I tried. Honestly, I tried. I gave it an hour, and my will to live just sapped away. I’ve never read the book – I don’t know if that would’ve helped or hindered in watching the film. And honestly, I … Continue reading
Six songs doesn’t sound like much, but the runtime is a healthy 38 minutes. Bowie was in a bit of a tormented state around this time, partly because of all the coke, and partly because he’d just finished playing the … Continue reading
Reporter: What if Mrs. Castle says “no deal”? How will you cope then? Rita: Cope? How will we cope? We’re women. Now, don’t ask such stupid questions. I expect adjectives such as “gritty” are used to describe this sort of … Continue reading
Bernard and I have just finished reading Danny the Champion of the World, which is my favourite Roald Dahl book. I was struck by the part where Danny and his dad walk a mile to school, down country lanes, and … Continue reading
We’ve been here before. We’re going round in circles. I don’t think Gandalf meant us to come this way. Gandalf didn’t mean for a lot of things to happen Who wants to watch a film with us? What shall we … Continue reading
Right-o, we’re up to number 9! Join me as I take a tour up John Lennon’s arsehole! But not straight away.
Oh gawd, get a load of this album cover. The material on this album is heavily influenced by George Orwell’s dystopic novel 1984, which you may have heard of. It’s very trendy to observe how 1984 has apparently come true, … Continue reading
After listening to this album for a few weeks, I am disappointed that my review post is going to be so crap, but sadly as far as fodder for The Bowie Project is concerned, this album is nutritionally dearthsome.