Watch David Bowie react as his 1970 Space Oddity award performance is sabotaged by an orchestra

ByΒ Tom PoakΒ (Β Classic RockΒ ) It’s the 10th May, 1970, and David Bowie’s moment of triumph is about to go wrong…   (Image credit: BBC/YouTube)   On 10th May 1970,Β David BowieΒ won an Ivor Novello Award for his songΒ Space Oddity. Collecting the award at The Talk Of The Town in London, he performed … Read more

Back in time: David Bowie stars in the new-look Uncut (2016)

Also featuring Margo Price, David Crosby, Lou Reed, Devendra Banhart, Alan Vega, The Turtles, psychedelic tailors, 139 reviews and much more… By John Mulvey 19th August 2016 β€œDon’t fuck with the formula!” In his new autobiography,Β Mike LoveΒ denies having said those notorious words toΒ Brian Wilson, as his cousin struggled to make … Read more

David Bowie abandoned covering Bruce Springsteen after meeting him

Producer Tony Visconti recalls tense meeting between the pair By John Earls David Bowie abandoned work on a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song after playing his cover version to the singer, Bowie’s producer has revealed. Tony Visconti revealed that Bowie planned to cover Springsteen’s song β€˜It’s Hard To Be … Read more