Tag: David Bowie
Acrostic Poems Never Die: Shakira Revives the Elementary School-Favored Poetry Method on “Acróstico,” Takes a Risk on the “Song For My Children” Genre
For those who thought Shakira was all embitterment and revenge with her song subjects of late (hear: “Te Felicito” and “Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53”), [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #43: The Amount Bowie’s Song Catalogue Was Sold For
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans”: More Relevant Than Ever
So much of David Bowie’s music currently feels as though it was written by a prophet (along with Leonard Cohen’s, who also, appropriately, died in [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #30: Putting David Bowie’s Music on TikTok In Time For His Birthday
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
Brad Pitt and Kurt Cobain Amnesia: Harry Styles Isn’t The Only Bloke To Have Donned A Dress, Nor The First To Have Rekindled the Double Standard For Straight Men Freely “Playing With” Gender
It is mainly, of course, because of the “human stain” far right commentators that are Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro that anything tends to get [Read More…]
Bob Dylan Exhibits David Bowie on Blackstar Syndrome With Rough and Rowdy Ways
In the spirit of appropriate things released in time for Father’s Day Weekend, can there be anything more “dad rock”-oriented at this point than Bob [Read More…]
We’ve All Been Sucked Into Black Lodge Territory, Generating An Endless Timeline Loop Where Every Version Concludes With a Shriek of Horror
In a fitting reflection of the times, Twin Peaks: The Return was originally expected to air on Showtime in 2016. The same year as the [Read More…]
2018 to 2016: Ima One-Up Your Death Scene
2016 was a legendary year for so many reasons. Not just because it signaled the true demise of American politics, but because it offed so [Read More…]
Weirdly, Adele Was the Person Who Most Filled the Kanye West Void for Antics at the Grammys
There’s something to be said for awards shows as they reflect that odious term, “Trump’s America.” At last night’s 59th Annual Grammy Awards, things looked [Read More…]
Released on His 70th Birthday, David Bowie’s No Plan Song, Video & EP Offer More Bittersweetness
As many fans still reel from the palpable loss of David Bowie from the music world, Columbia Records has seen fit to release a posthumous [Read More…]
