Tag Archives: David Bowie

Inception’ Director Christopher Nolan ‘Most Powerful’ Brit in Film

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 24th, 2010

Today, The Guardian released its “Film Power 100″ list of industry insiders who “shape the experience of film viewing in the UK.” American filmmakers James Cameron and Steven Spielberg are No. 1 and No.

Ricky Gervais’ Dramatic Weight Loss: “It’s a Health Thing”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 16th, 2010

Ricky Gervais is looking quite trim these days. The comedian tells The Daily Mail. that he’s dropped “20 pounds,” but he claims, “It’s nothing to do with Hollywood or looking good.

Top British Musicians We’re Thankful For, Part 1

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 25th, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Anglophenia will return with normal posts on Monday, November 30th. For now, enjoy a few British musicians we’ve been thankful for over the years.

Anglo For Your Ear: David Bowie’s “Time”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 2nd, 2007

This could be my favorite Bowie song. In the above clip, recorded on the 1987 Glass Spiders tour, Bowie is in relatively good voice, unlike in the 1974 clip, which is quite simply too painful to watch.

David Bowie Donates To “Jena Six” Defense Fund

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 19th, 2007

David Bowie has donated $10,000 to the defense fund for the Jena Six, a group of black teenagers who allegedly attacked a white teenager in a small Louisiana town. Bowie said, “There is clearly a separate and unequal judicial ...