Far Out, the online magazine that frequently publishes articles about Bowie, recently posted a story about this Ziggy demo. Bowie sings the demo accompanied only by his own acoustic guitar. It’s a slower version that the article compares to some…
YouTube keeps sending me these recordings of complete concerts, and as I listen to them, I’ll post them! That said, you will notice that there is no video link. For some reason, YouTube won’t let me link to it. Before…
This is the other song Bowie did with Queen. Close readers of this blog will recall I’ve posted a version much earlier— I went back and checked, and Bowie is barely discernible on the version I posted back then. Not…
Yesterday I posted my selection for “Cover of the Week,” but it was a tough choice this week. I really like this cover of, yes, “Heroes,” the song that most frequently comes up, week after week when I’m looking for…
I had more than one good options to choose from for the “cover of the week,” so I’m taking advantage of this being my blog, which probably nobody reads or looks to for rules or regularity and will post the…
I came across this article and accompanying video about an art instillation in New York City by “underground” artist Jennifer Elster. I included a link to the article about the exhibit, so I won’t repeat it, but it features artifacts…
A few days ago I posted a recording from a CD that I had previously never heard of called, By Popular Demand. That’s a live album from Bowie’s 1990 Sound and Vision tour, which was conceived of as his last…
The Guardian recently ran a spread of photos by Geoff MacCormack, who, according to the publication “spent years with Bowie on the road.” MacCormack’s photographic memoir “reveals untold stories and nearly 150 candid photos.” These are some of those photos.
2023 is the 50th anniversary of Pin Ups, and nostalgia about Bowie’s glam-era cover album is popping up. I’ve been posting Midnight Special videos largely featuring Bowie promoting songs from the album, and this month’s issue of Mojo is the…
Bowie and Iggy Pop obviously had a long, collaborative relationship. Bowie frequently co-wrote songs with Iggy, which were usually recorded first by Iggy. I have read that “The Jean Genie” was partially inspired by Iggy himself, so I was delighted…