For many listeners, the David Bowie odyssey begins in earnest with his 1969 hit single “Space Oddity.” And for the most part, Bowie himself went along with this timeline, only rarely referencing his early work. But the late musician spent a good half-decade on the margins of the British music scene before Major Tom soared … Read more
2016 was a year of great musical losses, but none was as shocking or as saddening as David Bowie’s. One year on, let’s remember a side of Bowie that’s been often forgotten: the guitarist! Here’s our guide to the guitars played by David Bowie over the years… enjoy! David Bowie has had many different faces … Read more
On Sept. 22, 1972, David Bowie brought Ziggy Stardust to the Cleveland Music Hall on the opening night of the U.S. leg of his tour. His album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars had been released three months earlier; this was America’s first-ever glimpse of the budding superstar. Accompanying Bowie were … Read more
In England, David Bowie may become—may already be—a real star, but in the American context he looks more like an aesthete using stardom as a metaphor. I’m not entirely happy with this conclusion; it seems almost ungrateful. A week ago, I went to see Bowie’s New York début at Carnegie Hall and ended up standing on … Read more
Florence Welch hosts the documentary, featuring appearances from Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Tony Visconti This weekend, BBC World Service celebrated the 40th anniversary of David Bowie’s album “Heroes” with a new documentary hosted by Florence Welch of Florence , features anecdotes from Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, producer Tony Visconti, and archival interviews with Bowie himself. Listen to the full program … Read more
various takes of Sense of Doubt, Blackout and Heroes.
David Bowie performing live in 1978. A new box set collects all of Bowie’s albums released between 1977 and 1982 In 1980, David Bowie was in the middle of a new kind of transformation. After launching himself to stardom in 1969 with his first hit single, “Space Oddity,” he spent a decade morphing from Major Tom to … Read more
