Pretentious, preposterous and perfectly flawed, it’s the best of glam rock – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Tag Archives: David Bowie
Decade: Blackstar (2016)
In a new series on 10 cultural works from the last 10 years, FINLAY McLAREN assesses David Bowie’s album Blackstar. Continue reading
Final Cut: Yellowbeard (1983)
Ahoy, shipmates! SIMON MATTHEWS has things to say about Graham Chapman’s pirate movie, Yellowbeard. Continue reading
Final Cut: Velvet Goldmine (1998)
SIMON MATTHEWS re-watches a glam-rock revival movie. Continue reading
Final Cut: Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
SIMON MATTHEWS on one of David Bowie’s lesser known movies. Continue reading
Time takes a cigarette
ALWYN TURNER on the style and stupidity of the cigarettes that shaped his smoking life. Continue reading
Looking for a New England
From The Stud to Absolute Beginners, Simon Matthews’s new book rounds up music movies of the 1970s and ’80s. ALWYN TURNER has a read. Continue reading
This is not America
In foreign affairs there’s only one question that matters: Are you on the right side of history? Continue reading
First lines: 1970s – part 2
ALWYN TURNER chooses the best opening lines in British pop 1975-79, from Peter Skellern to the Monochrome Set. Continue reading
Revive 45: February 1974
ALWYN TURNER remembers the music from the days of Harold Wilson’s third election victory. Continue reading
Morgans of the Month: Statue smashers
We need more erections, not fewer. Continue reading
Start! British debut singles: Part 2
Continuing ALWYN TURNER’s definitive list of the best debuts in British pop history. Continue reading
