“New Yorkers don’t wait on line for anything, except for David Bowie,” said a woman waiting in line this afternoon for the MTA’s new David Bowie…
Bowie Mania Continues With Ziggy Cocktails and Record Store Day Releases
The opening of the mammoth “David Bowie is” exhibit last week at the Brooklyn Museum left a lot of people nostalgic for the late Starman.…
Turn to the Left, Right: David Bowie Is Everywhere Right Now
David Bowie made no secret of his love for New York; he was known for frequenting the Strand and sneaking into movies at the Angelika,…
On the LES, Street Artists #FeeltheBern With a Bowie-Bernie Mashup and More
Didn’t wake up at 1 a.m. to get a spot in line to see Vampire Weekend serenade Bernie Sanders at Washington Square Park this afternoon? There’s…
25 Rockin’ Facts About HBO’s Scorsese-Jagger Show, Vinyl
Vinyl, the Scorsese-Jagger production we’ve been looking forward to with bated coke-breath ever since it filmed in the East Village, finally hit HBO last night…
‘I Started to Fall Backwards’: My Faint Recollection of Opening For David Bowie
Singer, composer, performance artist and multi-instrumentalist Phoebe Legere has continually broken new musical ground since her New Wave band Monad formed in 1980. In 2006…
Bowie in the East Village, Then and Now
This morning we noticed graffiti artist Hektad had made some modifications to his 2nd Avenue F stop mural of a giant splattering heart, in honor of the man…
The Week David Bowie Met Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Andy Warhol: An Inside Look
In the early 1970s, New York actor Tony Zanetta performed in underground theater in plays by Andy Warhol, Jackie Curtis and Wayne/Jayne County. His portrayal…
David Bowie Loved Stopping into Strand Bookstore, ‘Incognito and Alone’
You may have seen David Bowie’s list of 100 favorite books floating around today. But where did he go to buy them? In 2003, he…
The Man Who Fell to Earth: David Bowie’s Formative Years in ’70s New York
By now you’re well aware that David Bowie has died, just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his 25th studio album. During the wee hours of…