The clipping above is from the genius pen of N.Y. Post music critic Joe Tacopino. Joe must be a big David Bowie fan. He also mentions in a previous paragraph how "Ziggy Stardust was a character known for flamboyant pantsuits." Thanks for your work, Joe.
This reminds me of the good ol' days of Hugh Wyatt and his clueless reviews for the Daily News, where he would read the hype sticker on an album sleeve and try to convince readers he listened to the music. (I was told he was really a podiatrist.) He once reviewed Talk Talk's "Spirit Of Eden" record as being a new release from the band "Spirt Of Eden" with his favorite tune being the single "Talk Talk."
I certainly don't go to the N.Y. Post for my music fix, but this still should never have happened.
(h/t M's J.)
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A lot of what we accept as "history" is probably equally accurate.
Well, I can see why the kids are so nuts about this Bowie character, but he was no Perry Como, if you ask me ...
at least he stopped short of making David the heir to the Bowie knife fortune.
"Ziggy Stardust was a character known for flamboyant pantsuits."
That's hilarious, and somewhat accurate.
Maybe he missed class on the days they covered fact-checking and accuracy in reporting.
“I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information.” ― Christopher Hitchens
I wrote for the NY Post! So yeah, you're right.
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