Please forgive the graininess of our latest Bowie Reflection. It’s an enlargement of TJ Newton (Bowie) on the set of The Man Who Fell To Earth, taken by David James.
Here’s the caption from the reverse of the uncropped photo: “Mary-Lou (CANDY CLARK) tries to break down formal barriers between herself and Thomas Jerome Newton (DAVID BOWIE) when she invites him into her bathroom.”
The second image is of Bowie’s original artwork (see signature bottom right), a collage he created utilising two other stills from the same scene.
If you’re unfamiliar with this piece, it first appeared as a full-page in the 1976 ISOLAR tour programme and it was also an exhibit at the David Bowie Is V&A exhibition. (See last image)
Look closely at Bowie’s reflection and the bubbles in the bath. A bit of pre-Photoshop scalpel work by Bowie.
Thankfully, his replacement of the bubbles with Linoleum keeps us on the right side of social platform censors. The original image of Mary Lou was a little more revealing.
#BowieReflections
Please forgive the graininess of our latest Bowie Reflection. It’s an enlargement of TJ Newton (Bowie) on the set of The Man Who Fell To Earth, taken by David James.
Here’s the caption from the reverse of the uncropped photo: “Mary-Lou (CANDY CLARK) tries to break down formal barriers between herself and Thomas Jerome Newton (DAVID BOWIE) when she invites him into her bathroom.”
The second image is of Bowie’s original artwork (see signature bottom right), a collage he created utilising two other stills from the same scene.
If you’re unfamiliar with this piece, it first appeared as a full-page in the 1976 ISOLAR tour programme and it was also an exhibit at the David Bowie Is V&A exhibition. (See last image)
Look closely at Bowie’s reflection and the bubbles in the bath. A bit of pre-Photoshop scalpel work by Bowie.
Thankfully, his replacement of the bubbles with Linoleum keeps us on the right side of social platform censors. The original image of Mary Lou was a little more revealing.
#BowieReflections
Please forgive the graininess of our latest Bowie Reflection. It’s an enlargement of TJ Newton (Bowie) on the set of The Man Who Fell To Earth, taken by David James.
Here’s the caption from the reverse of the uncropped photo: “Mary-Lou (CANDY CLARK) tries to break down formal barriers between herself and Thomas Jerome Newton (DAVID BOWIE) when she invites him into her bathroom.”
The second image is of Bowie’s original artwork (see signature bottom right), a collage he created utilising two other stills from the same scene.
If you’re unfamiliar with this piece, it first appeared as a full-page in the 1976 ISOLAR tour programme and it was also an exhibit at the David Bowie Is V&A exhibition. (See last image)
Look closely at Bowie’s reflection and the bubbles in the bath. A bit of pre-Photoshop scalpel work by Bowie.
Thankfully, his replacement of the bubbles with Linoleum keeps us on the right side of social platform censors. The original image of Mary Lou was a little more revealing.
#BowieReflections
Not the first time we’ve posted the image we’ve used for today’s Bowie Reflection, but we hope you agree it bears repeating.
Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita took this stunning portrait of Bowie in February 1973 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
Image taken from Bowie and Sukita’s Speed Of Life published by @genesis_publications
#BowieReflections #BowieSukita
THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW BROADCAST 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
“Beware the savage jaw…”
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of David Bowie’s The 1980 Floor Show, which was used as both a promotional tool for Pin Ups and to further break into the American market.
It would be Bowie’s last public performance with the two remaining Spiders From Mars, as drummer Woody Woodmansey was no longer a part of the band line up, having been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar.
The 1980 Floor Show was a lavish stage production that took place over three days at Bowie’s old haunt, The Marquee Club in London’s Soho.
Filmed in front of fan club members for the American NBC TV late night show, The Midnight Special, you can read another fine in-depth piece by Jason Draper over on Dig! via the link below.
‘THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW’: THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID BOWIE’S 1973 TV SPECIAL – https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/david-bowie-the-1980-floor-show-full-story/ (Linktree in bio)
Check out most of the performances while you’re there.
Live images by Mick Rock and Terry O’Neill
#BowiePinUps50 #1980FloorShow
THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW BROADCAST 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
“Beware the savage jaw…”
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of David Bowie’s The 1980 Floor Show, which was used as both a promotional tool for Pin Ups and to further break into the American market.
