David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (50th Anniversary)April 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowies Aladdin Sane, which was released only ten months after his breakthrough album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. The title track and songs such as Panic In Detroit,' Lady Grinning Soul and Time marked a significant musical progression from its predecessor, adding brass, woodwind, soulful backing vocals and the distinctive piano playing of Mike Garson. This

The poetic misuse of the word “sewing” in the album’s title serves as a nod to the limitations words provide

or alternatively if Virginia Astley’s gardens had contained a modular synth or two

a David Yow drunken stumble

it all just clicked – I could see the album laid out ahead of me

White Light/White Heat is easily the least accessible of The Velvet Underground's studio albums

animals and more flowers

Al's Untouchables - Come On Baby & Stick Around

ubiquitous inner tangles of life like self-examination and coming to terms with the vastness of the human experience

The generic tag Be Music was first used in 1981 and covered studio production work by all four members of New Order: Bernard Sumner

the two EPs of 'Tiny Dynamine' and 'Echoes In A Shallow Bay' were originally released two weeks apart back in November 1985

She collaborated with musicians Jenya Gorbunov (bass guitar)

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