Now into its second season, Bowie Book Club is exploring a more speculative, but no less considered, list of books that they feel had a significant connection to the David Bowie universe. In this interview, I speak with the hosts Greg and Kristianne about music, books and Bowie!
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SCREAM LIKE A BABY – DAVID BOWIE’S CLASH WITH TYRANNY
In the age of ICE abductions, very public assassinations and far-right marches in the UK, Scream Like A Baby returns with a vengeance as Bowie’s anthem against totalitarianism in all its forms. The song seems to tell a story of persecution and confinement but the details are shadowy, born of uncertainty like glimpses of lightContinueContinue reading “SCREAM LIKE A BABY – DAVID BOWIE’S CLASH WITH TYRANNY”
FASHION – David Bowie’s Anthem To The Dancefloor Of Doomed Youth
Fashion plays with the extremes of political trends which by 1980 would enter a new radical phase with the arrival of Margaret Thatcher’s right-wing Conservative government. ICH BIN EIN LONDONER David Bowie’s 1976 return to Europe for his new Isolar Tour was set to be another great moment in his restlessly evolving musical career, insteadContinueContinue reading “FASHION – David Bowie’s Anthem To The Dancefloor Of Doomed Youth”
INTERVIEW – Glenn Hendler on David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs
Glenn Hendler is the author of a 33 1/3 book on David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs album. This interview follows on from my initial Bowie book research; where I was able to ask Glenn about his listening experiences of Scary Monsters and his thoughts on crime, terror and thwarted love across Bowie’s discography.
INTERVIEW – BOWIE PHOTOGRAHPER – SUKITA
Masayoshi Sukita is a Japanese photographer, renowned for his rock and roll photography and his long and enduring friendship with David Bowie. As part of the research for my new book Silhouettes And Shadows, a deep dive into Bowie’s Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), I spoke to Sukita about the story behind his photographs that feature in the book.
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