For whatever reason, Bowie’s 1987 Glass Spider tour and the album it was supporting, Never Let Me Down, has recently been coming up in conversation. Inspired by that, I’ve been listening to a live double-CD of the concert, and just…
There is little I like doing more than going to drive-in movies. I can’t say entirely why, but it probably has something to do with the sense of artificial nostalgia that Bowie himself tapped into with songs such as… “Drive…
Iman has famously said, “I didn't marry David Bowie; I married David Jones.” This sentiment is in line with the idea, which did not originate with me, that “David Bowie” was a kind of meta character. Bowie himself would hint…
Welcome to my weekly roundup of Bowie news! Click on the bolded article titles to read the originals. The big Bowie-related news of the week was the announcement about the upcoming D.A.M. tour, but another major story was the release…