Long before David Bowie took the stage as Ziggy Stardust, he was performing as "Rainbowman" with his short-lived band, Hype.
Everyone wanted to be near Ziggy Stardust when he touched down. The androgynous, alien alter ego of David Bowie transformed the “Space Oddity” singer into a larger-than-life glam rock god. And while ...
David Bowie may be gone, but his legacy and his works live on. In fact, some handwritten lyrics by the late musician could fetch a small fortune at auction. We’re talking to the tune of $125,000 or ...
“The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” was a defining moment in the history of the glam-rock era and — it could be argued — rock ‘n’ roll in general, announcing the arrival of ...
David Bowie didn’t invent Glam Rock. That sparkly honor is generally credited to T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, who created a sensation when he sang “Hot Love,” decked out in a flashy silver ensemble, on the ...
His sinewy limbs encased in a knitted bodystocking woven from metallic yarn in sections of pink, red, and blue geometric patterns on black or white, Ziggy Stardust rocketed to stardom in 1973. David ...
Music is key to ‘Barbie’ writer-director Greta Gerwig’s creative process. Back in 2017, around the release of her directorial debut Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig made an appearance on KCRW’s Guest DJ ...
While David Bowie was bound to be an acquired taste for some, it only took the right album for everything to click with the public.
Bowie’s staggeringly prophetic 1999 Newsnight interview revealed his astute awareness of how the internet was going to change music and content forever ...
Anyone looking for Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and The Man Who Sold The World can now find all of David Bowie's personas in the same place — a vast warehouse in East London. This weekend saw the ...