Springsteen impressions and Angie Bowie’s coke dealer: ‘Absolute Beginners’
❉ The story behind David Bowie’s #2 hit single ‘Absolute Beginners’, released 35 years ago this month.
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Flash Back: ‘Life After Flash’
❉ It could have been so easy to poke fun at such a camp, OTT movie but this film treats its subject with respect and love.
Dana Gillespie: ‘What Memories We Make’
❉ Dana’s MainMan recordings are a real treat and the results are here for all to enjoy.
Requiem For The Laughing Gnome
❉ Oh, no, not him – Bowie’s first alter ego never lost control, writes Ken Shinn.
Aura(l) Pleasures – Queen’s ‘Flash Gordon’ Soundtrack
❉ Queen’s music is a fundamental part of the texture of Flash Gordon, an artful fusion of sound and vision, writes Don Klees.
The Vindication of Roger Taylor
❉ Let the record show, M’Lud – Roger Taylor was right. Exhibit A: The first 6 Queen albums.
Merry EvMas: Cuddly Ken remembered
❉ The anarchic genius of Kenny Everett, on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
‘Freddie Mercury: An Illustrated Life’ reviewed
❉ This month sees the 25th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death, as we review the latest biography of the iconic showman.