Episodes
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Kevin Armstrong - David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Paul McCartney, Morrissey
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Kevin Armstrong in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://www.kevin-armstrong.com/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Absolute-Beginner-Memoirs-least-known-guitarist/dp/1911036173
Armstrong was signed by Charlie Gillett's Oval Records in 1980 and formed the group Local Heroes SW9 and released two albums, Drip Dry Zone in 1980 and New Opium in 1981.
Armstrong took part in the recording of The Passions's third album Sanctuary, produced by Mick Glossop. The first single from that album was "Jump for Joy", which was released on 5 May 1982, followed by the album and the "Sanctuary" single on 18 September 1982.
Armstrong collaborated with David Bowie on the soundtrack for the film Absolute Beginners. He also played in the band for David Bowie's Live Aid appearance in 1985, and recorded the song "Dancing In The Street" with David Bowie and Mick Jagger.
He played guitar on the Iggy Pop 1986 album Blah Blah Blah and was musical director for Iggy Pop's world tour in 1986/87.
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
David Bowie - Jérôme Soligny
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Jérôme Soligny in conversation with David Eastaugh
In David Bowie Rainbowman, Jérôme Soligny tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the creation of his music.
This uniquely exhaustive work on Bowie's 1967-1980 albums draws on over 150 interviews with the musicians, producers and friends who knew Bowie best, including Robert Fripp, Hermione Farthingale, Lou Reed, George Underwood, Mick Ronson, Carlos Alomar, Trevor Bolder, Mike Garson, Woody Woodmansey and many, many others. With an essay by Soligny on each album followed by oral histories from the most trusted and influential figures in Bowie's musical life, David Bowie Rainbowman is the definitive guide to a singular and mercurial genius - the Rainbowman himself.
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Tom Hagler - Bowie At The BBC - book
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Tom Hagler in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://www.waterstones.com/book/bowie-at-the-bbc/david-bowie/tom-hagler/9781802796209
Bowie at Thee BBC - A Life in Interviews
The life of an icon, in his own words.
David Bowie had a unique relationship with the BBC, making more appearances on 'the beeb' than any other broadcaster throughout his career. An anonymous pre-fame teenager, a blossoming starlet, a white-hot rock star and a veritable elder statesman of pop: the BBC had the inside scoop on it all.
In this fascinating collection of BBC television and radio transcripts, Bowie's life story is told in his own words, across more than 35 appearances spanning over forty years. Each provides an illuminating snapshot of moments in a remarkable career. But read together, they offer a completely new take on Bowie himself, a first-person look at the rise and rise of a star.
Compiled and guided by David Bowie expert and BBC journalist Tom Hagler, Bowie at the BBC is the complete story of an incredible life lived on the airwaves.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Scrote - David Bowie, Adrian Belew & Peter Murphy
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Scrote in conversation with David Eastaugh
A press release states [via Rolling Stone] that the 2023 edition will “interpret Bowie’s greatest hits with a special emphasis on Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust proto punk era, his Berlin trilogy records (‘Low’, ‘Heroes’, and ‘Lodger’) and his later Trent Reznor infused years”.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Vernon Dewhurst - photographer
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Vernon Dewhurst in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://www.snapgalleries.com/product-category/photographers/vernon-dewhurst/
Vernon Dewhurst created the op art influenced cover photograph for David Bowie’s second album, released in 1969 was originally titled David Bowie, It subsequently became known as Space Oddity, in deference to its best-known track.
Dewhurst graduated from Regent Street Polytechnic School of Photography in 1966, and set up his studio in Dublin for a year. He then came back to London, working at the famous Studio Five in Mayfair shooting fashion and beauty. In London he shared house with David Bowie whom he shot several times. One of his pictures became the cover of the famous Space Oddity album in 1969. A few weeks after the shoot, Vernon moved to Paris where he worked for clients including Marie Claire, 20 Ans, Elle, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint-Laurent, and photographed many French stars.
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tony Sales - Iggy Pop and David Bowie
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tony Sales - Iggy Pop and David Bowie/Tin Machine - in conversation with David Eastaugh
Son of 1950s/'60s TV comedian Soupy Sales and younger brother, Hunt Sales
Tony and Hunt went on to work with Chequered Past, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren, Bob Welch, Andy Fraser of Free, Harry Dean Stanton and The Cheap Dates, The Hunt Sales Memorial, Tin Machine (with Bowie), and others from 1989 to 1994.
