Half-term fun for cultural families Half-term problems solved for culturally-minded Londoners with children who have no choice but to tag along Evening Standard · Feb 13
The Uncool by Cameron Crowe audiobook review – memoir of an awestruck insider The film-maker and author narrates this vivid account of his wide-eyed adventures as a young music journalist in 70s America, hanging out with heroes from David Bowie to Led Zeppelin The Guardian - UK · Feb 12
20 Famous Songs With Hidden Stories That Will Change The Way You Listen Them Here are 20 famous songs with hidden stories that will change how you hear them. Bored Panda · Feb 12
From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked! As Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop The Guardian - UK · Feb 12
“He knew one day someone would come and look through this stuff. They’re not objects for veneration to be kept in a box": Rare footage of Bowie from 1978 to be included in new ‘immersive’ show David Bowie: You’re Not Alone opens in April MusicRadar · Feb 11
New David Bowie exhibition to feature ‘holy grail’ footage of icon IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 11
David Bowie immersive experience You’re Not Alone set to open at London's Lightroom David Bowie fans will get a chance to journey into the mind and music of one of pop culture’s most transformative figures. BANG Premier · Feb 11
Immersive David Bowie exhibition to offer close-up of ‘the man behind the masks’ Rare and previously unseen footage to feature in a show that celebrates Bowie as ‘a champion of human creativity’ The Independent UK · Feb 11
‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show Earl’s Court performance of Heroes in 1978 is among highlights of exhibition exploring singer’s life and work The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
You're Not Alone: New immersive David Bowie show to open in London The show at Lightroom will aim to give fans insight into Bowie’s creative processes as well as featuring some iconic performances Evening Standard · Feb 10
“I asked for a cash discount. The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it’”: Robert Fripp’s life in three guitars The King Crimson founder has enjoyed the company of all kinds of guitars in his time –from the good, bad to the ugly – but these are the three that have meant the most to him Guitar World · Feb 9
Patsy Kensit dates at Scott’s, dines at Benihana and gets breathalysed with Mariella Frostrup The actor and Cool Britannia poster girl on her favourite spots in the capital Evening Standard · Feb 6
“We did that song, I think, the day that David Bowie died… It just kind of flowed”: Anderson .Paak on how the death of a music legend inspired Dang!, the 2016 pop-rap masterpiece that he would eventually record with Mac Miller “He sat with it for like, a couple weeks and sent it back,” he says of Miller’s contribution. “He had his verse. He had put horns on it, and that's when I realised, ‘Oh, he's like, a producer, too. He's a real musician’” MusicRadar · Feb 4
Mark Ronson to be honoured with outstanding contribution award at 2026 Brits Ronson joins a distinguished list of artists to have won the award, including David Bowie, Oasis and Sir Elton John The Independent UK · Feb 3
Louder · Feb 3 "The aspects of America that are really magical to us are the things it seems to reject, like black music or the Beat poets": The story of the multi-version David Bowie song that captured his revulsion of American corporate dominance With input from Trent Reznor and Ice Cube, I'm Afraid Of Americans was rescued from Showgirls ignominy and given a prescient, unnerving video
Bored Panda · Feb 2 2016 Grammys Pics Show Just How Much Fashion Has Changed In 10 Years "There is a rebelliousness here, but it's about taking control," a fashion expert said while analyzing the current “sheer dress” trend popular among celebrities.
Louder · Jan 28 "I knew something was wrong. I went to the bar and my girlfriend was there with another guy." The dagger-through-the-heart memory which inspired the biggest rock song of its generation The story behind "the UK's alternative national anthem", inspired by heartbreak, David Bowie and Iggy Pop
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28 David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God by Peter Ormerod review – the making of a modern saint An exhilarating account of Bowie’s spirituality and the quasi-religious nature of his work, from Space Oddity to Blackstar
Louder · Jan 28 "I preferred the Chili Peppers' cover to what Guns N' Roses did, but I was really happy about the royalty cheques": Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at the proto-punk ass-kicker David Bowie didn't understand Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at this proto-punk ass kicker that opened many a show circa ’73
Louder · Jan 26 "Released under a more credible banner, it would have sold millions and been regarded as brilliant": Sweet rock hard and conjure up a cult classic on Give Us A Wink Could Sweet still produce after dumping Chinn and Chapman? You bet!
Evening Standard · Jan 25 Life on Mars? Bowie was questing far deeper Major Tom’s journey from lost spaceman to junkie to alien idol was never about sci-fi cheap thrills
Salon · Jan 24 Bowie’s Goblin King casts a long spell Bowie’s many personas shaped pop culture, but his role in "Labyrinth" is one of his most enduring legacies
Louder · Jan 21 "I felt like I’d fallen into the bowels of the earth." Fears that witches under the spell of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page had targeted him to help birth the Antichrist led a paranoid David Bowie to store his bodily fluids in the fridge A fascination with occult magic did nothing to help David Bowie's sanity in the mid '70s
MusicRadar · Jan 20 “Roger was a bit resentful of the fact that whenever Eric Clapton got up and played a solo, the place would erupt”: Old colleague of Pink Floyd spills the beans on his relationship with band members Tim Renwick was school friend of Syd and Roger Waters
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 ‘What did I just watch?’ The TV shows that utterly baffle us – but we can’t switch off From David Bowie being reincarnated as a kettle to Reese Witherspoon in space, our writers list the TV head-scratchers they can’t get enough of