It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since David Bowie‘s death. It hurts for many reasons, but if there’s any solace to glean from the loss, it’s that Bowie has been properly mourned. Not just among civilians — you’d be hard-pressed to find an artist who didn’t turn in a Bowie cover at some point. Here are some of our favorites from the past year, ranging from deep cuts to the obvious ones.
Seu Jorge, “Space Oddity”
Okay, okay, this one’s kind of a cheat. Seu Jorge’s lovely samba-flavored covers of...
Seu Jorge, “Space Oddity”
Okay, okay, this one’s kind of a cheat. Seu Jorge’s lovely samba-flavored covers of...
- 1/10/2017
- by alexheigl
- PEOPLE.com
Happy New Year! It's been a tumultuous year for me and for many of us of a certain age. I lost a brother. The world lost a slew of pop culture -- Carrie Fisher, Alan Richman, Craig Sager, John Glenn -- and music icons -- Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, et al. One comfort for me was music and my rediscovery of vinyl. The warm, comforting sound of analog became my daily meditative fix. Quite literarily. Seeking out vinyl "nuggets" became a quest to help me deal with my own pain and depression. Chasing down albums that I owned thirty years, abadonded at the advent of those shiny new things called compact discs. Restorative analog power reigned o'er me. One of my chief caveats: I would not purchase anything on vinyl that I already owned on compact disc. Well, that rule didn't last long as I found comfort in...
- 12/31/2016
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
If you ever thought Pearl Jam's "Footsteps" needed a banjo and a little taste of Soundgarden, well then Jimmy Fallon has got a treat for you.
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell stopped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's" Pearl Jam week to pay tribute to the song that initially appeared as a B-side to "Jeremy." Cornell brought in the requisite harmonica, along with Seth and Scott Avett of the Avett Brothers.
The trio gathered around closely on a Persian rug, Seth and Scott armed with an acoustic guitar and a banjo to give an intimate salute to the song that holds special meaning for Cornell.
In a backstage interview, Cornell describes his relationship to "Footsteps," the late Andrew Wood, and how the Temple of the Dog collaboration came about. Check it out below.
"Pear Jam's" new full-length, "Lighting Bolt" is in stores now, and Cornell is in the midst of a U.
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell stopped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's" Pearl Jam week to pay tribute to the song that initially appeared as a B-side to "Jeremy." Cornell brought in the requisite harmonica, along with Seth and Scott Avett of the Avett Brothers.
The trio gathered around closely on a Persian rug, Seth and Scott armed with an acoustic guitar and a banjo to give an intimate salute to the song that holds special meaning for Cornell.
In a backstage interview, Cornell describes his relationship to "Footsteps," the late Andrew Wood, and how the Temple of the Dog collaboration came about. Check it out below.
"Pear Jam's" new full-length, "Lighting Bolt" is in stores now, and Cornell is in the midst of a U.
- 10/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
A formidable lineup of writers, editors, actors, scientists, and assorted intellectuals gathered at Cooper Union's Great Hall, at 7 East 7th Street, to revive for one last occasion the voice of Christopher Hitchens, which was silenced by esophageal cancer on December 15, 2011.
The novelist Martin Amis delivered a heartfelt but unsentimental eulogy, praising his late friend's good looks ("More handsome than a man has a right to be, he liked to say") and voice ("He had none of the poncey affectations that I can't seem to eradicate") but gently mocking his self-mythologizing tendencies. Noting that Hitchens' habit of referring to himself in the third person was in no way a sign of mental illness -- "Hitch was penetratingly sane; he knew who he was" -- Amis nevertheless observed that Hitchens, who hated to go unrecognized, once endured 15 painful minutes of not being stopped by admirers, causing him to conclude that everyone in the vicinity was hopelessly uncultured.
The novelist Martin Amis delivered a heartfelt but unsentimental eulogy, praising his late friend's good looks ("More handsome than a man has a right to be, he liked to say") and voice ("He had none of the poncey affectations that I can't seem to eradicate") but gently mocking his self-mythologizing tendencies. Noting that Hitchens' habit of referring to himself in the third person was in no way a sign of mental illness -- "Hitch was penetratingly sane; he knew who he was" -- Amis nevertheless observed that Hitchens, who hated to go unrecognized, once endured 15 painful minutes of not being stopped by admirers, causing him to conclude that everyone in the vicinity was hopelessly uncultured.
