In the summer of 1971, a long haired 24 year old hippie folk singer songwriter by the name David Bowie played the very first Glastonbury Music Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, England.
On the 30th anniversary of the storied annual summer music festival Bowie returned, and in doing so, reclaimed a legacy long tarnished by two decades of crass commercialism, hollow success and artistic bankruptcy.
Join us as we revisit the final days of an aging, reclusive David Bowie, anxious to shift the narrative from his elderly appearance onto his 26th and final studio album, Blackstar, released on the occasion of his 69th birthday, just two days prior to his death.
Explore the reclamation of David Bowie’s artistic integrity through his triumphant performance at Glastonbury 2000 as well as the early history of his 70’s Glam Rock co-conspirator Marc Bolan, the iconography of Rock N Roll and so much more!
The following questions answered:
What did Ringo Starr say when asked if he was a Mod or a Rocker?
What happy accident resulted in the creation of the album cover for one of the most pivotal Beatles’ albums?
Who was on the very first cover of Rolling Stone magazine, first published in the shadow of the Summer of Love, November 9, 1967
At the very peak of their productivity, which act wrote and recorded four studio albums of original material, circumvented the globe performing two world tours and starred in two feature films all in the span of just 24 months?
What is the sound of a Donovan photograph?
How 60’s British folk music duo Tyrannosaurus Rex transformed into 70s Glam superstars T.Rex and the longest album title in the history of rock n roll…
Oasis or Blur? You tell us!
All of this AND MORE in the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas, contextualizing rock n roll since Woodstock 2024.
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