tOfY (Free subscription) | yesterday
... on mars, bowie klasikleri arasinda yerini aldi. ardindan çikartilan the rise & fall of ziggy stardust & the spiders from mars isimli albümü ise müzik dünyasinda önemli bir yer edinmesini sagladi. 1972 yilinda basin bowie ile oldukça ilgilenir olmustu. melody maker dergisinin kendisiyle yaptigi bir röportajda biseksüel oldugunu...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... chic that tattoos bring, and – most of all – she embodies that tragic self-destruction Ziggy Stardust tragedy of the burn out and crash of the chosen one, the rising star. While she presents no role model, she represents a vamp, a type, a trope, that we can all share joy in. In her way she even ties us back to the 19th century romantic tragedy of the romantic Goethe's...
Grubtunes (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... David Bowie struggled for a long time as the one hit wonder with "Space Oddity" before Ziggy Stardust turned him into a star. So yeah, think about all those guys and all the drugs and drinking they did feeling like shit about themselves between becoming legends and huge successes. And if you need a little something extra, here's a short playlist of songs about rising above...
Jonk Music (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... the latter's song length), while "80/20" is all glorious creepiness, hearkening back to Ziggy Stardust-era Bowie, albeit with hollower vocals. Guitarist/vocalist Travis Trevisan has the messianic vocal style down perfectly — think Thom Yorke, Jason Pierce, et al. — as each line sounds more beckoning incantation than mere utterance. Cryptically funny lyrics, though,...
mel.opho.be (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... last 40 years. But his pal Bolan, sadly, doesn’t get the same kind of name recognition as Ziggy Stardust. Electric Warrior gave him every right to stake his claim as the king of glitter rock, however. Replete with steamy guitar riffs, seductive lyrics, and an elusive brand of rock, this album sets itself apart with, above all else, a smooth boogie ramble that makes even the...
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
This week it is David Bowie's 1970 (released in early 1971 in the UK) album The Man Who Sold The World This album was where the blueprint for his later incarnation as Ziggy Stardust can first be seen, not least because it is where the nucleus of the Spiders From Mars first comes together. The album was a real departure from what had come before as far as Bowie's music is concerned. The...
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... such a massive influence on pop culture. After the jump, we talk with Spitz about the erstwhile Ziggy Stardust’s lasting impact within the musical realm and beyond. Flavorpill: These days, every other band cites David Bowie as an inspiration. When do you think he started to become a major influence on pop music? Marc Spitz: It was as early as the late ’70s, when the first...
AAEA Hollywood (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... completely taken the entire history of American mass entertainment from country and western to Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars and the quirkiness of anti deep ecology environmentalism and melded it into a character that is completely contemporary. Eman has a hard core cult following and it is expected that he can translate his underground charm to a mass market. According...
It's getting better (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
... he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam-rock era as a flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single " Starman " and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona epitomised a career often marked by musical innovation, reinvention and striking visual presentation....
Antipodean - The Right Side Up (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
... 1995 (nothing for X sadly) Young Americans - off the album "Young Americans" 1975 Ziggy Stardust - off the album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars" 1972 As you can see I got up to the letter "R". I will finish listening to the rest tonight.
