Breaking Glass - The David Bowie Catalogue

Like a bolt from the blue David Bowie announced his 2013 comeback album ‘The Next Day’. Where-o-where had our Dear David been for a decade? What did he have to tell the world? What didn’t we realise we were missing? Had we heard it all before perhaps? Join us please as we discuss the greatest surprise of the 21st Century where we’ll be discussing: How much of an honour was it to be invited to Ayelsbury? How many buzzwords does it take for Adam’s eyes to roll out his head? How excited were you for the album? How much does Gary Oldman improves matters? Should we just do a Scott Walker podcast already. Bless you for sticking with us, it’s Breaking Glass!

  With a swiftness to rival Dear David Bowie’s release of Reality so soon after Heathen, Adam and Mike return to discuss the 2003 album. For nearly a decade some thought it would be the last we heard of our man. Would it have been a great send off or is it stadium rock and its blandness? Also on the table: - How well has Reality aged? - Breaking death news. - Was ‘Days’ really a misremembered Kinks cover? - How much sugar water does Mark Plati need? - Who would win in a Plati/Visconti bass fight? - Why THAT album cover? Tell no one, it’s Breaking Glass - The Bowie Catalogue

It’s been a long old break, but this 2002 David Bowie album won’t talk about itself! Considered one of the highlights of the latter day catalogue, Heathen is ripe for discussion. Will it stand the test of time and our strident critical… um… critique? The answer is most certainly yes. But do WE like it? Also on the docket: Has David Bowie finally “matured” on this album? The Carry On Films - for some reason. Who is right in their opinion on ‘Slow Burn’? Who is right in their opinion on ‘5:15 Angels Have Gone’? Can Adam and Mike agree on anything on this album? Will the chefs please Chef Ramsay to win the competition? Join us on the most explosive episode yet of Hell’s Kitchen

There's Something in the Air everyone and it's not quite a Brilliant Adventure. No it's Adam and Mike talking about David Bowie's turn of the Millennium 'hours...' an album which divides fans to this to this day. Is it a sleepy, MOR massacre or a misunderstood latter day masterpiece. Feelings will be made clear. Elsewhere they discuss - Were you a Nintendo or Sega Person? - How much did Omikron change our lives? - Is it Seven or Survive? I can't tell - Why couldn't they just get Ms. Gail Ann Dorsey? - Anything to recommend in that album cover?

My, my put time do fly, 'Ave a banana, our dear David is turning 50, getting into jungle beats and turning ultra cockney once more. Join Adam and Mike as they discuss the merits and silliness of one of Bowie's most divisive albums 'Earthling'. Join them as they discuss: - How well does the meeting of metal and drum n bass go? - How beautiful was Justin Hayward in looms? - Can Adam remember how some of the songs go? - Is it his best since Scary Monsters? - Why can't Mike pronounce words in this episode?  

Or to give it it's full title: 1. Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle). What's a Hyper Cycle I hear you ask? Well Adam and Mike aren't sure either. Join them won't you as they venture through art and murder and boobery. Come meet the cavalcade of characters who join them on their quest to answer quest to find out: How insufferable were Bowie and Eno at this time? How angry is Carlos Alomar? Which is the better Strangers When We Meet? Is the album too long or not long enough? HYPER CYCLE

  Criminally little is spoken about David Bowie's 1993 The Buddha of Suburbia. Adam and Mike wish to redress this balance by accidentally discussing it sometimes in another one of their meandering chats. Only joking they talk about it for at least 5 minutes. This episode features such lively discussions as: Does the world need a Lenny Kravitz version of the title track? How many people in London knew the Kray twins? Is Bowie expecting his age at this point? Is it his best since Scary Monsters? Why can't Adam be cool about 'Dead Against It'? Join us please!  

Well the plan to get back to an episode every fortnight didn't turn out as thought...urgh it's simply been too hot. Now that Adam and Mike have peeled themselves off their rocket fuelled golden thrones they are talking David Bowie's 1993 singles comeback album 'Black Tie, White Noise' Many questions - How lovely was Bowie's wedding to Iman? - How funny would a montage of their courtship really be? - Is Bowie the best House musician ever? - How angry is Nile Rodgers about this album? - Why can't Morrisey be cool?

Adam and Mike are back from their enforced retreat in the “Fuck Off Paddock”. Apparently some people can’t handle the truth about bursting! Back to tackle the second part of the greatest left/right punch of David Bowie’s career - Tin Machine II. Up for discussion: Is Tin Machine II really about life inside a massive whale? Does Tin Machine II hold some of Bowie’s finest work? Why? Why? Why? Why? Did Hunt Sales get to sing TWO songs? Aren’t vibrators and bread rolls funny? It’s a strange thing when Bowie’s the most normal of the group. That’s not a question but a fact. Will Reeves Gabrels get to tend the rabbits when the band disbands?

'Tin Machine' remains the albatross amid the sterling albums in David Bowie's creative output. Is this reputation warranted? Adam and Mike spare no expense getting to the heart of the issue. During their journey into the heart of darkness they'll be considering: - Is every song too long? - Is Reeves Gabrels the unsung hero? - How can one remain "street" and fly first class at the same time? - Is there any elderly chanteuse Mike doesn't enjoy listening to? - Why do racists hate jazz and blues?