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Queen ‘Hot Space’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

The Queen album ‘Hot Space’ has turned 40 years old.

Tagged as: 80s, David Bowie, Hot Space, Queen, rock, UK

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Ziggy Stardust To Get A 50th Anniversary Reissue As David Bowie ‘Starman’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

The now classic David Bowie song ‘Starman’ turned 50 this week. That has sparked a 50th anniversary edition of the album it was from ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’.

Tagged as: 70s, David Bowie, rock, Starman, UK, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

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Discover The Wet Leg Album And Find The David Bowie Easter Egg

by Paul Cashmere

British indie band Wet Leg have put real music back to number one on both the English and Australia album charts this week. Yes, an actual rock record is at number one.

Tagged as: 20s, Australian charts, David Bowie, pop, UK, UK charts, Wet Leg

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Neighbours Axing Gives Barry Crocker A Number One UK Hit

by Paul Cashmere

Barry Crocker has the number one hit in the UK today. His ‘Neighbours Theme’ has bulleted to number one after news of the axing of the Australian soap opera after 37 years.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Barry Crocker, David Bowie, Neighbours, Petula Clark, television, Tony Hatch

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Dave Grohl And Ricky Gervais Discuss David Bowie

by Paul Cashmere

January 8 would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday. Bowie died in 2016, just two days after his 69th birthday.

Tagged as: 70s, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Ricky Gervais, rock, UK

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Madame Tussauds To Display New David Bowie Figure

by Music-News.com

On what would have been his 75th birthday, Madame Tussauds London has today released never-before-seen images from David Bowie’s 1983 sitting with their artists as the London landmark announces a new upcoming figure of the late, great, icon of sound and vision. This will be the second David Bowie figure to feature at the famous Baker Street attraction.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, David Bowie, Madame Tussards, rock, UK

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Tony Visconti On David Bowie’s Berlin Years

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Visconti recalled an untold story about making the album ‘Low’ – particularly the track Weeping Wall – with David Bowie on Mary Anne Hobbs’ ‘Bowie at 75’ special show, on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, Tony Visconti, Toy, UK

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New Mixes Of David Bowie ‘Shadow Man’ Released

by Music-News.com

Two previously unreleased cuts of David Bowie’s ‘Shadow Man’ have been released.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, Shadow Man, Toy, UK

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David Bowie Catalogue Sold For $250 Million

by Paul Cashmere

The David Bowie estate has sold Bowie’s music publishing catalogue for an estimated $250 million to Warner Chappell Music.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, music industry, publishing, rock, UK, Warner Chappell

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Rick Wakeman On Those Bowie Songs He Played On

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Wakeman was the keyboard player of choice on two of David Bowie’s best known song ‘Space Oddity’ and ‘Life On Mars’ and a lot of why those songs sound like they sound is because of Rick.

Tagged as: 70s, classical, David Bowie, Rick Wakeman, rock, Tony Visconti, UK, Yes

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Toby Rand Replaces Dale Ryder For Bowie Golden Years Show

by Paul Cashmere

Former Juke Kartel singer and one time ‘Rock Star: Supernova’ entrant Toby Rand will replace Dale Ryder for the upcoming ‘Bowie: Golden Years’ shows while Dale attends to Boom Crash Opera commitments.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Dale Ryder, David Bowie, Electric Mary, Jason Singh, rock, Taxiride, Toby Rand

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Early Bowie Recording Could Fetch The Big Bucks

by Music-News.com

An unheard early David Bowie and The Lower Third record is expected to sell for up to £12,000 at auction.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, UK

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David Bowie ‘Toy’ Is A Ghost Album Says Tony Visconti

by Music-News.com

Tony Visconti has described David Bowie’s ‘Toy’ as a “ghost album”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, Tony Visconti, Toy, UK

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Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee On Steve Jordan Joining The Rolling Stones

by Paul Cashmere

Motörhead have covered The Rolling Stones a number of times over the years. Their ‘Uncövered’ album featured ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ and ‘Jumping Jack Flash’ so Mötörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has an insightful thoughts on Steve Jordan’s newfound role replacing Charlie Watts.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, metal, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead, UK

