When it was announced that Lady Gaga was going to be performing the David Bowie tribute at the 2016 Grammys, I was optimistic. Now, I am not a fan of Lady Gaga per se. But I think she is immensely talented, and a real artist. I like her attitude. I like that she hired Clarence…
The Best David Bowie Items On Etsy
Etsy is our virtual street fair, our virtual swap meet, our version of the dudes hitting you up to buy their cheap repro t-shirts as you walk out of the concert. Of course, there would be an influx of items to purchase “in tribute” of David Bowie on Etsy within a few minutes of the…
January’s Playlist To Make Running Suck Less: Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Edition!
January in Minnesota is one of those times and places that humans imprisoned therein come up with all sorts of shenanigans 1 to maintain our white-knuckled grip on sanity and keep at bay the voices whispering that we should just walk out across the frozen lake at 2 am in -10F in our skivvies and never look back. For those in pursuit…
Bowie’s Perfectly Managed Exit
I was crossing a pitch black street and talking on the phone. Totally quiet, totally dark. Whatever I heard on the phone had one hundred percent of my attention. It was a little after midnight. “Wow.” My friend said this with zero emotion. If I know one thing, it’s that when someone says “wow” with…
Somehow, We Never Thought David Bowie Could Leave Us
I don’t remember how old I was when my older sister (who introduced me to so much music) played “A Space Oddity” for me. I know I was in elementary school — Maybe fourth grade? — and spent many an after-school afternoon listening to it obsessively on headphones. I was blown away by it —…