Provided the rhythm section for Pop's album Lust for Life (1977), which was produced by David Bowie, who also played keyboards The brothers joined Pop on his subsequent tour, recorded as TV Eye Live 1977 and released in 1978.
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
William Ritchie - 1-2-3 and Clouds
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
William Ritchie - 1-2-3 and Clouds - in conversation with David Eastaugh
William Ritchie is a British keyboard player and composer. Formerly a member of The Satellites, The Premiers, 1-2-3, and Clouds. He is generally acknowledged as being the first keyboard player in rock music to stand and take a leading role, thereby providing a model for others such as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. He is also credited as being responsible for rewriting standard songs and arranging music in a style that later became fashionable as progressive rock. During a Saville Theatre concert in 1967, he introduced a then-unknown David Bowie to Jimi Hendrix.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Gerry Leonard - David Bowie & Suzanne Vega
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Gerry Leonard is an Irish lead guitarist and solo artist, known for his harmonic and ambient guitar style and for his work with David Bowie featuring on the Heathen, Reality and The Next Day albums.
He works a lot with Suzanne Vega, touring with her effectively as a duo; he produced and is given writing credits on all the songs on her album, Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles (Amanuensis Productions, 2014).
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Carmen with David Clark Allen
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Carmen with David Clark Allen in conversation with David Eastaugh
The group was founded by David Clark Allen, a Mexican/American Californian trained in flamenco guitar. Originally a seven-member band in Los Angeles, the band relocated to London, England, in January 1973, where the personnel soon stabilized as a quintet.
In London, they became friendly with several rock stars of the time, including David Bowie - who introduced them internationally by including them on his Midnight Special '1984 Floor Show', Marc Bolan (Paul Fentonbecame his studio and tour drummer), and Bryan Ferry. Obtaining the services of producer Tony Visconti, Carmen released three albums: Fandangos in Space (1973), Dancing on a Cold Wind (1974), and The Gypsies (1975). By early 1975, the band was enjoying its greatest success, playing as an opening act at concerts by Santana, Blue Öyster Cult, and Electric Light Orchestra, and touring for three months as the opener for Jethro Tull.
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Candy Clark - talking David Bowie, American Graffiti etc
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Candy Clark - talking David Bowie, American Graffiti etc with David Eastaugh
American actress and model. She is well known for her roles as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Mary Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Clare Hirst - Belle Stars, David Bowie, Hazel O'Connor, Communards etc
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Clare Hirst in conversation with David Eastaugh
UK saxophonist with a distinguished career in pop and jazz music. Clare has performed with iconic British groups including Bronski Beat, Communards and David Bowie among others. However, Clare made her name with all female band the Belle Stars in the early 1980s; playing saxophone and keyboards on hits like “The Clapping Song”, “Sign of The Times” (not the Prince tune) and “Iko Iko”
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Ava Cherry talking about David Bowie & her life in music
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Ava Cherry in conversation with David Eastaugh
Ava Cherry is an American singer and model. She collaborated with David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Afterwards, they began a period of personal and artistic collaboration that heavily influenced the Young Americans "blue-eyed soul" era. Following this, she struck out as a solo singer and backing artist for musicians such as Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Robin Mayhew talking about David Bowie, Presidents, Lou Reed & much more
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Robin Mayhew talking about David Bowie, Presidents, Lou Reed & much more with David Eastaugh
Begun life in the Presidents from 1958 to 1965 - and then becoming a roadie and sound engineer for a band named "Tucky Buzzard", produced by Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones.
Tucky Buzzard had recently signed with the same management company that had signed David Bowie. Robin quickly became adept with the band's unique Turner PA system, a sound set-up that Bowie fell in love with. When David created his "Ziggy Stardust" persona he brought in Robin - along with the sound system - to handle his front-of-house sound. Robin engineered every Ziggy Stardust performance until Bowie broke-up the Spiders from Mars in 1973.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Hunt Sales on Iggy Pop, David Bowie & his life in music
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Hunt Sales on Iggy Pop, David Bowie & his life in music - in conversation with David Eastaugh
Hunt Sales' first group was with brother Tony in Tony and the Tigers. They appeared on Hullabaloo in 1966, and also on the local Detroit/Windsor dance show Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour.
