Hi ya’ll. Shay here. This is thebuzzr after hours podcast. Thank you for tuning in.“Singer, songwriter, poet, painter, rule breaker, game changer. He pushed the boundaries, blurred the lines, held up a mirror and reflected to us the state of our culture, our world and ourselves.”“The irreplaceable trailblazer David Bowie helped define our universe through his music.” (source, LOM)Welcome to the exploration of the sound & vision of David Bowie.Guests:From Toronto, band members Kevin Connelly & Alexander “Sascha” Tukatsch are joining us. Kevin and Sascha are founding member of the band Heroes. Kevin is the frontman & lead vocalist for Canadian-based Life on Mars project, celebrating the music of David Bowie. Sascha is on drums. We feature music from the Life On Mars show, performed by Kevin Connelly and back by the Heroes band.“Established in 2004, Toronto, Canada-based Life on Mars (LoM) presents the genius of Bowie across the decades. Life on Mars is not an imitation of Bowie but an emulation of his music and a celebration of his spirit.”The show is “backed by the incomparable Heroes band.”Kevin co-founded New Regime, the 80s new waver band. Likewise, he is the founder of Iron Age Mystics. The band produced a 2019 album hailed as “The best political rock album since the Rage Against The Machine’s debut”.Sascha is the band’s drummer, engineer, and co-producer of Iron Age Mystics, and drummer of Platinum Blonde. He joined Platinum Blonde as a drummer when Chris Steffler left the band in 1985.New York artist Jack Spann joins the show. Jack is a singer-songwriter and master keyboardist/pianist that has worked with top artists. One of them was David Bowie. His work with Bowie developed into Black Star, Bowie’s last album. We feature tracks from Jack’s 2017 album Beautiful Man From Mars, a nod to Bowie.George Meier joins the show towards the end of the episode. Coming from an extensive radio background, George was the founder of Walrus!, and in the 70s became the national voice for album-oriented rock in the United States. Walrus! was the pioneer tip sheet for AOR radio. Now termed album-oriented rock, it is an FM radio format created in the United States in the 1970s. It focused on the full repertoire of rock albums.Walrus! was an independent industry trade publication for labels and radio stations. “Walrus! was a rock music radio “tip sheet” publication founded by George Meier in 1969. It continued until the early 80s.George was a gatekeeper for emerging artists. Emerging artists at the time such as Bon Jovi, Mellencamp, and Springsteen. David Bowie was one artist. George talks about his time with David Bowie, thoughts the artist shared with him and moments they shared.Enjoy the show!ShayDavid Bowie albums covered: Hunky Dorey - released Dec 17, 1971 recorded June - August 1971 genres - Pop Rock, Glam Rock, Art Rock Singer/Songwriter, Piano Rock, Art Pop, Baroque PopSpace Oddity - released Nov 4, 1969 recorded 20 June 1969 - 16 Sept 1969 genres - Folk Rock Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Folk, Singer/SongwriterThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - released June 16, 1972 recorded July 9 1971 to Feb 4, 1972 genres - Glam Rock, Pop Rock Art Rock, Rock OperaAlladin Sane - released April 12, 1973 recorded Oct 6 1972 to Jan 24, 1973 genre - Glam Rock, Art Rock Hard Rock, Piano RockYoung Americans - released March 7, 1975 recorded Aug 1974 to January 1975 genre - Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Rock, Pop SoulFunk, Philly SoulStation to Station - released Jan 23, 1976 recorded Sept to Nov 1975 genre - Art Rock Funk Rock, Blue-Eyed SoulHeroes - released Oct 1, 1977 recorded July-August 1977 genre - Art Rock Ambient, Electronic, Art Pop, KrautrocDiamond Dogs - released Sept 12, 1980 recorded Feb-April 1980 genre - Art Rock, New Wave Art Pop, Post-Punk, New WaveJack Spann:“You’re Oh Such a Woman Mr. Sanders” (35:42:57) from the album You’re Oh Such A Woman (Mr. Sanders) Jack Spann 24 Nov 2014“I’m A Bird” and “She Makes Pornogra...