Aladdin Sane

Aladdin Sane


  • Gravity Optional: How Bowie Redefined Himself (Again) in 1979

    This striking image from David Bowieโ€™s 1979 Lodger photoshoot is more than a visual oddityโ€”itโ€™s a portal into a restless, brilliant period in Bowieโ€™s life. Captured by Brian Duffy, the man responsible for some of Bowieโ€™s most iconic imagery (think the lightning bolt on Aladdin Sane), this photograph encapsulates the strange tension between control and…

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  • The Cosmic Dawn: Revisiting Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”

    David Bowieโ€™s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is often seen as a turning point not just in his career, but in the landscape of rock music itself. Released on June 16, 1972, this album introduced the world to Ziggy Stardust, an androgynous, bisexual alien rock star. But the…

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  • Rare Photos of Bowie from the 70s

    Picture this: itโ€™s January 24, 1973. David Bowie, the chameleonic rock star, steps onto the SS Canberra cruise ship, embarking on yet another leg of his legendary Ziggy Stardust world tour. At his side, capturing every glittering moment, is his childhood chum, Geoff MacCormack. โ€œI remember thinking how enormous the ship was,โ€ MacCormack recalls, โ€œwhich…

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