David Bowie arrives at Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne, in November 1983 “Gimme your hands! You’re not alone!” It was Ziggy’s last, desperate plea in Rock’n’Roll Suicide that led me here. That’s what I’d tell the Sebel Townhouse security guys when they arrived to throw me down the wood-panelled elevator shaft. The date was November … Read more
The first in a series of David Bowie Box Sets to be released on September 25th. David Bowie Box set Five Years 1969 – 1973 box video Official David Bowie Online Store pre-order page David Bowie has announced the first in a series of box sets to showcase his lengthy, diverse career. Five Years 1969-1973 will … Read more
Bowie On Bowie Interviews and Encounters PRESS RELEASE BOWIE ON BOWIE: INTERVIEWS and ENCOUNTERS edited by Sean Egan (Souvenir Press Souvenir Ltd) 9780285643130 May 28th £14.99 In 1973 Martin Amis wrote, in the New Statesman, “Bowie himself is unlikely to last long as a cult”. … Read more
David Bowie Fame Limted Edition 40th Anniversary 7″ Picture Disc. Friday July 24th 2015 sees the release of the latest special limited DAVID BOWIE 7″ picture disc, the 40th anniversary edition of FAME A-Side Fame (Original single edit) Produced David Bowie & Harry Maslin AA-Side Right (Alternate Mix) Produced & mixed by … Read more
The Unofficial Bowie – A Conversation Piece For several years now, Chris O’Leary’s Pushing Ahead of the Dame blog has been one of the Greatest Things On The Internet, with O’Leary guiding readers through the endless twists and turns of David Bowie’s fascinating career, song by song. Last month, Zero Books published Rebel Rebel, the … Read more
Lazarus director, Ivo van Hove, talked about Lazarus on daily Dutch TV chat show, De Wereld Draait Door (The World Keeps Turning), on Wednesday. The full interview is available to view online, but for those that don’t understand Dutch, our man in The Netherlands, Maurice, kindly supplied the following. How Bowie came to work with Van … Read more
Enchanting David Bowie Space/Time/Body/Memory About Enchanting David Bowie A longstanding, successful and frequently controversial career spanning more than four decades establishes David Bowie as charged with contemporary cultural relevance. That David Bowie has influenced many lives is undeniable to his fans. He requisitions and challenges his audiences, through frequently indirect lyrics and images, to critically … Read more
