As the anniversary of his death approaches, collaborators on the music icon’s off-Broadway show ‘Lazarus’ share accounts of a cancer-stricken artist productive and engaged until the end. Says one, “He never let it define him.” Henry Hey, musical director of the off-Broadway show Lazarus, was struggling late last year to find a date to record … Read more
David Bowie is not merely a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician. He is perhaps the most influential glam rocker Britain has ever produced. Whether you call him the Thin White Duke or Ziggy Stardust, Bowie is an important pop music artist. For instance, Frank Sinatra’s blockbuster “My Way”, written by Paul Anka, is based … Read more
“Heroes” was originally released as a single in September 1977 and was then subsequently a track on David Bowie’s “Heroes” album, released in October 1977. The “Heroes” material was remarkably quickly recorded (usually in one take) and mixed in August 1977. Then the album and the single were released equally swiftly, in September and October … Read more
At the end of a year that saw so many musical giants pass, Tony Visconti has been shedding some light on the nuts and bolts of his working relationship with perhaps the brightest star to leave the stage, David Bowie. After being unveiled as joint winner with Bowie of MusicRadar’s producer of the year vote … Read more
Throughout his time among us mortals, David Bowie pushed all kinds of boundaries. Not only was he an innovative musician who influenced generations of pop music, he was a fashion icon with pair of striking eyes that had an otherworldly look about them—and it turns out there’s a scientific reason for that. According to New … Read more
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Inside making of album that Bowie said “reflected my newfound enthusiasm for this new continent that had been opened up to me When David Bowie began writing songs for Hunky Dory, in 1970, he had little to show for the six years he … Read more
Surprise performance came at end of a 1991 Morrissey show in L.A., a couple of years before the two of them had a public falling out As a sullen teenager growing up in Manchester, Morrissey clung to his musical heroes like David Bowie, T. Rex and the New York Dolls as a way to get … Read more
