BYΒ ALEX HOPPE βSuffragette Cityβ acted as the second single for David BowieβsΒ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From MarsΒ β a lauded glam rock record that is currently enjoying the 50th anniversary of its release. Originally shared as a B-side for his inter-galactic anthem βStarman,β βSuffragette Cityβ … Read more
David Bowie, like so many so-called geniuses, would have been nothing without his collaborators. A bold statement, perhaps, but only if you regard the glam icon as the emblem of self-realising creativity he is so often assumed to have been. Sure, his clarity of expression should not be understated, but … Read more
ByΒ Tom PoakΒ (Β Classic RockΒ ) It’s the 10th May, 1970, and David Bowie’s moment of triumph is about to go wrong… (Image credit: BBC/YouTube) On 10th May 1970,Β David BowieΒ won an Ivor Novello Award for his songΒ Space Oddity. Collecting the award at The Talk Of The Town in London, he performed … Read more
βJust turn on with me and you’re not alone…β On the day that we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the Starman 45, it is with pleasure that we can announce the issue of two 50th anniversary vinyl versions of David Bowieβs Ziggy Stardust album via Parlophone, on … Read more
WhenΒ David BowieΒ and Iman married on April 24, 1992, it wasnβt a big, elaborate affair. Instead, the rock star and the supermodel tied the knot in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a civil ceremony attended by just two witnesses and an interpreter. Bowie had kept a home in the town since the β70s, … Read more
βNineteen seventy-five was the worst year in social history. I blame Young Americans entirely. I hated that period β Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, Limmy and Family Cooking. So when punk came along, I breathed a sigh of relief.β βΒ Morrissey, 1986 In the second week of March 1975, David … Read more
