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Justin Timberlake: Sexyback Was Inspired By David Bowie Classic
Justin Timberlake says 'SexyBack' was inspired by 'Rebel Rebel'.The 39-year-old singer has opened up about his huge 2006 hit, and he admitted he took some influence from David Bowie's classic song when it came to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2020
Seven Greatest Movie Soundtracks Of The 90s
The 90s feels like a hundred years ago now, but the movies and music of the decade still stick in our minds, and we still revisit them year after year with a stronger and stronger...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2020
Rare David Bowie Demo Set To Go Under The Hammer
A rare unreleased David Bowie demo is set to go under the hammer this week.'I Do Believe I Love You' is being sold in Chippenham on Friday (24.07.20) and is anticipated to fetch up to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2020
'It Must Be Amazing To Be White': Nile Rodgers Recalls Race Discussion With David Bowie
Nile Rodgers told the late music legend David Bowie how fortunate he was not to have to worry about which race would like his music.The Chic legend teamed up with the late 'Starman' hitmaker -...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2020
World Ufo Day: The Alien Soundtrack To Your Life
The truth is out there... and what better way to get your nerd on than by getting in the alien mood with our World UFO Day playlist? Artists have been singing about space and other...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2020
Kylie Minogue's 2019 Glastonbury Debut Set For Bbc Iplayer
Kylie Minogue's dazzling 2019 Glastonbury Pyramid Stage debut will be re-broadcast on the festival's dedicated BBC iPlayer channel.The 'Love At First Sight' hitmaker's full Worthy Farm Sunday afternoon Legends slot will be shown, whilst the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 June 2020
Scott Derrickson To Direct Labyrinth Sequel
Scott Derrickson is to direct a 'Labyrinth' sequel.The 53-year-old filmmaker has been tapped to helm a follow-up to the 1986 movie, which starred Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, Deadline reports.The fantasy film disappointed at the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 May 2020
Foo Fighters' New Album Is Their 'David Bowie Let's Dance Record'
Foo Fighters' new album is ''like their David Bowie 'Let's Dance' record''.Dave Grohl has teased that the heavy rock band's follow-up to 2017's 'Concrete and Gold' features a lot of old school dance sounds just...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2020
David Bowie Once Saved Peter Frampton From Smoke-filled Plane
David Bowie once saved Peter Frampton from a smoke-filled plane.The 70-year-old rocker revealed that on Bowie's 1987 'Glass Spider' world tour - for which Frampton played guitar - David noticed smoke coming out of a...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 April 2020
Bob Geldof Slams Snowflakes Who Slam Band Aid Single As Culturally Inappropriate
Bob Geldof has blasted the snowflakes who moan about his Band Aid hit 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' making celebrities out to be ''white saviours''.The Boomtown Rats frontman brought together the biggest names in music...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2020
The Legend Of David Bowie: The Birthday Playlist
This Friday marks four years since the death of a legend, and the music world is still feeling the terrible loss. Today (January 8th 2020) though, we celebrate what would have been David Bowie's 73rd...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 08 January 2020
Album Of The Week: The 45th Anniversary Of David Bowie's Diamond Dogs
We celebrate 45 years since the release of the late David Bowie's masterpiece eighth studio album Diamond Dogs through RCA Records; a record that may be old, but it's artistically and thematically timeless, particularly amid...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 24 May 2019
Music News Round-up: Janelle Monae To Play Glastonbury; New Foals And James Blake Albums; David Bowie Box Set
JANELLE MONAE CONFIRMED FOR GLASTONBURY Excitement ahead of Glastonbury 2019 later this summer has increased with the announcement that R&B star Janelle Monáe has been added to the line-up.Speaking on BBC Radio 6 Music’s breakfast...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2019
New Box Set Of David Bowie Rarities Announced
To mark what would have been the late pop music icon’s 72nd birthday, Parlophone has revealed details of a new box-set of David Bowie’s rare early recordings, dating from the late Sixties, that have never...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 09 January 2019
Music News Round-up: Coachella 2019 Line-up Announced, Gary Oldman To Voice Bowie App, UK's Best-selling Vinyl Revealed
COACHELLA 2019 LINE-UP REVEALED The line-up for the 2019 edition of Coachella Festival has been revealed, with the headliners named as Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande.Coachella is held annually in the grounds of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2019
