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Tag Archives: David Bowie


Dick Cavett “Rock Icons”, Disc 1

Thursday, April 13, 2006

I was excited to get this three-disc set from Netflix, mostly because of the opportunity to see a rare mid-Seventies interview with David Bowie. After watching it the other night, I realized that I got more pleasure from the small idiosyncrasies of Cavett’s style and the show as a whole than any individual performance or [...]

Cover Mix Contest, Volume II–Results

Monday, January 16, 2006

I had a record number of replies for Volume II of the Cover Mix Contest, but only one got every track properly identified, with song titles and both artists. It’s also totally unfair, because the winner is Brian Ibbott, the proprietor of The Cover Song Podcast at Coverville.com. Now, to be fair, I didn’t issue [...]

marathonpacks podcast #3

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

For podcast #3, I’ve decided on a little gimmickry. This one is entirely comprised of cover versions. I went out of my way to make sure they’re not totally obscure (like a high school band playing “Just What I Needed”), but I think it could be fun to offer a prize for the first person [...]