Tag Archives: David Bowie
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Jerry Harrison, Adrian Belew and Turkuaz reimagine the Talking Heads’ ‘Remain In Light’
Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads (second from left) and Adrian Belew (second from right) perform with Turkuaz. Courtesy Michael Weintrob. Guitarist Jerry Harrison has wanted to play Talking Heads songs again for a very long time. He didn’t want them to break up in 1991. After the band…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Danny Elfman conducts a frenetically glorious ‘Big Mess’
To fully recognize Danny Elfman‘s expansive CV would take up the rest of the word count of this review. The singer, songwriter and composer began his career in the early ’70s with Oingo Boingo and branched out into scoring films, penning television theme songs and composing for live concert…
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Peter Frampton lets his hands do the talking on ‘Frampton Forgets the Words’
Peter Frampton, “Frampton Forgets the Words.” While it’s pretty much obvious that society is being devoured by technology as every aspect of our lives is digitized and commodified, the internet has actually offered lots of new ways for fans to connect with the artists they love—particularly during the most…
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2016 ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show to be streamed for animal welfare benefit
Courtesy: Celebrating David Bowie. Celebrating David Bowie, the producers of a 2016 David Bowie tribute show in San Francisco, will stream the audio of the Regency-Ballroom-set concert on March 27, with all proceeds going to the Animal Welfare Institute. The three-hour concert and the recording was produced by actor…
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REWIND: Let’s have some songs about space to honor the latest Mars rover
Mars rover Perseverance, courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech. I’m losing my mind over here and it’s gonna be at least a month or two until I’m vaccinated. So it’s important to take time to focus on the positive: Mars. Humanity landed another robot on Mars. This one is an atomic-powered, car-sized Mars…
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INTERVIEW: Michael C. Hall, Matt Katz-Bohen & Peter Yanowitz are Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum
Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum, Courtesy photo. Friends Michael C. Hall, Matt Katz-Bohen and Peter Yanowitz didn’t set out to record a record when they first started writing songs together for fun. Still, Golden-Globe-winning actor Hall (“Six Feet Under,” “Dexter”), drummer Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) and keyboardist Katz-Bohen…
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REVIEW: Bauhaus rises again at L.A.’s Hollywood Palladium
Bauhaus performs at the Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 3, 2019. Photos: David Gill. LOS ANGELES — Black was the predominant color at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday as goth pioneers Bauhaus reunited onstage for the first time in 11 years. The powerful spotlights flashing across the stage and out…
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REWIND: Remembering Bay Area legend Gary Bogue
Columnist, author and animal advocate Gary Bogue. Photo courtesy of the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Last week the Bay Area lost local legend Gary Bogue, longtime pets and wildlife columnist for the Contra Costa Times. In his years with the Times, along with his work with the Lindsay Wildlife Museum…
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REWIND: We celebrate the moon landing with songs about space
No David Bowies were harmed in the making of this music video. At 7:59 pm on Sunday, July 20, 1969—50 years ago today—a human being first set foot on another world. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent two hours, 31 minutes and 19 seconds on the moon, while Michael…
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RIFF REWIND 2016: Bowie, Beyoncé, and—for one last time—Metallica
There will be entire chapters in future history books about 2016. Look, it was just a just a couple years ago. You lived through 2016. It was revealed on Monday that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent his beard hair to Azalea Banks to make an amulet to protect him…
