RIP David Bowie

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"Fucking bastard"

 

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I'm not usually a fan of covers, but this is great. Really original.

 

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Seasonal Bowie fluff!

David Bowie's son finds his scarf from The Snowman in storage nearly 40 years on

Great, we're crying over a scarf.

metro.co.uk

 

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Great article here

25 Years On: Revisiting David Bowie's Buddha Of Suburbia | The Quietus

There used to be a particularly evergreen tradition in the music press during the 80s and 90s: declaring David Bowie’s latest album the best since Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps). In fact this descriptor was probably used about every single album bar one: 1993’s low-key The Buddha Of Suburbia...

thequietus.com

 

[Hollis]

Really good radio programme.. worth a listen:

Bowie Five Years On - David Bowie: Verbatim - BBC Sounds

 

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Great stuff:

Curator Beth Greenacre, who managed Bowie’s art collection for 16 years until his death, told Harper’s Bazaar in 2016 that he “collected ideas, thoughts … they all fed into his life. He would look at one artist and it would lead him to another artist, which would lead him to a book, which would lead him to a theory, which would lead him to a philosophical text, which would then lead him back to another artist.”

That’s the thing: life, for Bowie, was a series of encounters with people and things that made change possible, not a series of transactions designed to get one over on other people. I’ve missed him more than ever since he died because, seen in the whole, his life stands in rebuke to the philistinism, cynicism and bad faith that’s come to dominate public life.

He wanted to keep learning, and wanted us to keep learning. Bowie would share reading lists, playlists, lyrics saturated with cultural allusions. In the words of songwriter Edwyn Collins, speaking in response to the news of Bowie’s death: “He was warm; you could walk around with him in your head all day and it comforted you.”

'His life is a rebuke to cynicism': what five years without David Bowie has taught us

 

[Aladdin]

I'm not usually a fan of covers, but this is great. Really original.

Great version...

She...is the next Bowie.
In my very humble opinion.
Not just someone who covers wwell.Her own songs are great. Influenced by Bowie and many others but also very original.

 

[danski]

I've checked the last few pages but it's big thread so apologies if these have been posted...

 

[ferrelhadley]

5 years today


Seen this live. Still play it to gee me up in the darker days. We can be heroes, even if just for a day.

 

[Akka]

Mayhem in USA! Also in UK! ...Clapham ...and the world...

On a considerably lighter note, I thought this Bowie video I made yesterday might amuse/interest you.

be well, Aka

 

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Mayhem in USA! Also in UK! ...Clapham ...and the world...

On a considerably lighter note, I thought this Bowie video I made yesterday might amuse/interest you.

be well, Aka

That really doesn't warrant a thread of its own so I've merged it with the existing Bowie thread.

 

[Mation]

Thought I might watch something about him today, but turns out I still can't manage it.

Back to pretending it ain't so, for me. (Although, obvs that doesn't work either, as if it hadn't, I'd be fine.)

La la la...

 

[Akka]

Sorry...I can't find it now...where is the which 'existing bowie thread'?

 

[editor]

Sorry...I can't find it now...where is the which 'existing bowie thread'?

This is it. I've already moved your post.

 

[Ax^]

was about 12 when i discovered Bowie wonder why

we need another bowie just making mindblowing music in the background

Rip

 

[Badgers]

 

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From Rolling Stone:

Inside David Bowie's Final Years

An intimate look at David Bowie's last decade, from how he stepped away to how he came roaring back.

www.rollingstone.com

 

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Bowie and Iggy on a family friendly TV show!

 

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He was one smart cookie

"Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity," Bowie told the New York Times in 2002. "You'd better be prepared for doing a lot of touring because that's really the only unique situation that's going to be left. It's terribly exciting. But on the other hand, it doesn't matter if you think it's exciting or not; it's what's going to happen."

5 Years Ago: David Bowie Transforms Once More, Then Vanishes

 

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David'n'Mick getting cosy

 

[Mation]

I'd never seen this before

 

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From 2005:

 

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Never heard this before - David Bowie & the Hype: Sounds of the Seventies session, Radio 1 25 March 1970

0:00 The Supermen
3:21 The Width of a Circle
9:00 The Wild-Eyed Boy from Freecloud
13:41 I'm Waiting for the Man

David Bowie (Rainbowman): vocals, guitar
Tony Visconti (Hypeman): bass guitar, vocals
Mick Ronson (Gangsterman): guitar, vocals
John Cambridge (Cowboyman): drums

Recorded at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London 25th March 1970

 

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Lovely little snippet from Bowie's arrest in 1976 (skip to 0.27)

 

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"When news of his death was announced, Brixton's residents put on a host of events to celebrate Bowie's life.

The mural on Tunstall Road became an immediate focus point for people to pay their respects.

Flowers and cards were left at the scene and street performers put on spontaneous gigs celebrating Bowie's musical catalogue.

At the Prince Albert pub, just a stones throw from the house Bowie was born in, a week of tribute parties were performed in his wake."

Say, what?

David Bowie's Brixton roots 'no big deal' for childhood home owner

David Bowie is one of Brixton's most famous sons, but not everybody's impressed

www.mylondon.news

 

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The mural looks in a right state

The sad sight of the Bowie mural in Brixton after the 5th anniversary of his death

Last month marked the 5th anniversary of David Bowie’s death – a time where Brixton Buzz traditionally puts on a big fundraising show for local charities. Sadly, the coronavirus pandem…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

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Just found this - Bowie's charity gig for Brixton

 

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I so wish I had been at this gig

 

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Great story

How David Bowie Helped Create a Hoax That Fooled the Art World (Video)

David Bowie once took part in a hoax that fooled the art world.

slate.com