The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Legends are rare.  Legends who endure are even rarer. Legends who can defy death are the rarest of all.  Bowie's absence will leave a hole in all our hearts but his music will live on in our souls.  Bowie shared his dreams with us: dreams of t... more info

New York Post — “He did it all” is a phrase likely to do the rounds, especially in relation to those golden years. But that’s selling Bowie short, because he was still in the process of doing it all, right up until the very last days. more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — David Bowie has died and nothing in music in this age will ever be right again. This fucking sucks. - FIN-  more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Tony Visconti was trying to get off the phone. "I have to go in few minutes," the producer said, speaking from New York. "We have 10 hours of rehearsal today. I'm playing bass. We're doing 'The Man Who Sold the World.' That album was never played liv... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Here are three ways into David Bowie's catalog, with enough surprises to engage even the lifelong fan: UNO The most useful resource for all things Bowie is a WordPress blog called "Pushing Ahead of the Dame," written by Chris O'Leary (@bowiesongs on ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — There’s something delightfully perverse about the fact that David Bowie waited until he was 69 to release what’s being described as his first jazz album. Late middle age, of course, is when veteran rock stars who include Rod Stewart and Paul McCa... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Hinds' Leave Me Alone is one of the most fun albums I have heard in a long time, and is my favorite new release. David Bowie's Blackstar and Villagers' Where Have You Been All My Life? are also available... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - David Bowie marked his 69th birthday on Friday with the release of a new album, "Blackstar", with critics giving the thumbs up to the latest work in a long and innovative career. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Can he keep it up? more info

New York Post — During much of the aughts, David Bowie’s inactivity gave rise to rumors that he was at death’s door. But on Friday (his 69th birthday), he releases his second album in three years and has rarely sounded more alive. “Blackstar” (so-called for ... more info