A whole heap of shit | the Top 10 most read blog posts, here

11/07/2017

That’s a whole heap of shit. The top entry has as many hits as the next three put together. Read the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 485

01/05/2017

Woke up this morning. David Bowie is dead. Read the rest of this entry »


the music crit as David-troll (FB)

29/11/2016

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The last couple of days, bored through inertia, I took to gently trolling my peers on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 20

30/01/2016

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I am confused, as to the nature of fandom. Read the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 17

27/01/2016

David Bowie - Ziggy5

Little has changed. Read the rest of this entry »


‘Your friends are a massive bunch of dicks’. Bowie fans and Guardian readers get personal.

21/01/2016

bowie vs frey

I did not expect to have to run a disclaimer first, but perhaps I should have done. Read the rest of this entry »


reasons i am not that sort of bowie fan

19/01/2016

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I am not a racist, but… Read the rest of this entry »


a dozen of my favourite covers of David Bowie songs

17/01/2016

Bowie goldn years

I know I have already written a similar post, but this is far more finely honed. Read the rest of this entry »


reasons I am not a David Bowie fan

16/01/2016

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My new favourite album is Young AmericansRead the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 6

16/01/2016

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Woke up this morning. David Bowie is dead. Read the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 5

15/01/2016

David Bowie - Ziggy2

I know why people keep their headphones on when they are not listening to anything.  Read the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 4

14/01/2016

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Day 4, Thursday

Nothing, just nothing.  Read the rest of this entry »


the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 3

13/01/2016

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Day three, Wednesday

Woke up. David is still dead (shock). Starting to believe it could all be a gigantic hoax (bargaining).  Read the rest of this entry »


The next day after in London: a photographic tribute to David Bowie

13/01/2016

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“It was a slightly surreal but moving experience to read and hear the words of ordinary fans rather than celebs and politicians in the media.” Read the rest of this entry »


David Bowie and the 7 stages of grief

12/01/2016

David Bowie Hunk Dory

This is how it unfolded for me. Read the rest of this entry »


A tribute to David Bowie (the playlist)

11/01/2016

David Bowie as Aladdin Sane

Blackstar

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The Man Who Changed The World

11/01/2016

David Bowie

My Facebook feed of the last 31 minutes… Read the rest of this entry »


song of the day 1. Jenny Hval

10/01/2016

Jenny Hval Sabbath

The images she dislodges from my mind with this song I am unable to share. Read the rest of this entry »


A cut-out-and-keep review of the new David Bowie album

06/01/2016

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Blackstar is a ground-breaker/game-changer/startling reinvention of Bowie’s own oeuvre/legacy/past that never/rarely/occasionally fails to astonish/enlighten/surprise, the sort of album the Thin White Duke/Ziggy Stardust/that bloke who appeared as an extra in Extras has not produced/managed/achieved since the last one/Scary Monsters/Station to StationRead the rest of this entry »