25 results for "david bowie"
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Songs of the Week: David Bowie vs. the Catholic League, French Mo...
Amos BarshadDavid Bowie, "The Next Day" Bowie's new video depicts, among other things, priests partying and a touch of stigmata; as you might have expected, the Catholic League was not amused. Writes the League's prez Bill Donohue, "The switch-hitting, bise...
Blog | May 10, 2013 -
Tilda Swinton Pulls Out a Barry White Dance-Along for Roger Ebert...
Amos BarshadThe last we heard from Tilda Swinton, she was sleeping in a box for art. Before that, she was playing house with David Bowie. And now — well, now she's dancing. As the Vimeo caption concisely reads, "Tilda Swinton leads 1,500 people in a da...
Blog | April 24, 2013 -
Tilda Swinton at MoMA: One of the Greatest Sleeping Performances ...
Amos BarshadOn Saturday, David Bowie's buddy Tilda Swinton popped up at the MoMA, in New York, to sleep in a box. It was for art, of course: Swinton was reprising her performance piece "The Maybe," which she originally busted out in 1995 at London's Serpentine G...
Blog | March 25, 2013 -
Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: David Bowie, and Driving in L...
Alex Pappademas and Wesley MorrisGrantland's Wesley Morris and Alex Pappademas briefly discuss Alex's acquisition of a driver's license and then go on the deepest of dives into David Bowie's body of work. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter. Subscribe to the Grant...
Blog | March 18, 2013 -
Afternoon Links: House of Cards Head Writer Beau Willimon Sheds S...
Tess LynchWhy was House of Cards antihero Frank Underwood a Democrat? "If we had made Underwood a Republican, it might look as though we are trying to take cheap potshots and that the show has a political agenda. But the show doesn't have a political agenda, s...
Blog | March 12, 2013 -
Afternoon Links: Mad Men Season 6 Gets a Sketchy New Poster for Y...
Tess LynchFree-associating on the official poster for Mad Men's sixth season: Draper crosses paths with Draper (maybe the embodiment his Dick Whitman persona?) as they head in different directions (past! Present! Future! A spring suit and a winter suit!); we h...
Blog | March 11, 2013 -
The Next Day: David Bowie's Big Return Is Whatever You Need It to...
Steven HydenBy now, anyone who's interested in David Bowie has probably heard his new record, The Next Day. It's been streaming on iTunes for nearly two weeks, and most of the major music publications and websites have already reviewed it. If you've heard The Ne...
Blog | March 11, 2013 -
Chuck Klosterman and Alex Pappademas on David Bowie's Career
Chuck Klosterman and Alex PappademasGrantland got a tip that David Bowie was dying. He did not. Here are the e-mails exchanged by two of our writers on his legacy while he (happily) stayed alive.
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013 -
Afternoon Links: Spring Break Forever, or at Least Until You Go B...
Tess LynchIt's officially spring break season. Sorry, let me try that again: WOOOOO! IT'S OFFICIALLY SPRING BREAAAAAAK SEASON! Put your outfit's roof down like you're a birthday Bieber! Or don't do that and respect yourself instead, I don't care. WOOOO! Stayin...
Blog | March 01, 2013 -
New Music Video Further Blurs the Possibly Nonexistent Line Betwe...
Rembert BrowneOne of the Internet's most valuable creations is a blog created last year titled "Tilda Stardust." It's a simple Tumblr-hosted website with a very straightforward premise: And, for 24 pages, vertically placed side-by-side images of David Bowie...
Blog | February 26, 2013 -
Afternoon Links: People On The Internet Have Opinions About The 2...
Tess LynchTime for the Coachella lineup opinion monsoons! Among the gripes: no holograms, Kurt Vile billed in tiny print, we can't use the poster as a calendar, somebody must have misspelled "Rolling Stones." Looks like your 41 year-old cousin finally made his...
Blog | January 25, 2013 -
Rembert Explains the '80s: David Bowie and Mick Jagger, 'Dancing ...
Rembert BrowneWelcome back to our series Rembert Explains the '80s. Every so often, we'll e-mail 25-year-old Rembert Browne a video from the 1980s that he hasn't seen. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he's watching the video, then we'll post those thoughts ...
Blog | January 25, 2013 -
Afternoon Links: Destiny's Child Heads for the Super Bowl, Mike T...
Tess LynchDestiny's Child will reunite for the Super Bowl halftime show. So we all win. But David Bowie is never performing live again. So we all lose. This is one of the best things I've ever seen. Instagram that joint. I hope the driver had eye holes, bu...
Blog | January 11, 2013 -
Rembert Explains the '80s: David Bowie's 'Magic Dance' From Labyr...
Rembert BrowneWelcome back to our series Rembert Explains the '80s. Every so often, we'll e-mail 25-year-old Rembert Browne a video from the 1980s that he hasn't seen. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he's watching it, then we'll post those thoughts here. T...
Blog | August 23, 2012 -
Nicki Bluhm, Gramblers sing for ESPYS
Lynn HoppesNicki Bluhm and the Gramblers recorded a new version of the Queen/David Bowie classic "Under Pressure," which will be used exclusively for the ESPYS....
Blog | July 11, 2012 -
Nick Swisher sings for charity
The Associated PressYankees right fielder Nick Swisher has recorded an album of children's songs to benefit his charity foundation. Swisher's 12-song record, "Believe," is available online and includes covers of David Bowie's "Heroes" and John Denver's "Take Me Home,...
Blog | August 03, 2011