‘Dead Ringers’ star Jon Culshaw will portray the late artist in the forthcoming programme, which will air next month A new BBC radio drama will dramatise the making of David Bowie‘s final studio album, ‘Blackstar’. The late artist released his twenty-fifth and final album on January 8, 2016, which coincided with Bowie’s 69th birthday. Two … Read more
If you’re not into the idea of angels and Santa Claus hanging off your Christmas tree, then why not go for another type of otherwordly being and decorate with David Bowie? Ziggy Stardust decoration £16, shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk
“HE WAS LIKE A GIFT FROM THE GODS” 2016 was a terrible year for the entertainment industry. For a while, it seemed that every time you opened a newspaper, or every time your smart phone signaled an update from Twitter or Facebook, the noise heralded the death of yet another great: in the first five … Read more
Experimental full version of the video. Album audio. Both the ad (colour) and the discarded video (b&w) are abbreviated – and the latter also mostly abandoned the original storyline.
Over 40 years after working on a classic Bowie album, pianist Mike Garson is revisiting it, live. Duncan Seaman reports. Recorded in 1973 when David Bowie and his band were at the peak of their glam rock powers, Aladdin Sane is noted not only for songs such as The Jean Genie or Panic in Detroit, … Read more
For many listeners, the David Bowie odyssey begins in earnest with his 1969 hit single “Space Oddity.” And for the most part, Bowie himself went along with this timeline, only rarely referencing his early work. But the late musician spent a good half-decade on the margins of the British music scene before Major Tom soared … Read more
2016 was a year of great musical losses, but none was as shocking or as saddening as David Bowie’s. One year on, let’s remember a side of Bowie that’s been often forgotten: the guitarist! Here’s our guide to the guitars played by David Bowie over the years… enjoy! David Bowie has had many different faces … Read more
