Words such as spaceman, alien, androgynous, hero, legend, demigod, herculean lord of art and culture are all synonymous – bar the last few where I got carried away – with David Bowie. The singular thread that links them is a notion that the Starman was cut from a different cloth. The fact of the … Read more
David Bowie gave us so much. Not only did he write and produce some of the most celebrated music of the last 40 years, but he also touched the lives of countless other musicians. His confidence and spiritual pursuit of creativity in all its forms bought a colour to the world its inhabitants hadn’t even realised … Read more
Tracing the star’s encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history of Bowie, collecting 300 short stories that together paint a portrait of humour, humility, compassion, tragedy and more besides. He embarrasses himself in front of Lennon and Warhol. He saves the life of Nina Simone. He is hated … Read more
Out of the maelstrom of David Bowie’s life in the 1970s came a new soul-infused sound – a boxset including a previously unreleased album looks at his American phase. Singer David Bowie. Credit © Geoff MacCormack John robinson Sep 7, 2016 When people talk about rapid stylistic change in rock ‘n’ roll, a period often … Read more
WALKING TOUR PRICE: 15/adult £10/child TIME: 14:00h DAY: Saturdays WHERE: Outside Brixton Underground Station END: Tottenham Court Road Underground Station . DAVID BOWIE LONDON TOUR David Bowie was one of the world’s most influential and loved musicians. But who was the man behind Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane? Join us … Read more
In the humble towns of East Riding in the green valleys of Yorkshire lives a man whose name not many in the wider world know, despite the fact that he helped to create one of the most important and best-loved songs in history. In the mid-1960s David Bowie was a young man with a burgeoning … Read more
DAVID BOWIE – THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE COMPANION PIECE TO METROBOLIST CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD TWO CD SET FEATURING 21 UNRELEASED TRACKS FOUR TRACK 10” SINGLE / HIGH RESOLUTION (96/24) DIGITAL E.P. FEATURING 4 NON-ALBUM SINGLES NEWLY REMIXED BY TONY VISCONTI THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD ALBUM … Read more
