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What was Live Aid? West End musical to pay tribute to benefit concert

One of the most famous concerts of all time is set to have its tale told on stage, but what was it all about?

Evening Standard

Kermode on… Nicolas Roeg: ‘Nothing is what it seems’

In the first of a new monthly Observer column on his favourite film-makers, Mark Kermode salutes the elliptical vision of the director of Don’t Look Now, Walkabout, Performance and so much more

The Guardian - UK

Beverley and Cynthia Knight look back: ‘My sister beats Beyoncé any day!’

The singer and actor, and her sister, on gospel, dodgy boyfriends and meeting Bowie

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Stop Making Sense: How Talking Heads made the greatest concert film of all time

That a live show could be at once so energised, joyous and inventive had a major impact on arena performance for decades to come – influencing acts from David Bowie to Billie Eilish

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tracey Emin: David Bowie was my rock when I lived among paedophiles and fleas

Fashion turn to the left

Evening Standard

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex review: a starry tribute

Plenty of familar faces line up to celebrate a subversive glam rock figure who was well ahead of his time

Evening Standard

Close encounters with Marc Bolan - Britain’s first pop megastar

As a new documentary is released about the T-Rex front man, Alan Edwards talks about the rock god he knew

Evening Standard

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AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex review – grizzled rockers pay tribute

This behind-the-scenes look at a tribute album to the glam rock pioneer only finds its groove when Bolan himself lights up the screen

The Guardian - UK

Nina Simone is first black person to be Desert Island Discs’ most selected artist of year

Exclusive: Analysis shows change in guests and tastes help jazz musician keep classical music off top spot

The Guardian - UK

Best Halloween costumes for women: Top ideas for 2024

"I’m a mouse. Duh."

Evening Standard

‘History’s most divisive hairstyle’: salons report surge in demand for mullets

Subversive style is cropping up on catwalk after stars such as Paul Mescal sport the look on red carpet

The Guardian - UK

"I’m gonna kill you, Tin Man!": The story behind Axl Rose getting into a fight with David Bowie after the 'Devil from Bromley' tried to steal Axl's girlfriend

In 1989, David Bowie decided to hit on Axl Rose's girlfriend Erin Everly during a Guns N' Roses video shoot. Unsurprisingly, trouble ensued

Louder

David Bowie’s daughter Lexi surprises fans with her first fashion range

Alexandria Zahra Jones has explained how making art has helped her mental health

Evening Standard

"When I heard that on the radio, I went, Dammit, I should have written that song": Alice Cooper names the emo and grunge anthems he wishes he had written

The Godfather of Shock Rock singles out the emo and grunge classics that he wishes were his songs

Louder

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Guitar World

“He completely floored me. I hadn’t been so gung-ho about a guitar player since Jeff Beck”: How David Bowie helped launch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s career – and why their joint tour was canceled at the last minute

Bowie’s Let’s Dance album introduced the future blues icon to the world. The pair were slated to perform together in support of the record, but SRV never got on the tour bus…

Guitar World

10 diehard rock and blues guitarists who boarded the pop train

The megastar crossovers where guitar met box office pop and made magic happen

Louder

“David Bowie kidnapped us!”: the unlikely story of Joe Elliott, Bono, Bowie, a hijacked taxicab and the most unlikely version of Happy Birthday ever

When a starstruck Joe Elliott met David Bowie at a party at Bono’s house, he didn’t expect to be accused of kidnapping Ziggy Stardust

Louder

“My mum said, ‘What about the drink and drugs and wild women?’ I said, ‘That‘s what I want to do this for!’”: the life and times of Bernie Marsden, British blues-rock‘s secret weapon

In 2020, Classic Rock sat down with late ex-Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden to talk fistfights with UFO, patching things up with David Coverdale and meeting James Bond

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Queen were poor. Their singer sounded like a "bleating sheep". Their music was greeted with indifference. But they believed in themselves, and their debut album would make the years of pain worthwhile

One minute Queen were taking the bus and watching their Top Of The Pops performance in a shop window: the next they had the world at their feet

The Guardian - US

Belligerence and hostility: Trump’s mugshot defines modern US politics

From Bugsy to Bowie, every decade had its defining booking photo. Now we have ours for these politically spiteful times

Louder

"We could have been bigger had we had an amazing manager. We’re our own worst enemies": How Roxy Music got it together despite themselves

They looked like they were from “Planet Zog” and sneaked through a gap created by drug addiction - but the members accept they could have made it easier for themselves

Evening Standard

Jack Docherty at the Edinburgh Fringe review: a vivid, very personal tribute to David Bowie

The starman weaves in and out of the narrative like a spectral presence

The Guardian - UK

‘We were once paid $50 to quit’: new wave heroes Devo on boos, Bowie and retiring after 50 years

For half a century, the Ohio band have confounded audiences, collaborated with A-listers and continued to reinvent themselves. They explain why now is the time to finally call it a day

The Guardian - UK

TV Tonight: how a former professional footballer stole Edvard Munch’s The Scream

The incredible story of a truly bizarre art heist. Plus, David Bowie profiled. Here’s what to watch this evening.

The Independent UK

David Spade declined to swap roles with David Bowie on SNL

Spade says he still can’t believe he turned down a suggestion from someone like Bowie

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