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Hmm? Oh, sorry, I was just remembering the great video game: Outer Wilds.

Also, Blades '68 is crowdfunding right now! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

It's swinging and spycraft in the spooky 60's, baby! We're starting a brand new campaign of Blades '68 on #SoManyLevels! Join us for some live actual-play of this new Blades in the Dark expansion at 7:30PM Eastern on Twitch! twitch.tv/christianael...

Bowie Day 136: “Speed of Life” (1977) Track 1 of “Low” Bowie kicks off the first album of his “Berlin Trilogy” w/ an instrumental song. It was originally intended to have lyrics but he decided it felt complete as is. Bowie diving headfirst into electronic sounds & synths. youtu.be/2oRgZjcfE4g?...

New Podcast episode! Watching 100 Movies - 2026 Oscar Marathon! Train Dreams and Marty Supreme We continue our Oscar journey with another pair of Best Picture Nominees! oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_i...

New Podcast Episode! So Many Levels - Daggerheart Beast Feast - Session 12 Down one member, the Golden Nuggets continue their mission deeper into the Plover Caves, only to be waylaid by bandits! oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_i...

New Podcast Episode! So Many Levels - Daggerheart Beast Feast - Session 12 Down one member, the Golden Nuggets continue their mission deeper into the Plover Caves, only to be waylaid by bandits! oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_i...

New Podcast episode! Watching 100 Movies - 2026 Oscar Marathon! Train Dreams and Marty Supreme We continue our Oscar journey with another pair of Best Picture Nominees! oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_i...

the solution, obviously, is to add Looney Tunes, Animaniacs, and The Simpsons seasons 1 to 8 to the nationally mandated curriculum DVD box sets for every child!

really can't overstate the influence of having grown up in the '90s with Looney Tunes cartoons from the '40s and shows like Animaniacs and The Simpsons, which constantly referenced culture from the first half of the 20th century AND contemporary pop culture

But Bowie wrote and produced much of the music and played a lot of the instrumentation on the songs in this album. It's a fun listen, though I think the only song that really stood out to me is "China Girl". Bowie does his own cover later, but here's the original. (2/2) youtu.be/slU0PSJedbU?...

Bowie Day 135 - Iggy Pop's "The Idiot" Album (1977) So, before beginning his next album, David Bowie traveled to Europe with Iggy Pop where they tried to beat their addictions together. They also collaborated for this album! IP sang and wrote the lyrics, but (1/2) youtube.com/playlist?lis...

“Hey, Rocket! We sprang forward! It’s time to get up!”

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Join Mike and I for more Oscar Talk! Tonight we'll be talking about Best Picture nominees Marty Supreme and Train Dreams! Join us on Twitch, starting now! twitch.tv/christianael...

Here's my mini-review of the movie itself. (2/2) boxd.it/dqRcFp

Bowie Day 134 - "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (Film - 1976) Not a song today, but the film with David Bowie's first lead acting role! Based on the novel of the same name, it's a sad and surreal bit of science fiction, and Bowie is great in it. (1/2) youtu.be/KarWCgIw3Wk?...

Question, re: my Bowie Days project! I’ve got a dilemma! I was ready to start Bowie’s next album (Low) but then before it, Bowie helped make Iggy Pop’s album The Idiot. Iggy mostly wrote the lyrics and sang but Bowie wrote a lot of the music and played. Should I cover The Idiot also or no?

Tonight, the newly reconstituted Golden Nuggets continue delving through the Ruins of Teamire as we continue our campaign of DAGGERHEART: Beast Feast! Join us for live actual-play starting right now on Twitch! twitch.tv/christianael...

But here is Nina Simone’s version. Incredible and timeless. youtu.be/1V_ZBSBsjSQ?...

Here is the 1957 Johnny Mathis original, written for a film of the same name. This version is fun but it also makes me think I would hear it in, like, a tiki bar or maybe a Fallout game. youtu.be/b0dxuLfCDFs?...

Bowie Day 133 - “Wild is the Wind” (1976) Track 6 of “Station to Station” Slow and smooth and full of yearning, this song is a cover of the Johnny Mathis original, but it was Nina Simone’s version that inspired Bowie to do his own. I love that Bowie & Simone were friends! youtu.be/YsqlXkkEKxI?...

