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Epilogue: Lazarus (2013-2016)
May 3, 2021
1h 20m 20s
Bonus Episode: Bowie's Guitarist Carlos Alomar on Recording 'Young Americans' and the Berlin Trilogy, Co-Writing 'Fame' and Funking Up David's Music for 30 Years
Apr 26, 2021
47m 09s
Bonus Episode: Bassist Gail Ann Dorsey Reflects on Her Decade-Long Music Journey with David Bowie
Apr 22, 2021
1h 10m 08s
Chapter Twelve: Heathen (1987-2004)
Apr 19, 2021
1h 27m 40s
'LABYRINTH' WEEK: Muppet Icon Steve Whitmire Recalls His Time on Set with Bowie, and His 26 Years as Kermit the Frog
Apr 14, 2021
53m 39s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/3/21 | Epilogue: Lazarus (2013-2016) | Our final episode on the life (or lives) of David Bowie begins and ends with a birthday. We start in 2013, when David reentered public life nearly a decade after his heart attack with the surprise release of “Where Are We Now," his first new song in a decade. The story concludes with 'Blackstar,’ an album that many believe was his parting gift as he faced down the illness that would claim his body two days after its release on David’s 69th birthday. | 1h 20m 20s | ||||||
| 4/26/21 | Bonus Episode: Bowie's Guitarist Carlos Alomar on Recording 'Young Americans' and the Berlin Trilogy, Co-Writing 'Fame' and Funking Up David's Music for 30 Years | Today we present a conversation with funk guitar icon Carlos Alomar. One of David’s most crucial musical collaborators, Carlos played on 11 of David’s albums, including classics like 'Young Americans,' ’Station to Station,’ the Berlin Trilogy, and ‘Scary Monster (and Super Creeps).' — and he also co-wrote his first American number one, "Fame." | 47m 09s | ||||||
| 4/22/21 | Bonus Episode: Bassist Gail Ann Dorsey Reflects on Her Decade-Long Music Journey with David Bowie | Our latest chapter covered David Bowie’s creative renaissance in the ‘90s and early 2000s. The records that he made in this period are often overlooked but rank among the most experimental of his career, as he rejoined formative ‘70s collaborators like Brian Eno and Tony Visconti to create some of the most daring music he ever made. But one crucial collaborator during this period was new to Bowie’s circle — bassist Gail Ann Dorsey. | 1h 10m 08s | ||||||
| 4/19/21 | Chapter Twelve: Heathen (1987-2004) | Today we’re looking at Bowie the Rock ‘n’ Roll Elder Statesman. Throughout the ‘90s, he continued to change and challenge, inspiring new generations with his work. Far be it from David to go gently into middle age. | 1h 27m 40s | ||||||
| 4/14/21 | 'LABYRINTH' WEEK: Muppet Icon Steve Whitmire Recalls His Time on Set with Bowie, and His 26 Years as Kermit the Frog | Today’s ‘Labyrinth’ Week guest is puppeteer Steve Whitmire, who performed several characters in this beloved film — including one of the fiery figures in the “Chilly Down” dance sequence, and (my favorite) Ambrosius, the trusty dog of Sir Didymus. | 53m 39s | ||||||
| 4/12/21 | 'LABYRINTH' WEEK: Conceptual Designer Brian Froud on Creating the World of Goblin City — and Jareth's Notorious Pants | This week on 'Off the Record,' we're playing special tribute to Jim Henson's 1986 film 'Labyrinth,' the beloved cult classic that introduced David Bowie to generations of kids. We're kicking off the festivities with conceptual designer Brian Froud, the man who imagined world of 'Labyrinth.' | 57m 10s | ||||||
| 4/7/21 | Bonus Episode: Thomas Dolby Recalls Backing David Bowie at Live Aid While a Billion People Watched | The climax of our last chapter is David Bowie’s set at Live Aid in the summer of 1985 . Our guest today was alongside him on the Live Aid stage – and in the helicopter on the nerve-wracking ride out to Wembley Stadium. His name is Thomas Dolby, and his time with Bowie is just one entry on his extremely lengthy resume. | 49m 06s | ||||||
