Iggy, Bowie Get Legofied For Lego Rock Band

Rock Band seemed a lock to own fake-guitar-gamer discourse with their Beatles installment, but they didn't count on Guitar Hero's classy Cobain maneuvering. Still, the battle for most ridiculous mock-musician timesuck springs eternal: Meet Lego Rock Band, the video game... CONTINUE READING IGGY, BOWIE GET LEGOFIED FOR LEGO ROCK BAND»

Posted on October 7, 2009 in Video, Video Games (12 comments)
Tags: David Bowie | Iggy Pop | Rock Band

Antony, Bono, Courtney, Scarlett, Rufus & Friends @ Carnegie Hall, NYC 10/4/09

Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest assortment of megastars this side of the Orpheum for a (RED)NIGHTS charity show, benefiting the Global Fund's efforts against the African AIDS epidemic. The night was billed as "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening... CONTINUE READING ANTONY, BONO, COURTNEY, SCARLETT, RUFUS & FRIENDS @ CARNEGIE HALL, NYC 10/4/09»

New TV On The Radio - "Heroes" (David Bowie Cover)

We mentioned War Child's Heroes and offered a listen to the contributions from Lily Allen and Hot Chip. Remember the concept behind the compilation: 15 "ultimate icons" chose a song from their own back catalogs and chose a new act... CONTINUE READING NEW TV ON THE RADIO - "HEROES" (DAVID BOWIE COVER)»

Posted on January 26, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | David Bowie | No Age | TV On The Radio

Thom Yorke's Grammy Commercial Celebrates The Music That Makes Him

Proving the latest batch of NARAS nominees is less a momentary fluke of good taste and more a concerted effort to Matter In 2009, the Grammys are blowing out this year's show with the most self-consciously hip advertising campaign to... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE'S GRAMMY COMMERCIAL CELEBRATES THE MUSIC THAT MAKES HIM»

Cat Power Covers David Bowie To Sell Cars

Chan Marshall is really into covers. She, of course, has The Covers Record and its Starbucks-ready sidekick Jukebox as well as some Cat Stevens coverage for the love of diamonds and Nerves coverage for Cingular. Now, for another commercial, she's... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER COVERS DAVID BOWIE TO SELL CARS»

Posted on September 2, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video (28 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | David Bowie | David Byrne | Gun Outfit | SXSW

David Bowie On David Bowie: "I'm Still Enamoured Of This Song And Would Give You Two 'Modern Loves' For It Any Time."

We've spoken about that recent electro-tinged Bowie covers album Life Beyond Mars. Well, the man himself one-upped the comp with a free CD that appeared with the Sunday Daily Mail. Bowie selected his favorite Bowie. As he put it in... CONTINUE READING DAVID BOWIE ON DAVID BOWIE: "I'M STILL ENAMOURED OF THIS SONG AND WOULD GIVE YOU TWO 'MODERN LOVES' FOR IT ANY TIME."»

Posted on June 30, 2008 (17 comments)
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A Dozen Electronic(ish) Artists Cover David Bowie

As he moves further into his 60s, David Bowie's ability to remain not just relevant but inspiring across multiple scenes and genres is getting more impressive. Of course, just because you dig the man doesn't mean you'll tap into his... CONTINUE READING A DOZEN ELECTRONIC(ISH) ARTISTS COVER DAVID BOWIE»

Posted on May 28, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Au Revoir Simone | David Bowie | Joakim And The Disco | Matthew Dear

New Scarlett Johansson Video - "Falling Down"

The first single from Tom Waits tribute Anywhere I Lay My Head is the the least bad. It's got David Bowie. And now, a proper music video in which we live a day in the life of The Sexiest Woman... CONTINUE READING NEW SCARLETT JOHANSSON VIDEO - "FALLING DOWN"»

Posted on April 29, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | David Bowie | Scarlett Johansson | Tom Waits

New Scarlett Johansson (Feat. David Bowie) - "Falling Down"

Another week, another taste of Scarlett doing Waits. Nothing's changing about our feelings on this record: it is barely average, with decent-to-good Sitek production, forgettable vocals, and fabulous guest spots. We listened to it at Joe's Pub over the winter... CONTINUE READING NEW SCARLETT JOHANSSON (FEAT. DAVID BOWIE) - "FALLING DOWN"»

Posted on April 21, 2008 (25 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | David Bowie | Scarlett Johansson | Tom Waits | TV On The Radio

Arcade Fire Cover Bowie, Lennon At Cleveland Barack Rock Stop

There's a great point here to be made for future political campaigns: If you're going to have a band perform some 11th hour concerts in support of your candidate, make sure the internet loves that band like it does Arcade... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE COVER BOWIE, LENNON AT CLEVELAND BARACK ROCK STOP»

Posted on March 4, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama | David Bowie | John Lennon

Heroes Taps Wilco, Death Cab, My Morning Jacket, The Jesus & Mary Chain For Soundtrack

Heroes doesn't normally give us a lot of reasons to mention it, as pop music is rarely incorporated into their scenes about staving off the apocalypse. There was that one time where some girls were double-dutching to M.I.A.'s "Boyz" (before... CONTINUE READING HEROES TAPS WILCO, DEATH CAB, MY MORNING JACKET, THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN FOR SOUNDTRACK»

Bowie On ScarJo's Waits Covers

We've been talking a bit about Scarlett Johansson's Waits covers recently, but now Ziggy Stardust has spoken. As we mentioned, David Bowie sings on Anywhere I Lay My Head, more specifically on "Falling Down' and "Fannin' Street." Seems like he dug the experience. As he posted on his official site, "The songs are great, really good Tom Waits stuff, and Scarlett's performances are mystical and twice cool." Yeah, we often think Scarlett's twice cool, too. He adds, "She creates a mood that could have been summoned by someone like Margery Latimer or Jeanette Winterson." Nice way to drop in a reference to the author of Sexing The Cherry, you dog.

