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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 5]

1979 [continued] After David Bowie’s Lodger” album was released in 1979, I happened to see the videos for “DJ” and “Look Back In Anger” on some late night TV music clip show of the pre-MTV era. I don’t remember it … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 4]

1978 In 1978 I entered High school and changes had occurred over the summer. As a result of cultural disco saturation, I chanced to discover FM Rock and stopped listening to top 40 radio hits. By the time I was … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 3]

1975 It was late in the year when I heard my next Bowie single. “Golden Years” had a sophisticated R+B feel to it that carried on from the funk of “Fame” but remember; this was the third David Bowie song … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 2]

1975 The next two years were Bowie-free for me. I had no awareness of what he was doing after “Space Oddity” became a late-in-the-game US hit in 1973 until two years later. I had grown up liking funk music from … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 1]

1973 Every journey has to have a first step, so this was where mine began. The year was 1973. I was going to be ten years old by the end of the year. I had already bonded with my transistor … Continue reading

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David Bowie: 1947-2016

Well, I hadn’t imagined that I was going to have to write about David Bowie’s death for at least a decade longer. Coming hot on the heels of his new, compelling “Blackstar” album which I actually bought on the day … Continue reading

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Body of Work: David Bowie Is @ MCA Chicago [part 4]

There is a screening room in the exhibit where clips from Bowie’s iconic film appearances are screened in a 12-15 minute loop. While, yes, “Labyrinth” makes an appearance next to tonier fare like “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” “The Man Who … Continue reading

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