David Bowie

Ch-ch-changes: making the Bowie mashup

How Tony Visconti, David Bowie's longtime producer, captured the artist's career in a 15-minute remix.

Ch-ch-changes: making the Bowie mashup

Tracy K. Smith explores ‘Life on Mars’

Tracy K. Smith explores ‘Life on Mars’
Musicians we lost in 2016

A tribute to world musicians we lost in 2016

A tribute to world musicians we lost in 2016
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali: Mourning another great in the age of social media

Muhammad Ali: Mourning another great in the age of social media
British Pop Star David Bowie screams into the microphone as he performs on stage during his concert in Vienna February 4, 1996.

Remembering David Bowie — in pictures

Remembering David Bowie — in pictures

A Blue Planet with Molten Glass Rain and Supersonic Winds

Friday's Geo Quiz brings us far from home: 63 light years away. There's a giant, hot, blue planet there with some extreme weather that scientists were able to visually observe this week.

A Blue Planet with Molten Glass Rain and Supersonic Winds

Ground Control to Commander Chris Hadfield

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield will be returning to earth Tuesday after five months of commanding the International Space Station. Marco Werman speaks with his unofficial social media manager and his son, Evan Hadfield.

Ground Control to Commander Chris Hadfield

The Comeback of UK Alt-Rock Band My Bloody Valentine

The UK-based band My Bloody Valentine has made a comeback with their first release in 22 years. DJ Marius Asp tells us what he thinks of the band's comeback album, called "MBV."

The Comeback of UK Alt-Rock Band My Bloody Valentine

David Bowie Breaks Decade-Long Musical Silence

David Bowie Breaks Decade-Long Musical Silence
The World

Winner: Ode to Justin Timberlake

We asked for your poem about the rock star or other teen idol who captured your imagination – as a teenager or now.

Winner: Ode to Justin Timberlake

Listener Challenge: Odes to Idols

Listener Challenge: Odes to Idols
The World

Tracy K. Smith: Life on Mars

It's the first poem about David Bowie to win the Pulitzer Prize. Tracy K. Smith's collection Life on Mars contains many references to the man she salutes as the "Pope of Pop"

Tracy K. Smith: Life on Mars

Careful, these songs will get stuck in your head: meet the earworm

Surely you've experienced a song that gets stuck in your head, sometimes for no apparent reason, and won't go away. Well, turns out there almost always IS a reason, and scientists are actually doing research to try and understand the phenomena.

Careful, these songs will get stuck in your head: meet the earworm

Music earworms that stick in our heads

How often does a tune intrude on your thoughts and plays and replays in never-ending loops? Scientists call these intrusive musical thoughts "ear worms."

Music earworms that stick in our heads
The World

Aha Moment: From Crowded House to ESG

Neil Finn was raised on the Beatles and David Bowie. When he formed Crowded House band with his brother Tim, they wrote songs that were lyrical, melodic, and perfectly New Wave. Then formed a new band with his wife Sharon: the Pajama Club.

Aha Moment: From Crowded House to ESG