David Bowie

North Americana Rock 

LISTEN: Wilco Share Cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, David Bowie, Jason Isbell, John Prine, Live on Mountain Stage, Lucinda Williams, NPR Music, Oh Boy Records, Sierra Ferrell, Space Oddity, Steve Earle, Tyler Childers, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Wilco

Chicago’s finest honor the Thin White Duke on his 77th birthday

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Britpop Glam Pop Rock 

Everything’s Alright: David Bowie’s Pin Ups at 50

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aynsley Dunbar, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, John Lennon, Mick Ronson, Mick Woodmansey, Pin Ups, Pink Floyd, The Easybeats, The Kinks, The Merseys, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds, Van Morrison

A look back at the Duke’s little-loved covers album, and the great songs that inspired it

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Rock 

Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll: Queen at 50

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Brian May, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Keep Yourself Alive, Lou Reed, Queen, Roger Taylor

How the band’s debut laid the groundwork for their legacy

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Country and/or Western Dylan Films Folk Rock 

It’s Getting Dark: Bob Dylan’s Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid at 50

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, David Bowie, film, James Coburn, Jim Keltner, Kris Kristofferson, Mick Jagger, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge, Sam Peckinpah, Slim Pickens

Looking back on the classic soundtrack to Sam Peckinpah’s bleak cult western

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 45: June 2023

June 28, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, David Bowie, Dean Wareham, Famous Quotes, Guns 'N' Roses, Jim Sullivan, Love Spit Love, Luna, Pretty In Pink, Reeves Gabrels, Richard Butler, Robert Smith, Sheryl Crow, Squeeze, The Cure, The Damned, The Psychedelic Furs, The Velvet Underground, Tin Machine

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Films Hard Rock Rock 

Fanny Finally Receive Their Flowers

May 27, 2023May 28, 2023 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments ABBA, AC/DC, Bonnie Raitt, David Bowie, Fanny, Fanny: The Right To Rock, Jean Millington, Journey, June Millington, Kiss, Los Angeles, PBS, Van Halen, Whisky A Go Go

A fantastic new documentary sheds light on a most underrated rock ‘n’ roll band

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Pop Remembrance Rock Soul 

Simply The Best: Remembering Tina Turner

May 25, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment David Bowie, Foreign Affair, Ike and Tina Turner, Ike Turner, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, RIP, Rod Stewart, Sly and the Family Stone, The Acid Queen, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tina Turner, Tommy

Looking back on the career of the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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Dance Electronic Electronics Pop 

Cities Made of Light: Kraftwerk’s The Man-Machine Turns 45

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Capitol Records, David Bowie, Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine, The Sex Pistols, The Stooges

Looking back on the German group’s most human album

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Electronics Experimental Films Instrumental Pop 

Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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Glam Pop Rock 

The Prettiest Star: David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane at 50

April 25, 2023August 29, 2025 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aladdin Sane, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, New York Dolls, Ziggy Stardust

A look back at the first LP the Duke made from the pinnacle of worldwide fame

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Art Pop Pop Rock 

This Serious Moonlight: David Bowie’s Let’s Dance at 40

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, China Girl, David Bowie, EMI, Let's Dance, Mike Garson, Modern Love, Nile Rodgers, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Looking back on the Duke’s biggest pop hit

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Dream Pop Electronic Electronics New Wave Pop Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Out of Noise: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

April 4, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments David Bowie, David Sylvian, Iggy Pop, Japan, Kazumi Watanabe, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, RIP, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Youssou N’Dour, Yukihiro Takahashi

The Japanese giant’s career ranged from electronic to orchestral and beyond

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Punk Rock 

Shake Appeal: Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power at 50

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Todd Manning 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Columbia Records, David Bowie, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, James Williamson, Raw Power, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, The Stooges

Looking back on a half-century of a punk rock landmark

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Glam Punk Rock 

In The Mouth Of Madness: A Chat With Richard Strange

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment David Bowie, Doctors of Madness, England, Julian Cope, Kid Strange, Lou Reed, Magazine, Muse, Radiohead, Richard Strange, Simple Minds, Stone Roses, Suede, The Adverts, The Clash, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, The Verve, UK, Velvet Underground, William S. Burroughs, XTC

Rediscovering the greatest English band from the mid-‘70s you’ve never heard of

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