If song titles like “Do It All Night” and “Head” weren’t enough of a clue, Prince posed half-naked in front of exposed bedsprings for the cover of his breakthrough third albumDirty Mind. Copping a look that’s simultaneously mysterious and come-hither, the photo – taken by his p...
During July and August 1977 the Bowie and Brian Eno song Heroes was put together with producer Tony Visconti at Hansa Studios for Bowie's album of the same name. Some of the best musicians of the time played on the track including Carlos Alomar (guitar), Robert Fripp (...
Quite a few of you greeted theannouncementyesterday ofNothing has Changed, a newDavid Bowiethree-CD hits collection, with the cry of ‘not another one!’. And it’s true enough thatThe Damehas certainly had his fair share of ‘greatest hits’ sets out over the years. Below, we take a ...
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Why does every androgynous musician or actor end up looking like Bowie? I’m looking at you Tilda Swinton and Patrick Wolf. The cover for her sophomore record “Trouble From Paradise” is a vision of 70s colours and Californian imagery. Bring on the party....
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David Bowie 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars' 1972 The Concept:Androgynous alien arrives on a doomed planet and becomes a rock star — an idea that could also have doubled as Bowie’s memoir. The Execution:Given that the songs onZiggy Stardustwere written ...
appropriate— pop-recording designs.Ruvan Wijesooria's sideways portrait of James Murphy alludes to the covers of the post-punk records that inspired LCD Soundsystem's music-especially David Bowie's Lodger-as well as Robert Longo's "Men in the ...
8 of 25 18.'Changesonebowie,' David Bowie (1976) David Bowie Spanning Bowie's early greatness from 1969-1976. Like many other albums on this list, Changesonebowie is the perfect starting point for someone looking to get into Bowie for the first time. Single versions of both ...
28: David Bowie – The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars On one hand, this was a conceptual masterstroke:David Bowiecreated the character of a pansexual, otherworldly rock star and that’s just what he became. But on a more down-to-earth level, it takes all the...