DAVID BOWIE + TILDA SWINTON = GENIUS: ‘The Stars (Are Out Tonight)’ NEW VIDEO
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DAVID BOWIE + TILDA SWINTON = GENIUS: ‘The Stars (Are Out Tonight)’ NEW VIDEO

DAVID BOWIE. TILDA SWINTON. TOGETHER, IN ONE VIDEO. CUE AWESOMENESS, ANDROGYNY AND GREAT HAIR. Bowie and TILDA star as a married couple who get some new celebrity neighbours, as directed by Floria Sigismondi. Now if only Jim Jarmusch would convince Dave to make a cameo in his upcoming vampire lover flick Only Lovers Left Alive … Continue reading »

Left of Centre: rougevelvet, Forum Admin/Owner, PFWW
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Left of Centre: rougevelvet, Forum Admin/Owner, PFWW

Do you remember your first obsession? Mine was David Bowie. I collected everything about him I could get my hands on, every album/bootleg recording and magazine, nicked books from the library, recorded (on cassette!) snippets of songs and interviews on the radio, stayed up all night watching Rage in the hope that they would play … Continue reading »

Good Citizens!
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Good Citizens!

Glam London indie electro-pop quintet Citizens! burst onto the scene in late 2011, creating a seismic wave of buzz before the release of their debut album, Here We Are, in early 2012. Produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand fame (who heard an early demo and immediately wanted to produce them), Here We Are won them … Continue reading »

Six (+2) Songs of Me
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Six (+2) Songs of Me

Browsing through the Guardian Music site recently, I saw their new, Spotify-enhanced (hello, sponsorship ‘cooperation’ deal, eh) project, Six Songs of Me. Quite a cool idea. But I thought their choice of questions left a little to be desired, and besides, only *six* songs? You can’t condense a lifetime’s worth of obsessive music listening to … Continue reading »

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David Bowie tribute album

I am all excitement at hearing the news that a David Bowie tribute album is on the way, done under the auspices of the War Child charity to benefit the youngest victims of war. Cool stuff. Have to admit to not knowing many of the names on the (unconfirmed) track listing, but Duran Duran, MGMT, … Continue reading »