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Soon Lee

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:00:04 +1300

Holy Crap! Bowie impressions of other singers, Springsteen, Reed, Iggy, Dylan...
https://youtu.be/NrtXFTw2ico

Russell Brown

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:07:43 +1300

Fascinating New York Times infographic showing what songs people went to after news of his death broke.

Lilith __

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:36:22 +1300

One of Australia's living national treasures Sarah Blasko.

Wow. Great job.

Mike O'Connell

Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:45:59 +1300

My sister living in Tokyo spotted this thoughtful Bowie tribute Like some cat from Japan in the Japan Times.

There are stories told by five Western expats residing in Japan, each having had interacted with Bowie in one way or another during their careers. One of them is…

Russell Brown

Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:51:03 +1300

Ah! There’s an instance of Alan Yentob’s 1975 film Cracked Actor on YouTube that has somehow survived the copyright cops since 2013. I gather Bowie’s misgivings about the film’s very raw depiction of him may have been a factor in its rarity over the years.

It’s Yentob’s first production for…

lloydois

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:36:26 +1300

I'm sure I won't be the 1st to post this. One of Australia's living national treasures Sarah Blasko.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnZtVY6Lu5U

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:25:50 +1300

Kings Arms should be fun tonight.The awesome Kate Tempest should enlighten anyone who can make it.

JacksonP

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:06:07 +1300

Did you see this? Bowie, Lou Reed, Patti Smith and David Byrne, talking about Walk on the Wildside, including mention of the first time Bowie heard the VU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LTSFPkqZyg

JacksonP

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:58:15 +1300

I think this was a Syd Barrett tribute? – and singing ‘Arnold Layne’ to a rapturous reception.

I was watching them play Comfortably Numb at the same concert just yesterday.

And I know Placebo ain't everyone's cup of tea, but Bowie obviously liked them, so that's Ok then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM0Pl80Zf00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14qMbmP9eg

David Hood

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:10:44 +1300

OTOH, there was also this from Bowie

When I first came to the US, around 1971, my New York guide told me one day that The Velvet Underground were to play later that night at the Electric Circus, which was about to close. I was the biggest fan in the…

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:56:27 +1300

The British comedian Jimmy Carr, in his Auckland performance, made the crack that, 'Now that Bowie is dead, at least everyone else left in the world is a little cooler'.

Bart Janssen

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:53:24 +1300

explains that David Bowie is cooler than you will ever be

Like that needed any explanation*.

*Speaking for myself, I'm sure there is someone cooler than Bowie.

I'm lying, there is not.

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:59:36 +1300

Thanks, Russell. That is what I always tell myself ie Don’t Do Anything

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:55:03 +1300

Some reviews aren't that complimentary, e.g. this one: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sacred_triangle_bowie_iggy_lou_1971-1973 None of the three are actually interviewed in it.

Russell Brown

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:54:38 +1300

I watched a doco on Ziggy Stardust last night, and as well as the Velvet Underground connection, it mentioned that Bowie was at the mixing desk for the Stooges’ “Raw Power”.

He helped try and rescue Iggy's unusable original mixes of the tracks. The story is here on Wikipedia.

Russell Brown

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:50:24 +1300

oh, Russell. Could you fix this? Haven’t done it for a while and have obviously missed some step in the process.

The step you missed was to NOT DO ANYTHING.

Just paste in the URL :-)

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:13:34 +1300

In a similar vein (not sure if this has been mentioned yet), the Sacred Triangle of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. This is Part 1 of 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmZsu8Ue7Hw

kevinM

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:03:53 +1300

I watched a doco on Ziggy Stardust last night, and as well as the Velvet Underground connection, it mentioned that Bowie was at the mixing desk for the Stooges' "Raw Power".

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:41:30 +1300

oh, Russell. Could you fix this? Haven't done it for a while and have obviously missed some step in the process.

It is David and Arcade Fire, in a live performance of 'Wake Up'

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:37:16 +1300

Another perfect match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6c9Ejfu-iU

Jonathan Ganley

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:35:30 +1300

David Bowie is cooler than you will ever be
Case closed. Here's Bowie appearing with David Gilmour and Rick Wright in 2006 – I think this was a Syd Barrett tribute? – and singing 'Arnold Layne' to a rapturous reception.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9NivaKUFME

Russell Brown

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:25:43 +1300

Which I did, because meh, come at me spammers. Also it's a nice tune.

I just unfollow the Soundcloud accounts these downloads oblige me to follow if I don't like them. And the Facebook accounts never appear in my newsfeed. It is annoying, though.

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:10:30 +1300

What a fabulous find Russell! The Bowie web just keeps more complex and interesting.

Also new this week on Audioculture: The Terminals

Damian Christie

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:06:14 +1300

Christ, maybe I'm doing it wrong but I just had to give permission to access my Facebook, Spotify AND Soundcloud accounts to download that Tula song. Which I did, because meh, come at me spammers. Also it's a nice tune.

Public Address

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:06:14 +1300

Discussion from blog post.