Category Archives: Bowie

Thomas Dolby Expands His “Iconic” 80s Recollections Tour Nationwide

When we last looked it felt like Professor Thomas Dolby was taking a quick Fall Break Tour in between classes at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches. But the Prof. is taking time off for a much wider tour judging … Continue reading

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René Peraza’s Bowie Tribute Honors 45 Years Of “Ashes” with “Polvo Eres y Polvo Serás”

Réne Peraza has been commenting here for a few years now. He’s a busy artist with art direction and design, acting, and music keeping him firing on all cylinders. He writes and records a single every now and then and … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 2]

Steve Harrington was a Welsh music fan swept up in the drama of Punk Rock sweeping across the UK, even in relatively quiet and bucolic Wales. Seeing the Sex Pistols in 1976 lit a fire, and he was soon booking … Continue reading

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Midge Ure Rocks His Canon At Alberta Rose Theater, Portland Oregon 8-25-24

When I’m out of town (and not posting regularly) and my friends and commenters occasionally send emails to me that are for all the world posts that I would be making on PPM were I in their circumstances, the thought occurs; … Continue reading

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Re/Generation [Leah Lane + Peter Godwin] Revisit Bowie’s “Absolute Beginners”

When thoughts turned to Peter Godwin’s upcoming reissue of his Polydor material, the fact is that he’s been making new material that slipped by me. Due to last year being very distracting on the personal side of things. This was … Continue reading

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The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize: When Holy Grail Discs Like Associates “Boys Keep Swinging” Manifest

So yeah, my 60th birthday was two days ago. There wasn’t much of a fuss planned. I even went to work as whether to go on one’s birthday is usually a tossup each year. Since we had taken a lot … Continue reading

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Want List: Adam Steiner’s “Silhouettes + Shadows” Gets One Of Bowie’s Most Fascinating Albums Under The Microscope In Upcoming Book

We all have our own personal Most Crucial David Bowie albums. I can make a cogent argument for more than half of his 1970-1980 oeuvre, but at the end of the day two albums in particular sit atop my special … Continue reading

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