A thrilling, unconventional hymn to the chameleon who reshaped music time and again “Everyone has their own Bowie,” Paul Morley writes in this discursive, free-associating ride across the life and work of the Starman Who Changed the World. More accurately, perhaps, we all have our own Bowies, since there were – there are – so … Read more
A special programme on the life and music of David Bowie, presented by Jeremy Vine. Bowie was one of the most influential musicians of his time, constantly re-inventing his persona and sound, from the 1960s hippy of Space Oddity, through Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke to his later incarnation as a soulful rocker.
The auction house will hold a three-part sale of 400 pieces from Bowie’s collection. The world lost an icon when singer David Bowie passed away in January. Now, some seven months later, the Starman still makes appearances—this time through the sale of a 400-piece collection of his personal art—on sale for the first time ever … Read more
At 8am on 11 January this year, Paul Morley’s mobile phone rang next to his bed. He had set a late alarm because he’d been up until 5am writing a BBC radio script about visiting art galleries, which mentioned David Bowie and which had been written to an early-hours soundtrack of Bowie songs. On his … Read more
Image courtesy of ISO/Columbia Records (via ABC News Radio) Billboard has published its mid-year charts for 2016, and the late David Bowie has scored the top-selling vinyl album for the first half of the year with his final studio effort, Blackstar . The album, which was released two days before Bowie’s January 10 death, sold … Read more
Musical genres unite for Proms tribute to work of David Bowie Laura Mvula, Marc Almond and John Cale will lead the line-up of musicians paying tribute to David Bowie at the Proms. A special Bowie Prom is being held as part of the Late Night BBC Proms on July 29, with performers from all genres … Read more
Iggy Pop and David Bowie (animated for Radio.com by Max Werkmesiter) On Minimation, we comb through the archives of legendary New York radio station WNEW-FM and animate interviews with legendary rock artists. This installment is taken from a 1986 interview with Iggy Pop, who discussed how he first met David Bowie, one of his biggest … Read more