In 1976, he played drums with the hard rock power trio Paris, formed by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter Bob Welch. This trio (which included ex-Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick) was short-lived, releasing two albums for Capitol Records. Hunt played and sang backing vocals on the second Paris album, Big Towne, 2061.
In 1977, along with his brother Tony, Hunt provided the rhythm section for the Iggy Pop album Lust for Life. David Bowie's memories of the Sales brothers' contribution to the recording led him to invite the pair to join Tin Machine in the late 1980s.
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Dana Gillespie in conversation
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Dana Gillespie in conversation with David Eastaugh
Dana Gillespie recorded initially in the folk genre in the mid-1960s. Some of her recordings as a teenager fell into the teen pop category, such as her 1965 single "Thank You Boy", written by John Carter and Ken Lewis and produced by Jimmy Page. Her acting career got under way shortly afterwards, and it overshadowed her musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s.
The song "Andy Warhol" was originally written by David Bowie for Gillespie, who recorded it in 1971, but her version of the song was not released until 1973 on her album Weren't Born a Man. Her version also featured Mick Ronson on guitar. After performing backing vocals on the track "It Ain't Easy" from Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, she recorded an album produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1973, Weren't Born a Man. Subsequent recordings have been in the blues genre, appearing with the London Blues Band. She is also notable for being the original Mary Magdalene in the first London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar, which opened at the Palace Theatre in 1972. She also appeared on the Original London Cast album. During the 1980s Gillespie was a member of the Austrian Mojo Blues Band.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Joey Arias in conversation
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Joey Arias in conversation with David Eastaugh
Joey Arias is a multi-talented artist based in New York City, best known for work as a performance artist, cabaret singer, and drag artist, but also known as a published author, comedian, stage persona and cult-movie star. He also goes by the names Joseph Arias and Joe Arias.
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
David Bowie special with George Underwood in conversation
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
David Bowie special with George Underwood in conversation with David Eastaugh
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Nicholas Pegg - The Complete David Bowie
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Nicholas Pegg discussing his latest book The Complete David Bowie - with David Eastaugh
Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s work. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day dateline are the most complete ever published. From his boyhood skiffle performance at the 18th Bromley Scouts’ Summer Camp, to the majesty of his final masterpiece Blackstar, every aspect of David Bowie’s extraordinary career is explored and dissected by Nicholas Pegg’s unrivalled combination of in-depth knowledge and penetrating insight.
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Mike Garson special - David Bowie
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Mike Garson in conversation with David Eastaugh - recorded 28th January 2016
Garson was David Bowie’s longest and most frequent band member. They performed together for both Bowie's first and last concerts in the United States as well as 1,000 concerts around the globe in between.
Garson provided the piano and keyboard backing on the later Ziggy Stardust tour of 1972-73 and his contribution to the song "Aladdin Sane" (1973) gave the song an avant-garde jazz feel with lengthy and sometimes atonal piano solos.
I had told Bowie about the avant-garde thing. When I was recording the "Aladdin Sane" track for Bowie, it was just two chords, an A and a G chord, and the band was playing very simple English rock and roll. And Bowie said: 'play a solo on this.' I had just met him, so I played a blues solo, but then he said: 'No, that's not what I want.' And then I played a Latin solo. Again, Bowie said: 'No no, that's not what I want.' He then continued: 'You told me you play that avant-garde music. Play that stuff!' And I said: 'Are you sure? 'Cause you might not be working anymore!'. So I did the solo that everybody knows today, in one take. And to this day, I still receive emails about it. Every day. I always tell people that Bowie is the best producer I ever met, because he lets me do my thing.
Garson played also for Bowie's guitarist bandmate Mick Ronson on his first and last solo tour, and his first Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1974) and second solo album Play Don't Worry (1975). Garson came to replace Ronson as Bowie's musical lieutenant on several occasions, notably on "We Are the Dead" from the 1974 Diamond Dogs album, where Garson's metronome-like keyboard provides a dramatic setting for Bowie's vocals, and on the title track to Young Americans (1975) where his jaunty piano leads the band. Garson played with Bowie on and off over the years, resurfacing on The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) and 1 Outside (1995).