Tag Archives: David Bowie

Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is headed to Berlin, a hornet’s’ nest of intrigue, just as the Wall comes down in 1989. She has been sent by her MI6 taskmasters to recover that most easily misplaced of national secrets in the ...

Are we too nostalgic for the past? Why do the deaths of celebrities, even those who were the voices of generations long before our own, provoke such public exhibitions of mourning? In all art, we recycle and borrow from the ...

‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet’ – Juliet, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet I want you to close your eyes. Now, one at a time, I want you to ...

Penned by the late David Bowie and playwright Enda Walsh, Lazarus is about as weird and nonsensical as you would imagine. I had done no research into the play before seeing it and avoided all reviews to the point that ...

This hasn’t been a good year for me. Two of my idols have died (Prince and Bowie). If there can be a silver lining to the death of an admired genius, it’s that Bowie’s films are being remastered, The Man ...

This Monday marked the 30th anniversary of Labyrinth’s release (in the US). In these three decades, the entire world has been captivated by the story of teenager Sarah and her adventures in the labyrinth. The film is dark, imaginative, and strangely ...

I never thought I would be so choked up mourning a dead celebrity. After all, I never really knew them so how could it possible impact me in any real way? And yet, there is something peculiarly affecting about David ...

Back in 2009, I felt like I’d been transported back into the 80s. La Roux’s self-titled debut album was covered in synth, catchy beats, and electronic grooves. Almost every track on the album could have been a single – they ...

I was minding my own business in class one day when another girl (who knew I was absolutely mad about Prince) decided to do her best to piss me off. ‘Prince’s cover of “Kiss” is terrible,’ she said. Some might ...

Lou Reed. If I had to sum up what music I like in two words. The thundering art noise; the knowingly camp delivery of poetry; the rich and simple heart of rock n’ roll. The erudite fuck you New York ...