stardom …

Album review: David Bowie's Toy reflects his vocal range and prowess as a musician
3 years, 3 months ago

Album review: David Bowie's Toy reflects his vocal range and prowess as a musician

Firstpost  

It’s August 1999 and David Bowie is performing at the show VH1 Storytellers, where musicians share a story about a song and then play it. Bowie is keen on playing something from his early career, around the mid-60s, and chooses Can’t Help Thinking About Me, which he prefaced by describing as “the first song I wrote and recorded as a …

David Bowie review, Toy: Alive with the sound of a band in their prime
3 years, 3 months ago

David Bowie review, Toy: Alive with the sound of a band in their prime

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “ghost album” is how …

Bass Oddity: Why David Bowie’s ‘jungle nuttah’ D’n’B phase is worth rediscovering
4 years, 11 months ago

Bass Oddity: Why David Bowie’s ‘jungle nuttah’ D’n’B phase is worth rediscovering

The Independent  

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Cocaine, no sleep and deep soul: The story of David Bowie’s Young Americans
5 years ago

Cocaine, no sleep and deep soul: The story of David Bowie’s Young Americans

The Independent  

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David Bowie: Finding Fame review: BBC documentary thankfully fails to ‘make sense’ of a man whose appeal was all about mystery
6 years, 1 month ago

David Bowie: Finding Fame review: BBC documentary thankfully fails to ‘make sense’ of a man whose appeal was all about mystery

The Independent  

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Why David Bowie will never really die
6 years, 2 months ago

Why David Bowie will never really die

The Independent  

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David Bowie new documentary The First Five Years, focusing on his early days, to release in 2019
6 years, 8 months ago

David Bowie new documentary The First Five Years, focusing on his early days, to release in 2019

Firstpost  

The new film will act as a prequel to David Bowie: Five Years and David Bowie: The Last Five Years, which both aired on the BBC. London: Legendary singer David Bowie’s early career is set to be the focus of a new documentary titled, The First Five Years. As per reports in the Quad-City Times, Bowie “was honoured at The …

David Bowie's Non-Glamorous Final Years: Bringing Major Tom in For a Landing
7 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie's Non-Glamorous Final Years: Bringing Major Tom in For a Landing

Huff Post  

David Bowie wanted to be famous. That dogged and impossible quest, one of several factors that placed him among the most intriguing and elusive of pop music stars, continued right to the end, suggests HBO’s new documentary David Bowie: The Last Five Years, which premieres Monday at 8 p.m. Bowie in those final five years. Because Bowie made few public …

Celebrating David Bowie's 70th birthday in Brixton, gig review: Touching tributes from those who knew him
8 years, 2 months ago

Celebrating David Bowie's 70th birthday in Brixton, gig review: Touching tributes from those who knew him

The Independent  

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David Bowie: New book explores how childhood influenced his life and identity
8 years, 9 months ago

David Bowie: New book explores how childhood influenced his life and identity

The Independent  

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David Bowie prepared a number of songs to be released after his death
9 years, 1 month ago

David Bowie prepared a number of songs to be released after his death

The Independent  

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David Bowie kept changing his tune
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie kept changing his tune

Deccan Chronicle  

London: I was desperately worried that you hadn’t read or heard enough platitudinous drivel about David Bowie — and therefore felt compelled to weigh in with my own observations. Asked to elucidate, he said: “I believe very strongly in fascism… Adolf Hitler was one of the first rock stars.” He also lambasted declining moral standards, adding: “You’ve got to have …

David Bowie: How streaming online music has changed the music industry's control after a music legend dies
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie: How streaming online music has changed the music industry's control after a music legend dies

The Independent  

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David Bowie's poignant reflections on coming to terms with death
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie's poignant reflections on coming to terms with death

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ambiguous lyrics on David …

Bowie lauded as an artist who made it OK to be different
9 years, 2 months ago

Bowie lauded as an artist who made it OK to be different

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s perhaps not so surprising that the word “androgynous” was spiking on the Merriam-Webster online dictionary after David Bowie’s death was announced, as people looked up a word so commonly mentioned in connection with the rock star’s blazingly unique style. “David Bowie showed this queer kid from Baton Rouge that gender outlaws are cool,” wrote singer-songwriter Mary …

David Bowie: A journey through the iconic singer's ever changing personas
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie: A journey through the iconic singer's ever changing personas

The Independent  

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Appreciation: David Bowie was a vivid and gentle presence who never stopped exploring
9 years, 2 months ago

Appreciation: David Bowie was a vivid and gentle presence who never stopped exploring

LA Times  

He was just like us, David Bowie. He is the main actor in Nagisa Oshima’s film “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.” 3 / 12 English model Twiggy poses with David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his ‘Pin Ups’ album, 1973. 6 / 12 David Bowie performs on stage on the third and final day of “The Nokia Isle of …

Was David Bowie, dead at 69, gay? The glam rocker had a complicated relationship with queerness.
9 years, 2 months ago

Was David Bowie, dead at 69, gay? The glam rocker had a complicated relationship with queerness.

