David Bowie

Counterbalance No. 16: David Bowie – ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’

Counterbalance No. 16: David Bowie – ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’

Up next for the Counterbalance series is David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Press your space face close to mine!

Coronavirus Tunes: A Brief Playlist for Our Times of Self-Isolation

Coronavirus Tunes: A Brief Playlist for Our Times of Self-Isolation

As coronavirus spreads throughout the world and many of us hunker down with online media, we offer eight songs that share our feeling of seclusion.

Punk Hybrids: Wham! Bam! Glam-Punk!

Punk Hybrids: Wham! Bam! Glam-Punk!

Glam Punk is "Rock 'n' roll with lipstick on," sneered John Lennon.

Only After Dark: A Boxed Presentation of Mick Ronson’s 1970s

Only After Dark: A Boxed Presentation of Mick Ronson’s 1970s

The late David Bowie sideman, Mick Ronson may not have relished the solo spotlight but he still left behind a trove of rock goodies.

Chris O’Leary’s Deep Dive into All Things Bowie

Chris O’Leary’s Deep Dive into All Things Bowie

What began as a blog becomes Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016, a tome for fans and critics.

The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2018

The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2018

In 2018, the music world saw amazing reissues spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and electronic to pop of all stripes.

Stumbling Into Town Like a Sacred Cow: ‘Loving the Alien’ Chronicles David Bowie in the ’80s

Stumbling Into Town Like a Sacred Cow: ‘Loving the Alien’ Chronicles David Bowie in the ’80s

The fourth in a series of David Bowie boxed sets, Loving the Alien (1983-1988) covers a period in the late artist's career than many hardcore fans would prefer to forget. Time for a reassessment.

David Bowie’s ‘Welcome to the Blackout’ Is a Triumph

David Bowie’s ‘Welcome to the Blackout’ Is a Triumph

David Bowie's well-received Record Store Day 2018 collection goes on general release via CD, streaming and download.

One Life, Breathlessly Lived: On Artist and ’70s Scenster Duncan Hannah’s Memoir

One Life, Breathlessly Lived: On Artist and ’70s Scenster Duncan Hannah’s Memoir

Things get hazy with drugs and bloody with violence, but hipster Hannah remains happy.

‘David Bowie Made Me Gay’ Raises the Question, How Do We Define LGBT Music?

‘David Bowie Made Me Gay’ Raises the Question, How Do We Define LGBT Music?

The World's Worst Records blogger is funny, catty, and gossipy. Capturing the history of LGBT music in book form, however, outwits the author.

The Roots of Romanticism in David Bowie’s Berlin Triptych

The Roots of Romanticism in David Bowie’s Berlin Triptych

In its response to modernity, Romanticism's grand enterprise inspires us to question the current state of things, to ponder how we might "be heroes / just for one day".

‘Smithsonian Rock and Roll’ Welcomes the Amateur Concert Photographer

‘Smithsonian Rock and Roll’ Welcomes the Amateur Concert Photographer

This new book featuring concert photos taken by fans is a stylish, interesting, and absorbing, yet somewhat incomplete look at the history of popular music.