Born January 8, 1947 as David Robert Jones, he is most known for his stage name David Bowie. However, throughout a six-decade career, he embodied many personas, both on stage and through metaphor. Perhaps the best known were Ziggy Stardust and Major Tom.
The number of artists and musicians who have had more transformative influence and inspiration on music, art, and culture than that of David Bowie is likely in the single digits. And low single digits at that.
Bowie debuted in 1967 with a self-titled LP and continued to release new, often groundbreaking music until his death in 2016. In fact, his final album, Blackstar, released two days prior to his passing, was, in essence, his send off to his fans.
From early works including “Space Oddity” to seminal later career moments, Bowie released more than two-dozen studio LPs and seemingly countless singles, EPs, live recordings, compilations, and more.
Below you’ll find a variety of posts, reviews, features, and lists from FensePost covering the Starman himself: David Bowie.
In a recent post, I shared the top 10 albums that I listen to most in my vinyl collection. This is something I track on Discogs — the total number of spins of every single record in my collection. Granted, that tracking system only goes back to about 2019 or so. Still, it got me thinking: what BANDS get played most?
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I’m always looking at vinyl prices online, and in doing so I pretty frequently stumble across some phenomenal deals! Today, I’m going to share with you five records that are currently under $20 on Amazon that you should snap up today! This list includes a few classics as well as cult indie favorites.
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David Bowie’s album “Space Oddity” is a truly iconic work of art that has had a lasting impact on music and popular culture alike. Originally released in 1969, it was Bowie’s second album, and it marked a notable turning point in his career. Today I’m going to look back at that album and recount 7 interesting things about Space Oddity.
Read More »7 Interesting Facts About David Bowie’s Space Oddity
It’s spreading–this craze to create a Pandemic Playlist. And I caught it. As we all–or, at least the smarter of… Read More »COVID-19: A Pandemic Playlist
On a rainy Monday 21 days ago, I pulled my truck out of my garage in Washington state for the… Read More »Revisiting Rare David Bowie Cuts: “My Death” by Jacques Brel
I broke the rules this week on my very unoriginally titled radio show on KSVR Mount Vernon. The Indie Music Show featured a few tracks that are, quite distinctly, not even close to being indie. And one of them kicked off the show. It’s the new track by David Bowie called “Where Are We Now?” Shortly thereafter, I crossed the ocean for a set from France, where I played a track by famed singer and Masculin Feminin actress Chantal Goya and another by Serge Gainsbourg.
Read More »On Air at KSVR: February 15, 2013 Playlist
I’m not going to talk about my October 19 radio show, other than this sentence and noting the playlist is below. Instead, I’m going to pump up the forthcoming October 26 show. But first, a little history behind next week’s show.
Read More »Fense’s Radio Show: October 19, 2012
