{"product_id":"9781501365379","title":"Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie","description":"Author: Kardos, Leah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501365379\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Apr 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackstar Theory\u003c\/i\u003e takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works- his surprise 'comeback' project \u003ci\u003eThe Next Day \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), the off-Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eLazarus \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, \u003ci\u003eBlackstar\u003c\/i\u003e. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period- producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon.\u003cbr\u003eThese works tackle the biggest of ideas- identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629823250590,"sku":"UBD-9781501365379","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501365379.jpg?v=1774222266","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501365379","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}