Bowie does Scarlett Johansson?
Posted by Moonage | Filed under Sound
OK, so what does an aging rocker do when he’s tired of crowd surfing and trying to one-up teens screaming mindless words to over-abused way-too-distorted chords? Why, hang out with the hottest Hollywood babe going, of course:
That’s what Bowie is doing these days. Folks, he’s old enough to be her grandfather. He was nailing models before she was even born. Now, granted I don’t think his current model-wife would allow extra-marital flings at this point, he did the next best thing I would think. He did what he does best. He recorded an album with her. Now, nothing Bowie’s ever done has screamed normal. So, he teams up with the hottest Hollywood babe going and records a couple of songs originally recorded by Tom Waits:
Now, for those unfamiliar with Tom, he sings like a real man. Gravelly baritone. Nothing artistic or fancy about Tom, just ballads with simple music. Nothing glam either. In other words, nothing like a red-hot babe or a artsy glam-rock new-wave kinda guy. Nothing. So, to me, this is perfect. I’d like to catch a tune or two from this album. And, I will.
( Is it JUST a coincedence that Scarlett
Tags: david bowie, Iman, scarlett johansson, spongebob, tom waits
The rise and eventual liberation of Lord Royal Highness
Posted by Moonage | Filed under Vision
In about one hour, after months of anxiously awaiting, Bowie makes his cartoon debut ( as far as I know ), as Lord Royal Highness on the Spongebob special Atlantis Squarepantis!
Don’t know about you all, but me and the Moonlet will be watching!
Tags: cartoon, david bowie, lord-royal-highness, spongebob, squarepants, Vision
Nile Rodgers
Posted by Moonage | Filed under The World Of David Bowie
In 1977 Nile Rodgers exploded on the scene with Chic’s “Le Freak“. Now, disco bands were cranking out monster hits with regularity and vanishing. Rodgers stood out. After leaving Chic, he produced:
Sister Sledge, We Are Family, Cotillion, 1979.
Diana Ross, Diana, Motown, 1980.
Debbie Harry, Koo Koo, 1981.
Madonna, Like a Virgin, Sire, 1984.
Jeff Beck, Flash, CBS, 1985.
The Power Station, The Power Station, Capitol, 1985.
Thompson Twins, Here’s to Future Days, 1985.
Duran Duran, Notorious, Capitol, 1986.
Grace Jones, Inside Story, 1986.
The B-52’s, Cosmic Thing, Reprise, 1989.
Vaughan Brothers, Family Style, CBS, 1990.
In regards to this board, he teamed up with Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughan for Bowie’s monster Let’s Dance. Now, Bowie had been thinking he was black during the Young Americans genre, but Rodgers made him black, just for one day. What made this work is Bowie let Rodgers, Vaughan, and the myriad of performers on this collection do the talking, he just sang. Bowie didn’t even try to act like the star on this one. And it worked. It gave Rodgers and Vaughan especially the spotlight they earned. And, it gave Bowie the comeback album he needed to prove he was still a viable force in creating music. It was a big deal in the career of Bowie.
So, what is Nile doing now?
Nile has been attacked by Dr. Charles Dobson for making a gay-leaning Spongbob Squarepants video featuring “We Are Family”. I kid you not.
Nile is apparently doing just fine 20 years after Let’s Dance. Which, given the fate of most of Bowie’s famous recording partners, is a very, very, good thing.
Tags: chic, nile-rodgers, spongebob, The World Of David Bowie, we-are-family
