Culture Bunker: Bowie doc Moonage Daydream, author David Keenan… and news for all listeners

Weekend pop culture! Does Bowie mega-documentary Moonage Daydream do the Dame justice? Cult author David Keenan tells us about his astonishing, cryptic novel of occult hippiedom Industry of Magic And Light. And we’ve got big news for all listeners… plus a lot of new music, TV and movies to tide you over the autumn. 

• “My father was illiterate, but he could tell the most amazing stories. He had such faith in language and told me ‘You need to read, it’ll change your life’.” – David Keenan 
• “Making a film about Bowie without mentioning his prodigious intake of cocaine is a bit like mentioning Maradona without mentioning the football.” – Andrew Harrison
• “Moonage Daydream doesn’t feel like a sellout or a museum piece. It’s designed to feel as real as it felt at the time, not set in amber.” – Sian Pattenden
• “You should walk through art into life on the other side.” – David Keenan

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Our Autumn Almanack:

Jelena:

Alvvays new album ‘Blue Rev’ coming soon. 

Los Bitchos on tour. 

Triangle Of Sadness movie. 

The Story Of Art Without Men book.

Andrew:

Plaid new album Feorm Falorx coming in November.

Star Wars: Andor is streaming on Disney+ now.

As is the mind-blowing Marvel psychedelic epic Legion. 

And the spectacular Aussie comedy drama about crime and single dadhood, Mr Inbetween. 

Neil Gaiman completes his Miracleman story for Marvel in October.

Siân:

Gilla Band new album ‘Most Normal’ coming on Oct 7 – and lots of it is here.

Movies: Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling.

Michael Flatley’s unmissable Blackbird.

Synthgeek documentary A Film About Studio Electrophonique.

And the underrated Atlanta with Donald Glover is on, yes, Disney+.

Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison, Siân Pattenden and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)’ by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production. 

Thanks for listening. 

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