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This month we’ve seen First Man follow Neil Armstrong’s journey to the Moon and next week Bohemian Rhapsody arrives in cinemas looking at the life of Freddie Mercury. Nevertheless there are tons of celebrities and historical figures who are yet to have biopics made about their lives. But now ODEON have polled UK fans to […]
This month we’ve seen First Man follow Neil Armstrong’s journey to the Moon and next week Bohemian Rhapsody arrives in cinemas looking at the life of Freddie Mercury. Nevertheless there are tons of celebrities and historical figures who are yet to have biopics made about their lives. But now ODEON have polled UK fans to […]
In her new memoir The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer’s Life with Bowie, Blondie, and the ’70s Rock Scene (out now from Backbeat Books), Laura Davis-Chanin tells the fascinating story of her journey through the late-‘70s NYC punk scene, where the drummer (then a mere 17 years old) immersed herself in the now-fabled world […]
Did you miss your chance to see the David Bowie is museum exhibition and pay tribute to the late, great musician? You won’t have to wallow in regret for very long. The David Bowie Archive, Sony Music, Planeta and the Victoria and Albert Museum have announced plans for both augmented and virtual reality ‘recreations’ of […]
It’s been two years since the death of David Bowie, and we’re still feeling the loss. But at least the groundbreaking performer left us a wealth of materials to remember him by – decades of brilliant albums, innovative films, and thoughtful interviews. Even photographs of Bowie seem to have stories and secrets to tell, which […]
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
Let’s all weep for the Blade Runner remake that could have been. The AV Club reports, via the Metro UK, that Denis Villeneuve’s early plan for Blade Runner 2049 didn’t include the alien known as Jared Leto, but a rather sophisticated villain. The late David Bowie was the first pick for antagonist Neander Wallace. “Our […]
He also wrote The Acid House and Filth. His play Performers is at the Assembly Rooms during the Edinburgh Fringe, 4.45pm daily. DAVID BOWIE: Station To Station (Parlophone) A transitional album for Bowie where he moved into becoming a soul artist. He was going through a heavy cocaine period. I don’t believe that art influences […]
DAVID BOWIE: Ziggy Stardust (PLG) The entry-level Bowie album. I have a 15ft-wide print of Ziggy in my entrance hall. As an indie kid in a 1980s band, there came a time when someone sensible exposed us to Bowie and Velvet Underground. After that we started covering The Jean Genie and Suffragette City. ELBOW: Leaders […]
The works of David Bowie and Queen are examples of ’80s music that, today, don’t so much evoke era-based nostalgia, but rather time-transcending awe. “Under Pressure,” the 1981 track they recorded together, is an example of that — Vanilla Ice would likely agree. But it seems, based on a report in The Guardian, that Queen and […]
