David Bowie poses on a motorcycle in Los Angeles back in 1974, captured here by Steve Schapiro. The backstory behind this whole shoot is wildโBowie showed up around four in the afternoon, and the two of them ended up working straight through the night until dawn. Schapiro recalled that Bowie brought a massive trunk of clothes and would disappear into the dressing room every twenty minutes, emerging each time as a completely different character with its own distinct story.
This specific photograph wasn't snapped until roughly four in the morning near the tail end of the session. Bowie stepped outside in high-waisted trousers, a landscape-print shirt, and those massive motorcycle goggles, leaning right over the bike. To catch the shot in the pitch black, Schapiro actually had to light the scene using the raw beams of a car's headlights.
Deep Purple's iconic Mark II lineup at De Lane Lea Studios during the Fireball recording sessions, early 1971. They were working around the clock to follow up the massive success of Deep Purple In Rock, locking themselves away with engineer Martin Birch to push their heavy sound to a whole new level.
David Bowie looking sharp in a shadowed portrait from 2013. Photographer Jimmy King caught this shot during the creative cycle for The Next Day. It was a big moment because Bowie had spent a solid decade completely out of the public eye following a health scare on tour back in 2004. Then, out of absolutely nowhere, he dropped a brand new record and reminded everyone how he could still command attention.
What was your reaction when Bowie suddenly returned with The Next Day back in 2013? What is your favorite track from that record? Letโs hear your thoughts in the comments!
Michael Golden created one of the greatest Marvel Universe posters of all time, "The Merry Marvel Marching Confusion" (1982)
This poster is also a perfect time capsule of one of Marvel's best creative eras.
Ma tutti quei coglioni che "Yeah stasera iniziano i #Mondiali" e se li guardano pure?
Come non capire nulla di ciรฒ che sta accadendo. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
David Bowie released The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, June 6, 1972. Favorite track?
Side One
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Starman
It Ain't Easy
Side Two
Lady Stardust
Star
Hang On to Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
See why "Starman," was almost left off the record entirely. ๐๏ธ