“David was a nice guy, but never a superstar”: 54 years on, how Hunky Dory rebooted Bowie’s career

From there, Bowie’s only way was up. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars would follow just six ...

U2 And David Bowie’s Albums Record Tied By One Of Pop’s Top Superstars

Kylie Minogue ties U2, David Bowie, Rod Stewart and Eminem as Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) debuts and becomes her eleventh ...

When David Bowie Became David Bowie: Revisiting ‘Hunky Dory,’ His First Masterpiece

David Bowie was already four years and four albums into his career when he issued Hunky Dory, the first record to help secure ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1971, This Rock ‘n’ Roller Released the Final Album Before His Complete Transformation

On this day, December 17, 1971, this iconic artist released the last album before adopting the alter ego that would make him ...
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“David was a nice guy, obviously with a certain amount of talent, but never a superstar”: 54 years on, how Hunky Dory rebooted Bowie’s career

Hunky Dory is the combination of Bowie’s newfound confidence, his ability to pick and surround himself with a brilliant band ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sixty Years Ago, When Instruments Were Played in Space for the First Time, It Was ‘Jingle Bells’ All the Way

Astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra delighted mission control with their rendition of the Christmas classic ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

SOLAR FLARE | Floating in the Ether

‘Solar Flare’ is a weekly playlist column where Sun contributors spotlight a slice of musical taste with the campus community ...
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David Bowie Turned a Heartbreaking Letter to a Lost Love Into One of the Saddest Songs Ever Written

There are too many iconic David Bowie songs to list, but if there is one that stands out as the most heartbreaking one, that would be "Letter to Hermione." The song, from the legendary self-titled ...
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David Brighton’s Space Oddity

1 1 people viewed this event. The Quintessential David Bowie Tribute Experience Space Oddity – The Quintessential David Bowie Tribute Experience is a live, multi-media spectacle that takes you on a ...