- 4/21/2012
- by Michael Hogan
- Huffington Post
Filmmaker Cameron Crowe knew the guys in Pearl Jam long before there was a Pearl Jam, from back when Crowe and the musicians who formed the backbone of the Seattle scene were all idealistic, enthusiastic young artists. Crowe’s documentary Pearl Jam Twenty features footage from as far back as the band’s Mother Love Bone and Mookie Blaylock days, tracking Eddie Vedder’s replacement of Mlb drug casualty Andrew Wood, and his evolution from being so shy that he’d only sing with his hair in his face to being capable of holding a festival crowd rapt with a ...
- 9/22/2011
- avclub.com
By John McCrank
Toronto (Reuters) - Cameron Crowe's documentary "Pearl Jam Twenty" takes viewers on a 20-year behind-the-scenes journey with a band that has reached the top of the rock 'n' roll pantheon while refusing to embrace the spotlight.
"It's more than just a rock documentary," Academy Award winner Crowe said of the film he pieced together from over 1,200 hours of archived footage and recent interviews.
Highs like Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder slow-dancing with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain beneath a stage while Eric Clapton plays "Tears in Heaven" above intersect lows like the suffocation deaths of nine fans at the band's Roskilde, Denmark concert in 2000, throughout the two-hour film.
"I'm still emotionally coming down from parts of it," guitarist Mike McCready said in an interview along with the rest of the band and Crowe following the premier of the documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
"I...
Toronto (Reuters) - Cameron Crowe's documentary "Pearl Jam Twenty" takes viewers on a 20-year behind-the-scenes journey with a band that has reached the top of the rock 'n' roll pantheon while refusing to embrace the spotlight.
"It's more than just a rock documentary," Academy Award winner Crowe said of the film he pieced together from over 1,200 hours of archived footage and recent interviews.
Highs like Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder slow-dancing with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain beneath a stage while Eric Clapton plays "Tears in Heaven" above intersect lows like the suffocation deaths of nine fans at the band's Roskilde, Denmark concert in 2000, throughout the two-hour film.
"I'm still emotionally coming down from parts of it," guitarist Mike McCready said in an interview along with the rest of the band and Crowe following the premier of the documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
"I...
- 9/16/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
I had a big day on Saturday with big plans to get home early and rest up for the push through the meaty part of Tiff. That sounds unpleasant. One thing I forgot to mention on the Day 2 blog was that after The Last Gladiators, I spotted Chris Nilan in the lobby. Being a big Habs fan and remembering him being pretty awesome, I went up and spoke to him, shook his hand and survived not getting punched square in the face. He's much shorter than I thought he would be. I started off Saturday meeting my brother for brunch at a place called Allen's over on the Danforth. A couple of eggs with smoked salmon and some sweet potatoes. Pretty damn good. The coffee, however, was amazeballs. Organic coffee is delicious. Ranking the places I've had coffee up here...it goes Allen's at number 1, then Starbucks, and then Tim Horton's.
- 9/11/2011
- by Greg
- FilmJunk
Pearl Jam’s soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s documentary about the band, “Pearl Jam 20,” won’t be out until Sept. 20, but today, the Seattle group released its cover of Mother Love Bone’s “Crown of Thorns.” Mother Love Bone ended with lead singer Andrew Wood’s fatal overdose in 1990. Pearl Jam was then born partially out the remnants with Mlb bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard forming the band. [More after the jump...] This live version of “Crown of Thorns” comes from Pearl Jam’s Oct. 22, 2000 show at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Pj's version is very similar, but sounds a...
- 8/15/2011
- Hitfix
When the news came through on Tuesday (March 8th) that former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr had passed away at the age of 44, it felt tragically familiar. While the rock stars of the early '90s certainly brought forth some truly revolutionary sounds and completely redefined the music industry for a few years, they also set an unnerving precedent for dying young. Rock stars have always had the specter of early death hanging over them, from the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly to Elvis Presley's early exit to John Lennon's tragic murder to Jimi Hendrix's heartbreaking passing.
But the participants of the grunge era seemed to pass away at an alarming rate, with far too many succumbing to drug problems (including Starr's Alice in Chains bandmate Layne Staley, Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon and Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff). In fact, one of the inciting incidents...
But the participants of the grunge era seemed to pass away at an alarming rate, with far too many succumbing to drug problems (including Starr's Alice in Chains bandmate Layne Staley, Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon and Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff). In fact, one of the inciting incidents...
- 3/9/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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