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.

Mott The Hoople: "All The Young Dudes" Single Review (1972)

Mott The Hoople’s "All The Young Dudes" , a one-page review in Melody Maker , July 29, 1972.

Mott the Hoople: (Anthem Gang)

Mott The Hoople

Jul 28, 19721 min read

David Bowie: Wherein Ziggy Stardust Makes Himself Manifest To All

Rolling Stone One-Page (Jul 20, 1972)

David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie

Jul 19, 19721 min read

David Bowie: "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - I'd give it at least a 99" Review (1972)

David Bowie’s "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - I'd give it at least a 99" , a one-page album review in...

David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie

Jul 19, 19721 min read

David Bowie: "Glitter Panache and Pace - A Star is Born" Review (1972)

David Bowie’s "Glitter Panache and Pace - A Star is Born" , a one-page London Festival Hall review in Melody Maker , July 15, 1972. This...

David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie

Jul 14, 19721 min read

David Bowie: Reed To Join Bowie

NME One Page What's On New (Jul 8, 1972)

David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie

Jul 7, 19721 min read

David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - No Longer Obvious

Melody Maker One Page Review (Jul 8, 1972)

David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie

Jul 7, 19721 min read

🔘 David Bowie – Royal Festival Hall Jul. 1972

A rare mid‑1972 appearance by David Bowie at the Royal Festival Hall, performing as part of the Friends of the Earth “Save the Whale” benefit. This event brought Bowie onto a prestigious London stage just weeks after the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, capturing Ziggy at a moment of rising national attention.

David Bowie: (Spaceboy)

David Bowie

Jul 7, 19723 min read