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David Bowie Pop-Up Stores Are Popping Up In London and New York

by Paul Cashmere

London and New York will host pop-up stores to mark David Bowie’s 75th birthday.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bowie 75, David Bowie, London, New York, pop-up store, rock, UK

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Last Sessions By David Bowie To Become Another Album

by Music-News.com

David Bowie’s estate is to release a posthumous album and more to mark the late music legend’s 75th birthday next year.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, UK, Warner, Warner Music Group

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Motorhead Clock Up 50 Million Views of Their David Bowie ‘Heroes’ YouTube Video

by Paul Cashmere

Motorhead released ‘Under Cover’, their covers album in 2017. One of those covers, David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ has just clocked up over 50 million views of YouTube.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, metal, Motorhead, UK

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Natalie Gauci Wears The David Bowie Spacesuit For ‘Blackstar’ For Her ‘Pictures of Mars’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer Natalie Gauci has a surprisingly soulful new song on the way. In the video for ‘Pictures of Mars’ Natalie is wearing the same space suit David Bowie used at the start of his ‘Blackstar’ video.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Blackstar, David Bowie, jazz, Natalie Gauci, Pictures of Mars, pop, soul

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Bowie’s Unreleased ‘Toy’ and Box Set ‘Brilliant Adventure’ Are On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

David Bowie fans have the 1992-2001 era to collect as a box set next and as well, the unreleased ‘Toy’ album is finally going to see the light of day.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Brilliant Adventure, David Bowie, rock, Toy, UK

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David Bowie Complete Catalogue Moves To Warner Music

by Paul Cashmere

The Warner Music Group and the Estate of David Bowie have signed a global deal to put the entire Bowie catalogue in the hands of the Warner group.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, UK, Warner, Warner Music Group

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David Bowie Guitarist John Hutchinson Dies

by Music-News.com

David Bowie’s long-serving bandmate John Hutchinson has died.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, John Hutchinson, rock, UK

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$4 David Bowie Painting Expected To Sell for $80,000+

by Paul Cashmere

A painting by David Bowie, bought at a donation centre in Toronto, is expected to sell at auction for over $80000.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, painting, rock, UK

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UK To Host Inaugural David Bowie Convention

by Paul Cashmere

The first ever David Bowie World Fan Convention will take place across multiple venues in Liverpool, England next summer.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, UK

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Moby Opens Up About His Friendship With David Bowie To Noise11.com

by Paul Cashmere

As a scrawny kid Moby had to work hard and save up to buy his first David Bowie albums. He was 13 at the time. Years later, David Bowie would become one of his closest friends.

Tagged as: 90s, classical, David Bowie, DJ, electronica, Moby, Reprise, rock, USA

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Yungblud Releases Live Life On Mars Cover

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Yungblud has released ‘Life on Mars? (Live at A Bowie Celebration 2021)’.

Tagged as: 70s, David Bowie, Life On Mars, rap, UK, Yungblud

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Duran Duran in Austin Texas photo by Ros O'Gorman

Duran Duran Cover David Bowie’s ‘Five Years’

by Paul Cashmere

Duran Duran, pop, rock, 80s, UK,

Tagged as: 80s, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Five Years, pop, rock, UK

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Bowie Music Added to Tik Tok

by Music-News.com

David Bowie – who died in 2016 after a secret cancer battle – will now be available for TikTok users to incorporate into their videos.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, social media, Tik Tok, UK

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David Bowie Did Not Consider Blackstar His Farewell Album

by Music-News.com

Musician Donny McCaslin – who worked with David Bowie on his final record ‘Blackstar’, which was released just two days before his death in January 2016 – has dismissed the idea the LP was a “farewell”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Blackstar, David Bowie, rock, UK

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David Bowie Dylan and Lennon Covers Officially Released

by Paul Cashmere

Two widely bootlegged David Bowie covers, Bob Dylan’s ‘Trying To Get The Heaven’ and John Lennon’s ‘Mother’ have been officially released.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, folk, John Lennon, rock, UK, USA

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Mike Garson Says He Had A Telepathic Connect With David Bowie

by Music-News.com

David Bowie’s longtime keyboard player, Mike Garson, says they shared a “telepathic connection”.

Tagged as: 70s, David Bowie, Mike Garson, rock, UK

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