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Off The Record: David Bowie

Off The Record: David Bowie


Off The Record: David Bowie

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Length:
33 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Off the Record is a new in-depth music biography series that profiles the extraordinary life of an iconic artist over the course of each season. Music journalist Jordan Runtagh (People, Rolling Stone, EW and VH1) offers a revelatory look at the human behind the hits through rich, dramatic storytelling, extensive research, and interviews with those who knew them best. You know the songs, now meet the legends.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 33 episodes

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Epilogue: Lazarus (2013-2016)

Our final episode on the life (or lives) of David Bowie begins and ends with a birthday...

80 minutes
May 03, 2021

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

We’re taking a brief break from the story this week. (We’ll be back with our final chap...

47 minutes
Apr 26, 2021

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 200...

70 minutes
Apr 22, 2021

Chapter Twelve: Heathen (1987-2004)

Today we’re looking at Bowie the Rock ‘n’ Roll Elder Statesman. Throughout the ‘90s, he...

87 minutes
Apr 19, 2021

'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 chara...

53 minutes
Apr 14, 2021

'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 ...

57 minutes
Apr 12, 2021

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 ....

49 minutes
Apr 07, 2021

Chapter Eleven: MTV Idol (1980-1985)

Today’s episode looks at David in the ‘80s, a time that saw him grow from a famous arti...

85 minutes
Apr 05, 2021

Bonus Episode: 'Heroes' Assistant Engineer Peter Burgon Recalls Singing with Bowie on a Rock Classic and Life in a Divided Berlin

So far we’ve discussed the making of Bowie’s landmark track “Heroes” — one of the most ...

63 minutes
Apr 02, 2021

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 ‘H...

24 minutes
Apr 01, 2021