David Bowie was a very special man, I think we can all agree. Even after he enjoyed somewhat minor success in Britain following the release of his self-titled debut album in 1967, Bowie himself could not have envisioned the meteoric rise he would later enjoy. The record, which was released … Read more
The Isle Of Wight Festival returns this weekend with a line-up including Kasabian, Depeche Mode, Liam Gallagher and The Killers. To mark the occasion, promoter John Giddings is Music Weekβs cover star for the latest issue with an interview that also marks 50 years since the first ever festival. Giddings … Read more
This is Bowie at the first properΒ Glastonbury Festival in 1971. Known as Glastonbury Fayre, Bowie reputedly went onstage at dawn on the morning of the 23rd June. I worked on theΒ pyramid stage for most of the Festival but I missed his performance. According toΒ www.ukrockfestivals.com/glasmenu.html Bowie performed a short solo set … Read more
An excerpt from the new book ‘Strange Stars’ explores how classic sci-fi and the works of William Burroughs fueled Bowie’s iconic alter ego Jason Heller’s book Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded is the story of how science fiction influenced the musicians of the Seventies. … Read more
David Bowie was rescued fromΒ over-exuberant fans by his bodyguard following the sell-out Caird Hall concert and dragged away to the after-show party at the Angus Hotel in Nethergate. Β© David Bowie on stage at Caird Hall. The concert exactly 45 years ago is being remembered as Bowieβs official website and … Read more
In a not entirely unexpected move, Parlophone will issue David Bowieβs Welcome To the Blackout (Live London β78) as a two-CD set in June. This live album was taken from performances in London in June/July 1978 on Bowieβs Isolar II tour and was mixed by Bowie and David Richards a … Read more
