Bowie Legacy

David Bowie, the legendary singer that passed away earlier this year, is going to release a new compilation album titled "Bowie Legacy".
It was said the musician planned some re-editions and compilations before is death. Who Can I Be Now, the new boxset was released this month and Lazarus, the soundtrack of the musical is set to see soon the light of day. Actually, this Lazarus album will include the very last songs recorded by Bowie during his final Blackstar Sessions.

Legacy won't have nothing really new, except a new mix of the classic "Life On Mars".
It will be some kind of an update of the "Best of Bowie" and "Nothing Has Changed (2CD Edition)", that will collect songs from his early success until his death.

The 2 CD edition of Legacy will include:

CD 1

1. Space Oddity
2. The Man Who Sold The World
3. Changes
4. Oh! You Pretty Things
5. Life On Mars? (2016 mix)
6. Starman (original single mix)
7. Ziggy Stardust
8. Moonage Daydream
9. The Jean Genie (original single mix)
10. All The Young Dudes
11. Drive-In Saturday
12. Sorrow
13. Rebel Rebel
14. Young Americans (original single edit)
15. Fame
16. Golden Years (single version)
17. Sound And Vision
18. "Heroes" (single version)
19. Boys Keep Swinging
20. Ashes To Ashes (single version)
21. Fashion (single version)

CD 2

1. Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie
2. Let's Dance (single version)
3. China Girl (single version)
4. Modern Love (single version)
5. Blue Jean
6. This Is Not America - with The Pat Metheny Group
7. Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
8. Absolute Beginners (edit)
9. Jump They Say (radio edit)
10. Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Remix) - with The Pet Shop Boys
11. Little Wonder (edit)
12. I’m Afraid Of Americans (V1 edit)
13. Thursday’s Child (radio edit)
14. Slow Burn (radio edit)
15. Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (edit)
16. New Killer Star (radio edit)
17. Where Are We Now?
18. Lazarus (radio edit)
19. I Can’t Give Everything Away (radio edit)

The album will be released on the 11th of November.

And The Winner Is...

Skepta with Konnichiwa. 
I never listened to Skepta, so can't comment the album, but, I was with high hopes (and a lot of people also) that Blackstar would win. Well, in fact, for me, it was the most visionary album on the music history. Bowie, who secretly knew he was going to die, send us a last album talking about it. Even, he released the mythical Lazarus single just days before he died. That's the most artistically and  innovative way of passing way ever.

The award was given by the legedanry Jarvis Cocker. His word were "We as a jury decided that if David Bowie was looking down on the Hammersmith Apollo tonight, he would want the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize to go to Skepta."

Well, the climax of the night was Michael C. Hall singing Bowie's Lazarus. The singer/actor is doing a musical inspired by David Bowie's music and his 70's movie The Man Who Fell To Earth.
Check it here:

New (But Nothing New) Depeche Mode Video Collection

Depeche Mode are going to release on the 11th of November the "Video Single Collection".
As the title says, it covers all Depeche Mode's videos from all the singles and (the only "new" stuff) over 2 hours of commentaries about the impact of the British band on visual image.

The content will include the videos from all of the U.K. singles from 1981 to today.
Also will be available the american video for Strangelove, But Not Tonight (a b-side, released as a single there to promote the film Modern Girls) and One Caress (released as a promo-single).

So, what is really missing?
It's a pity they didn't include the amazing videos for Pimpf, Halo and Clean. I mean, almost all of the single videos are already available on the Singles 86-98 DVD or on the Best Of DVD, so, it would make more sense to include them (although they were not "official" singles).

Also, what was being criticised by the fans was the format. People wanted something with High Definition or Blu-Ray.

Well, it seems like a commercial orientated release from Sony, with nothing new, when everyone is expecting news about the band's new album due to get out of the studio next year.

Also to point that, this is the first item to be released by Sony, since they bought all of DM's back catalogue.

Major Tom To Ground Control

As most of you may know, there's a musical featuring Michael C. Hall called Lazarus which is inspired by David Bowie music and his 70's movie, The Man Who Fell To Earth.

What you may not know is that it will be released a CD of the musical that consists of Bowie's songs covered by various artists. But there is a second CD with 3 new unreleased David songs from his last studio sessions that created the astonishing Blackstar.
The songs are No Plan, Killing A Little Time and When I Met You.

Even from the other world, David Bowie can still send us new music. Thank you.

20 Years Of Coming Up

Yesterday, on the 2nd of September, Coming Up, my all-time favourite album, and, for me, the best album ever recorded, turned 20!

After Bernard Butler left Suede, everyone was trying to bury the band, but the remaining lads, including the new boys Richard Oakes and Neil Codling, believed in themselves and, together, they made the greatest comeback of all time.

Not only Coming Up was their biggest-selling album, but the lyrics are much more directed to the fans and the melodies are so happy and cheerful that is almost impossible not to feel happy when you listen to the album.

Personally, it is the only LP that, no matter in which mood I am, makes me feel lightener and happier. Actually, it is the only album that never (really never) gets out of my iPod. Song like Trash, Beautiful Ones or Filmstar are perfect rock hymns with beautiful and very meaningful feelings.

Not only the album is truly amazing, but the b-sides are another collection of fantastic music. Europe Is Our Playground, This Time, Sound Of The Streets are such amazing songs that could shine on any album.



In a couple of weeks, Suede will release a 20-year anniversary version of Coming Up with the album, all of the b-sides, never heard demos of most of the songs and a live recording.



Exacting times, and now it's time to celebrate by listening once again to the perfect album Coming Up!