If you were engaged in our 72 episode dive into the world of Bowie, maybe you will be interested our latest endeavour......if so...... Take a trip to a parallel universe, a magical place in time when music papers from the 60s 70s and 80s are still current and newsworthy, all in the company of Marc Riley and Rob Hughes. Available on Patreon, each weekly episode will either jog your memory or perhaps make you green with envy over all of these momentous events that took place while you were in the ...
Aug 03, 2023•34 min
So Dear Friends... the time has come. In this - the final episode of our exhaustive (and exhausting) definitive A to Z of David Bowie podcast we inevitably find ourselves at the letter Z, and where better to finish than with the character who first introduced many of us to David’s world. ZIGGY STARDUST…THE MAN THE MYTH...THE LP. To leave you in style we now present almost an hours worth of Bowiedom to wave us on our merry way. If you’d like to have a tangible artefact of the 35+ hours worth of w...
Jun 04, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 69
OK - we are now scarily close to the end of the Alphabet…and with it the end of our definitive Podcast journey through the work, life, times, friends and enemies of David Bowie. In this episode we tackle 2 letters! Damn we’re good. Y = Young Americans, David’s fearless foray into that thorny genre known as 'Blue Eyed Soul'. Of course it is a complete masterpiece. We also take a quick look at a man who could legitimately have turned up under the letter J (for Joe) or D (for Duncan). As it stands ...
May 28, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 68
70 episodes down and two to go! In this 2nd part of our expeditions into the X - Rated cinematic Bowie, we look at the film Bowie described as “All my 32 Elvis movies rolled into one”…not for the fainted hearted - Ladies and Gentlemen we present “Just A Gigolo”. Also in this filmic feast… the doom-laden 'Christiane F’ and sexed-up Vampire romp “The Hunger’. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded tin box. Including bonus material there’s over ...
May 21, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 67
As our podcast series draws to an end Rob and Marc take on the letter ‘X’... for ‘X’ certificate... the films of David Bowie. Here Nic Roeg’s masterpiece THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH is in the spotlight. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded tin box. Including bonus material there’s over 40 hours worth of Bowie related audio. Available here… https://atozofdavidbowie.company.site Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 14, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In this - one of the last episodes of the definitive David Bowie historical audio documents (commonly known as the A to Z of David Bowie), our two resident Bowie-nuts Rob Hughes and Marc Riley take a glance at the life of a man who befriended a pre-teen David Jones and went on to accompany him on his mind-blowing journey from Aladdin Sane, through the 'Philly Dogs' tour…on the Trans -Siberian Railway…on Cruise Liners... and the New Mexico filming stint for The Man Who Fell To Earth. He was Bowie...
May 07, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 65
The hero of this Episode started off as a Rat and eventually found himself a Spider! We’re talking about the irrepressible Michael or ‘Mick’ or ‘Woody’ Woodmansey. From almost becoming a Spectacle expert in Driffield Yorkshire - he ended up as a Rock n Roll spectacle as the drummer in the hottest band in the world circa 1973. These days he is Holier than Thou...alongside his old mucker Tony Visconti in the band Holy Holy. We love Woody. If you don’t already you will by the time you’ve finished l...
Apr 30, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this Episode Pinky and Perky (that’s Bob and Marc to you) dig deep into the Underground. The Velvet Underground. Only to discover the whimsical David Bowie currently ensconced in the world of the Laughing Gnome had gone ‘rogue’ with his Lou Reed inspired alter-ego! Here we see David as an unsure bohemian artist heading up the slightly bewildered Riot Squad outfit. It wouldn’t last. His friendship with Lou Reed however…would. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a brande...
Apr 23, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this ever so slightly ‘fruity’ episode of the A TO Z OF DAVID BOWIE Rob and Marc get all hot and bothered whilst encounter the career of Bowie 70’s PR lady Cherry Vanilla. Her tales of nudity and pleasures of the flesh might be a little shocking to the faint of heart so please tread carefully! Much more innocent tho are the tales of Laughing Gnome producer Mike Vernon! And to put this episode to bed our two ‘nosey-neighbours’ take a brutal swipe at the debacle that was Velvet Goldmine (film) ...
Apr 16, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Listen in to our latest 'A to Z of db’ to see what Marc and Rob make of Bowie’s long-standing relationship with legendary producer and Holy Holy member Tony Visconti. It was an on-off relationship that at one point witnessed the arrival of a cosmic pixie …early 70’s superstar Marc Bolan…. and the one-and-only John Lennon makes an appearance too! It’s wall-to-wall Pop-Stars in this episode of the A TO Z OF DAVID BOWIE. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stic...
