Jobriath He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, declaring himself "glam rock's truest fairy" to slack-jawed media critics and listeners alike. Touted as America's successor to David Bowie, he was signed to Elektra Records for $500K and for a brief New York
Jobriath He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, declaring himself "glam rock's truest fairy" to slack-jawed media critics and listeners alike. Touted as America's successor to David Bowie, he was signed to Elektra Records for $500K and for a brief New York
About David Bowie 'Bowie's back & bigger than ever! 'The Next Day' at No. 1, a huge scramble for tickets to his V&A exhibition & his cultural currency has never been higher – what better time to celebrate his legacy with a one-off special revisiting all of the music, the myths & the mayhem of The Man Who Owned The World? We raid the NME archive for the most thrilling & revealing interviews from Ziggy, Berlin & beyond, reassess every album, remember the most extravagant tours, delve into scandalous myths & rate his most memorable screen appearances. Rock's biggest stars discuss Bowie's influence, the V&A exhibition’s most stunning shots & why Tin Machine were actually good. Wham, bam, thank you glam!
Jobriath He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, declaring himself "glam rock's truest fairy" to slack-jawed media critics and listeners alike. Touted as America's successor to David Bowie, he was signed to Elektra Records for $500K and for a brief New York
Whether you know it or not, you have definitely heard them play. Popular music of the 1960s was dominated by young bands like The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas and The Monkees – bands that didn't play their own records. Sometimes, the only members of famous bands to appear on their own recor
Jobriath He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, declaring himself "glam rock's truest fairy" to slack-jawed media critics and listeners alike. Touted as America's successor to David Bowie, he was signed to Elektra Records for $500K and for a brief New York
Jobriath He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, declaring himself "glam rock's truest fairy" to slack-jawed media critics and listeners alike. Touted as America's successor to David Bowie, he was signed to Elektra Records for $500K and for a brief New York
The film opens in the U.S. on May 13.
This is not a complete review, as I am not planning to use this knife (there are no wild bears around here to fight anyway). I am still not quite sure why I need this knife - but I do... I have always been very fond of the classic bowie shape - as well as the famous Puma quality. The Puma Original Bowie was my fist "knife-crush" - and one day I will get one. For now, I am happy with the cheaper - and larger - Puma IP Grizzly Stag. The Grizzly Stag is a classic Puma design, but the current version is produced by Puma IP and made in Spain, which makes it a lot more affordable than a German made Puma. Though made in Spain, the Grizzly Stag is still handemade - and while the finish is slightly (only slightly) rougher than my vintage 1996 German made Puma White Hunter II, it is actually very well made; both knife and sheath. The blade is 420 stainless hardened to 52-54 HRC. Not impressive really, but not a bad steel either. The sheer mass of the blade should be more than enough to compensate for the brittleness of the 420 when chopping. But again; this is not bought to be a user, it is a collector's piece. Like all Puma knives, this came razor sharp from the factory. The fals edge is left unsharpened, I guess in order to avoid this large blade to be classified as a sword in more restrictive countries, like Denmark (it still does require a permit to own this knife here though). The stag scales are very nice, actually nicer than the ones shown on the Puma website; www.pumaknives.de/dispitem_122.php?item_no=890008 - a lot of knife manufacturers could learn from that! A few Scandinavian as well. Like the blade, the handle is huge, but suprisingly comfortable - and the grip feels very secure. Gripping this knife brings back memories of the time where I used to teach and practice WMA. This knife would not fare badly as a fighting knife really - which, I guess, is much in lieu of the original idea behind the bowie design. Blade lenght: 23,6 cm Overall lenght: 37 cm Blade width (widest spot): 5,5 cm Blade thickness: 5 mm Weight (w/o sheath): 715 g
