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Ep. 5) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars

Season 1, Ep. 5

"Adam's on business in the Negative Zone and Mike's relaxing on the set of Confessions of a Milkman. However there's a David Bowie album to discuss. Is Rock n' Roll Suicide the best album closer ever? How many times is the word 'Love' said in Soul Love? Is the album really the iconic masterpiece that it's held up to be? Well two boobs will give their opinions on it.

Plus Mike's Mum solves the Hunk Dory Great Game debate, a quick chat about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree and we welcome the actor Powers Boothe into the VIP area."


Originally recorded - 2016

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