David Bowie
1947 - 2016Born and raised in South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.
After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
David Bowie : Rockpalast
Peter Rüchel
David Bowie, Mike Garson
Live at Rockpalast Open Air Festival, Loreley, Germany 22nd June 1996. 1. Intro - 00:132. Look Back In Anger - 01:003. Scary Monsters - 05:304. Diamond Dogs - 10:535. The Heart's Filthy Lesson - 15:346. Outside - 20:517. Aladdin Sane - 26:058. Andy Warhol - 30:509. The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) - 34:3610. The Man Who Sold The World - 40:0211. Telling Lies - 43:4012. Baby Universal - 47:5413. Hallo Spaceboy - 51:1014. Breaking Glass - 56:3215. We Prick You - 1:00:1516. Jump They Say - 1:04:3817. Lust For Life - 1:08:0618. Under Pressure - 1:14:1519. "Heroes" - 1:18:1320. White Light/White Heat - 1:24:1021. Moonage Daydream - 1:28:4022. All The Young Dudes - 1:34:25Musicians:- Reeves Gabrels (guitar)- Mike Garson (keyboards)- Gail Ann Dorsey (bass, vocals)- Zack Alford (drums)- David Bowie (vocals)
David Bowie: Rockpalast
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Rick Hull
David Bowie, Iggy Pop
A documentary, which takes you on a journey of Bowie's revolutionary career, struggle with his personal life and his achievements and successes. Features interviews with Bowie, Iman his wife, his musical contemporaries including Iggy Pop, Moby and Trent Reznor. Exclusive footage of live performances of the showman's best and music and film to showcase 30 years of his career. Highlights Bowie's interests, passions and involvement with the arts.
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
David Bowie Live at Beat Club Musikladen
Michael Leckebusch
David Bowie, George Murray
Before the end of 1976, Bowie's interest in the burgeoning German music scene, as well as his drug addiction, prompted him to move to West Berlin to clean up and revitalize his career. Working with Brian Eno while sharing an apartment in Schöneberg with Iggy Pop, he began to focus on minimalist, ambient music for the first of three albums, co-produced with Tony Visconti, that would become known as his Berlin Trilogy. Song Listing: Sense Of Doubt, Beauty And The Beast, Heroes, Stay, The Jean Genie, TVC 15, Alabama Song and Rebel Rebel.
David Bowie - Live at Beat Club Musikladen
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
Mark Romanek, Jonathan Rach
Robin Finck, Charlie Clouser
Closure is the 12th official Nine Inch Nails release. It consists of music videos interspersed with snippets from educational films, as well as exclusive footage shot by Peter Christopherson including antics by Nine Inch Nails and their tour guests: Marilyn Manson, Jim Rose Circus and David Bowie. Originally scheduled to be released on DVD in 2004, the disc appeared on internet torrent sites in 2006, including behind-the-scenes footage of the "Closer" video with commentary by Mark Romanek. Fans speculate that Reznor may have been the source of this leak.
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
David Gilmour - Remember That Night
David Mallet
David Gilmour, Richard Wright
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour plays a number of that band's most well known songs along with selections from his solo album On An Island. A number of special guest stars play with him over the course of the evening including David Bowie, and Graham Nash.
David Gilmour - Remember That Night
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
David Mallet
Brian May, Roger Taylor
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels
David Bowie recorded an intimate set for VH1 Storytellers on August 23, 1999 at Manhattan Center in New York. The set list comprises songs that spanned Bowie's career, from the 1960s until his then soon-to-be released album Hours.
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
Live Aid
Vincent Scarza
Bob Dylan, David Bowie
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Live Aid
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Duncan Jones
David Bowie
June 19th, 2000. This video is dedicated to the principles behind the Rock Against Racism movement. Show was free and exclusive to BowieNet Subscribers. Attended by Iman Jones, Susan Sarandon, a few members of The Cure, and was directed by Zowie Bowie (or Duncan Jones). Dennis Davis joined the backing band for 2 songs and Thomas Dolby for 1.
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
David Bowie, Gus Van Sant
David Bowie
Disc 1: Oh. You Pretty Things, Queen Bitch), Five Years, Starman, John I'm Only Dancing, The Jean Genie, Space Oddity, Drive-in Saturday, Life on Mars?, Ziggy Stardust, Rebel Rebel, Young Americans, Be My Wife, "Heroes," Boys Keep Swinging, D.J., Look Back in Anger, Ashes to Ashes, Fashion, Wild Is the Wind, Let's Dance, China Girl, Modern Love, Cat People (Putting Out Fire), Blue Jean, Loving the Alien, Dancing in the Street (with Mick Jagger) Disc 2: Absolute Beginners, Underground, As the World Falls Down, Day-In Day-Out, Time Will Crawl, Never Let Me Down, Fame '90, Jump They Say, Black Tie White Noise, Miracle Goodnight, Buddha of Suburbia, The Heart's Filthy Lesson, Strangers When We Meet, Hallo Spaceboy, Little Wonder, Dead Man Walking, Seven Years in Tibet, I'm Afraid of Americans, Thursday's Child and Survive.
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Lance Bangs, Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek, Fiona Apple
More than two-dozen music-videos directed by filmmaker Mark Romanek (One-Hour Photo) are collected together in this compilation from Palm Pictures. Among the songs featured in The Work of Director Mark Romanek are "Novocaine for the Soul" by Eels, "99 Problems" by Jay-Z, and "Hurt" by Johnny Cash.
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
David Bowie: A Reality Tour
Marcus Viner
David Bowie
In a career chock full of 'you've never seen him like this' moments, you've never seen David Bowie as you will in A Reality Tour. The rock legend and his ace band blaze through stunners from Bowie's Reality album plus dozens of his greatest hits.
David Bowie - A Reality Tour
