A Radio Times listing and appreciation from May 20, 1979, highlighting a special BBC Radio 1 programme devoted to David Bowie, featuring commentary by Tony Visconti. SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Radio Times Date: May 20, 1979 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Radio Listing / Feature THE STORY This entry promotes a two-hour Star Special on BBC Radio 1 curated by David Bowie himself. The programme blends his favourite tracks with personal reflections on his career. It inc

A major review of David Bowie’s new album Lodger as he continued to push boundaries in the final chapter of his Berlin Trilogy. SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Melody Maker Date: May 19, 1979 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Album Review / Feature THE STORY This substantial feature reviews Bowie’s latest album Lodger, exploring its experimental sound and eclectic influences. The piece draws comparisons to Errol Flynn’s adventurous spirit and discusses how Bowie blends “ne

A major feature from New Musical Express dated May 19, 1979, based on David Bowie’s appearance on Capital Radio’s Nicky Horne show promoting his new album Lodger.

A bright, confident cover from Smash Hits (issue dated May 17–31, 1979) featuring a close-up portrait of David Bowie with tousled blonde hair and a slight smile.

This Capital Radio advert from May 17 1979 announces David Bowie’s appearance on Nicky Horne’s “Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It”, broadcast Monday, May 14 1979 between 9 pm and 11 pm. The programme featured Bowie in conversation with ten listeners, discussing his creative process, influences, and tracks from his new album Lodger.

A full-page advertisement from Melody Maker promoting David Bowie’s new single “Boys Keep Swinging” from the upcoming album Lodger. SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Melody Maker Date: May 12, 1979 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Full-page advertisement THE STORY This striking advert features Bowie in a dynamic, expressive pose — shirt open, tie loose, caught mid-movement. The design uses a handwritten, scrawled style across the page with the text “David Bowie – ‘Boys Keep

A standalone Roy Wood single released in May 1979, backed with Saxmaniacs. Issued on Automatic in the UK and also as a picture disc, it failed to chart but remains a notable late‑’70s collectible due to its variants and PYRAL‑pressed manufacturing.

A striking cover and in-depth album review from Record Mirror dated May 5, 1979, featuring David Bowie and his new album Lodger. The image captures Bowie in his late‑’70s transitional phase — intense, minimal, and enigmatic — coinciding with the release of his album Lodger.

Released on 4 May 1979, 20 Flights Up was issued in the UK as a 7-inch, 45 RPM single on Mercury Records. The track was taken from Essex’s early‑1979 album Imperial Wizard, but despite strong production and a polished pop‑rock arrangement, the single failed to chart in the UK.

In May 1979, Hit Parader magazine ran a major four-page interview with Alice Cooper, in which the shock-rock pioneer reflected on his identity, career, and sobriety. SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Hit Parader Date: May 1979 Country: United States Section / Pages: 4-page interview feature (pp. 26–29) THE STORY Titled “Alice Cooper Says He Knows Who He Is”, this in-depth interview by Deane Zimmerman sees Alice discussing his return to the stage, his personal struggles, family life