Bowie

I woke up on Monday morning to see that David Bowie had died. It came as a shock – I had just purchased his new album on Friday, and did not know that he was sick (he did not disclose his illness to many people). The suddenness of his passing just days after his birthday and new release multiplied the surprise, and I found it hard to process.

It caused me to listen to his new album, Blackstar, more closely. The songs, which didn’t seem that focused when I listened to it over the weekend, now became more requiem-like. I found a new depth in many of the tunes (but I will never like “‘Tis a Pity She Was a Whore”). I spent the rest of the week listening to my favorite Bowie albums, as I’m sure many of you did.

His death also altered this podcast. I intended to play one of his songs from the new one, but I ended up scrapping the first set for a Bowie-centric set before returning to the rest of the show’s songs. We need to stop these sudden deaths of admirable people (RIP Alan Rickman). So let’s sadly listen to David Bowie, Adrian Belew, Mott the Hoople, Iggy Pop, Roger McGuinn, The Clash, Carter USM, Black Grape, Willy Deville, Professor Longhair, Slim Harpo, Irma Thomas, Andra Day, Pastor RL Barrett, and David Bowie.

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