Today is a sad day to be a fan of 70s pop. David Bowie has died of cancer aged 69.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35278872

A moment of silence and then a replay of Life on Mars with the volume turned way up is in order, I think.

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Song: "Life on Mars?" by David Bowie, arranged for 4 cellos
Arrangement by: little_cello
Performed by: little_cello and friends
Notes: under cut c:



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Hi :)

I've just finished posting all my old LoM music links to my journal. These were previously on my old website ( Read more... )

Title: Decision/Indecision
Artist: Atomic Rooster // little_cello
Type: piano cover
Notes: I finally got around recording my transcript! :D

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Right, so, uhm - some of you know this, but to those of you who don't, I've been working on transcribing songs for a while. Songs I couldn't find any sheet music for, that is. I'm a musician, and I'm extremely drawn to the soundtrack of Life on Mars and many many 70s (and early 80s) bands' songs, so the desire to play those songs on the piano is ( Read more... )

Title: This Brave New World's Not Like Yesterday
Subject: Sam Tyler
Warnings: Spoilers for the series 1 & 2
Notes: Featuring Pixies, Roxy Music, The National and others. Links to full album art, tracklisting, and download links under the fake cut.


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IntroductionEvery fandom's got one: a 100 Themes Challenge. A list of 100 prompts/keywords/themes, which fans create works for. It's lovely to see different artists and writers have different takes at the same prompt! Which is why, after I noticed that apparently the Life on Mars fandom lacks a challenge like this, I decided to create just this for ( Read more... )

OKAY SO. GUYS.

Redderz on Tumblr has made the discovery of the century. There is, in existence, a proper legit Life on Mars inspired SONG. And guys. Guys. It... is... AMAZING.

( You need to hear this like Gene needs Sherbert Dippers )

Title: Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Cover by: little_cello
Instruments used: cello, voice
File: MP3, downloadable
Notes: I did it again! Didn't expect to have the chance to do another cover before going back home, but I recently discovered that I'm actually able to accompany myself on my cello. Yay! It doesn't work with every song, but Alone ( Read more... )

Title: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, by Elton John
Artist: little_cello - piano and voice
Summary: Whelp, I did it again, recorded myself. Since this song is part of the LoM-soundtrack, I figured uploading it here would be alright. <3

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