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Bowie’s Berlin trilogy finale – Lodger gets the Melody Maker treatment! one-page article in Melody Maker, December 22, 1979. More Bowie Berlin-era insights added weekly

Bowie’s funky disco reboot drops – the Thin White Duke gets down again! one-page advert in Melody Maker, December 22, 1979. More Bowie disco gems added weekly.

A Disco Bowie Melody Maker Return Published in the UK on December 15, 1979, Melody Maker’s full-page advert promoted David Bowie’s “John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)” — the 1979 disco re-recording of his 1972 glam classic. The ad highlighted the single’s release on RCA Records, showcasing Bowie’s shift to dancefloor energy during the Lodger era. A bold statement of Bowie’s constant reinvention. Advert Overview Publication Details Magazine: Melody Maker (UK). Date: December 15,

Bowie storms Saturday Night Live – puppet bodies, giant suits, and pure art-rock chaos! David Bowie’s Saturday Night Live appearance on December 15, 1979 – one of the most bizarre and brilliant TV moments of his career. Backed by Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias in avant-garde drag, Bowie performed three tracks from Lodger: “The Man Who Sold the World” (in a giant cardboard suit) “TVC 15” (carried like a puppet) “Boys Keep Swinging” (with a puppet body and a cheeky finale) The surre

A Disco-Glam Double Dancing Return Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on December 14, 1979, on RCA Records (catalogue: BOW 4 / PB 9482), David Bowie’s “John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (1975)” — the disco re-recording from the Young Americans sessions at Sigma Sound — was backed with the original “John, I'm Only Dancing (1972)” from the Ziggy Stardust era. Produced by Bowie & Tony Visconti (A) and Bowie (B), this glam-disco hybrid peaked at No. 12 on the Official Singl

David Bowie's Bowie and Iggy article in Rolling Stone November 15, 1979. IVE BEEN READING ROLLING STONE since the San Francisco days when Ralph Glea-son was holding forth, and there has never appeared, to my eyes, a more magical article than Chris Hodenfield's "Bad Boys in Berlin" (RS 301). David Bowie and Iggy Pop shine through the dead-end Berlin mist like angels in the night. BUDDY MARTIN Cambridge, Massachusetts I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL you how impressed I was with Chris Hod

David Bowie, Iggy Pop’s "Bad Boys in Berlin," a four-page feature in Rolling Stone, October 4, 1979.

David Bowie’s "Bob, Blitz & Bowie," a one-page article in Record Mirror, September 9, 1979.

David Bowie’s Lodger - The Incomplete David Bowie , a two-page feature in Rolling Stone, August 9, 1979.

David Bowie’s "David Bowie's Legacy: Retrospective," a two-page feature in Circus Magazine, August 7, 1989.

David Bowie’s Lodger - Explore A New Quality of Life , a one-page advert in Rolling Stone, July 12, 1979.

David Bowie’s D.J. two one-page adverts and one-page single review, published in Melody Maker on July 7, 1979.

David Bowie’s "D.J."  backed with "Repetition" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RCA Victor (catalog number BOW 3) on...

David Bowie’s Lodger - Explore A New Quality of Life, a one-page album advert in Rolling Stone, July 12, 1979.

David Bowie’s one page advert in Melody Maker June 9, 1979

David Bowie’s Lodger , a one-page advert in Melody Maker, June 2, 1979.

David Bowie’s "Lodger - Avant AOR," a one-page album review in Melody Maker, May 26, 1979.

David Bowie’s Lodger , a one-page advert in Melody Maker, May 26, 1979.

David Bowie’s Lodger  was released as an LP album in the UK by RCA Records (catalog number PL 13254) on May 25, 1979. It was recorded in...

David Bowie’s "An Appreciation By Tony Visconti," a one-page article in Radio Times, May 20, 1979.