A secondary excerpt highlighting Bowie’s fascination with Brecht’s early modernism and the stark, uncompromising nature of his performance — a reminder that Bowie’s artistry extended far beyond music.

David Bowie appears on the cover of Radio Times to mark his performance in the BBC’s adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s Baal, coinciding with the release of his Baal EP and signalling a striking return to theatrical performance.

David Bowie’s "Very Cool, Very Weird," a one-page article in Record Mirror, March 28, 1981.

A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum. A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum. A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum.

David Bowie’s "Fashion Special Ed 12"," a one-page advert in New Musical Express, November 1, 1980.

Sounds Two Pages (Nov 1, 1980)

David Bowie's "Ladies and Gentlemen" Scary Monsters one-page advert in Rolling Stone, October 16, 1980

David Bowie’s "The Tracks of My Years" (1964-71), a four-page feature in Sounds, October 4, 1980.

David Bowie’s "Scary Monsters - Often Copied Never Equalled," a one-page advert in New Musical Express, September 27, 1980

David Bowie’s Scary Monsters, a one-page review "The Moods of an Artist" in Musicians Only Magazine, September 20, 1980.