I was born a few years after World War II and lived with my parents in a nice house in a suburb southeast of London – Bromley, in Kent. My parents got married after the war simply because that’ s what everybody did. The government gave a generous allowance for children; we used to get … Read more
Soon after David Bowie proposed to supermodel Iman in 1992, they attended a party in Midtown. Former Bowie backup singer and ex-flame Ava Cherry was there, and remembers the dazzling diamond that Iman flaunted. “She said, ‘David and I are engaged. This is the ring he got me,’ ” Cherry told The Post. “She showed it … Read more
The expansive musical catalogue of the late David Bowie reached its one billionth stream on Spotify last week, according to a recent post on the rock legend’s Facebook page. With the popular music, podcast and video streaming subscription service having launched in October 2008, the milestone only took Bowie, who passed away at the age of … Read more
There are surprisingly few good books about the late star – but, as a newcollection of reminiscences by friends is published, we pick out the heroes of the Bowieography Alongside the supremely well-read Bob Dylan, David Bowie was probably popular music’s most bookish star. Christopher Isherwood was an obvious influence on his so-called Berlin period; … Read more
The track features the band’s late frontman Lemmy, and will appear on their compilation album Under Cover Motörhead have taken on an unlikely cover, tackling the late David Bowie’s athemic track. Their take on Heroes will feature on their upcoming Under Cover album, which sees the band and their late frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister give … Read more
David Bowie’s estate has given a green light to allow Woodie’s to record and release one of the singer’s most iconic tracks for their children’s charity campaign. A one hundred-strong Woodie’s choir have recorded the track ‘Heroes’, which will be released later this month. This is the third year that Woodie’s have embarked on a … Read more
DAVID Robert Jones – what an ordinary name for a most extraordinary man. Inspired by Jones, better known as David Bowie, the team behind ‘In Ziggy’s Footsteps’ are self-declared “massive fans” of the star. They were born and grew up in Beckenham, and have extensively researched Bowie’s life in the town through a wide range … Read more
