This is the David Bowie story you don’t know. The story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how David Bowie became Ziggy Stardust and how Ziggy became immortal, changing the musical landscape as he did so. The story that finally makes sense of one of the greatest icons of the 20th and 21st … Read more
David Bowie’s performance of Starman on Top of the Pops in 1972 is considered a watershed moment in musical history. Dressed in a snakeskin jumpsuit, he draped his arm around guitarist Mick Ronson, shocking viewers and ushering in an era of glamour and androgyny. But few people remember that Bowie actually debuted his Ziggy Stardust … Read more
David Bowie • Jean Genie • Live at The Tower Theater • July 1974 from Nacho’s Productions on Vimeo. Audio & Video: David Bowie Jean Genie, recorded live at The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA. Between the 8th and 13th of July, 1974. Musicians: • David Bowie – vocals • Michael Kamen – electric piano, … Read more
His early bandmates (and lovers) reveal what David Bowie was really like when he was plain old Davy Jones by Phil Lancaster (Mailonline) PUBLISHED:29 December 2018 It is a cold January afternoon in a hotel car park in Bromley, and we are about to be sacked as David Bowie’s band. Or perhaps we’re quitting – it’s … Read more
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] When David Bowie headlined the festival in 2000, the BBC cut him off – and switched to Michael Eavis singing Elvis instead. As the channel finally airs more of the show, the man responsible fesses up here’s a vast crowd heaving before the Pyramid stage, dusk is … Read more
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] A new landmark film, David Bowie: The First Five Years, is coming to BBC Two in 2019 and BBC Four will broadcast David Bowie at Glastonbury 2000 in October 2018. David Bowie: The First Five Years is the final part of the trilogy of films, all made … Read more
On November 30th, Parlophone Records, BBC Studios, and Glastonbury Festivals Ltd. will release David Bowie Glastonbury 2000, on 2 CD/DVD, 3 LP, 2 CD formats, in both standard and high-resolution digital formats. The film documents Bowie’s legendary Sunday night headlining performance on June 25th, 2000, at one of the most famous festivals on earth. The package will include the full 21-song … Read more
