Bowie channeled “every style I’ve ever written” on underwhelming 1987 album Never Let Me Down was originally released 30 years ago, on April 27th, 1987 Between releasing the Tonight LP and making 1987’s Never Let Me Down, David Bowie experienced a surge in creativity. He appeared in the fantasy movie Labyrinth, recorded a raucous cover … Read more
The Jim Henson cult classic, starring Bowie and a whole lotta Muppets, celebrated its 30th anniversary last year David Bowie and Trevor Jones’ soundtrack for the iconic Jim Henson movie Labyrinth is coming back to vinyl for the first time since its original 1986 release. The new Labyrinth OST reissue is due May 12 via UMe. It was remastered at … Read more
This is the official YouTube channel of Placebo, on this channel you will find all of the official video content from the band including music videos, full album playlist, live show footage and more. PLACEBO was formed in London in 1994 by singer-guitarist Brian Molko and guitarist-bassist Stefan Olsdal. The band has released 7 studio … Read more
This week: the “Mother of All Bombs” gets used.
The moniker that bloomed into a legendary persona and universal star. Indeed, David Bowie was first credited on a single called “Can’t Help Thinking About Me” on January 14, 1966. It was his fourth single, but his first as Bowie. David Bowie, 1966. Photo by David Wedgbury. I’m pretty certain you’ve never heard of that song. … Read more
After his brief but unremarkable sprint on Pye Records, Bowie signed with Deram Records. That’s not a typo of “dream” as I had assumed for years, they were really called “Deram.” The company was a subsidiary of Decca, who Bowie had auditioned for in previous incarnations. He issued two singles with Deram prior to releasing … Read more
David Bowie’s 1969 had an auspicious start – while he recorded an ambitious promotional video to try to generate new label interest he simultaneously ended a serious relationship (perhaps during the actual filming). However, it was something that had happened just before those events that would define his year and even his entire career. That something was … Read more
