David Bowie - Rupert 1957

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Starman on the radio. Ziggy on the screen. A youth rewired in real time. In this episode, I dive in with Rupert to explore the moments where Bowie didn’t just soundtrack life — he edited it. We trace that rush from Space Oddity to Starman, the glam years that made risk feel normal, and the Berlin experiments that taught us how silence, texture and pulse can move you every bit as much as melody. It’s a listener’s journey through eras, not a museum tour: the missed tickets at Earl’s Court, the summer of Station to Station, the cigarettes and shirts we copied without thinking, and the way “Heroes” can still lift a room with a single line.

We talk about why the 70s remain such a creative apex — Low’s fractured beauty, “Heroes” as both anthem and art — and why the 80s deserve a fair hearing. Let’s Dance didn’t just top charts; it proved Bowie could bridge art rock and pop without losing his nerve. Along the way, we revisit films like The Man Who Fell to Earth, the shock of The Next Day arriving out of nowhere, and the stark brilliance of Blackstar. That final album feels like a coded letter — mortal, inventive, and deeply alive — with Lazarus turning farewell into craft.

Across favourite tracks and deep cuts — Life on Mars?, Rebel Rebel, Always Crashing in the Same Car, Joe the Lion — we keep circling the same truth: Bowie turned reinvention into a discipline and made curiosity a habit. His influence is everywhere: in fashion, in stagecraft, in the confidence to shift lanes when the work demands it. Press play to walk through the eras with us, remember the gigs, and maybe find a new doorway into a song you thought you knew. And if this conversation sparks a memory of your own, share it with a friend, subscribe for more, and tell me your gateway Bowie track.

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