The label refused to release Bowie’s masterpiece until he came up with a lead single David Bowie‘s masterpiece ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ was rejected by the late star’s label because they felt it lacked a lead single. In an interview with the … Read more
In the year that would have marked his 70th birthday, Royal Mail is issuing a set of 10 stamps to honour David Bowie. The late singer’s life as ”one of the most influential music and cultural figures of all time” will be celebrated with a collection of 10 stamps, six … Read more
David Bowie fans are raising money for a memorial statue marking the late music icon’s London birthplace. The statue in question would be shaped liked the iconic lightning bolt from his ‘Aladdin Sane’ album cover and would be situated in Brixton, south London – just streets away from Bowie’s Stansfield … Read more
By the late ’80s, Bowie was an “adult contemporary” artist. Then, Reeves Gabrels helped him return to form. This month marks the twentieth anniversary of David Bowie’s Earthlingalbum, a record that saw him experimenting with new forms of electronic dance music. It came in the midst of his creative resurgence, … Read more
In case you were in doubt about the fact that Recording Academy members don’t always make the best choices, consider that David Bowie had never won a musical award at the Grammys until the year following his death. His past laudations have been for a music video (1985’s “Jazzin’ for … Read more
David Bowie‘s No Plan EP is to be released on CD and special vinyl formats. The four-track EP was previously a digital-only release, but will now be available physically, including a limited edition made-to-order numbered die-cut package with 12” white vinyl and an exclusive artwork lithograph that will be available … Read more
