Bowie Blindspotting: Low

Posted by Lance Davis - February 4, 2017 - Brian Eno, David Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray, Ricky Gardiner, Tony Visconti

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“Life in L.A. had left me with an overwhelming sense of foreboding. I had approached the brink of drug-induced calamity one too many times, and it was essential to take some kind of positive action. For many years Berlin had appealed to me as a sort of sanctuary-like situation. It was one of the few […]

The Bowie Effect (Or, Remembering the Music of 2016)

Posted by Lance Davis - January 17, 2017 - A Giant Dog, Car Seat Headrest, Chance The Rapper, Connections, David Bowie, Dexateens, Dwight Yoakam, Gleeson, Moana, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Keith

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“Something happened on the day he died Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried (I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)” –David Bowie, “Blackstar” I know, I know. Why didn’t I do my Favorites of 2016 IN 2016? Didn’t we just get rid of that stupid, death-ridden year? […]

Mike Nicolai: A Beautiful Letter to the Past and the Future

Posted by Lance Davis - December 23, 2016 - Christmas, Jimmy Smith, Mike Nicolai, Sam's Town Point

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“It’s a beautiful letter To the past and the future Don’t mourn it, when it passes There’s a new one to savor The beauty in this is You really cannot linger You can cry and smile For the sweetness of a second And go on” There are two kinds of people who matter in this […]

Film Room: The Martian

Posted by Lance Davis - December 5, 2016 - David Bowie, Film Room, Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, The Martian

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The Martian 2015 Director: Ridley Scott I’m terrible about seeing movies in any sort of timely fashion, but I finally caught Ridley Scott’s The Martian a couple of months ago. And then I saw it again last week after my wife and I bought a 55″ flatscreen TV. I’m not saying my old TV was […]

Thankful N’ Thoughtful

Posted by Lance Davis - November 25, 2016 - Adam Yauch, Alabama Football, Archer, Bandcamp, Beastie Boys, College Football, Craig Davis, Doug Sahm, Elizabeth Taylor, Filmspotting, Filmspotting SVU, Gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, Hayao Miyazaki, Keith Richards, Kim Shattuck, Levon Helm, Marie Arsenault, Miranda Lambert, Oakland Raiders, Sabrina Ellis, Shannon And The Clams, Sly And The Family Stone, The Band, The Jerk, You Must Remember This

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“Good times gone, but you feed it Hate’s grown strong, you feel you need it Just one thing, do you know you? What you think, that the world owes you? What’s gonna set you free? Look inside and you’ll see When you’ve got so much to say it’s called gratitude And that’s right” –Beastie Boys, […]