Before Ziggy, before Berlin, before the world knew his name — Bowie was already experimenting, failing, learning, and reaching. These reissues capture that fragile, fascinating beginning.

Publication: Sounds Date: May 20 1978 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Feature / Pages 29–31 Author: Dave Fudger Overview This Sounds three‑page feature from May 20 1978 documents David Bowie’s American tour during the Isolar II period, capturing his performances, persona, and cultural impact across the United States. The article opens with Bowie photographed at a table set with fruit, bottles, and crockery — a surreal still‑life portrait that mirrors his theatrical d

A vivid, electric dispatch from David Bowie’s 1978 tour, published in Sounds on April 15, 1978, capturing the thrill of watching him revisit the Stardust mythology with renewed clarity and control. The review glows with the tension between past personas and present mastery, presenting Bowie as an artist standing between eras — no longer Ziggy, yet unafraid to summon him. The writer frames his return as both resurrection and reinvention, a reminder of how effortlessly Bowie co

Sounds publishes a detailed breakdown of Bowie’s June 1978 UK tour dates, ticket prices, postal‑only applications, and the expanded band supporting him after an extensive American run.

Publication: Sounds Date: September 24, 1977 Writer: Geoff Barton A moving two-page tribute in Sounds magazine that pays heartfelt farewell to Marc Bolan, who died in a car crash on 16 September 1977 at the age of just 29. The piece blends personal reminiscence, industry reaction, and deep reflection on Bolan’s extraordinary journey — from the gentle acoustic days of Tyrannosaurus Rex through the explosive T. Rextasy era and beyond. One of the first major tributes published a

A band once written off as yesterday’s glitter returned with a message: they hadn’t vanished — they’d been sharpening their sou

Reed’s multimedia ambition collided with venue caution — and the fallout became a story as dramatic as the show itself.

Makowski’s final line — “it’s nice to see that the old boppers are still around” — lands as both a wink and a salute.

Eight years after their split, the Small Faces return not as a nostalgia act, but as a band ready to write a new chapter.

Harley doesn’t just answer questions — he performs them, turning an interview into theatre, confession, and comedy all at once.