Fifty years ago, the United States had never seen anything quite like David Bowie. In the early ’70s, the Londoner gained fame in his home country with his flamboyant alter ego Ziggy Stardust, an ...
A new biography explores David Bowie’s spiritual life beneath his flamboyant personas, especially Ziggy Stardust. Drawing on ...
Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “’Fame’ is a vapid, hostile lament against money-grabbers and success-hungry mouth-breathers. Not only has it become this colossal ...
Few artists have been through as many phases as David Bowie has. We're not talking simply about aesthetic changes or marketing strategies. No, David Bowie was someone who thrived on being constantly ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The Beatles were (and are) inspirational for many musicians. Their music was era-defining, and their sonic experiments made them legendary. Even fellow legends herald the Beatles as heroes. According ...
David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.” Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his ...
Fifty years ago, in 1975, David Bowie hit a new high with his first US number one single, “Fame.” The single came from his ninth studio album, Young Americans, which explored a funk-driven sound. But ...
In 1975, David Bowie moved away from his glam rock persona with the song “Fame.” The funk rock classic from Bowie’s ninth studio album, Young Americans, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September ...
Few artists have been through as many phases as David Bowie has. We're not talking simply about aesthetic changes or marketing strategies. No, David Bowie was someone who thrived on being constantly ...