David never rested on his laurels. We played a relatively small venue called Shepherd’s Bush Empire back in London in 1997. We did two songs as a medley – a new version of the ever so famous “Fame” and then “Outside” from a terrific album by the same name. David was always experimenting and searching … Read more
Iggy Pop talks about the man who “resurrected” him and spins his favorite Bowie tracks As part of BBC’s annual Proms concert series, a David Bowie tribute concert was held at London’s Royal Albert Hall over the weekend, featuring performances from John Cale, Amanda Palmer, Marc Almond, and others. Additionally, Iggy Pop dedicated the latest … Read more
Musicians gathered in Italy to pay tribute to the late icon. Rockin’ 1000, a volunteer-based thousand-member rock band, performed David Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’ at Orogel Stadium in Cesena, Italy over the weekend. It was part of a larger concert that was assembled after a video of Rockin’ 1000 performing ‘Learn to Fly’ by Foo Fighters … Read more
The way the singer overcame family abuse has much to teach us, says child psychologist Oliver James I began researching David Bowie’s childhood three years before his death in January this year. As you might expect of such a remarkable man, it’s a remarkable story, one with much to teach us. Madness was the refrain … Read more
The Prom took us from the brooding Cold War-evoking Warszawa to a joyous instrumental Let’s Dance, with the audience providing the vocals audio Track 01 Radio Three introduction 2:12 Track 02 6Music introduction and interviews 11:43 Track 03 Warszaw (aarr s t a r g a z e) 4:35 Track 04 Station to Station (Neil Hannon, Amanda Palmer, … Read more
This home movie captures footage of David Bowie performing a concert on his Heroes tour at the Dallas Convention Center on April 10, 1978. An excellent concert. Here,too,most of the people did nut yet Know which songs were going to be played,but Bowie gives some of it away by saying,when the first half of … Read more
Legends never die. David Bowie received four posthumous 2016 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network revealed during its Facebook Live broadcast Tuesday, July 26. The “Space Oddity” singer was recognized in four professional categories. His video “Blackstar” was nominated for Best Art Direction, and “Lazarus” received nods for Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best … Read more
