Tag: Ziggy Stardust
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Peaky Blinders Had A Super Fan In David Bowie
Legendary pop star David Bowie was a man of eclectic pop culture tastes. The artist formerly known as Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke was famous for his mysterious, otherworldly personas, but he wasn’t actually all mystery all the time. Bowie passed away in 2016, but fans can still excavate lists of his personal…
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David Bowie Never Topped His Performance in This Early Classic
David Bowie was a strange phenomenon. He emerged onto the mainstream at the tail end of the 1960s with his first major hit, “Space Oddity,” an atmospheric ballad about the doomed mission of an astronaut longing for home. It capitalized on the current fascination with space exploration, established Bowie as a keen musical storyteller, and…
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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars review – Bowie bids farewell to an icon in legendary gig
Da Pennebaker’s documentary offers moving moments and raw immediacy as the musician takes on his final performance as Ziggy StardustDa Pennebaker’s record of David Bowie’s final concert on the Ziggy Stardust tour at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1973 (Bowie is part of the reason we will never be reconciled to saying “Eventim Apollo”) is rereleased…