After playing on 1975’s Young Americans, guitarist and producer Carlos Alomar went onto record with David Bowie– and tour globally as his music director – for the next three decades. In an exclusive extract from a new book, Alomar talks candidly about their artistic relationship. Let’s go back and think not who we are but … Read more
A sprawling group of David Bowie’s friends, peers and admirers will perform at celebrations around the world next year on what would have been the late singer’s 70th birthday. The main “Celebrating David Bowie” concert, inspired by the New York tributes immediately following Bowie’s death, will take place Jan. 8 at the Brixton Academy in … Read more
Cher | November, 1975 Whenever we see two entertainers of the caliber of the ones you’re about to see, we’re always baffled as to how the universe didn’t implode or the stage didn’t just burst into flames from the sheer amount of awesome occupying the same space at the same time. Tom Jones getting down … Read more
A London auction of music legend David Bowie’s art collection has ended with sales totalling almost £33 million ($41.5 million), after exhibits of the works drew record crowds, Sotheby’s said. Every item in the collection, which included over 130 works of modern and contemporary British art, was sold in a series of sales as buyers’ … Read more
BBC Two is set to air a documentary in January on the last years of David Bowie’s life, dubbed David Bowie: The Last Five Years. It is produced and directed by Francis Whately and will serve as a follow-up to his 2013 BBC doc David Bowie: Five Years. The film will focus on the three … Read more
The new “male and female singer” emojis are based on the icon’s 1973 album Aladdin Sane It’s clear that Apple bought the world from whoever sold it and is slowly giving it back to us in iPhone updates. The latest update to iOS includes two new emojis that look a lot like the late David … Read more
A PLANNED statue of singer David Bowie as his Ziggy Stardust character will sing “on the hour every hour”, according to a new report. For a crowdfunding appeal has been launched in a bid to raise £100,000 for the statue in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire – the town where Ziggy was first performed. Under the novel tribute … Read more
