David Bowie

Something I remembered when I read about the QTSA gig at Norwegian Wood this year (http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167833). Bowie makes his revenge with an extra long set (more than two hours)
Lucky it was his left eye.

Matthew Dear, Kelley Polar, Au Revoir Simone, Joakim, Carl Craig, The Emperor Machine and others each covered a different David Bowie song for an upcoming compilation on !K7. The album is called Life Beyond Mars? and it will be out July 7th. Tracklist: 1. Au Revoir Simone - Oh! You Pretty Things2. Heartbreak - Loving The Alien3. Kelley Polar - Magic Dance (Harold and Baby O in Italy Version)4. Leo Minor - Ashes to Ashes5. Carl Craig presents Zoos of Berlin - Looking ... MORE

Turns out David Bowie is helping Woody Allen muse Scarlett Johansson on her debut music album, Anywhere I Lay My Head. Bowie lent his chops on two songs on the record - "Fannin’ Street" and "Falling Down." We can only assume the collaboration came with the help of the record's producer David Sitek. Sitek is a member of TV on the Radio, whom Bowie has plugged through the years. Billboard reports that the two met at a party where Johansson had the balls to ask Bowie to con... MORE

I wanted to post this Bowie song just because I really love it. Not sure why but it made me think of other men songs I like. Like Robyn Hitchcock's "The Man Who Invented Himself". I noticed that there's quite a large number of "The Man With The (insert descriptive word or phrase here)" songs. I think there's probably enough for a whole mix cd. Whether or not this would be a good mix I don't know. Here's what I got so far: Robyn Hitchcock - The Man With The Lightbu... MORE

This isn't hip-hop, but it's got the same vibe. You could slip it in next to that El-P cut just fine. So say I. Plus this remix kicks ass. So there.  

One of the most famous bootlegs of the Ziggy Stardust era is being re-released on CD and double vinyl (sah--weeet). This is the original Spiders from Mars line-up in mid tour sounding pretty damn good.Recorded from Bowie's gig at the Los Angeles Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 20, 1972 as part of the Ziggy Stardust tour. "In a statement to NME.COM, Bowie said of the recording: "I can tell that I'm totally into being Ziggy by this stage of our touring. It's no lo... MORE

Because who doesn't want to know about Bowie's teeth?!      

David Bowie has given the go-ahead for Director Peter Schaufuss' musical based around his hits, for a stage version of Bowie's cult sci-fi film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'. The production will weave the singer’s hits based around the storyline of the 1976 flick. Schaufuss plans to launch the musical in his native Denmark this autumn, reports NME. Abba's 'Mamma Mia', Madness' 'Our House' and Queen's 'We Will Rock You' have already proven to be big hits in Europe... MORE

Yes, it's been a year already! Thanks for turning me on to some great music and for letting me know that even though I have serious lapses in taste from time to time, you think I listen to some good stuff too. Here's one of my favourites - so apropos, don't you think?

A few facts about our beloved Bowie... -Born January 8, 1947 in Brixton, London as David Robert Jones to an Irish mother and English father -At age 15, was punched in the left eye by his friend, David Underwood, during a fight over a girl. Doctors operated but could not fully repair the damage, leaving his pupil permanently dilated. It appears brown to some people, but the iris is naturally blue. -Bowie's interest in music sparked at the age of nine when his father b... MORE

Around midnight last night, one child threw up. At 6 am, the other one had a disquieting bout of diarrhea (aren't you glad I'm here to share these things with you? You're welcome!) As such, the day has started much earlier than anyone would have preferred. Being that I'm ostensibly supposed to be going out tonight (to see the triumphant return of Firewater to Brooklyn), I volunteered to get up with the kids and let Peg catch a few more Z's. Such is my Dadly duty. So, we'r... MORE

I did not know the stories of the far-right wing statements of David Bowie and Eric Clapton, and in hindsight I find it extremely dissappointing. If you don't want to know, you may not want to read this article. The worst parts: 'Enoch was right,' he told the audience, 'I think we should send them all back.' Britain was, he complained, in danger of becoming 'a black colony' and a vote for controversial Tory politician Enoch Powell whom he described as a prophet was nee... MORE

      Today is utter shit.

Does anyone remember this movie? Labyrinth, or as I like to call it, David Bowie tries out his hand at acting while wearing really revealing tights! As a child I loved it, but looking back I feel really sorry for the baby. Although he was exposed to some good music (well.......) as a child, those puppets probably scarred him for life.