Apr 09, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this latest chapter looking at all things Bowie (and related) Marc Riley and Rob Hughes sink to new depths courtesy of 'Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat', and as unlikely as it seems they get a bit Benny Hill in the company of Salvador Dali, they get cosmic whilst scanning the skies for UFO’s…and then take swift look at David’s 'Uncle Arthur'…a Song not a Relative. But then again - IT’S ALL RELATIVE! INNNIT! All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded...
Apr 02, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this deluxe 45 minute Podcast you will hear Bob and Marc charter a path through five different Bowie related subjects… and of course they come up trumps! Top Trumps in fact! Plus there’s a look at the influence and friendship of The Who’s Pete Townshend, there’s a saunter through the career of The Who and Lower Third Producer Shel Talmy, not to mention a glance at the home of the Arts Lab - the Three Tuns Pub in Beckenham…and there’s also a poignant look at the tragically short life of David’...
Mar 26, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 59
This episode of our definitive David Bowie podcast sees Rob and Marc steer their way through a turbulent - but ultimately successful - stage in David’s career. It might not have been everyone’s idea of a winner, but it seemingly helped Bowie steady his ship and freed him up to go on to bigger and (in our opinion) better things. Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Ladies and Gentlemen - TIN MACHINE. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in...
Mar 19, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this Episode our bumbling ‘heroes’ excavate two very different Bowie artefacts. First up and album that (arguably) no-one wants to hear (that’ll be Tonight then) sitting uncomfortably next to an album that David’s record company didn’t want you to hear! That’ll be Toy then! Two albums of mixed fortunes. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded tin box. Including bonus material there’s over 40 hours worth of Bowie related audio. Available her...
Mar 12, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 57
We hereby invite you to wrap your lugholes around yet another superb podcast looking at the world of David Bowie and those who orbited it. On this occasion we focus on a Weirdo… ‘Weird' of Weird and Gilly fame to be precise. Yes - that’s right… Spider From Mars TREVOR BOLDER. Far from being ‘weird’ he comes across as a sweet and hugely talented fella…as expected. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded tin box. Including bonus material there’s...
Mar 05, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this episode our two anti-heroes Marc and Rob look at the first fruitful sorties into the hallowed halls of the BBC. Aided and abetted by Nicholas Pegg’s invaluable Complete David Bowie tome, db’s entire BBC Session history is methodically trundled through. Also included is a journey into the world of not-so-petty theft…as the light-fingered escapades of two members of the Sex Pistols are examined by the Holmes and Watson of Popular Music. Elementary... All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now...
Feb 26, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this latest episode chronicling the life and times of yer actual David Bowie, Rob and Marc revisit the STAGE album and the Isolar 2 Tour and put the spotlight on Mannish Boy Bob Solley and two backing singers who were to be Frank…(and George) part of a stellar cast supporting Bowie on his later Serious Moonlight Tour. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded tin box. Including bonus material there’s over 40 hours worth of Bowie related audio...
Feb 19, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Whilst having been biding his time waiting for his less than generous contract with the Mainman Management organisation to run out, David had been hatching a plan to up his game...and fame. He intended to tour the indoor arenas of the world…and then LET’S DANCE happened…and the rest is history. Also in this episode we put the spotlight on a man who was destined not to enjoy the spotlight on said Serious Moonlight Tour. Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now a...
Feb 12, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this Episode messers Hughes and Riley untangle the story behind David’s proper breakthrough hit...none of your so-called “novelty hit’ about THIS one. Yes we’re talking about Starman and the seismic shock it sent through the UK in the month of June 1972. Also featured in our exhaustive journey through David’s life is a potted history of another Hull Lad who helped our hero reach the masses - without getting eaten alive. His minder Stuey George. Add to that the legendary appearance on SOUL TRA...
Feb 05, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 53
It was a hardly a Mutual Admiration Society to begin with but Bowie’s love for the fledgling Bruce Springsteen was evident from the songs of his he chose to cover. Unimpressed by db’s blistering version of ‘It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City’ The ‘Boss’ (as we don’t call him) eventually (and publicly) acknowledged David’s talent upon hearing of his passing. And quite right too. In this Episode Rob gets all hot under the collar about another larger than life character who would go on to shape hi...
