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Marc Spitz and His New Bowie Biography
Oh, so that’s what he’s been up to! Quite excellent music journalist (and sometime playwright) Marc Spitz has written a new biography on David Bowie. In his introduction, Spitz answers the question you probably just asked in your head, “why … Continue reading
Tin (Ear) Machine: The Attempt to Craft the ‘Ideal’ Bowie Song
In today’s intersection of David Bowie and science, Dr. Nick Troop, an expert in psychology from the University of Hertfordshire, analyzed the lyrics and chart positions of every Bowie song and album to craft what might be the ultimate, the … Continue reading
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Tagged computers can't write rock songs, cut-ups, David Bowie, lyrical analysis, pastiches, science
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David Bowie and the Spiders from Malaysia
A new species of spider found in Malaysia has been dubbed Heteropoda davidbowie, after the songster’s glam 70s space-opus The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Fitting! And also clever: “Peter Jäger, the German spider … Continue reading
Ziggy Stardust: Still Fallen
If you’ve unpacked your glitter make-up and platform boots in anticipation of the resurrection of Ziggy Stardust, best put ’em back in mothballs. Responding to a rumor that he would be performing the entirety of The Rise and Fall of … Continue reading
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Tagged Coachella, David Bowie, David Bowie does not have a Twitter account, rumors, Twitter, Ziggy Stardust
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Police Station to Station: the Vintage Bowie Mugshot
The Smoking Gun has dug up a rare mugshot of David Bowie following an arrest for pot possession back in 1976. All you up-and-comers take note: This is how you give good mugshot face. [TSG via Towleroad]
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