Ed Power on David Bowie's drum & bass phase of the 90s
Bowie may have been afraid of Americans but his critics weren’t afraid of lambasting Earthling.
Bowie may have been afraid of Americans but his critics weren’t afraid of lambasting Earthling.
Never no turning back, never need no. Never no turning back.
Lockdown but make it funky, thanks to Jay Kay of Jamiroquai and a cover of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance.
Watch the story of how Niles Rodgers worked with David Bowie and switched the style up on what would later become “Let’s Dance”.
Our Saturday Matinée movie this week is Basquiat, starring Jeffrey Wright as Basquiat and David Bowie as Andy Warhol. I recommend you visit the Basquiat: Boom for Real exhibition at the Barbican. I went last month and it broadened my mind to his life and work. Downtown 81 wasn’t available online for this week’s Saturday Matinée …
Jazz historian Ted Gioia posts a list of his 100 best albums of the year. Here is his list for 2016 (so far).
The laughing stock of hip hop back in the 90s, Vanilla Ice denied he ripped off Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure in this interview for Throwback Thursday.