David Bowie

Glam New Wave Rock 

Tony Visconti Lets Sparks Fly

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments A Steady Drip Drip Drip, David Bowie, George Martin, Indiscreet, Paul McCartney, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

Jim Sullivan talks exclusively with the legendary producer about his history with the Mael Brothers

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Psychedelics Rock 

LISTEN: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 David Bash 0 Comments A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966, David Bowie, Grapefruit/Cherry Red, The Action. The Hollies, The Animals, The Creation, The Creation. 2020, The Moody Blues, The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds, Various Artists. A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds of 1966

Check out A Slight Disturbance In My Mind inside; box set out now on Grapefruit Records

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Power Pop Punk Remembrance Rock 

Farewell Kim Shattuck

February 17, 2020February 21, 2020 Jack Rabid 3 Comments Angry Samoans, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Kim Shattuck, Leaving Trains, No Holiday, Paul Collins’ Beat, Ronnie Barnett, Roy McDonald, The Coolie, The Fastbacks, The Kinks, The Muffs, The Ramones, The Saints, The Who, Troggs, Zeros

A tribute and a belated, rescheduled interview with Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett, on her life and their band’s final album, No Holiday.

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Pop 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: A Little More Conversation

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, 2019, Box sets, Conversation Piece, David Bowie, Rhino, Space Oddity, Tony Visconti

David Bowie’s Space Oddity saga finally gets its unabridged homage in gorgeous new box set

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Experimental Pop 

I Really Need A Friend: The Rejection and Acceptance of Scott Walker’s Scott 4

December 1, 2019December 2, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 2 Comments 1969, Angela Morley, Bob Dylan, Citizen Kane, David Bowie, Harry Secombe, Ingmar Bergman, Julian Cope, Orson Welles, Scott 4, Scott Walker, Wally Stott

In late 1969, the dearly departed American pop laureate turned in his Citizen Kane

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Dance Disco Funk Latin New Wave Pop Power Pop Radio Records Rock Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

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jazz New Wave Pop Rock 

Steve Elson: David Bowie’s Sax Appeal

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Ashes to Ashes, Blackstar, Borneo Horn, Bowie asked Rodgers, Bowie on Arsenio Hall, Bowie playing sax, China Girl, David Bowie, Heroes, Ken Kurson, Lenny Pickett, Let's Dance, Lodger, Low, Modern Love, Nile Rodgers, Pete Townsend, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Saxophonist Steve Elson in the East Village, Scary Monsters, Serious Moonlight, Slickaphonics, Space Oddity, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas Flood, The Boreno Horns, Tony Visconti

It’s not really work / It’s just the power to charm

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Glam New Wave Pop Post-Punk 

IN CONCERT: I Am Still the Greatest, Says Adam Ant

October 8, 2019October 13, 2019 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, Dex Romweber, Elvis Presley, Fred Neil, Friend Or Foe, Lansky Bros., Monochrome Set, Prince, theartist

As he approaches 65, the once and future Prince Charming can still command the stage like a panther

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Records Rock 

NEWS: David Bowie’s 1969 Subject of Latest Box Set

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Box sets, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Parlophone, Tony Visconti

Get all the raw details for this 5-CD set, Conversation Piece, due out November 15th

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Experimental Glam Pop 

Total Eclipse: Rediscovering Klaus Nomi

June 29, 2019July 1, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Bowie and Nomi SNL 1979, David Bowie, Klaus Nomi, Real Gone Records

A new vinyl reissue of his singular debut has the world talking about the German-born, New York-based art pop pioneer and his avant cabaret

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

Tin Machine Turns 30

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Reeves Gabrels, Tin Machine, Tony Sales

Along with Soupy Sales’ boys and guitar maverick Reeves Gabrels, David Bowie rebooted his sound in 1989 through his love for college radio

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Remembrance Rock 

Bottomless Memories from The Bottom Line

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Billy Sternberg 3 Comments Clubs, David Bowie, Jimmy Vivino, NYC, The Bottom Line, Tower of Power, Uncle Floyd

15 years after closing its doors, one regular patron remembers the legendary club

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Glam Pop 

BTS: Rock ’n’ Roll Addiction is Born in the Womb of Screams

April 26, 2019April 29, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Androgyny, BTS, David Bowie, SNL

Inside the androgyny of the preteen dream with South Korea’s hottest export

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Glam Rock 

IN CONCERT: Mott Still Gott the Hoople

April 6, 2019April 12, 2019 Chloe Orwell 7 Comments ARIEL BENDER, Chicago Theatre, David Bowie, Dudley Moore, Floyd Cramer, Glenn Gould, Ian Hunter, James Mastro, Mick Ronson, Morgan Fisher, Mose Allison, Mott the Hoople, Mott the Hoople 74, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Peter Cook, Ray Davies

Ian Hunter and the gang make us all remember the Saturday Gigs

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Experimental Pop Remembrance 

Scott Walker January 9, 1943 – March 22, 2019

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 4AD, David Bowie, RIP, Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers, Tim Sommer

There are many fine obituaries of the great Scott Walker, which will provide details of his long, fascinating and productive life. This does not claim to be one of those.

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