In this uncut interview from 1987, Bowie discusses the influence of Andy Warhol and the reasons for choosing Peter Frampton as the guitarist on the ‘Never Let Me Down’ album. After an unscheduled interruption because of a ringing phone, he talks about the controversy surrounding the video for ‘Day In Day...
David Bowie performs 'Young Americans' at the Tivoli Club in Sydney on the Australian leg of the Glass Spider tour, filmed on 27 September 1987....
For the promo video to accompany the ‘Never Let Me Down’ single, Bowie recruited French director Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Mondino had made his name in 1985 with Don Henley’s ‘The Boys Of Summer’ and Sting’s ‘Russians’, and would later direct Madonna’s controversial ‘Justify My Love’. Of the video, Bowie said it’s...
This performance of ‘Time Will Crawl’ on BBC TV’s Top of the Pops was recorded for the 18 June 1987 edition, but never actually aired. Released as a single, in the UK it peaked at number 33 in the chart, hence the decision to axe the performance from the show....
This rare footage shows David Bowie and his band rehearsing in New York City ahead of the Glass Spider tour in 1987. The songs being rehearsed are: ‘Never Let Me Down’ ‘Blue Jean’ ‘Time Will Crawl’ ‘Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)’ Although seen here, ‘Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)’...
David Bowie and Mick Jagger join Elton John and Paul McCartney onstage to perform 'Dancing In The Street' during the Prince's Trust benefit concert in 1986...
With a backing track based on the opening bars of the song 'Absolute Beginners', 'That's Motivation' is Bowie's second contribution to Absolute Beginners....
'Absolute Beginners' was written and recorded by David Bowie as the theme song to the 1986 Julien Temple directed film Absolute Beginners....
'Absolute Beginners' by David Bowie was released on 15 March 1986 in support of the Julien Temple film of the same name - it made it to #2 in the UK....
Mark Saunders was working as an Assistant Engineer at London's Westside Studios in 1985. Here he tells the story of when David Bowie recorded 'Absolute Beginners' and 'Dancing In the Street', and how he left the tape running as Bowie goofed around, impersonating everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Iggy...
The video for David Bowie's single 'Loving The Alien' was directed by long-time collaborator David Mallet and released in May 1985....
'This Is Not America', co-written with Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, was recorded in late 1984 for the John Schlesinger film The Falcon And The Snowman....
The story behind David Bowie's single 'Blue Jean' from the album Tonight, released on 22 September 1984, reaching #6 in the UK and #8 in America....
The 20-minute short film Jazzin' for Blue Jean was created to promote Bowie's 1984 single 'Blue Jean', and directed by Julien Temple....
David Bowie filmed by Julien Temple performing 'Blue Jean' at the Wag Club in London's Soho for a one-off screening at the MTV Awards...
David Bowie performs ' Young Americans ' and introduces the band on his Serious Moonlight Tour at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on 12 September 1983....
David Bowie performs 'Scary Monsters' on the Serious Moonlight Tour at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on 12 September 1983....
David Bowie serenades Geeling Ng in the iconic video for his 1983 hit 'China Girl', which was shot in Sydney Australia by David Mallet....
The music video for 'Let's Dance' was shot in February 1983 by David Mallet on location in Australia including a bar in Carinda in New South Wales and the Warrumbungle National Park near Coonabarabran....
The story behind David Bowie's biggest hit single, 'Let's Dance', released in 1983 and produced by Nile Rodgers....
David Bowie's duet of 'Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy' with Bing Crosby was recorded at Elstree Studios in 1977 and released as a single in 1982....
In this uncut interview from 1987, Bowie discusses the influence of Andy Warhol and the reasons for choosing Peter Frampton as the guitarist on the ‘Never Let Me Down’ album. After an unscheduled interruption because of a ringing phone, he talks about the controversy surrounding the video for ‘Day In Day...
