David Bowie additions A collection of songs from the late 60’s and early 70’s – SQ 9 A collection of songs from the late 60’s and early 70’s that I received when I bought a collection of photocopied photo’s and articles called “additions 1947-1971″ It’s a collection of mostly demos, some of them in very … Read more
David Bowie Rebel Rebel – book Rebel Rebel: coming your way, 27 March 2015. This book is essentially “Bowiesongs, Part 1.” Bowie song-by-song, in chronological order from “Liza Jane” to “Station to Station,” 1964-1976. All the blog entries have been revised, updated and improved (with hope), with a host of new material. Each song entry … Read more
Clifford Slapper at the party with Bob Slayer yesterday (19 march 2015) Yesterday, I went to writer Polly Trope’s birthday party in Soho. Last April, I blogged about her ‘autobio-novel’ Cured Meat: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Runaway. Musician Clifford Slapper was also at her party yesterday. He, too, has written a book, published today. It is … Read more
David Bowie Is David Bowie in the ‘Tokyo Pop’ vinyl bodysuit that Yamamoto Kansai designed for his Aladdin Sane tour, 1973 Every time I thought I’d got it made It seemed the taste was not so sweet So I turned myself to face me But I’ve never caught a glimpse Of how the others must … Read more
sunday ,march 08 ,2015 Written by: Chris Epting As the popular exhibit entitled “David Bowie Is” continues to captivate fans around the world, this month we thought we would take a look at 10 notable landmarks that David Bowie touched in America. Starting with his very first concert here and covering some video sites, recording … Read more
Duffy Archive presents David Bowie at the White Cloth Gallery, Leeds. The exhibition features previously unseen and behind-the-scenes images of the Lodger and Aladdin Sane cover shoots. Along with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, Duffy was part of the ‘Terrible Trio’ seen as defining and capturing the London of the ‘Swinging Sixties’, moving models from studios … Read more