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Bowie Day 132 - “Stay” (1976) Track 5 of “Station to Station” A little more rock & roll in this very funky song about romantic uncertainty. Love the guitars in this one! youtu.be/eGuu7NiALvo?...

Listen, it wouldn't be the radical, swinging 60s if there wasn't a manifesto. Blades '68. Get in, buckle up, and lean forward. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

It's been a long week. Please enjoy this synthwave remix of the Airwolf theme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNna...

Bowie Day 130 - “TVC15” (1976) Track 4 Not exactly a hit single but fun musically, and lyrically musing on the well-trod but always relevant topic of media obsession. youtu.be/Dh8RDktOdnc?...

Mini-Review of Rushmore: boxd.it/doEkYv

Bowie Day 128 - “Word on a Wing” (1976) Track 3 of “Station to Station” Bowie’s personal belief system has always reflected a very eclectic set of influences and is sometimes hard to parse but this song seems to be an earnest unvarnished plea for divine guidance. youtu.be/hmtL3RxiVjc?...

Mini-review of: “The Cars that Ate Paris” boxd.it/do26Jv

“Draw me like one of your French Poodles.”

Mini-review of: “The Cars that Ate Paris” boxd.it/do26Jv

How I arrived on Bluesky

“There is still some good in the world, Mr. Frodo.”

But of course, I couldn't possibly talk about "Golden Years" without also bringing up A Dance of Gelderland, from "A Knight's Tale". youtu.be/yygNdTxoHus?...

Bowie Day 127 - "Golden Years" (1976) Track 2 of "Station to Station This song is just plain fun. Funky and makes me want to dance. According to various stories, originally written for either his first wife or Elvis Presley to sing, but in the end, Bowie did it himself. youtu.be/ApHM1ct4tdM?...

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

"Station to Station" 2/2 This song is over ten minutes long & goes a lot of places, from occult references to "throwing darts in lovers' eyes" & repeated refrains of "It's too late". It's firmly in the Bowie sub-genre of good music with interesting evocative lyrics that are hard to make sense of.

Bowie Day 126 - "Station to Station" (1976) - Track 1 of the "Station to Station" album Enter (or "the return of") The Thin White Duke! A complicated phase in Bowie's career due to his tendency to say ill-advised pro-fascist things. (Also a lot of cocaine.) 1/2 youtu.be/ZpIhsGg2SJ0?...

You know the rule youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

Home from vacation and just caught up with Starfleet Academy. This show was honestly something I wasn’t even looking forward to and damn if it hasn’t been regularly putting out some of my favorite Trek in years.

Bowie Day 125 - “Velvet Goldmine” (1975) - B-Side of the “Space Oddity” re-release single This was recorded in 1971 as part of Ziggy Stardust. When the studio did a new single of Space Oddity, they included VG as the B-side w/o consulting Bowie! Great song, w/ racy lyrics! youtu.be/IKns7Y91cGU?...

Incredible remix of “Blinding Lights” with “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” by Santa Esmerelda and some excellent anime integrated into the video. youtu.be/nwfweF6jd9I?...

Bowie Day 124 - “Fame” (1975) Track 8 of “Young Americans” A collaboration with John Lennon and Bowie’s first number 1 US single! Bowie and Lennon bonded over their frustrations with lazy/ineffective musician managers. This is a fun stylish bop with a pinch of bitters. youtu.be/Ypgq0qdgVZA?...

Ingmar Bergman on the creative process 📽️

Bowie Day 123 - “Can You Hear Me?” (1975) Track 7 of “Young Americans” According to Bowie, this was “a real love song”, though he refused to say who it was written for. Nice and smooth and sweet this one, with some classic double-entendre. youtu.be/jYja4pwwY1s?...

Describe your favorite games poorly Float around an office building hurling checks of concrete at the workers because you don’t like the sounds they make.

Bowie Day 122 - “Across the Universe” (1975) Track 6 of “Young Americans” A cover, obviously, of the famous Beatles song. I love that one and love the Fiona Apple cover even more, but honestly don’t really care for Bowie’s version here. Feels kinda overwrought. youtu.be/QewCxJydjAk?...