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Posted on February 25, 2008 (1 comments)

Scarlett Johansson And Dave Sitek Premiere Tom Waits Tribute Album In NYC

Only for the sexiest woman alive would we slosh around the East Village in this winter mess for a listening party. Last night at Joe's Pub, Stereogum got a preview of Scarlett Johansson's forthcoming Tom Waits... CONTINUE READING SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND DAVE SITEK PREMIERE TOM WAITS TRIBUTE ALBUM IN NYC»

The 'Gum Drop Volume XVIII: Hear New Hello, Blue Roses, Win Lots Of Bowie

As you may remember, Destroyer dude, Swan Laker, and the sexiest New Pornographer this side of Neko Case, Dan Bejar teams up with girlfriend, the visual artist Sydney Vermont, to create the pastoral-rock duo Hello, Blue Roses. The twosome's full-length... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP VOLUME XVIII: HEAR NEW HELLO, BLUE ROSES, WIN LOTS OF BOWIE»

Posted on January 2, 2008 in Giveaway, MP3 (0 comments)
Tags: David Bowie | Hello Blue Roses

Unearthed Bowie Mugshot

Leave it to the ageless David Bowie to look stunning in a mug shot. The Smoking Gun dug up a picture of Ziggy taken in March 1976 after a show in Rochester, New York. The crime? Felony possession of herbal... CONTINUE READING UNEARTHED BOWIE MUGSHOT»

Do The Conchords Fly On YourTube?

Summer TV is killing us -- so dire our plight that we've actually seen every single John From Cincinnati (after watching the first 20 minutes post Sopranos finale, we swore that'd never happen). Suddenly, that John and his magic trousers... CONTINUE READING DO THE CONCHORDS FLY ON YOURTUBE?»

Posted on July 6, 2007 in Video (62 comments)
Tags: David Bowie | Flight Of The Conchords

David Bowie Has Got A Way With Five Words

Last night in NYC, the Webbys held their 11th Annual award presentation ceremony, for which winners were limited to five-word acceptance speeches. Even the Thin White Duke, who won for "Webby Lifetime Achievement Award," had to play along -- and... CONTINUE READING DAVID BOWIE HAS GOT A WAY WITH FIVE WORDS»

Posted on June 6, 2007 (12 comments)
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David Bowie: Cracked Actor, High Line Curator

For one week beginning this Wednesday, the first annual High Line Festival will take place at venues near and not-so-near the High Line, a pigeon shit encrusted, 22-block strip of elevated railroad running from Gavnsevoort Street in the Meatpacking District... CONTINUE READING DAVID BOWIE: CRACKED ACTOR, HIGH LINE CURATOR»

Posted on May 7, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: David Bowie | High Line

David Bowie: Cover To Cover, Highline Festival

The Thin White Duke turned 60 this year, marking a logical point for reflection on a career that's as influential as ever, from an artist who still dictates taste with his words, concert attendance, and lustrous body of work. But... CONTINUE READING DAVID BOWIE: COVER TO COVER, HIGHLINE FESTIVAL»

Posted on March 27, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: David Bowie

On Replacing Our Heroes With American Idols

Interesting quote from Tony Visconti, the legendary producer at the helm for such David Bowie albums as Space Oddity, Heroes, and Young Americans, discussing the chances an artist like Bowie would have in today's music climate (via Metro.co.uk):Metro.co.uk: What did... CONTINUE READING ON REPLACING OUR HEROES WITH AMERICAN IDOLS»

Posted on February 14, 2007 (27 comments)
Tags: David Bowie

Bowie's Extras Serenade Of Ricky Gervais

David Bowie's "Little Fat Man"-singing star turn on Extras finally aired last night. Yup we posted it already. But if we can introduce it to even ONE more person, it's all bloody worth it. ... CONTINUE READING BOWIE'S EXTRAS SERENADE OF RICKY GERVAIS»

Posted on January 22, 2007 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: David Bowie | Extras | Ricky Gervais

Happy Birthday, David Bowie

The Brixton-born icon turns 60 today! Trying to encompass the shape-shifting sweep of his career is near impossible, but the Independent gave it a shot by listing the "Ages Of Bowie" and the quid he's amassed along the way:Ziggy Stardust... CONTINUE READING HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVID BOWIE»

Posted on January 8, 2007 (42 comments)
Tags: David Bowie

Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among... CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»

David Bowie On Extras

Brilliant. ... CONTINUE READING DAVID BOWIE ON EXTRAS»

Posted on September 25, 2006 (47 comments)
Tags: David Bowie

David Bowie Does Dinah Shore

Your moment of zen. With appearances by the Fonz and Nancy Walker. In clip four, the Thin White Duke learns karate. (Via TWS.) Part One | Part Two Part Three: Part Four | Part Five Why post this? Why not?!... CONTINUE READING DAVID BOWIE DOES DINAH SHORE»

Posted on September 11, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: David Bowie