It’s been two years since the loss of David Bowie, and works like “On The Day You Died” by Lost Horizons continue to be released, honoring the inspirational artist. Entirely instrumental, the track was produced in the wake of Bowie’s death as Simon Raymonde (a former Cocteau Twin) and Richie Thomas began improvising in the studio—and the song remains untouched since its live recording. It …
While David Bowie, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, and Phil Taylor aren’t on Earth, and Motörhead is no more, a video of the influential British metal band covering Bowie’s 1997 song “Heroes” has just been released. It remains faithful to the original version in many ways, though the band plays the song in their classic style: heavy, fast and loud. Recorded during sessions for Bad Magic, this …
1. New Planets Are a Google Doodle The news that NASA discovered an exoplanet system some 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) away from Earth—three of which are in the habitable (or Goldilocks) zone—was a big deal yesterday. Never a company to be too late to the party, Google created a very cute Doodle celebrating the seven planets. With Earth, our moon and each of the …
