Battlecries + Champagne: A non-linear David Bowie podcast

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Battlecries + Champagne aims to comprehensively cover the music of David Bowie (including albums, outtakes, demos and remixes), while analysing its context/history, reception and associated audio-visual media. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  1. 16h ago

    Toy (Part 2/4): Album Review (Pt. 1)

    Hosts Aaron, Andrew and John delve into the first half of David Bowie's Toy album, comparing the 2000 re-recordings with their counterparts from the 1960s. Will they dig everything or will there be a generational divide? You can find out by listening to the episode! Songs reviewed: I Dig Everything You've Got A Habit Of Leaving The London Boys Karma Man Conversation Piece Shadown Man If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT   If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs/videos discussed this month: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7s7TdxLO0-bwBzTCurqHEXO&si=4nd7EPrfIDhqEQRV   On that note, music in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of songs to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue! Research for the show was culled from: Buckley, David. Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Biography (Virgin Books, 2001). Cann, Kevin. David Bowie: Any Day Now: The London Years 1947-1974 (Adelita, 2010). Doggett, Peter. The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie and the 1970s (Harper, 2012). O'Leary, Chris. Rebel Rebel (Zero Books, 2015). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Plati, Mark. On The Production Of Toy. Brilliant Adventure book. 2021. Scott, Ken. Ken Scott's Notes. Rock 'N' Roll Star book. 2024. Slick, Earl with Jeff Slate. Guitar: Life and Music with David Bowie, John Lennon and Rock and Roll's Greatest Heroes (Penguin, 2024). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1967-1980 (Monoray, 2023). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Thompson, Dave. Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie (ECW Press, 2006). Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011). Visconti, Tony. The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy (HarperCollins, 2007) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  2. 6d ago

    Toy (Part 1/4): History

    Hosts Aaron, Andrew and John peer into a hole in the tent (ground) where no one goes to unravel the mystery of why David Bowie's Toy album, slated to be released in 2001, was ultimately abandoned for 20 years. They look at what inspired Bowie to record the album, the band he recruited to play on it as well as critical reviews of the album when it was officially released posthumously in 2021. If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from: Buckley, David. Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Biography (Virgin Books, 2001). Cann, Kevin. David Bowie: Any Day Now: The London Years 1947-1974 (Adelita, 2010). Larman, Alexander. Lazarus: The Second Coming Of David Bowie (Pegasus Books, 2026). O'Leary, Chris. Rebel Rebel (Zero Books, 2015). O'Leary, Chris. Ashes to Ashes (Repeater Books, 2018). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Plati, Mark. On The Production Of Toy. Brilliant Adventure book. 2021. Slick, Earl with Jeff Slate. Guitar: Life and Music with David Bowie, John Lennon and Rock and Roll's Greatest Heroes (Penguin, 2024). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1967-1980 (Monoray, 2023). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Thompson, Dave. Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie (ECW Press, 2006). Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  3. Aug 17

    Heathen Bonus Tracks + Season 1 Rankings

    In this episode, Aaron, Andrew and John pour over the tunes they'd call creative, but that were left off of David Bowie's Heathen (Safe, Wood Jackson, When The Boys Come Marching Home). They also look at the SACD (Super Audio CD) mixes of the album's tracks. Finally, as this episode is the Season 1 finale, they rank the album projects covered in Season 1 as well as shout out some of the season's most memorable (for good and bad reasons) tracks. If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs/videos discussed this month: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7u1jiheke3JxfRgSrAM3wED&si=tVPi-XxmssAMqV54   Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from: Larman, Alexander. Lazarus: The Second Coming Of David Bowie (Pegasus Books, 2026). O'Leary, Chris. Ashes to Ashes (Repeater Books, 2018). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  4. Aug 4