David Bowie Statue Vandalised For Second Time In Six Months
A controversial statue in the town of Aylesbury of the late pop icon David Bowie has been vandalised for the second time in six months.A 29 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2018
Music News Round-up: Westlife Reunite, David Bowie's Glastonbury, Grammys Voting Overhaul
WESTLIFE REUNION ANNOUNCED Irish boyband Westlife have called an end to their six-year hiatus and decided to reunite to mark the 20th anniversary of the band’s foundation in 1998.The quartet will be getting back together...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 October 2018
David Bowie's 2000 Glastonbury Set Being Released As Live Album
David Bowie’s iconic headline set from 2000’s Glastonbury Festival is to be released in full for the first time later this year, as both a live album and DVD.It’s a performance that went down in...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 03 October 2018
First Ever David Bowie Recording Sells At Auction For Nearly £40k
The first known studio recording of the late David Bowie has fetched nearly four times what was estimated at auction this week, selling for nearly £40,000.The 1963 demo tape of what is believed to be...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2018
David Bowie's First Band Demo To Fetch Thousands At Music Auction
What is thought to be the first ever documented recording by David Bowie, created during his time with a band called the Konrads, is going up for auction this Fall and it's expected to go...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2018
New David Bowie Box Set 'Loving The Alien' Announced, Featuring Unreleased Music
The fourth in a series of career-spanning David Bowie box sets has been revealed by Parlophone, this time taking in the years 1983 to 1988 and titled Loving The Alien, which will include previously unreleased...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 July 2018
Album Of The Week: The Birth Of 'David Bowie'
It's been 41 years exactly since the release of David Bowie's self-titled debut album; an album that no-one realised at the time would be the start of an important evolution in music. It bore no...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 01 June 2018
Billy Corgan Working On 26 New Songs
Billy Corgan is working on 26 new songs as he rediscovers his love for guitar-based music.The Smashing Pumpkins rocker - whose 2017 solo album 'Ogilala' heavily feature piano, strings and a more acoustic sound -...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 05 February 2018
Brian Molko And Marilyn Manson Were 'Badly Behaved'
Brian Molko and Marilyn Manson used to be ''very badly behaved''.The Placebo frontman may be ''clean and happy'' these days but he admits he used to enjoy wild nights out with the 'Rock is Dead'...
By Clive King in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 October 2017
David Bowie Named As The Most Popular Recording Artist Of 2016 In Britain
David Bowie has been named as the most popular recording artist of 2016, beating the multi-million selling likes of Adele and Drake, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).Following the shocking news of the music...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2017
Our Guide To Record Store Day 2017
Much has been made of the ‘vinyl revival’ in albums sales over the last five years or so, with old-fashioned records going ever upwards while CD sales and download sales plateau or tumble. The upsurge...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2017
'Don't Breathe' Director Fede Alvarez Confirmed For 'Labyrinth' Sequel
Directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas serving as executive producer, 1986 movie 'Labyrinth' featured David Bowie as The Goblin King and told a hugely mysterious, yet addictive and compelling story that has worked its...
By Daniel Falconer in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 April 2017
'Ziggyzagg' Memorial To David Bowie In Brixton Falls Through After Fundraising Campaign Falls Short
Plans to construct a huge ‘ZiggyZag’ thunderbolt memorial to the late David Bowie in his hometown of Brixton have had to be abandoned after the fundraising campaign fell short of its target.Design team This Ain’t...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2017
Two Rare David Bowie Albums To Be Released On Record Store Day
More than a year after his death, the David Bowie vaults are being opened, with two albums’ worth of unreleased material set to be released next month in time for this year’s Record Store Day.For...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 10 March 2017
David Bowie Wins Big, But Grime Artists Go Home Empty-handed At The 2017 Brit Awards
The late David Bowie was the big winner at last night’s BRIT Awards, winning two of the biggest categories in Best British Male artist and Best British Album for his final record, Blackstar.The iconic and...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 February 2017
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