Slate  

Throughout his life, David Bowie—who died on Sunday at the age of 69—played hard to get with sexuality. In 1972, just before the release of Ziggy Stardust and while married to first wife Angela, Bowie was gay: “I’m gay, and always have been, even when I was David Jones,” he assured Melody Maker, which described him as a “swishy queen …

David Bowie: How a master of invention changed British culture for decades
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie: How a master of invention changed British culture for decades

The Independent  

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David Bowie dead: The time the legend turned down a CBE
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie dead: The time the legend turned down a CBE

The Independent  

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My meetings with David Bowie, and the disarming comments that changed me
9 years, 2 months ago

My meetings with David Bowie, and the disarming comments that changed me

The Independent  

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David Bowie's Final Album, 'Blackstar,' Is A Goodbye Letter To Fans
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie's Final Album, 'Blackstar,' Is A Goodbye Letter To Fans

Huff Post  

David Bowie VEVO In The New Yorker on Saturday, Ben Greenman declared David Bowie's newest album, "Blackstar," "prime Bowie is in its willingness to embrace nonsense." His death came just two days after the release of the album, and "Blackstar" has quickly started to feel like Bowie's own way of saying goodbye to the world, sprinkled with hints and farewells …

David Bowie’s death inspires tributes from other artists on Twitter and Facebook.
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie’s death inspires tributes from other artists on Twitter and Facebook.

Slate  

If you need any proof of the breadth of David Bowie’s influence on art and culture, look no further than the many tributes that have poured out over the last few hours. - Iggy Pop" — Iggy Pop January 11, 2016 David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a …

David Bowie dead: 7 ways the Starman changed music forever
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie dead: 7 ways the Starman changed music forever

The Independent  

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David Bowie changed the very meaning of being a rock star
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie changed the very meaning of being a rock star

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — David Bowie made clear, in a way that was exhilarating and sometimes frightening, what every rock star since Elvis Presley and Little Richard had been telling us all along — that anything was possible. “My entire career, I’ve only really worked with the same subject matter,” Bowie, whose death was announced early Monday, told The Associated Press …

‘Ziggy Stardust’: The Bowie songs that soundtracked lives
9 years, 2 months ago

‘Ziggy Stardust’: The Bowie songs that soundtracked lives

CNN  

Story highlights Without David Bowie, rock music would have been very different, and much less fun Bowie danced between countless styles -- glam, pop, soul, funk, electronic, ambient, metal London CNN — “I’m not a prophet or a Stone Age man. Bowie embraced glam rock in the early 70s and the follow-up, “Aladdin Sane,” also featured a muscular sound that …

David Bowie the icon is nothing without David Bowie the songwriter
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie the icon is nothing without David Bowie the songwriter

LA Times  

To mark what would have been his 70th birthday, celebrations have been announced to honor David Bowie next year. 5 / 7 David Bowie performs during ABC’s “In Concert” on Aug. 30, 1991. Consider a scene from Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” where Brazilian musician Seu Jorge serves as Greek chorus while covering Bowie’s songs. Stripped of …

Rebel, alien, cynic, dreamer: David Bowie's chimerical genius, and cultural importance, go way beyond pop music
9 years, 2 months ago

Rebel, alien, cynic, dreamer: David Bowie's chimerical genius, and cultural importance, go way beyond pop music

Salon  

“I thought you died alone, a long, long time ago,” sings the nameless narrator to the title character in “The Man Who Sold the World,” one of the underappreciated mini-masterpieces of David Bowie’s career. For much of his career Bowie was the whitest art-rocker imaginable, yet he was also deeply steeped in African-American pop, and in 1975 became only the …

David Bowie belonged to everyone: His rare appeal cut across generational and demographic lines
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie belonged to everyone: His rare appeal cut across generational and demographic lines

Salon  

A lot of us are still in shock. With the records “Low,” “Lodger,” and “'Heroes'” – a double set of quotes on that last one, as colleague Andrew O’Hehir has reminded me – Bowie helped transform the way music sounded, in a way that would shape numerous alt and indie rock bands. Claudia Gonson of Magnetic Fields told Salon: As …

David Bowie had staying power: "The one thing you have to say about Bowie is that he never coasted"
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie had staying power: "The one thing you have to say about Bowie is that he never coasted"

Salon  

David Bowie’s death is difficult to come to terms with for all kinds of reasons, in part for its suddenness and the complexity of Bowie’s achievement. Part of what’s striking about Bowie is his ability to range between genres: He was an inspiration for alternative and indie rock despite coming a generation before those fields started. The irony is, for …

David Bowie and someone else’s ‘Heroes’
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie and someone else’s ‘Heroes’

LA Times  

Losing David Bowie isn’t like losing a favorite musician or losing a parent. I don’t think he’d have minded showing up in someone’s life, but he might have been disappointed that he was acting out a novel someone else had already used. There are no robots in my story but someone else’s memories became mine because Bowie put them there. …

Five pop artists who wouldn’t have existed without David Bowie
9 years, 2 months ago

Five pop artists who wouldn’t have existed without David Bowie

LA Times  

People take photographs of a mural of David Bowie in the London district of Brixton, where the British singer was born. “In all honesty, Gaga as we know her would not exist without David Bowie,” wrote a Twitter user calling herself Clodagh McGinley. But he clearly connected with the pained alienation at the core of so much of Bowie’s music, …

