Timothy White’s February 1978 Crawdaddy piece on The Thin White Duke…….. For seven days it had rained almost constantly in New York City. An evil gleam shone on every assailable surface, and thin, wet snakes of chill stole into each wrigglespace between concrete and steel, clothing and skin, marrow and nerve. One hated to look … Read more
A new book from Taschen is out today, celebrating a short but highly memorable period in David Bowie’s career. From his relationship with East End tailors and local hairdressers to Kansai Yamamoto and the creation of Ziggy Stardust, here is a potted history of Bowie’s style from 1972-1973 East End tailoring. A dash of 60s … Read more
11 DECEMBER 2015 TO 13 MARCH 2016 The successful exhibition David Bowie is will be on display in the Groningen Museum (the Netherlands) from 11 December 2015 onwards. Ticket sale Ticket sale starts online on 28 August 2015 on this website. Keep an eye on the website for more information and subscribe to the … Read more
David Bowie in Australia: An alien from another planet, singing for this one In the Australian-shot video for Let’s Dance, David Bowie ‘appeared as if he’d just walked through the outback and found a bottle of peroxide along the way’, says Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet. Photograph: Patrick Jones/The David Bowie Archive … Read more
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
