Blackstar Review

4/5 I decided to write a review while listening to the album, it’s 06:47am. It starts with a lot of ray guns.  There is a religious theme from the outset. Like Leonard Cohen, Bowie eventually found something beyond a diet of milk, chilli and cocaine. Who knows, maybe celebrities get bored. I’ve interpreted it as… Continue reading Blackstar Review

6 Tidy places to check out in Swansea

8 The Strand, SA1 2AE Swansea, United Kingdom  www.facebook.com/GravityStationSwansea Gravitating down Wind Street, I never expected to find somewhere new where not only could I meet a lot of new and interesting people, but I could also get some good beer and spin some vinyl.   Led by the Hop Hustlers at The Gravity Station,… Continue reading 6 Tidy places to check out in Swansea

What is the meaning behind Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’?

From the heady opening mix of industrial dance beats, choral chanting and orchestral strings. Burping Jazz Sax. Ray Guns. The voice is devotional. There is a sudden lift, the Blackstar rising? The spaceship taking off? A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? “How many times does an angel fall?” How many times… Continue reading What is the meaning behind Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’?