When David Bowie and Iman married on April 24, 1992, it wasn’t a big, elaborate affair. Instead, the rock star and the supermodel tied the knot in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a civil ceremony attended by just two witnesses and an interpreter. Bowie had kept a home in the town since the ‘70s, and the ceremony took place … Read more
“Nineteen seventy-five was the worst year in social history. I blame Young Americans entirely. I hated that period – Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, Limmy and Family Cooking. So when punk came along, I breathed a sigh of relief.” — Morrissey, 1986 In the second week of March 1975, David Bowie packed up his crates … Read more
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 “Don’t fuck with the formula!” In his new autobiography, Mike Love denies having said those notorious words to Brian Wilson, as his cousin struggled to make sense of Smile. Ever since … Read more
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 ‘It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City’ … Read more
David Bowie was a genius. He was art incarnate. An alien, in some ways. But he remains one of the most beloved musicians ever to walk the face of the earth. An actor, songwriter, musician, performer, and at times, a walking museum installation, Bowie, who died in 2016 at 69, touched the lives of many … Read more
We are thrilled to share the exclusive news that we will be publishing David Bowie Rainbowman 1967-1980 by Jérôme Soligny on the 8th September 2022. In David Bowie Rainbowman, Jérôme Soligny tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the creation of his music. This uniquely exhaustive work on Bowie’s 1967-1980 albums … Read more
David Bowie’s estate has sold the publishing rights to his “entire body of work” to Warner Chappell Music, including hundreds of songs such as Space Oddity, Changes and Let’s Dance. WCM now has global music publishing rights to his song catalogue, the singer’s estate told the BBC. Variety suggested the deal was worth “upwards of … Read more
