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Did Bowie Know Something About Spiders From Mars Before NASA?

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Mars, NASA, Spiders

The latest round of good fun on the interwebs comes courtesy of NASA with a shout out to David Bowie!

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Some Familiar Names Performing at Dublin’s Bowie Festival

December 10, 2017December 8, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Dublin, Festival, HOLY HOLY, Tony Visconti

Dublin is holding their third annual Bowie Festival in January. January 8th would have been David Bowie’s 71st birthday. The

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Bowie’s “Live In Berlin” EP Streaming Now

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, EP, Live In Berlin, Streaming

This is very cool! The continued access to interesting bits of David Bowie’s career continues. I expect that will a

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Chris Cornell and Growing Up in the Shadow of the 90s

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 Amber Healy 1 Comment 90s, Bowie, Chris Cornell, Grunge, Layne Staley, Nirvana, Prince

It took me a few days to wrap my head around the death of Chris Cornell last Thursday. This is

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Elvis Don’t Mean Sh*t to Millennials

May 16, 2017 Alan Cross 17 Comments Bowie, Elvis, Michael Jackson

For years after his death in August 1977, the estate of Elvis Presley earned hundreds of millions of dollars flogging

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Are Bowie and Prince Hurting Universal’s Market Share?

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Market Share, Prince, UMG, Universal Music Group

In a recent meeting to discuss Universal Music Group’s (UMG) financial fortunes with parent company Vivendi, a market analyst was

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Jared Leto’s Joker Inspired By Bowie

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, The Joker

In recent interview with NME, Jared Leto spoke of David Bowie, the man, not the music, as being a serious

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Inside Bowie’s Tin Machine

May 24, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Tin Machine

Many of you will recall the brief outing David Bowie had in a side project called Tin Machine. Rolling Stone

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Bowie Rarities Featured in BBC Doc

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments BBC4, Bowie, The People's History of Pop

Bowie fans will get a treat in an upcoming episode of BBC4’s The People’s History of Pop. Several rarities are

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Transitional Times Or The End Of An Era?

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 2 Comments Bowie, change, era, Icons, Music, Prince, Transition

We seem to be living in a time, if you are of a certain age, where the musical pillars upon

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Marilyn Manson Covers Bowie’s “Cat People” – Listen!

February 20, 2016February 19, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bowie, Cat People, Marilyn Manson

Covers are so hit and miss. But every once in a while, something really makes you smile. This is from

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