It would be Bowie’s last public performance with the two remaining Spiders From Mars, as drummer Woody Woodmansey was no longer a part of the band line up, having been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar.
The 1980 Floor Show was a lavish stage production that took place over three days at Bowie’s old haunt, The Marquee Club in London’s Soho.
Filmed in front of fan club members for the American NBC TV late night show, The Midnight Special, you can read another fine in-depth piece by Jason Draper over on Dig! via the link below.
‘THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW’: THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID BOWIE’S 1973 TV SPECIAL – https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/david-bowie-the-1980-floor-show-full-story/ (Linktree in bio)
Check out most of the performances while you’re there.
Live images by Mick Rock and Terry O’Neill
#BowiePinUps50 #1980FloorShow
THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW BROADCAST 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
“Beware the savage jaw…”
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of David Bowie’s The 1980 Floor Show, which was used as both a promotional tool for Pin Ups and to further break into the American market.
It would be Bowie’s last public performance with the two remaining Spiders From Mars, as drummer Woody Woodmansey was no longer a part of the band line up, having been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar.
The 1980 Floor Show was a lavish stage production that took place over three days at Bowie’s old haunt, The Marquee Club in London’s Soho.
Filmed in front of fan club members for the American NBC TV late night show, The Midnight Special, you can read another fine in-depth piece by Jason Draper over on Dig! via the link below.
‘THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW’: THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID BOWIE’S 1973 TV SPECIAL – https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/david-bowie-the-1980-floor-show-full-story/ (Linktree in bio)
Check out most of the performances while you’re there.
Live images by Mick Rock and Terry O’Neill
#BowiePinUps50 #1980FloorShow
THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW BROADCAST 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
“Beware the savage jaw…”
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of David Bowie’s The 1980 Floor Show, which was used as both a promotional tool for Pin Ups and to further break into the American market.
It would be Bowie’s last public performance with the two remaining Spiders From Mars, as drummer Woody Woodmansey was no longer a part of the band line up, having been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar.
The 1980 Floor Show was a lavish stage production that took place over three days at Bowie’s old haunt, The Marquee Club in London’s Soho.
Filmed in front of fan club members for the American NBC TV late night show, The Midnight Special, you can read another fine in-depth piece by Jason Draper over on Dig! via the link below.
‘THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW’: THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID BOWIE’S 1973 TV SPECIAL – https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/david-bowie-the-1980-floor-show-full-story/ (Linktree in bio)
Check out most of the performances while you’re there.
Live images by Mick Rock and Terry O’Neill
#BowiePinUps50 #1980FloorShow
THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW BROADCAST 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
“Beware the savage jaw…”
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of David Bowie’s The 1980 Floor Show, which was used as both a promotional tool for Pin Ups and to further break into the American market.
It would be Bowie’s last public performance with the two remaining Spiders From Mars, as drummer Woody Woodmansey was no longer a part of the band line up, having been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar.
The 1980 Floor Show was a lavish stage production that took place over three days at Bowie’s old haunt, The Marquee Club in London’s Soho.
Filmed in front of fan club members for the American NBC TV late night show, The Midnight Special, you can read another fine in-depth piece by Jason Draper over on Dig! via the link below.
‘THE 1980 FLOOR SHOW’: THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID BOWIE’S 1973 TV SPECIAL – https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/david-bowie-the-1980-floor-show-full-story/ (Linktree in bio)
Check out most of the performances while you’re there.
Live images by Mick Rock and Terry O’Neill
#BowiePinUps50 #1980FloorShow
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA IS 30
“Loving life and all it’s got to give…”
“In many respects, this is David Bowie’s most important album of the 90s.”
So said Daryl Easlea when writing about the 2007 reissue of The Buddha Of Suburbia, originally released in the UK thirty years ago today, 8th November 1993.
One of Bowie’s own favourite works, this ‘soundtrack’ album seems to have flown under the radar for the casual Bowie observer.
