Lodger

34 years later and I still don't want to live with somebody's depression.

But we'll get by, I suppose.

Bowie has a new album out:

The Next Day (Deluxe Edition)
	Artist: David Bowie

Whatcha listening to this evening?

Diamond Dogs [ECD]
	Artist: David Bowie

Happy 65th Birthday, Mr. Bowie

Rock & roll will never die and Glam has no mandatory retirement.

Hunky Dory
	Artist: David Bowie

Have you ever had one of those weeks where nothing seems to go right? You know, that week where the dog keeps getting into the trash on Monday, you lose an election on Tuesday, the car won't start on Wednesday, you've got no hot water on Thursday, and just as you're about to leave work on Friday the boss asks you to stay a little late to finish the three projects that she couldn't? You know, the week that just makes you want to scream and curse and rage on?

I have. This week, in fact. I suppose many of you are feeling the same way right about now. Seeing as Jared has turned the LNMC reins over to me for the weekend, I propose we turn those frowns upside down. Your mission, if you choose to accept it (and you don't have to), is to link to music that makes you happy, blissful even. For the entire weekend. Think you're up to it?

I'll start with this cut from David Bowie's 1971 album Hunky Dory, which includes these lines that I find worth considering:

...just remember lovers never lose
'Cause they are free of thoughts unpure
And of thoughts unkind
Gentleness clears the soul
Love cleans the mind
And makes it free

The original 1969 recording from the discontinued "Love You Til Tuesday" CD, but of course like all great music catalogs, Bowie's is perpetuated by digital remasters which are actually worth adding to the collection.

What are you listening to this evening?

Fall Dog Bombs the Moon: A lil' tribute to the evil geniuses at NASA, who figured a way to bomb the one spot within artillery range even less hospitable than Afghanistan.

"Andy Warhol" on vinyl.

If you haven't seen this video by Canadian astronaut Chris Hatfield, you're in for a treat. Performed and filmed entirely on the International Space Station, it's definitely the most literal interpretation of the Bowie classic.

Aladdin Sane - 30th Anniversary Remaster

Friday! Keep it sleazy.

Hunky Dory

The awesomeness that is Curiosity put this song into my head today. Got a favorite song about space?

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Quick. How many songs can you think of that have the word 'easy' in the title?