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David Bowie, Cheesecake, Sex And The Meaning Of Music

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

David Bowie, Cheesecake, Sex And The Meaning Of Music

January 11, 2013 • Does music have a history? Why? Listening to Bowie, and reading Gary Marcus's Guitar Zero provoke commentator Alva Noë to wonder.

New Christmas Classic? Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly As Bing And Bowie

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New Christmas Classic? Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly As Bing And Bowie

December 14, 2010 • If the 1977 pairing of Bing Crosby and David Bowie singing Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy wasn't odd enough for you, check out a new comic take on it.

David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'

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David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'

Fresh Air

September 19, 2003 • In conversation with Fresh Air's Terry Gross from 2002, Bowie was in the midst of making and releasing Reality. Here, he talks about leaving characters in his songs and his love of Tibetan horns.

David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'

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