Reel-to-reel tape featuring three unreleased songs expected to sell for more than £10,000 A reel-to-reel tape featuring three esoteric and previously unreleased David Bowie songs is to be auctioned at Omega Auctions in Merseyside town Newton-le-Willows on 21 May. The tape is expected to sell for more than £10,000. It features four … Read more
The 20 Greatest Bowie Songs (Fantastic Voyage) Music is my favourite topic to write about. David Bowie is one of my favourite musicians. I grew up listening to his music as a teenager. I hope you enjoy reading my list of The 20 Greatest Bowie Songs. Everyone will have their … Read more
David Bowie’s Orwell: how Nineteen Eighty-Four shaped Diamond Dogs Dorian Lynskey tells the tale of how it (almost) inspired a rock musical Read other extracts from his book on the novel’s history: • Big Brother’s long shadow: the legacy of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four • ‘He typed in bed in his dressing … Read more
DAVID BOWIE (WITH JOHN ‘HUTCH’ HUTCHINSON) THE ‘MERCURY’ DEMOS 1 LP BOX SET FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DAVID BOWIE RECORDINGS RELEASED ON PARLOPHONE 28th JUNE 2019 Parlophone will issue some more David Bowie unreleased demos at the end of June. The Mercury Demos features ten demo recordings from spring 1969, nine of which are previously … Read more
FAR OUT STAFF ,APRIL 16, 2019 Todd Alcott, an American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director, has accidentally managed to turn his hobby into a thrilling new side project. Having initially begun creating pulp fiction book covers as a fun act of creativity, Alcott’s work began to gain recognition as fans … Read more
A demo believed to be the first recording of David Bowie’s hit song Starman is being put up for auction. The 1971 tape had been packed away in a box and “totally forgotten about” for almost 50 years. Bowie can be heard on the demo telling guitarist Mick Ronson he … Read more
