successor to Shock and Awe whose feed no longer seems to be working properly - original blog + archive remains here: http://shockandawesimonreynolds.blogspot.com/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the blog of the Simon Reynolds book about glam and artpop of the 1970s and its aftershocks and reflections to this day
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Friday, May 15, 2026
secret thesis (slight unsightly return)
Is that bended knee meant to suggest an enormous deformed erection?
Not a good look - in both the clothing/coiffure sense and the steely gaze he's giving us, like some kind of cruel-eyed Dutch hardman.
Bowie showcasing a minor, oft-forgotten character from his repertoire of personae: Mad Lizzie from TVAM.
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