David Bowie performing live in 1978. A new box set collects all of Bowie’s albums released between 1977 and 1982 In 1980, David Bowie was in the middle of a new kind of transformation. After launching himself to stardom in 1969 with his first hit single, “Space Oddity,” he spent a decade morphing from Major Tom to … Read more
Beside the Berlin Wall, Bowie made music to uplift the world Fully settled in Berlin, with a work system established and in a far better place, physically and emotionally, than he’d been in years, David Bowie completed the second LP in his Berlin Trilogy quickly and efficiently. He began right after wrapping Lust for Life, his second collaborative … Read more
Singer-songwriter, producer devised ‘a new musical language’ in Berlin with help from Tony Visconti In a career marked by sharp turns, Low might be David Bowie’s sharpest – and most impressive. The first of Bowie’s Berlin trilogy represents both a personal and aesthetic overhaul. With his coke-crazed L.A. days behind him, the artist found new life in Europe, … Read more
Often seen as the poor third in the Berlin Trilogy, Ben Graham argues that it only shines when examined in isolation So, what do you think of Lodger, then? Chances are, if you think of it at all, you think of it as the weakest link in Bowie’s so-called ‘Berlin Trilogy’; the third part, after Low and “Heroes”, that … Read more
Three live David Bowie recordings from a 1978 concert in Berlin will be available on all major streaming platforms for limited time on Tuesday starting at 2 p.m. EST to celebrate the upcoming box set, A New Career in a New Town (1977 – 1982). Live In Berlin (1978) includes previously unreleased recordings of Bowie … Read more
Band releases video for “Heroes” for song’s 40th anniversary When Depeche Mode recorded a number of songs on New York City’s High Line public park ahead of the release of their latest LP, Spirit, one of the numbers they tackled was an impassioned cover of David Bowie’s enduring hit “Heroes.” They’ve made the tune a staple of their current … Read more
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Exclusive: Carlos Alomar on Bowie’s Berlin “sadness”; Tony Visconti on the resurrection of Lodger, in the MOJO magazine out in the UK from Tuesday, September 26. DAVID BOWIE ALWAYS HAD a problem with Lodger. “We both felt the mix sounded thin and muddy,” producer Tony Visconti tells MOJO’s Mark Paytress in the … Read more
