David Bowie’s estate has given a green light to allow Woodie’s to record and release one of the singer’s most iconic tracks for their children’s charity campaign. A one hundred-strong Woodie’s choir have recorded the track ‘Heroes’, which will be released later this month. This is the third year that Woodie’s have embarked on a … Read more
DAVID Robert Jones – what an ordinary name for a most extraordinary man. Inspired by Jones, better known as David Bowie, the team behind ‘In Ziggy’s Footsteps’ are self-declared “massive fans” of the star. They were born and grew up in Beckenham, and have extensively researched Bowie’s life in the town through a wide range … Read more
1. Dave Grohl News broke this week that David Bowie refused the offer to work with Dave Grohl, making him one of the few musicians ever not to have collaborated with the Foo Fighters’ leader. To be fair, nothing has emerged featuring Grohl performing with Father Abraham and the Smurfs, either, though we’ve heard rumours … Read more
This is a film about a film – Nic Roeg’s 1976 esoteric science fiction movie – The Man Who Fell to Earth. Roeg’s film has beguiled and baffled audiences since it’s release. It explores, often in abstraction and allegory, the themes of alienation, power, love, trust and betrayal. David Bowie is The Man Who Fell … Read more
“We could be heroes…” David Bowie‘s iconic single ‘Heroes’ is set to be released as a limited edition 7″ picture disc to mark its 40th anniversary. The first single to be taken from the album of the same name, ‘Heroes’ remains one of Bowie’s most iconic tracks. This new release will see an AA-side picture-disc … Read more
During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made David Bowie one of the world’s best-selling music artists. This book provides a fan’s-eye account from over 400 fans with their stories and experiences of seeing David Bowie live in concert. As well as fan’s accounts, the book features contributions from musicians who … Read more
Exclusive: ex-roadie says star and band, who duetted on 1981 hit Under Pressure, made number of ‘raw but good’ tracks David Bowie and Queen recorded a whole batch of songs that have never been released, according to a former roadie. The tantalising prospect of a hidden cache of recordings by such huge rock stars has … Read more
