When thinking about the legendary chameleon of rock and roll David Bowie it’s hard to think too far past the fire-haired alien rock and roll star, and one of Bowie’s most famous personas, Ziggy Stardust. In this rare 1972 radio interview, Bowie introduces the concept that would cement his status as a rock icon. The … Read more
In the heyday of glam rock, there was only one name on everybody’s lips: Ziggy Stardust. The iconic incarnation of David Bowie, Stardust was the archetypal flame-haired rock and roller from outer space. In this clip from 1977 Bowie takes us through all the jigsaw pieces that created the puzzling wonder of Ziggy Stardust. Many … Read more
Sometimes artists are capable of changing the mood of music, steering a genre down a new path or creating nuances where the had previously been none. Some artists don’t just change music, they change the culture of the country and David Bowie was exactly one of those artists. Bowie introduced Britain to his new incarnation … Read more
Nobody played a bigger role through the entirety of David Bowie’s career than Tony Visconti, an influential figure who was on production duty intermittently for decades. Having worked on production and arrangement of Bowie’s 1968 single ‘In the Heat of the Morning’ / ‘London Bye Ta-Ta’, Visconti enjoyed the Bowie ride all the way through to … Read more
David Bowie was lucky enough to have a somewhat segmented career. As the chameleon rock star would attest to, he deliberately created stop and start points throughout his varied career. Though Bowie had many different personas during his time in music, he was clear on when they began and ended. Whether it was the birth … Read more
The posthumous David Bowie bounty will continue on April 18 with the the releaese of a special Record Store Day rarity live album. I’m Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) pulls together previously unreleased tapes from shows in Nashville and Detroit in 1974. The new album joins another upcoming Record Store Day release, ChangesNowBowie, and, … Read more