Though loved by a loyal core of Bowie fans, The Buddha Of Suburbia seems generally underappreciated, as summed up in this edited closing paragraph from a 25th celebration by Julian Marszalek over at The Quietus…
“Even after 25 years, The Buddha Of Suburbia is a strange anomaly in David Bowie’s back catalogue. Both ignored and misunderstood upon its release, the album’s re-emergence in 2007 was met once again with very little fanfare and it remains the album that so few Bowie fans have heard of, let alone listened to. As such, The Buddha Of Suburbia is an album ripe for discovery, not least as it contains an approach and execution that not only captures the best of Bowie’s past but also kick starts his future.”
Read the full piece here: http://smarturl.it/Buddha25tQ (Linktree in bio)
#BuddhaOfSuburbia #BuddhaOfSuburbiaAlbum
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA IS 30
“Loving life and all it’s got to give…”
“In many respects, this is David Bowie’s most important album of the 90s.”
So said Daryl Easlea when writing about the 2007 reissue of The Buddha Of Suburbia, originally released in the UK thirty years ago today, 8th November 1993.
One of Bowie’s own favourite works, this ‘soundtrack’ album seems to have flown under the radar for the casual Bowie observer.
Though loved by a loyal core of Bowie fans, The Buddha Of Suburbia seems generally underappreciated, as summed up in this edited closing paragraph from a 25th celebration by Julian Marszalek over at The Quietus…
“Even after 25 years, The Buddha Of Suburbia is a strange anomaly in David Bowie’s back catalogue. Both ignored and misunderstood upon its release, the album’s re-emergence in 2007 was met once again with very little fanfare and it remains the album that so few Bowie fans have heard of, let alone listened to. As such, The Buddha Of Suburbia is an album ripe for discovery, not least as it contains an approach and execution that not only captures the best of Bowie’s past but also kick starts his future.”
Read the full piece here: http://smarturl.it/Buddha25tQ (Linktree in bio)
#BuddhaOfSuburbia #BuddhaOfSuburbiaAlbum
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA IS 30
“Loving life and all it’s got to give…”
“In many respects, this is David Bowie’s most important album of the 90s.”
So said Daryl Easlea when writing about the 2007 reissue of The Buddha Of Suburbia, originally released in the UK thirty years ago today, 8th November 1993.
One of Bowie’s own favourite works, this ‘soundtrack’ album seems to have flown under the radar for the casual Bowie observer.
Though loved by a loyal core of Bowie fans, The Buddha Of Suburbia seems generally underappreciated, as summed up in this edited closing paragraph from a 25th celebration by Julian Marszalek over at The Quietus…
“Even after 25 years, The Buddha Of Suburbia is a strange anomaly in David Bowie’s back catalogue. Both ignored and misunderstood upon its release, the album’s re-emergence in 2007 was met once again with very little fanfare and it remains the album that so few Bowie fans have heard of, let alone listened to. As such, The Buddha Of Suburbia is an album ripe for discovery, not least as it contains an approach and execution that not only captures the best of Bowie’s past but also kick starts his future.”
Read the full piece here: http://smarturl.it/Buddha25tQ (Linktree in bio)
#BuddhaOfSuburbia #BuddhaOfSuburbiaAlbum
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA IS 30
“Loving life and all it’s got to give…”
“In many respects, this is David Bowie’s most important album of the 90s.”
So said Daryl Easlea when writing about the 2007 reissue of The Buddha Of Suburbia, originally released in the UK thirty years ago today, 8th November 1993.
One of Bowie’s own favourite works, this ‘soundtrack’ album seems to have flown under the radar for the casual Bowie observer.
Though loved by a loyal core of Bowie fans, The Buddha Of Suburbia seems generally underappreciated, as summed up in this edited closing paragraph from a 25th celebration by Julian Marszalek over at The Quietus…
“Even after 25 years, The Buddha Of Suburbia is a strange anomaly in David Bowie’s back catalogue. Both ignored and misunderstood upon its release, the album’s re-emergence in 2007 was met once again with very little fanfare and it remains the album that so few Bowie fans have heard of, let alone listened to. As such, The Buddha Of Suburbia is an album ripe for discovery, not least as it contains an approach and execution that not only captures the best of Bowie’s past but also kick starts his future.”
