Punk rock, art rock, synth noise, and avant pop come together in a haunted machinist shop on Wire’s 154, the third of their quintessential debut triptych. In 1979, Wire revolutionized the rock…
David Bowie
35 more years, or something like that is apparently what a psychic told David Bowie according to his longtime keyboard player Mike Garson. I like this story because its one of those…
On January 24, 2018 the punk rock continuum lost one of its most singular and unique voices. Mark E. Smith, legendary provocateur and ringleader of The Fall, passed away due to complications…
Interview By John Wisniewski, first run on AM/FM Magazine. John Wisniewski: Could you tell us about working on an upcoming book, “Masks”, James? James Curcio: The tentative title is Masks: Bowie and…
An anthology is in early development over at Modern Mythology, exploring the conundrums of identity, persona and presentation in the arts through the lives of four unique figures: Yukio Mishima, David Bowie, Hunter S. Thompson, and Aleister Crowley. It will be open for submissions in 2017, but we have asked writers to start pitching now.
I awoke to the news that a comrade’s father had died. Amidst the well wishes and thoughts on mortality my wife informed David Bowie had passed as well. Such a day where…
Denis Flannery, University of Leeds I’m not sure many saw David Bowie’s latest creative project coming. It was recently announced that he is involved as a writer (along with Irish playwright Enda…
While David Bowie’s portrayal of Nikola Tesla in The Prestige is still my favorite on-screen depiction of the famous mad scientist, this 1980 production from Yugoslavia is an ambitious attempt at bringing…
Are you a Bowie fan? I’m a big fan, and have been since I was a little boy who stayed up late one night to watch him perform live on HBO. What tour was…
Your country’s new, your friends are new Your house, and even your eyes are new Your maid is new, and your accent, too But your fear is as old as the world
It’s sort of amazing that it took an astronaut so long to make a music video in space, now that I think about it … and no surprise that David Bowie’s “Space…
In 1972 counterculture legend William S. Burroughs interviewed David Bowie for Rolling Stone. Thanks to Teenage Wildlife, the resulting article by Craig Copetas is once again available. Here’s a small excerpt: Burroughs:…
I don’t know who at New York Magazine managed to persuade former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman (or is it the other Bill Wyman?) to write an essay on David Bowie, but you have my…
David Bowie is shopping around a book of photos of 100 pieces from his archive. From bowieNet.net: We still don’t want to give too much away just yet, suffice to say that…