Jan 29, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Having failed to make his mark as a Mod and a Baladeer David turns his hand to the world of Folk. He sets up his own Folk club…wears cord pants and grows hi locks. WHAT MORE COULD HE DO! Well...he could always write a brilliant off-kilter opus that tackles consumerism, capitalism, greed …and shoplifting. And thats exactly what he did. The album was originally called David Bowie (again) but is best loved as Space Oddity. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB st...
Jan 22, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 51
There are plenty of ‘Oddities' to be found whilst tracing the career of David Bowie - but the one that first brought him into the public eye was the ‘Space' version. Seen by some as a ‘novelty’ record this doom-laden tale was bizarrely used as an anthem for the Apollo 11 moon landing. They obviously didn’t listen to the lyrics. Also featured within…an observation of the global jaunt known as the Sound and Vision world tour. FILL YER BOOTS BOWIE LOVERS! All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now ava...
Jan 15, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 50
If you decide to join Rob and Marc in this most recent exploration of Bowie’s career you’ll find them dissecting the album that took Bowie away from the off-kilter Berlin-trilogy era and steered him towards the realms of swaggering ‘art-rock ’. We are of course talking about the album 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ which helped take db back to his rightful position at the top of the hit parade. Also featured…the little-known substitute brought off the bench for the Station To Station tour -...
Jan 08, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 49
To some she was an attention seeking opportunist…but to others Mary Angela Barnet was Angie Bowie, the woman who steered Bowie away from the unfocussed Genius In Waiting towards the Glam Icon and Rock Star he always wanted to be. In this episode Rob and Marc look at the roles, successes and failures in Angie’s life and salute her guile and foresight. Star-maker, Stylist or She-Devil…once you’ve listened to this missive - you can make your own mind up. All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now avai...
Jan 01, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this missive Marc and Rob tackle the fraught but undeniably brilliant episode in David’s life that brought about the classic 'Station To Station' album. Tales of weirdness were seeping from L.A. around the time of it’s recording and db was far from the rudest of health…but not for the first time he delivered an incredible slice of game-changing art-rock that would confuse and thrill those who had just fallen for the Plastic Soul, chart topping Bowie. Never one to sit still that fella. All 71 ...
Dec 25, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Looking to find some love in the United States Bowie undertook his first promo tour of America in 1971. He had long flowing locks and wore a (mans) dress. Erm… how can we put this? Well…not everyone understood. One man who definitely did understand way the Mayor Of Sunset Strip. The man who famously hung out with the Rock Elite at his watering hole ‘Rodneys English Disco’… and the visionary who introduced db to California’s Swinging 70’s Beautiful People. Rodney Bingenheimer. Also featured are B...
Dec 18, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Come on in why dontcha! For in this latest missive from the Bowie ‘boys’ from the North of England you’ll be dragging around a learning curve encompassing a venue that was witness to some of the most ambitious and thrilling gigs of Bowie’s career. The Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park. Also featured - a game of two halves featuring TV chat show host Russell Harty whose two on screen encounters with Bowie were not only 2 years apart - but also poles apart. The first being a bewitching and nervy af...
Dec 11, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Within this latest episode of Rob and Marc’s intricate and in-depth examination of the life of David Bowie, it’s the turn of a band who were most definitely kindred spirits of our flame-haired hero. Hailing from the North-East and led by King Crimson reject Bryan Ferry - they burst onto the glam-scene with almost the same gasps of disbelief and joy as when db jumped out of our goggleboxes. They shared many philosophies, heroes and occasionally a stage. Roxy Music. Also featured…the man who rejec...
Dec 04, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode once again grappling with the letter ‘R', Riley and Rob (you see what we did there?) take a Reality check. Inasmuch as they check out David’s 23rd studio album ‘Reality’, they Rock out with legendary photographer Mick…and give a bump start to Bowie’s early mode of transport - Rupert the Riley… and THAT our dear friends - is why this is the DEFINITIVE A to Z of David Bowie. X All 71 episodes of this Podcast are now available to buy on a branded USB stick in a branded tin box. Incl...
Nov 27, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 43
How could Rob and Marc possibly negotiate the career of David Bowie with taking a long hard look at one of his greatest inspirations? The answer is - they couldn’t! In this episode they follow the eventful life of a man who traded not only licks with Bowie… but also blows. New Yorks legendary curmudgeon and visionary - Lou Reed. It’s a gnarly tale of electro-shock therapy, drug abuse, altercations and Tai Chi. Oh - and not forgetting some of the greatest albums ever made.Not for the faint hearte...
Nov 20, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 42
