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Loving the Bowie Voice(s), Playlist 6: Ziggy Does Iggy

by sandraphflowers “Some bands do Stones, some bands do Chuck Berry, I cover Iggy Pop.” David Bowie, Diamond Club Interview, Toronto Canada, 1987 “Iggy Confidential: The Songs of David Bowie” is a 2016 BBC...

Another Splendid Crop of BOWIE FAN-tastic Tweets

I think I’m going to make work a lot harder on this next tour. They’re going to be–we’re all going to be working together….I feel it’s more stimulating if you go to the theater or go and see a...

Time to Start Cherry-Picking Favorite Bowie Fan Tweets?

I think about a world to come Where the books were found by the Golden ones. Written in pain, written in awe By a puzzled man who questioned What we were here for. (David Bowie, “Oh You Pretty Things,” 1971) 😀 😀 😀 So...

Loving the Bowie Voice(s), Playlist 5: Let’s dance in Walmart!

by sandraphflowers A lot of this album comes from a well of my own emotional responses to things. It’s not quite as cold or supposedly objective as some of my previous material has been. It’s a little more subjective. It...

Bowie’s Baby Boomers: Still Rockin’ After All These Years

by sandraphflowers Look out you Rock ‘n’ Rollers… Pretty soon now you’re gonna get older. –David Bowie, “Changes”   January 8, 2017, was a festive, restless day for David Bowie fans all over the world...

Loving the Bowie Voice(s), Playlist 4: The Political Octaves

by sandraphflowers I think any artist—or any person—whatever they do in life is a political statement….If you say hello to somebody and you feel superior to them, you are making something of a right-wing statement. If you...

Podcast! It’s Only Rock and Roll – George Underwood

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Bowie’s 1983 Message About Australian Racism Against Aboriginals Still Relevant in 2016

Bowie’s 1983 Message About Australian Racism Against Aboriginals Still Relevant in 2016 by sandraphflowers   Asked in interviews over the years about his “Let’s Dance” song, David Bowie often expressed mixed...

Podcast! How David Bowie’s Songs Became The Musical ‘Lazarus’

Listen above. On this week’s +1 podcast: A conversation with Henry Hey, the orchestrator, arranger and musical director for Lazarus, the off-Broadway musical set to the songs of David Bowie. Lazarus only ran in New York for...

Donny McCaslin | Talk Music Talk | Podcast

Talk Music Talk Podcast Releases 101st Episode with Guest Donny McCaslin, Legendary Grammy-nominated Saxophonist. In typical Talk Music Talk style, the interview was casual and allowed for a candid conversation. “My work in...