Strange Stars: An Interplanetary Tour Diary (Part I)
When my book Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded was about to come out earlier this year, I had plenty of discussions with Melville House’s… Read more »
“The book I was born to write”: Why David Bowie and sci-fi belong together
When David Bowie died suddenly on January 10, 2016, so did a part of me. That day, I had already spent forty-eight hours pondering Blackstar, Bowie’s final album, which had… Read more »
May the Force Boogie With You: On disco, sci-fi, and other galactic funk
In my upcoming book Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded, I of course talk a lot about David Bowie. But I cover tons of other sci-fi-influenced… Read more »
Buying caviar with food stamps
David Bowie came from another world. Or, at least, listening to his music seems to launch us far beyond the confines of this one. More terrestrially, it can transport us beyond the… Read more »