Forbes

David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’ Is Back

LONDON - JUNE 1972: Musician David Bowie poses for a portrait in his "Ziggy Stardust" guise in June 1972 in London, England. David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust returns to a pair of ...
The Daily Beast

David Bowie Couldn’t ‘Cope’ With Being Himself—So He Became Ziggy Stardust

“DAVID BOWIE IS ZIGGY STARDUST” the press release from RCA Records blasted out to the world on June 16, 1972. With the eventual breakout single “Starman” already percolating on the U.K. charts, and ...
Forbes

David Bowie’s ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust’ Reappears On Multiple Charts

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. David Bowie is remembered as one of the most inventive and creative ...
AZ Central

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era: Why you need the new Spiders From Mars box set

“The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” was a defining moment in the history of the glam-rock era and — it could be argued — rock ‘n’ roll in general, announcing the arrival of ...
Variety

Hear the Creation of David Bowie’s Iconic ‘Ziggy Stardust,’ Step by Step, in New 5-CD ‘Rock and Roll Star’ Boxed Set: Album Review

Bowie’s brilliant 1971-1980 hot streak — one of the greatest bursts of creativity in contemporary music history — began in 1971 with the “Hunky Dory” album and soared into the stratosphere with “Ziggy ...
The Conversation

Ziggy Stardust: how David Bowie developed the role that would bring him undying fame

In 1964, a bunch of mop-topped young men appeared on the BBC’s early evening Tonight programme, being interviewed by a mildly bemused, but not unfriendly, Cliff Michelmore to promote the “Society for ...