Selling the world

It’s already been 20 years since David Bowie’s catalog was on Rykodisc, a label that was started here in Massachusetts. Bowie’s album The Man Who Sold the World was 20 years old when the Rykodisc CD was released. How times flies…

Nirvana did a popular cover of The Man Who Sold the World

… but that was long after Lulu (To Sir With Love) did her own version, way back in ’74, with Bowie producing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1LTndlCi8

Scareware!

Worried about security on your computer? Wondering about that link you clicked on because a warning came up? Watch this video, posted today, about a problem that’s now on millions of sites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKI5dg1cs74

From one doctor to another

Matt Smith, perhaps the best Doctor Who yet, returns.

Forty seconds into the video I was taken by surprise, seeing Lily Cole, who was such a standout with another doctor, in Terry Gilliam’s dazzling, but frustrating and overly long, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. I’m sure those who keep closer watch on Who have known for ages that Cole would be appearing this season, but it’s news to me. Who boy, with Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, that puts two tall redheads on the show at the same time.

The career of Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan was kicked into high gear by a single impressive appearance on Doctor Who. Carey had the featured role in one of the finest and most enjoyable TV shows I have ever seen, playing Sally Sparrow in the unforgettable episode called Blink.