Nicole Atkins & Postmodern Jukebox Cover Bowie, Fight Cancer

Yesterday was World Cancer Day, which as far as I know is the only holiday dedicated against something rather than for it. And good, because seriously, fuck cancer. In honor of this event, and in tribute to David Bowie, one of many irreplaceable lives the disease has claimed, Postmodern Jukebox has covered “Heroes” with the help of Nicole Atkins, who we’ve been raving about for a few years now. You may remember her from our SXSW 2014 Antiquiet Session. PMJ bandleader Scott Bradlee explains how this came about: I received a number of requests to do a Postmodern Jukebox cover by the late David Bowie in these last few weeks, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure how best to honor his incredible legacy. As fate would have it, a received a phone call from my friend Nicole Atkins, who happened to be traveling to Los Angeles. Nicole has the kind of voice that expresses pure emotion in every note, and I knew instantly that I had found the voice for this tribute. As we discussed song choices, we talked about Bowie’s fight with cancer, and how cancer has affected the lives of so many around us. So, this performance of David Bowie’s “Heroes” is dedicated not only to