Read the full piece here: http://smarturl.it/Buddha25tQ (Linktree in bio)
#BuddhaOfSuburbia #BuddhaOfSuburbiaAlbum
20 YEARS AGO TONIGHT BOWIE ON PARKINSON
“Pictures on my hard drive…”
Twenty years ago this evening, The Parkinson Show featured Michael Parkinson in conversation with David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James.
Rather than us rattle on about how good it was, you can still view the full show over on the BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/47uBFZN (See Linktree in bio)
Aside from the BBC’s own image of DB and Parky, David is pictured here during performances of Ziggy Stardust and The Loneliest Guy and while rehearsing for the show, via the lens of @blamsnap.
#BowieParkinson #BowieBBC
20 YEARS AGO TONIGHT BOWIE ON PARKINSON
“Pictures on my hard drive…”
Twenty years ago this evening, The Parkinson Show featured Michael Parkinson in conversation with David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James.
Rather than us rattle on about how good it was, you can still view the full show over on the BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/47uBFZN (See Linktree in bio)
Aside from the BBC’s own image of DB and Parky, David is pictured here during performances of Ziggy Stardust and The Loneliest Guy and while rehearsing for the show, via the lens of @blamsnap.
#BowieParkinson #BowieBBC
20 YEARS AGO TONIGHT BOWIE ON PARKINSON
“Pictures on my hard drive…”
Twenty years ago this evening, The Parkinson Show featured Michael Parkinson in conversation with David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James.
Rather than us rattle on about how good it was, you can still view the full show over on the BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/47uBFZN (See Linktree in bio)
Aside from the BBC’s own image of DB and Parky, David is pictured here during performances of Ziggy Stardust and The Loneliest Guy and while rehearsing for the show, via the lens of @blamsnap.
#BowieParkinson #BowieBBC
20 YEARS AGO TONIGHT BOWIE ON PARKINSON
“Pictures on my hard drive…”
Twenty years ago this evening, The Parkinson Show featured Michael Parkinson in conversation with David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James.
Rather than us rattle on about how good it was, you can still view the full show over on the BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/47uBFZN (See Linktree in bio)
Aside from the BBC’s own image of DB and Parky, David is pictured here during performances of Ziggy Stardust and The Loneliest Guy and while rehearsing for the show, via the lens of @blamsnap.
#BowieParkinson #BowieBBC
20 YEARS AGO TONIGHT BOWIE ON PARKINSON
“Pictures on my hard drive…”
Twenty years ago this evening, The Parkinson Show featured Michael Parkinson in conversation with David Bowie, Victoria Beckham and Clive James.
Rather than us rattle on about how good it was, you can still view the full show over on the BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/47uBFZN (See Linktree in bio)
Aside from the BBC’s own image of DB and Parky, David is pictured here during performances of Ziggy Stardust and The Loneliest Guy and while rehearsing for the show, via the lens of @blamsnap.
#BowieParkinson #BowieBBC
DAVID BOWIE GLAMOUR FANZINE #10 EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL
“Something about me stood apart…”
The folks at David Bowie Glamour Fanzine have been in touch with details of the somewhat delayed upcoming Issue Ten.
As ever, the cover features a beautiful new portrait of David by Helen Green, this time depicting him from 1999.
Over to Nick at Glamour for the lowdown…
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After a break of eighteen months, David Bowie Glamour fanzine is back!
We’ve got interviews with Bowie alumni such as Sterling Campbell and Zachary Alford and stars who were influenced by him including Glen Matlock and Joe Elliott and Clem Burke.
Plus, of course, lots of stories and encounters by the fans!
It’s available now at davidbowieglamour.com (Linktree in bio)
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Following Helen’s cover, the teaser images we’ve used from the fanzine are as follows:
David Bowie as Ramona A. Stone by John Scarisbrick
Halloween Jack by Jocelyn Howard
Chris Zura recounts their moment of glory as the Ashes To Ashes Pierrot at the David Bowie World Fan Convention in Liverpool last year.
#DavidBowieGlamourFanzine
DAVID BOWIE GLAMOUR FANZINE #10 EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL
“Something about me stood apart…”
The folks at David Bowie Glamour Fanzine have been in touch with details of the somewhat delayed upcoming Issue Ten.
As ever, the cover features a beautiful new portrait of David by Helen Green, this time depicting him from 1999.
Over to Nick at Glamour for the lowdown…
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
After a break of eighteen months, David Bowie Glamour fanzine is back!
