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UNCOVERED: David bowie - The Untold Story

Photographing David Bowie: "He'd built up all the evidence. So then I had to destroy them…"

Six photographers reveal what it was like to shoot David Bowie,the most image-conscious star of all time, sharing fascinating personal insights

Digital Camera World

'The Man Who Fell To Earth' at 50: Was David Bowie’s strange stranded alien his best role ever?

Maverick director Nicolas Roeg delivered a surreal sci-fi classic in 1976 that still resonates today.

Space

Party dresses to muddy boots: Kate Moss’s best fashion moments

With a new film about the model out this week, it’s the perfect excuse for some Mosstalgia

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“David's completely focused on the space ahead of him... the hairs on Brandon’s arm were standing straight up. Then the hairs on the back of my neck went up”: We get new insight into the making of an eerily prophetic David Bowie song

Our recent interview with Bowie guitarist David Torn gave us a fascinating window into Bowie’s process when making his latter-era classic Heathen

MusicRadar

'Redshift' blends James Webb Space Telescope, Artemis 2 and Pink Floyd into a cosmic journey through light and sound (video, photos)

Artist Ashley Zelinskie and DJ illich Mujica get psychedelic in New York City.

Space

“Slash came up to me and said, ‘Man, I got laid to your records so much.’ I said, ‘Dude, didn’t we go to high school together?’”: How Lenny Kravitz’s Let Love Rule and Mama Said turned him into a superstar

Bowie and Petty loved him, Jagger danced onstage with him, Slash jammed with him – this how Lenny Kravitz’s retro mix of rock, soul and funk made him a crossover star

Louder

‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?

‘It’s about loneliness, really. It was the total opposite of that “It’s Friday night, let’s have sex” macho mentality that was in most rock music at the time’

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“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a global superstar

“Unfortunately, people identify it with David Bowie’s Space Oddity”

MusicRadar

“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the full Ziggy Stardust tone”: The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero

Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others

Guitar World

Dave Grohl names 'cringiest' Foo Fighters lyrics

Dave Grohl has named the Foo Fighters lyrics he hates the most - revealing the words he wrote for 2005 track DOA are just "so f****** stupid".

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“Bowie’s literally three feet away, then the hairs on the back of my neck went up and I was like, this is insane – how does this happen?”: David Torn tells us about the time David Bowie's genius was on full display in the studio

Famed for his unconventional approach to guitar, film scoring and work with Bowie, David Torn returns with expansive new LP, Now I Imagine a Place Not the Same

MusicRadar

My London: Val Garland

Make-up artist Val Garland hunts for gems at Spectrum Antiques and dines by candlelight at Brutto

Evening Standard

Behold! Nina Simone’s chewing gum! Inside the show celebrating extreme pop fandom

Leaves from Dolly Parton’s front garden, a Yellow Submarine cookie jar full of ashes, a branch from the tree Marc Bolan’s car hit … our writer explores Holy Pop, the exhibition where superfans are sacred

The Guardian - UK

Lexi Jones feels 'minimised' when reminded of being David Bowie's daughter

Lexi Jones wants to be known for her own work rather than as the daughter of David Bowie.

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‘AI isn’t going to have any beneficial influence on humans’: Beth Orton on creativity, craft and the inspirational power of David Bowie

Ahead of her new album, the singer-songwriter answers your questions on big 90s nights out, financial survival and the time a whole tube carriage serenaded her

Evening Standard

Pink Floyd rainbow prism effect coins launched by The Royal Mint

Pink Floyd join David Bowie, George Michael, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Paul McCartney and Freddie Mercury in The Royal Mint’s ‘music legends’ series.

The Independent UK

Royal Mint launches rainbow prism coins celebrating legendary rock band Pink Floyd

The band has joined David Bowie and Freddie Mercury in the Royal Mint’s ‘music legends’ series

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Who Would Win In A Fight, Gandalf Or Dumbledore? Ian McKellen Finally Gives His Answer To Age-Old Question

It was obvious to Sir Ian McKellen who would win a duel between Dumbledore and “original wizard” Gandalf.

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Louder

"I had to kickstart my engine again." How David Bowie relaunched his career, and confused the world, with his deeply unloved hard rock band Tin Machine

"He needed to do something which was such a departure it would destroy everything that went before"

What Hi-Fi?

Bose’s new Sonos rival, a 360-degree David Bowie experience, surprise high-end hi-fi launch and more

All the latest hi-fi and home cinema news, in one handy digest

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen: ‘Of course Gandalf would beat Dumbledore in a fight’

The actor on dealing with disruptive drinkers in his pub, what he’d ask Shakespeare, and being urged by Alec Guinness to withdraw from Stonewall

Euronews

The Rolling Stones: ‘Foreign Tongues’ & The 30 worst album covers of all time

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains images you can’t unsee. Some album covers also feature language some people may find offensive.

The Guardian - UK

Lady C by Guy Cuthbertson review – how Lady Chatterley’s Lover rocked Britain

A history of the social and cultural impact of DH Lawrence’s novel shows how it inspired comedy as well as controversy

What Hi-Fi?

I listened to David Bowie in a 360-degree show, and now I've seen what spatial audio can do

A fitting tribute to the master of Sound And Vision.

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Dave Grohl reveals real reason he changed Foo Fighters album name

Dave Grohl has revealed he changed the name of the Foo Fighters' latest album to avoid comparisons to the movie Wicked: For Good.

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