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Tag Archives: David Bowie
Strange Stars Book Review in SFRA Review
My review of Jason Heller’s exceptionally great book, Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded, is finally available online in the new issue of SFRA Review. If you haven’t seen the new layout for the Science … Continue reading
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Twain Trip and Strange Stars Review
I’ll have at least one more research trip to the Mark Twain Papers in Berkeley between now and December (before I present at MLA on Twain’s love of sea adventure novels). I’m hoping to work a Bay-area bookstore appearance in … Continue reading
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Book Review News: Gears & God; Strange Stars
Gears and God received a really positive review from John Bird on the Mark Twain Forum last week. I’m unable to reprint it, but will try to link to it in the future. Speaking of reviews, I’m thrilled to be … Continue reading
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Dr. Who Draws from David Bowie (Again)
This week, BBC announced the official premiere date of the new season of Doctor Who, starring Jodie Whittaker. The first episode’s title will be “The Woman Who Fell to Earth.” It’s a tip of the hat to 1970s sci-fi film … Continue reading
New Doctor Who is a Woman (and Still Kinda Bowie)
Kudos to David Llewellyn who immediately noted the similarity between Jodie Whittaker in the promo for her new Doctor Who and the cover of David Bowie’s Low. His tweet was picked up by NME earlier last week. I’ve blogged about … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bowie, Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, Musicians Who Could Play Doctor Who
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My Full Worldcon Schedule
I’m listing my full events schedule for the 74th World Science Fiction Convention (MidAmeriCon II) in Kansas City. I’ll be at these events for sure–on some as a panelist, and moderating or assisting others. I’m rounding up the end times (they … Continue reading
On Bowie’s Death
I’ve written about David Bowie on You Sell Wonderment because he’s probably the best example of science fiction and pop music co-mingling to produce cool results. I’m still in shock about his passing. It seemed like he’d be around forever. Not much more … Continue reading
Tor’s “David Bowie is Sci-Fi and Fantasy”
I’m providing a link to this awesome article by Bridget McGovern about David Bowie’s influence on F&SF. It does a great job of nailing latter-day Bowie references in The Venture Bros. and Neil Gaiman’s work. The list of his supporting … Continue reading
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New Flash Fiction – “Have You Seen Lucky?”
My short story “Have You Seen Lucky?” was recently published by Abyss & Apex. Dog lovers and Replacements fans should enjoy it. While you’re there, buy a copy of The Best of Abyss & Apex, Vol. 1 which features great short … Continue reading
11 Musicians Who Each Match A Doctor Who
When Peter Capaldi announced recently that his portrayal of Doctor Who was influenced by David Bowie, I came up with the following list of doppelgangers. (UPDATE: full descriptions are in “Comments” below because the plug-in I used now cuts off after 1st … Continue reading
Major Tom in Space and Science-Fiction Music in General
This week, we all got a treat when Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity (from the International Space Station) went viral. “Space Oddity” is indeed a classic. When Paste Magazine posted a list of the “Top 23 … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Hadfield, David Bowie, Major Tom, Paste Magazine, Science Fiction Music, Space Oddity, Top 23 Sci-Fi Songs
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