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David Bowie: (Spaceboy)
The alien who swapped faces like clothes-elf one year, duke the next. Ziggy, Aladdin, Hallo Spaceboy, Thin White, every persona a glitter bomb. Wrote All the Young Dudes, gave Lou Reed Transformer, dressed Roxy in synths, then vanished. Voice like glass and velvet. Posts multiplying faster than his personas.
David Bowie: "Bowie's Private Muscle..." Article (1974)
David Bowie’s "Bowie's Private Muscle...", a one-page article in New Musical Express, March 30, 1974.
David Bowie
Mar 29, 19741 min read
📰 Bowie Comeback? – Article: Mar. 1974
Whispers of a summer return to the American stage place Bowie at the centre of industry speculation, his next transformation already taking shape behind closed studio doors.
David Bowie
Mar 22, 19743 min read
Weren't Born a Man
Dana Gillespie's album "Weren't Born a Man," released under RCA Victor – APLI 0354, came out on March 22, 1974. Two tracks (A4, B2) were...
David Bowie
Mar 21, 19741 min read
📰 Rock Dreams at Biba’s – 1 Page: Mar. 1974
A surreal night at Biba’s — Bowie in emerald green, Angie glowing, Nik Cohn guiding cameras, and Peellaert’s pop hallucinations hanging like sacred relics. Rock Dreams came to life, one champagne‑soaked moment at a time.
glamslam72
Mar 16, 19743 min read
📰 Rebel Rebel – Single Advert: Mar. 1974
A pirate‑radio legacy meets glam‑rock rebellion — Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel” becomes a Dutch pop‑culture landmark.
David Bowie
Mar 9, 19743 min read
David Bowie: "Can I Have Your Autograph?" Article (1974)
David Bowie’s "Can I Have Your Autograph?", a one-page article in Melody Maker, March 2, 1974. "Can I have your autograph? " Our Little...
David Bowie
Mar 2, 19741 min read
📰 Angie Bowie’s Taking Names – March 1974
A volatile, humorous, and revealing portrait of Angie Bowie at the height of her cultural impact — a snapshot of the chaos orbiting the Bowie household in 1974.
David Bowie
Mar 2, 19742 min read
📰 The Man Who Sold the World – Advert: Mar. 1974
A secondary excerpt highlighting the advert’s role in reintroducing Bowie’s early, heavier sound to a rapidly expanding 1974 audience — a reminder that the foundations of his later fame were already firmly in place.
David Bowie
Mar 2, 19743 min read
📰 Beat Godfather Meets Glitter Mainman – Feature: Feb. 1974
Published in February 1974, Rolling Stone devoted a four‑page feature to a conversation between William Burroughs and David Bowie, pairing Terry O’Neill’s stark portrait photography with a deep, exploratory dialogue on art, identity, cut‑up writing, and the future of performance.
David Bowie
Feb 28, 19743 min read
📰 David Caps a Good Year– Cover: Feb, 1974
Published February 23, 1974, this issue of New Musical Express reflects a music scene in transition: established giants plotting major tours, art‑rock innovators gaining momentum, and the aftershocks of glam still shaping the charts.
David Bowie
Feb 23, 19742 min read
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