God Save the Punks: London braces for Iggy Pop’s new festival Dog Day Afternoon The new one-dayer at Crystal Palace Park pays homage to the spirit and legacy of punk Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023
Julian Sands obituary Actor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in A Room With a View – heart-throb The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
From the decks to the frontlines for Ukrainian DJ John Object ‘I’M not doing great,” a 28-year-old Ukrainian soldier named Timur Dzhafarov tells me over a surprisingly clear and stable line from a… The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2023
"I never wanted to be just the bass player, plonking away. I played a lot of notes – too many sometimes!" Trevor Bolder and the low-end magic of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Ziggy Stardust was recorded in just one day. It made David Bowie a star. But bass players could only hear Trevor Bolder... Guitar World · Jun 25, 2023
Rod Stewart planning emotional tribute to 'wonderful' Tina Turner on imminent tour Tina, who died aged 83 last month, struck up a friendship with Rod in the early 1980s before they famously duetted on It Takes Two in 1990 Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2023
Joe Root reinventing himself like David Bowie under Bazball – Mark Nicholas The Yorkshireman’s average and strike-rate are up under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
Charlotte Church shares sweet anecdote about meeting David Bowie The singer, who was a guest on Rob Brydon's podcast, described how she and the music icon posed for a picture on her mum's disposable camera when she was just 14 Wales Online · Jun 22, 2023
Glastonbury headline sets – ranked! From Bowie’s stage invader to Stormzy’s ballet, the festival has seen some unforgettable lead acts. We round up the best ever The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023
How to have the best Glastonbury ever (even if you’re not going to Glastonbury) Whether you scored a ticket or not, for the next few days the world’s most famous festival is going to be a big part of your life. So let Hamish MacBain be your guide to making the most of it Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023
The 12 best Glastonbury Festival performances ever With Glastonbury 2023 kicking off this week, here are the 12 sets that have defined the festival so far Louder · Jun 20, 2023
David Bowie didn't just write Mott The Hoople's biggest hit, he single-handedly saved their career David Bowie didn't just gift Mott The Hoople a great song, but taught them that to write great songs of their own, "every second of every bar had to have something special about it" Louder · Jun 20, 2023
Arctic Monkeys Glastonbury headline set in chaos - possible replacements and fan theories As festival goers fear Alex Turner's ill health will see the Arctic Monkeys pull out of headlining Glastonbury on Friday, we take a look at who could replace the I Wanna Be Yours hitmakers on the Pyramid Stage Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023
The people who rejected or gave back their honours including Prince Philip, two Beatles, and Michael Sheen Some big-name celebrities have turned down knighthoods and peerages for a number of reasons Wales Online · Jun 19, 2023
‘From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads’: my 2,700-mile bike ride into Bowie’s Life on Mars? Sailors fighting, Lennon on sale, all those mice … the single released 50 years ago this week is David Bowie at his most enigmatic. Could a cycling odyssey unravel its mysteries? The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023 ‘If you have dreams, follow them!’ Paul Nicholas on Bowie, the Bee Gees, playing Jesus – and ruffling the king’s hair In six decades in showbiz, he has been murdered by Screaming Lord Sutch, played the lead in Hair, had hit singles and a hit sitcom – and surprised Serge Gainsbourg
Guitar World · Jun 19, 2023 His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023 ‘Bowie said my Space Oddity was the most poignant version ever’: Chris Hadfield’s honest playlist The astronaut and author was raised on Elton and does a soaring Stand By Me at karaoke, but which song did his hero allow him to perform in space?
Louder · Jun 18, 2023 “David was furious: 'I won’t have that kind of disloyalty!’" The real reason David Bowie ended Ziggy Stardust and sacked the Spiders From Mars 50 years ago, David Bowie announced that he was playing his last ever show. It marked a split from the men who had revitalised his career – and it was all over money…
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023 Blondie star Debbie Harry bats off suggestion David Bowie shouldn’t have flashed her in the 1970s ’I think you should rethink that,’ singer said
Louder · Jun 17, 2023 Bowie on film: the stories behind 10 classic David Bowie movies From The Man Who Fell To Earth to The Hunger, this is the best of David Bowie on the big screen
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023 Dancer who appeared in Labyrinth with David Bowie in fight with Peckham neighbours over garden wall Susan Lee and her neighbours Vanessa and Andrew McVickers are at war over the brick wall that runs between their gardens in Peckham
Louder · Jun 16, 2023 "Don't you EVER say that to me!" Lou Reed and David Bowie once had a fist-fight in a London restaurant and it got very, very ugly When the Thin White Duke met Lou Reed's fists of fury
Louder · Jun 15, 2023 Watch David Bowie's electrifying performance of Fashion at the 1996 Fashion Awards for a reminder of how he was truly far cooler than us all David Bowie appeared at the VH1 Fashion Awards in 1996 and strutted his way through a performance of Fashion and Little Wonder in his iconic Alexander McQueen Union Jack coat
Louder · Jun 15, 2023 20 bands whose second album is the best thing they ever did The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career
Louder · Jun 15, 2023 “We don't want people to know what we think”: Why Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures may be the most important record to emerge from the UK punk scene Released on June 15, 1979, Joy Division's bleak, beautiful masterpiece has lost none of its power or stark dread