Tag: David Bowie
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My Favourite Albums of All Time (Part Two)
This is the second part of my favourite albums of all time. You can find the first part here My Favourite Albums of All Time Part One. 6. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison Astral Weeks is unique like many of the albums on my list. I’m not that much of a Van Morrison fan. I find most of his records…
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DAVID BOWIE EXHIBITION
David Bowie Exhibition (reprinted from ‘That’s Not My Age‘) Starman suit. Bowie Mania has come to town – and I like it. Record advance ticket sales (an astounding 47 thousand) for the V&A’s exhibition and a number one album highlight this 66-year old superstar’s enduring appeal. From the Ziggy Stardust neon flash in the foyer, to the…
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‘Where Are We Now?’ by David Bowie
I particularly like this song because it references places I know in Berlin and has such an atmosphere of longing and even dread. An example is that Pottsdammer Platz was a bleak ‘no mans land’ in the 70s. This is a very touching song about something more than nostalgia. Related articles Where was he then?…
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‘Thought-tormented Music’: David Bowie’s Low and T.S. Eliot
Posted: January 9, 2013 | Author: Kathryn | Filed under: Music | Tags: bowie, modernism, music, poetry, ts eliot,william burroughs |4 Comments Fragmented language, Nietzschean elitism, and disillusionment with art: could Bowie’s Thin White Duke era have been inspired by The Waste Land? -Kathryn Bromwich Submitted for MA in English: Issues in Modern Culture, University College London, 2009. Shorter, snappier version here. T.S. Eliot’s early work, particularly The Love Song of J. Alfred…