40 Years Ago: Iggy Pop, David Bowie Move to Europe and Make ‘The Idiot’

After David Bowie died in January 2016, his occasional collaborator Iggy Pop recalled the superstar musician’s impact on his career. Iggy didn’t undersell Bowie’s importance. “He resurrected me,” Pop told the New York Times. “He was more of a benefactor than a friend in a way most people think of friendship. He went a bit … Read more

AUDIO – David Bowie Live in Los Angeles 1974

The wonderful sounding line recording opens with about ten minutes of animal noises and sounds (played over concert PA) before breaking into the prelude of an orgasmic woman and creaming into the funky introduction of ‘1984‘. ‘1984‘ being a foundaional track off of Bowie’s new ‘Diamond Dogs’ LP is a fitting opener to the performance. … Read more

Limited Edition David Bowie LPs Planned for Record Store Day

Parlophone is releasing limited edition David Bowie LPs ‘Cracked Actor (Live in Los Angeles 1974)’ and ‘Bowpromo’ for Record Store Day. Parlophone has planned two limited edition David Bowie releases to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Record Store Day. As Pitchfork reports,Cracked Actor (Live in Los Angeles 1974) has never been released, while Bowpromoreplicates a … Read more