Throughout 2016, the grim reaper was busy taking some of our most beloved icons. While this section focuses on music, it’s hard not to pour one out for John Glenn, Gene Wilder, Anton Yelchin, Garry Marshall, Muhammad Ali, Garry Shandling, Larry Drake, Harper Lee, Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher and dozens of others. Plus these people, […]
David Bowie
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We Can Hear You
Bowie’s “Blackstar” is a complex art rock masterpiece
David Bowie (Jan. 8, 1947 – Jan. 10, 2016) is gone, long live David Bowie. His final album, “Blackstar,” is the magnificent swan song of a dazzling career and a final gift to his fans released just days before he took his final bow. Looking at “Blackstar” outside of the scope of Bowie’s death is […]
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Bowie By Any Other Name
David Brighton tries to keep pace with a shapeshifter
The paradox about being a David Bowie impersonator is that David Bowie himself is an elusive entity, constantly staying one step ahead of trends and transforming faster than the blink of an eye, famously killing off personalities like Ziggy Stardust only to pop up as another completely different incarnation. It is tough to mimic that […]
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Newspaper on the Radio 8/28
Editor Phil Busse chats with Mike from 92.9 FM about the 8/27/14 issue of The Source Weekly, featuring our Fall Fashion pages and big news about the Mirror Pond Plaza.
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12 Days of Giveaways: Bowie and Bing
Perhaps both the most awkward and simultaneously touching duet of the season: David Bowie teams up with Bing Crosby for a truly sensational rendition of “Little Drummer Boy”; Bing Crosby’s baritones a nice counter Bowie’s sharp vocals (this was not too distant post-Ziggy Stardust). Peace on earth, indeed. Weird to watch now that David Bowie […]
