David Bowie`s latest attempt at reinventing himself, the band Tin Machine, is a sham, a ludicrous descent into self-indulgence that signals the superstar has just about run out of worthwhile ideas.

David Bowie knew it was time for a big change at the end of his 1987 Glass Spider Tour, a grueling, overblown stadium extravaganza that baffled many fans and left most critics quite cold. It had been ...