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How David Bowie’s ‘Reality’ Stood Out For What It Was Not

How David Bowie’s ‘Reality’ Stood Out For What It Was Not

Released 20 years ago this month, the Top 5 U.K. smash album ‘Reality’ found David Bowie doing something unusual.

How David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’ Stripped Away All of the Artifice

How David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’ Stripped Away All of the Artifice

‘The Next Day’ found David Bowie making a surprise return 10 years ago this month, but without the old theatrics and an artsy agenda.

How ‘Live: Oy Vey, Baby’ Reminded Us That We Never Deserved Tin Machine

How ‘Live: Oy Vey, Baby’ Reminded Us That We Never Deserved Tin Machine

Tin Machine closed out their underrated career 30 years ago this week with a live LP that was once again thrillingly rough, angular and always quirky.

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King Crimson, Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp + Others: My Top 10 Vinyl Spins

In 2021, my vinyl collection grew substantially — and for me, it’s evolved into a bit of an addiction.

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David Bowie: A (Belated) Appreciation

I think I finally understood David Bowie sometime around Christmas 2019.

Philip Glass Transcended David Bowie’s Towering Influence on ‘Low Symphony’

Philip Glass Transcended David Bowie’s Towering Influence on ‘Low Symphony’

Released 25 years ago, Philip Glass’ ‘Low Symphony’ wasn’t a note-for-note David Bowie redo, but a brilliant borrowing of themes for inspiration.

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David Bowie – No Plan EP (2017)

There is a sense of David Bowie’s essence here – not the characters he created but Bowie as the song master.

Songs from the Dearly Departed David Bowie, Eagles, Prince + others: Odd Couples

Songs from the Dearly Departed David Bowie, Eagles, Prince + others: Odd Couples

We remember David Bowie, Glenn Frey of the Eagles, the Beatles’ legendary producer George Martin and Prince in a special edition of Odd Couples.

Mott the Hoople – The Hoople (1974): Shadows in Stereo

Mott the Hoople – The Hoople (1974): Shadows in Stereo

The hard-to-accept fact is simply that although Mott the Hoople had a number of good albums, they never really had any great ones.

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David Bowie: Station to Station Through a Legendary Life

The late David Bowie always seemed young and fresh, in large part due to his uncanny way of reinventing himself regularly.