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SHOCKING: 40 | Mind Blowing Facts

Hans Zimmer has reportedly bought the BBC’s iconic Maida Vale Studios for £10.5 million

Legendary facility has been used to record sessions by David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana and Beyonce

MusicRadar

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars review – Bowie bids farewell to an icon in legendary gig

DA Pennebaker’s documentary offers moving moments and raw immediacy as the musician takes on his final performance as Ziggy Stardust

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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)

"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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

‘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

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

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‘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

“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

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

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

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

"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

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

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