This is Bowie at the first proper Glastonbury Festival in 1971. Known as Glastonbury Fayre, Bowie reputedly went onstage at dawn on the morning of the 23rd June. I worked on the pyramid stage for most of the Festival but I missed his performance. According to www.ukrockfestivals.com/glasmenu.html Bowie performed a short solo set of the following songs: Oh! … 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. Out now in hardcover via … Read more
David Bowie was rescued from 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. © David Bowie on stage at Caird Hall. The concert exactly 45 years ago is being remembered as Bowie’s official website and his legion of fans this … Read more
In a not entirely unexpected move, Parlophone will issue David Bowie‘s Welcome To the Blackout (Live London ’78) as a two-CD set in June. This live album was taken from performances in London in June/July 1978 on Bowie’s Isolar II tour and was mixed by Bowie and David Richards a month after the tour ended, … Read more
A homage to David Bowie Tribute to Blackstar is a homage to David Bowie, the legendary pop star who died in 2016. Together with singers Anna Calvi, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab) and Soap&Skin, the musical collective stargaze will perform Bowie’s critically acclaimed final album Blackstar. Exciting new arrangements by composers, such as Aart Strootman, Jherek Bischoff, … Read more
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Manhattan or Mars? It’s hard to tell the difference when you step off the subway and into Manhattan’s Broadway-Lafayette station — now that David Bowie’s taken over. As an extension of Brooklyn Museum’s “David Bowie is,” Spotify created the immersive “David Bowie Subway Takeover,” an art exhibit … Read more
By Briony Edwards David Bowie-approved songwriter Daphne Guinness talks us through 10 of his very best When presented with the full run-down of personnel behind Daphne Guinness’ new album, Daphne & The Golden Chord, you’d be forgiven for feeling more than just a little impressed. With a band comprising Roxy Music’s Andy Mackay, Generation X’s … Read more