We’ve got interviews with Bowie alumni such as Sterling Campbell and Zachary Alford and stars who were influenced by him including Glen Matlock and Joe Elliott and Clem Burke.
Plus, of course, lots of stories and encounters by the fans!
It’s available now at davidbowieglamour.com (Linktree in bio)
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
Following Helen’s cover, the teaser images we’ve used from the fanzine are as follows:
David Bowie as Ramona A. Stone by John Scarisbrick
Halloween Jack by Jocelyn Howard
Chris Zura recounts their moment of glory as the Ashes To Ashes Pierrot at the David Bowie World Fan Convention in Liverpool last year.
#DavidBowieGlamourFanzine
DAVID BOWIE GLAMOUR FANZINE #10 EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL
“Something about me stood apart…”
The folks at David Bowie Glamour Fanzine have been in touch with details of the somewhat delayed upcoming Issue Ten.
As ever, the cover features a beautiful new portrait of David by Helen Green, this time depicting him from 1999.
Over to Nick at Glamour for the lowdown…
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
After a break of eighteen months, David Bowie Glamour fanzine is back!
We’ve got interviews with Bowie alumni such as Sterling Campbell and Zachary Alford and stars who were influenced by him including Glen Matlock and Joe Elliott and Clem Burke.
Plus, of course, lots of stories and encounters by the fans!
It’s available now at davidbowieglamour.com (Linktree in bio)
+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – +
Following Helen’s cover, the teaser images we’ve used from the fanzine are as follows:
David Bowie as Ramona A. Stone by John Scarisbrick
Halloween Jack by Jocelyn Howard
Chris Zura recounts their moment of glory as the Ashes To Ashes Pierrot at the David Bowie World Fan Convention in Liverpool last year.
#DavidBowieGlamourFanzine
BREAKING GLASS LIVE EP IS 45
“Lately, I’ve been, Breaking Glass in your room again…”
When the 3-track Breaking Glass Live EP was originally released on 17th November 1978, it stalled at #54 on the Official UK Singles Chart. It was a glitch, the next single, Boys Keep Swinging, went Top 10.
That poor performance wasn’t repeated forty years later, when the 4-track picture disc version of the EP entered the UK’s Official Vinyl Singles Chart at #1.
That new 4-track version of the EP featured three previously unreleased live versions of the original EP tracks plus the addition of an unreleased live version of Hang On To Yourself.
Also, those four tracks are alternative performances to the ones that appeared on the live album WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON ’78), and none were featured on the original 1978 EP.
Phew, it’s confusing these days.
#DBBG40 #BowieBGEP45th
BREAKING GLASS LIVE EP IS 45
“Lately, I’ve been, Breaking Glass in your room again…”
When the 3-track Breaking Glass Live EP was originally released on 17th November 1978, it stalled at #54 on the Official UK Singles Chart. It was a glitch, the next single, Boys Keep Swinging, went Top 10.
That poor performance wasn’t repeated forty years later, when the 4-track picture disc version of the EP entered the UK’s Official Vinyl Singles Chart at #1.
That new 4-track version of the EP featured three previously unreleased live versions of the original EP tracks plus the addition of an unreleased live version of Hang On To Yourself.
Also, those four tracks are alternative performances to the ones that appeared on the live album WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON ’78), and none were featured on the original 1978 EP.
Phew, it’s confusing these days.
#DBBG40 #BowieBGEP45th
BREAKING GLASS LIVE EP IS 45
“Lately, I’ve been, Breaking Glass in your room again…”
When the 3-track Breaking Glass Live EP was originally released on 17th November 1978, it stalled at #54 on the Official UK Singles Chart. It was a glitch, the next single, Boys Keep Swinging, went Top 10.
That poor performance wasn’t repeated forty years later, when the 4-track picture disc version of the EP entered the UK’s Official Vinyl Singles Chart at #1.
That new 4-track version of the EP featured three previously unreleased live versions of the original EP tracks plus the addition of an unreleased live version of Hang On To Yourself.
Also, those four tracks are alternative performances to the ones that appeared on the live album WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON ’78), and none were featured on the original 1978 EP.
Phew, it’s confusing these days.
#DBBG40 #BowieBGEP45th
