Fifty years ago today, on the stage of London’s Hammersmith Odeon, David Bowie killed Ziggy Stardust ... titular rock star whose fame went to his head and maybe died, maybe didn’t.

“DAVID BOWIE IS ZIGGY STARDUST” the ... And so, tracks like “Sweet Head” and “Velvet Goldmine” were jettisoned in favor of “Lady Stardust”—previously a contender for Hunky ...

and the fiery versions of Bowie's best "Ziggy Stardust"-era outtakes - "Velvet Goldmine," "Sweet Head," lively re-recordings of his earlier songs "Holy Holy" and "The Supermen," and covers of ...

When David Bowie released his fifth album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, on June 16, 1972, he not only transformed the trajectory of his career; with the Ziggy ...

How David Bowie’s creation of the androgynous Ziggy Stardust had a profound effect on his career and allowed him to emerge as a pop prophet, gay rights champion and cultural icon. Show more June ...

The post David Bowie Box Set Rock ‘N’ Roll Star! Chronicles Ziggy Stardust-Era Across Six Discs appeared first on Consequence. Notably, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! contains 29 unreleased tracks ...

Highlights include the rarity “Shadow Man,” the previously released acoustic demo of “Ziggy Stardust,” a hotel recording of “So Long 60s,” Bowie’s in-character live appearances as ...

Twenty years before “Moonage Daydream” was a sprawling documentary film about David Bowie‘s life and art, it was a massive photo book focusing on his Ziggy Stardust years, with photos by ...

David Bowie‘s 1972 masterpiece The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars lands as a deluxe 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set, called Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!, on June 14.

There, nestled between tracks 5 (“Shadow Man”) and 12 (“Sweet Head”), is the closest we’ll probably ever get to a side 3 of “Ziggy Stardust.” unknown Bowie and his band — guitarist ...