    Heathen Remixes + Alternate Versions

    In this episode, Aaron, Andrew and John dissect various remixes connected to David Bowie's 2002 album Heathen, as well as alternate versions of its songs. For some songs, practically nothing has changed. For others, everything has changed. Specific mixes that go under the microscope: Sunday (Moby remix) Sunday (Tony Visconti remix) Uncle Floyd (an earlier version of Slip Away) Slow Burn (radio edit) Afraid (early mix) I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship (Deepsky's Space Cowboy remix) Everyone Says 'Hi' (radio edit) Everyone Says 'Hi' (Metro remix) A Better Future (Air remix) If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs/videos discussed this month: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7u1jiheke3JxfRgSrAM3wED&si=tVPi-XxmssAMqV54   Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from: Larman, Alexander. Lazarus: The Second Coming Of David Bowie (Pegasus Books, 2026). O'Leary, Chris. Ashes to Ashes (Repeater Books, 2018). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  5. Jul 27

    Heathen: Visuals and Videos

    In this episode, Aaron, Andrew and John pull down their sun visors and take a hard look at the album artwork for David Bowie's 2002 album Heathen as well as the two music videos (Slow Burn, Everyone Says 'Hi') that were filmed at the time, but released posthumously. 00:00 - Introduction 06:07 - Your Record Sleeves Are Better Than Your Songs (album visuals) 20:58 - VideoTime 27:19 - Final Words on Heathen Follow along with album visuals: Heathen album artworkSlow Burn singleEveryone Says 'Hi' singleI've Been Waiting For You singleMarcus Klinko photoshoot If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT   Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from: Klinko, Marcus. How We Photographed David Bowie With Wild Wolves. 26 February 2016. GQ Magazine. Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  6. Jul 20

    Heathen Review (Pt. 2)

    As Aaron, Andrew and John complete their review of David Bowie's 2002 album Heathen (covering the album's second half), will they open up their hearts to it and become its slave? Listen and find out! Tracks covered: I Would Be Your Slave, I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship, 5:15 The Angels Have Gone, Everyone Says 'Hi', A Better Future and Heathen (The Rays). If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs we're talking about this month: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7tDkYRNZp0cNBpAaklvbKLL If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT   Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from: Cann, Kevin. David Bowie: Any Day Now: The London Years 1947-1974 (Adelita, 2010). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1967-1980 (Monoray, 2023). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Thompson, Dave. Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie (ECW Press, 2006). Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  7. Jul 13

    Heathen Review (Pt. 1)

    Things really matter to us! Get into the weeds with us (Aaron, Andrew and John) as we perform armchair psychology and music criticism on the first half of David Bowie's 2002 opus Heathen. Tracks covered: Sunday, Cactus, Slip Away, Slow Burn, Afraid and I've Been Waiting For You. If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs we'll be discussing this month: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7tDkYRNZp0cNBpAaklvbKLL If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT   Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from:Larman, Alexander. Lazarus: The Second Coming Of David Bowie (Pegasus Books, 2026). O'Leary, Chris. Ashes to Ashes (Repeater Books, 2018). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Thompson, Dave. Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie (ECW Press, 2006). Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011). Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  8. Jul 6

    The History of Heathen

    Run outside in the desert heat and listen to some Heathen history🎶 Join Aaron, Andrew and John as they go over the context and recording history of David Bowie's critically acclaimed Heathen album from 2002. Topics include: musicians and personnel on the album, contemporary critical reception and the album's true relationship with the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 00:00 - Introduction 03:39 - Where Are We Now? (album context and history) 20:43 - Telling Lies (Heathen's relationship with 9/11) 26:38 - They Say (critical reception and charts) If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you! Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.com Battlecries + Champagne on YT   Bowie audio in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of tracks to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!   Research for the show was culled from: Cann, Kevin. David Bowie: Any Day Now: The London Years 1947-1974 (Adelita, 2010). Klinko, Marcus. How We Photographed David Bowie With Wild Wolves. 26 February 2016. GQ Magazine.Larman, Alexander. Lazarus: The Second Coming Of David Bowie (Pegasus Books, 2026). O'Leary, Chris. Ashes to Ashes (Repeater Books, 2018). Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016). Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020). Thompson, Dave. Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie (ECW Press, 2006). Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011). Visconti, Tony. The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy (HarperCollins, 2007) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Battlecries + Champagne aims to comprehensively cover the music of David Bowie (including albums, outtakes, demos and remixes), while analysing its context/history, reception and associated audio-visual media. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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