| 4/5/21 | Chapter Eleven: MTV Idol (1980-1985) | Today’s episode looks at David in the ‘80s, a time that saw him grow from a famous artist to a global superstar — a one-man brand bolstered by the fresh force of MTV. David embraced the exponential growth of mass media, and shamelessly courted mass popularity with the Nile Rodgers-assisted ‘Let’s Dance.’ He got the success he craved, but it changed his reputation in a way that was irreversible. | 1h 25m 59s | ||||||
| 4/2/21 | Bonus Episode: 'Heroes' Assistant Engineer Peter Burgon Recalls Singing with Bowie on a Rock Classic and Life in a Divided Berlin | Jordan’s guest today not only worked at the legendary Hansa Studios (the so-called Hall by the Wall) when “Heroes” was recorded — he actually sang on it, nose to nose with Bowie himself. And that’s just one of his many incredible stories. His name is Peter Burgon, and he worked as an assistant engineer under our previous guest, Edu Meyer. | 1h 03m 12s | ||||||
| 4/1/21 | Bonus Episode: 'Low' Engineer Edu Meyer Remembers Working with David Bowie During His Berlin Years at Hansa Studios | Our last two episodes followed David Bowie in the late ’70s as he recorded ‘Low’ and ‘Heroes,’ the twin pillars of his so-called Berlin Trilogy. In addition to co-producer Tony Visconti and mad musical scientist Brian Eno, another crucial collaborator during the German sessions was Edu Meyer. | 24m 40s | ||||||
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| 3/29/21 | Chapter Ten: 'Hero' in Berlin (1977) | Today’s episode looks at Bowie’s years in Berlin. It was a time of tremendous personal and artistic growth as the newly minted 30-year-old escaped the trappings of his showiness bubble and re-entered reality. | 1h 10m 31s | ||||||
| 3/24/21 | Bonus Episode: Guitar Great Earl Slick Recalls 'Station to Station" Sessions and His 40 Year Odyssey with David Bowie | Today we’re visited by Earl Slick, the man response for much of the incendiary guitar work. on David Bowie's landmark 1976 album 'Station to Station' | 48m 07s | ||||||
| 3/22/21 | Chapter Nine: The Thin White Duke (1976) | Today’s chapter is a portrait at The Thin White Duke, the manifestation of megalomania and paranoia that gripped David Bowie at his personal low. Among his most frightening creations, the icy character unveiled on the title track to 1976’s ‘Station to Station’ is the physical embodiment of the drug abuse and psychic darkness that threatened to destroy him following years of mired in the toxic hedonism of Hollywood. Thankfully, he would rescue himself from these dire circumstances and move back in Europe, ultimately settling in Berlin — where he finished his masterpiece, 'Low.'' | 1h 08m 35s | ||||||
| 3/17/21 | Bonus Episode: Rock Legend Glenn Hughes Remembers Living with David Bowie During His Wild 'Station to Station' Era in 1975 Hollywood | After relocating to Los Angeles in the spring of 1975, David Bowie moved in with Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple. Tales of their excesses are legendary. Now Hughes recalls the time they spent together in that wild era when David pushed himself to the brink with drugs, and recorded his landmark album 'Station to Station.' | 24m 03s | ||||||
| 3/15/21 | Chapter Eight: Cracked Actor (1975) | At the height of his fame in the mid-'70s, David Bowie battled his deepest demons in the City of Angels, subsisting on a diet of cocaine, milk and red peppers. Somehow, in the midst of this personal nadir, he pulled himself back from the edge of oblivion and made an album that many consider a masterpiece: 'Station to Station.' | 55m 33s | ||||||
| 3/12/21 | Bonus Episode: Ava Cherry Reflects on Her Life as David Bowie's Muse in the Mid '70s ‘Golden Years’ | David’s renewed love of R&B was stoked by his new girlfriend at the time, a striking young model and burgeoning singer named Ava Cherry. In addition to her role in helping shape Bowie’s musical legacy, she shared his private life — loving a side of David that few would ever get to see. | 1h 06m 13s | ||||||