What really made Bowie a star: As a songwriter, he was unparalleled
9 years, 2 months ago

What really made Bowie a star: As a songwriter, he was unparalleled

Salon  

David Bowie’s sudden death at the age of 69 has prompted a slew of articles commemorating the late rock star’s overall legacy, as well as his ability to maintain a uniqueness of character while working in an idiom filled with singular talents and odd personalities. Yet as the rock community mourns the loss of one of its most iconic stars, …

David Bowie dies aged 69 after 18-month cancer battle
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie dies aged 69 after 18-month cancer battle

ABC  

Rock icon David Bowie has died just two days after his 69th birthday following a struggle with cancer, according to his son and his official Facebook page. "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer," the Facebook statement read. A guide to David Bowie in the '70s The Go-Betweens' co-founder and renowned …

Review: David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Is Adventurous To The End
9 years, 2 months ago

Review: David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Is Adventurous To The End

NPR  

Review: David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Is Adventurous To The End Courtesy of Columbia Records It could've gone so terribly wrong. Bowie's leap into full-on jazz muso fantasia for his swan song may seem out of character unless you consider this: As much as he paved the way for punk, synth-pop and other now-ubiquitous forms where passion triumphs over training, Bowie had …

David Bowie, a Legend Who Never Stopped Reinventing Himself, Is Dead at 69
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie, a Legend Who Never Stopped Reinventing Himself, Is Dead at 69

Slate  

David Bowie, the chameleonic rock star who pushed music and fashion forward across six decades, died on Sunday. Bowie was pop’s greatest shape-shifter, which also means that he achieved far too much to summarize in any one news story or obit. Across six decades, he never stopped reinventing himself, moving from space rock to glam to soul to his Berlin …

David Bowie, a video game pioneer as well
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie, a video game pioneer as well

LA Times  

David Bowie, who died this past weekend at the age of 69, didn’t always seem real. The Paris-based Quantic Dream, which went on to make such games as “Beyond Two Souls” and “Heavy Rain,” tweeted out a vintage Bowie interview about his participation in the game. I’ve been producing art on the computer since 1994.” In addition to having a …

An insider’s look behind the making of David Bowie’s secretive ‘Blackstar’ album
9 years, 2 months ago

An insider’s look behind the making of David Bowie’s secretive ‘Blackstar’ album

LA Times  

David Bowie died Sunday, Jan. 10, at the age of 69. — ‘Blackstar’ producer Tony Visconti “David’s always done hybrids,” said Visconti. It’s live.” McCaslin recalled how Bowie discussed what he was reading and listening to, which included “the grandeur of Charlie Parker” as well as albums by Kendrick Lamar and D’Angelo. Bowie’s lyrics recall recent work by Walker, like …

Commentary: Five songs to prove David Bowie is impossible to capture in five songs
9 years, 2 months ago

Commentary: Five songs to prove David Bowie is impossible to capture in five songs

LA Times  

David Bowie didn’t necessarily have fans. With something like five or six careers packed into a one-of-a-kind, constantly shifting whole, David Bowie isn’t an artist who can be summarized in one album, much less some puny playlist. In addition to being carried by an arena-ready shout-along hook in “Wham, bam, thank you ma’am,” this song underscores in bold the line …

David Bowie releases new album Blackstar to critical acclaim, marking 69th birthday
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie releases new album Blackstar to critical acclaim, marking 69th birthday

ABC  

David Bowie has marked his 69th birthday with the release of a new album, Blackstar, with critics giving the thumbs up to the latest work in a long and innovative career. Blackstar, co-produced by Bowie's long-time collaborator Tony Visconti, features only seven songs, but critics praised the latest work, with Britain's Guardian newspaper calling it "a spellbinding break with past". …

David Bowie new album Blackstar, review: A Bowie desperate to break with the past
9 years, 2 months ago

David Bowie new album Blackstar, review: A Bowie desperate to break with the past

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On “Girl Loves Me”, the brooding horn shadings offer …

First Listen: David Bowie, Where Are We Now?
12 years, 2 months ago

First Listen: David Bowie, Where Are We Now?

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Produced by Bowie’s long-time collaborator Tony Visconti, who also …

Happy Birthday, David Bowie!
16 years, 2 months ago

Happy Birthday, David Bowie!

Wired  

From spaced folk and raunchy glam to plastic soul and recombined electronica, David Bowie, who turned 62 on Thursday, has probably helped invent and popularize more sonics than you can name. From creepy, cool meta-roles in Nicholas Roeg's The Man Who to Fell to Earth, Tony Scott's The Hunger, David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and many more, …

DAVID BOWIE
37 years, 11 months ago

DAVID BOWIE

LA Times  

David Bowie, who spent most of the ‘70s establishing himself as a master of psychological disguises, is spending the ‘80s trying to convince us that he’s just a regular fella--or at least as close to one as a millionaire pop star can be. Though Bowie stressed during his 1983 “Serious Moonlight” tour that he was finally being himself on stage, …

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