Blackstar
"Propaganda Man," (Big Boo Records) by Jack Spann
Jack Spann built his reputation on keyboards and recorded demos for David Bowie’s final record, Blackstar, and Propaganda Man, his third record, is Spann’s most invigorating, melodic and diverse album. Read more
Jack Spann: Beautiful Man from Mars (Big Boo Music)
Spann built his reputation on keyboards and recorded demos for David Bowie’s final record, Blackstar. But on his own second solo album, Beautiful Man from Mars—co-produced by Milwaukee music stalwart Gary Tanin—Spann plays just about everyt... Read more
Making Records in Milwaukee
Off the Cuff with producer Gary Tanin, whose studio Daystorm Music is among a handful of Milwaukee recording facilities that continue to thrive in the digital age of home recording, partly because he was an early adopter of that new technol... Read more
Photo credit: Howard Pitkow
David Bowie Producer Tony Visconti Recalls the Singer’s Early Years and Final Sessions
In a touching interview, producer Tony Visconti talks about his long history with David Bowie and his tribute project Holy Holy. Read more
David Bowie: Blackstar
Two days after the release of his most extraordinary album in decades, David Bowie succumbed to cancer. Black Star’s lyrics mused about aging—waiting for the X-ray results, forgetfulness—while,Album Reviews Read more
