Tag Archives: The World Of David Bowie
Bowie Mug Shot
Via The Smoking Gun. Some guy is trying to sell the original Bowie mug shot from 1976. See the full details and story at The Smoking Gun. Why does his mug shots even look cool?
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
Bowie sure has had a strange effect on some people. Saul Williams has created a “piece” based somehow on Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust apparently. Now, I’m not sure if this some kind of reference to Bowie per se, or, it’s Trent … Continue reading
Ron Mueck
Bowie has appeared in a lot of films. Some bit parts, some just plum weird, and some not so weird. Probably his most popular appearance was in the movie Labyrinth as the Goblin King. It is a fantasy movie with … Continue reading
Why Iggy should be in the rock n roll Hall of Fame
One very simple reason. Just watch this video: What’s so special about it you say? Bands have been doing it for years. Pearl Jam was famous for their surfing vids a long time ago. However, they credit Neil Young as … Continue reading
The Guitars of David Bowie?
Luke Slater over at TinMachine does a really neat survey of the guitars Bowie has used through the years. He comes to the conclusion Bowie basically has two guitars. One acoustic, one electric. Luke then finishes up with a conclusion … Continue reading
Freddie Mercury
From the “official” Freddie Mercury website: Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5th 1946 in Zanzibar, to parents Bomi & Jer Bulsara. Freddie moved to India in 1947. He attended boarding school in Panchgani, just outside Bombay. Whilst … Continue reading
Femme Fatale
Sparkalot sent me a link to a video of Nico performing with Lou Reed. It’s gone now. However, I did find another of her performing with Velvet Underground. So, here goes. This was Lou and the boys a few years … Continue reading
Michael Oberman’s nature shots
I have been toying with Flickr a lot lately. I like it. It’s a vibrant community that shares most of its personna and thoughts through pictures. It’s also a wealth of history through the eye of a lens. I was … Continue reading
Lindsay Kemp and The Jean Genie
This is probably the most difficult person to write on I’ve ever dealt with on this blog. Very, very, very early in Bowie’s career, he made some unusual life choices. First of all, he teamed up with a rather odd … Continue reading
Stooges snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, again
In 1969, things were kind of boring. The Flower Power generation was burning out on acid, MTV, VH1, XM, and the internet were a generation away, and the only thing allowed on the radio was pretty boring stuff for the … Continue reading