David Bowie: 6 Years without Him
Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane … they all died six years ago this week.
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Editor’s Pick: Five Years Without Bowie
David Bowie died five years ago, and it seems like yesterday, waking up to that horrible news. But it also seems like a lifetime ago, because of the lifetime of horrible things that have happened since then.
For David Bowie, on the Anniversary of his Death and Birth
It was three years ago, the week of his death, and the anniversary of his birth. He stuck around to celebrate his birthday, release his last album, and then he departed the planet Earth the next day. The planet seemed to come unmoored from its orbit during the next twelve months without Bowie to anchor it.
A Few Thoughts on the Remix of David Bowie’s “Never Let Me Down” Album
By Steven Drachman. Ah, the 1980s: an era that seemed artistically respectable and really self-aware until a moment ago, when suddenly it became kitschy and hilarious. But the 1980s were actually OK. This thing called “New Wave,” which was watered down punk and something of a punk gateway, displaced disco and some of the worst […]
Two Cheers for Obscurity and Oblivion: What is Wrong With a Legacy-less Life?
A friend of mine told me recently that he wants to write a book, so that he will be remembered after he is gone. “If I believe that my name will be carried forward somehow,” he said, “that is probably the most important thing.” Why did he care? I wondered. “Because I just do,” he […]
Steven S. Drachman remembers Ryuichi Sakamoto
Many, many people will write astute and intelligent appreciations of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the eclectic and influential songwriter, composer, performer and actor who died recently at the age of 71. For example, Kevin Nguyen argues in MSN.com that “there are very few forms of modern music that don’t reflect the influence of Sakamoto’s expansive, ever-changing four-decade […]
Margot From Cleveland Nineteen Years Ago Last Month: New Fiction from Alon Preiss
In the 1980s, a former groupie confronts the man she once loved, nineteen years ago, in Cleveland