| 3/10/21 | Bonus Episode: ‘Sigma Kid’ Patti Brett Recalls the Night She Lived Every Bowie Fan’s Fantasy in 1974 | In August 1974, Patti Brett was among the throngs of supremely devoted David Bowie fans camped outside of Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound. Inside, Bowie was hard at work recording ‘Young Americans,’ the funked-out R&B album that would mark his most abrupt musical shift to date. | 45m 23s | ||||||
| 3/8/21 | Chapter Seven: Young American (1973-1974) | David Bowie arrived on U.S. shores in the spring of 1974 to launch the mammoth Diamond Dogs tour, the Broadway-style production inspired by Orwell’s 1984, and his own unnerving trip behind the Iron Curtain. The show was his most elaborate venture to date, epitomizing the dystopian drama that had made him a star. Yet as David spent more and more time in the States, he found himself reconnecting with the music that enthralled him as a young boy: American soul and R&B. | 56m 23s | ||||||
| 3/1/21 | Bonus Episode: Music Legend Ken Scott Recalls Co-Producing 'Ziggy Stardust,' 'Hunky Dory' and More Bowie Classics | Today we have something extra special in store — a conversation with Mr. Ken Scott, the man who co-produced a string of Bowie’s most beloved albums: Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Pin Ups. For most people, that’s enough bragging rights to last a lifetime, yet it’s just a small part of Ken’s legendary career. | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 2/24/21 | Bonus Episode: Tony Zanetta Reflects on His Wild Days on the Road as Bowie’s ‘Ziggy’-era Tour Manager and MainMan President | Tony Zanetta worked as David Bowie's tour manager, overseeing the elaborate treks for Ziggy Stardust and Diamond Dogs. Keeping the show on the road and the egos in check, all with a daily operating budget of close to zero dollars? It wasn’t a job for the faint of heart! | 1h 06m 26s | ||||||
| 2/22/21 | Chapter Six: Aladdin Sane (1972-1973) | As the name suggests, Aladdin Sane is a troubling self-portrait of a man on the edge. To pull himself back from the abyss, David Bowie had to take his biggest risk to date, and kill off his most beloved creation. | 1h 07m 00s | ||||||
| 2/17/21 | Bonus Episode: Warhol Superstar Cherry Vanilla Opens Up About Her Friendship with David Bowie and Helping Launch Ziggy Stardust | Jordan spoke to a genuine Warhol superstar and a legend of the alternative arts scene, Ms. Cherry Vanilla. After starring in the London production of Andy Warhol's ‘Pork,’ she was hired to work at MainMan as Bowie's public relations manager. | 52m 24s | ||||||
| 2/15/21 | Chapter Five: Ziggy Stardust (1971-1972) | At last, a starman is born. The arrival of Ziggy Stardust brought David Bowie the fame he'd been working towards for nearly a decade. Fusing innovative fashion, avant-garde theatrical flair, far out sci-fi and killer song craft, he transformed rock 'n' roll into concept art. But he didn't do it alone. | 59m 53s | ||||||
| 2/10/21 | Bonus Episode: Michael Oberman Recalls Hosting David Bowie on His First Night in America in 1971 | David Bowie's first night in the States has gone down in rock legend as an important early step in his journey to global superstardom. The trip is the plot of a new film, Stardust, a movie that has been deemed controversial for its liberal reinterpretation of historical events. Ron Oberman, an instrumental force in Bowie’s early career, died in 2019. But his brother Michael recounted the famous visit in his new book, Fast Forward, Play and Rewind. | 32m 51s | ||||||
| 2/8/21 | Chapter Four: Pretty Thing (1969–1971) | At the dawn of the decade he’d grow to dominate, David Bowie found himself in low spirits. His first taste of fame with “Space Oddity” was not so sweet, and he seemed in danger of becoming that most sorry of acts: a one hit wonder. | 58m 18s | ||||||
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