There’s a spate of articles that are rolling out about how Bowie-inspired baby names have increased in Britain since 2016, when the actual David Bowie died. From an NME article: “According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of…
This clip is of Bowie’s appearance in 1978 on the German television show, “Musikladen.” It amounts to a 45-minute concert, with an abbreviated but similar set to what he was performing on the Isolar II tour that year (performances from…
The DavidBowie.com web site currently has a contest going on to win an official Bowie Barbie doll. The doll was released earlier this year and follows a 2019 doll inspired by Ziggy Stardust (see above). Together they are probably the…
This video popped up in my feed and I assume its from the Moonage Daydream soundtrack, which still has not arrived at my house yet. The “Jean Genie/Love Me Do” medley is new to me and sounds great.
I recently posted a link to eight hours of footage related to the 1980 Floor Show. This is a link to a much more condensed version, which is made so in part by simply featuring Bowie’s performances, as broadcast in…
“Golden Years” James Murphy, 2014 I had never heard of James Murphy before coming across this instrumental version of “Golden Years” performed on a glockenspiel. Murphy is identified as an “electronic musician” and turns out to have a few Bowie…
I came across a reference to, “Stardust,” a 2020 movie about Bowie’s initial attempt to tour in the United States and transformation into Ziggy Stardust on a list of the 10 worst biopics of all time. A relatively new movie,…
The answer to the question of whether I have watched all eight hours of this video, including rehearsals and then ultimately the actual 1980 Floor show is no, I have not. An edited version of the show was broadcast on…
A few days ago, I posted a contemporary ad featuring Bowie’s song, “Fame.” Since then I came across this collection of ads featuring Bowie himself, in life. A few things stand out— is that actually Bowie in the late 60s…
This mix is mostly the familiar music without most of Bowie’s vocals. Without having seen the movie yet, this has the feel of music playing in the background perhaps while a narrator is explaining something. Just a guess. I’m still…