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Campaign For David Bowie 'Thunderbolt' Memorial In Brixton Launched
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched with the aim of installing a permanent memorial to the late music icon David Bowie in his native Brixton, just streets away from where he was born.The planned memorial...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 February 2017
David Bowie Is The Posthumous King Of The 2017 Grammys
After releasing his last album 'Blackstar' in January 2016, and therefore too late to make an impact on the subsequent Grammy Awards, David Bowie is revisited more than a year after his death to smash...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 13 February 2017
David Bowie To Be Commemorated By Royal Mail In Limited Edition Stamp Collection
The late David Bowie is to be commemorated by the Royal Mail with a full set of 10 postage stamps that will be released later this year.The limited edition collection, which features six album covers...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 26 January 2017
David Bowie Contemplated A Tour For 'Blackstar', Says Artwork Designer
David Bowie was at one point contemplating a short tour to support his final album Blackstar before his death, according to the man who designed the artwork for the record.Designer Jonathan Barnbrook, speaking at an...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2017
David Bowie's Widow Iman Shares Tribute On First Anniversary Of His Death
David Bowie’s widow Iman has shared a tribute to her late husband via social media to mark the first anniversary of his passing.The pop icon, beloved by different generations of music fans for a lengthy,...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 January 2017
David Bowie's Hunky Dory Named Best Record By Bbc 6 Music
David Bowie's 'Hunky Dory' album has been named the best record.The 'Starman' hitmaker - who tragically passed away in January last year aged 69 after his battle with cancer - has had his 1971 LP...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 January 2017
Iman Remembers David Bowie On His 70th Birthday
Iman has paid tribute to her husband David Bowie, on what would have been his 70th birthday.Bowie passed away on January 10 last year, after a private 18-month battle with cancer. His death came just...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 08 January 2017
David Bowie Didn't Know Of Cancer
David Bowie only learnt his cancer was terminal three months before his death. The late legendary singer sadly passed away at the age of 69 from liver cancer just two days after he released his...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2017
David Bowie Was Given Final Diagnosis During 'Lazarus' Video
While many have speculated that David Bowie's 'Lazarus' song and video was about his struggle with terminal cancer, it turns out that the singer didn't actually know he was dying until the video shoot itself...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2017
The Last Shadow Puppets Beat David Bowie To Take Vinyl Artwork Prize
The Last Shadow Puppets have edged out David Bowie to have their second album Everything You’ve Come To Expect crowned as the best vinyl album artwork of 2016.The annual list, compiled by website Art Vinyl,...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2017
David Bowie Helps Vinyl Sales Reach A 25 Year High In The UK
Vinyl sales in the UK reached a 25-year high in 2016, with more than three million LPs sold over the past 12 months.The death of music icon David Bowie in January was a key driver...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 03 January 2017
Top 10 Music Videos Of 2016
2016 has been a strange year. Starting off with the death of David Bowie (pictured below) and ending with nobody in the world quite sure what is going it has been a constant journey of...
By John Tindale in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 December 2016
Jim Pusey's Top Ten Albums Of 2016
Yet the shifting social landscape and loss of musical icons doesn't seem to have galvanised any one artistic movement in response, surely that's on the horizon for 2017. But while this annus horribilis may not...
By Jim Pusey in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 December 2016
Andrew Lockwood's Top Ten Albums Of 2016
There is no way to aptly mark the passing of some of the very best artists of any generation but in amongst the untimely deaths has come some inspirational and ground breaking music.My albums are...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 24 December 2016
Max Cussons’ Top Ten Albums Of 2016
A number of historic moments happened with Brexit, the US election and the absurd amount of tragic deaths of some of the most significant figures in the arts. However, what 2016 will also one day...
By Max Cussons in Music / Festivals on 24 December 2016
Iris North's Top Rock Albums Of 2016
Rock royalty deaths easily earned the "least favorite musical moments of 2016" award. Despite the loss of talented artists, the music that came into being in 2016 had quite a few highlights. Here are ten...
By Iris North in Music / Festivals on 24 December 2016
David Bowie Was Just Too Busy To Play Gandalf In 'Lord Of The Rings'
There have always been rumours that David Bowie was nearly in Lord of the Rings, but now we have confirmation from one of the trilogy’s casting directors.Speaking to the Huffington Post, casting director Amy Hubbard...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 December 2016
David Bowie's 70th Birthday Bash To Include Global Tribute Concert
The life and work of David Bowie will be celebrated next year with a series of shows across the globe on what would have been his 70th birthday. A variety of stars and artists are...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2016
David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Vinyl Contains More Hidden Secrets
David Bowie’s Blackstar vinyl contains more hidden secrets in its artwork, according to sleeve designer Jonathan Barnbook.Earlier this year, fans discovered that if they left the vinyl sleeve exposed to sunlight, the artwork transformed to...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 14 November 2016
Robbie Williams Beats David Bowie's Chart Record
Robbie Williams has now had more UK number one albums than any other British solo artist.Robbie’s latest album Heavy Entertainment Show entered the chart at number one this week, giving him his 12th UK chart...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2016
David Bowie's Art Collection Fetches £24 Million In First Round Of Auction
The first day of the auctioning of art owned by the late David Bowie has taken in a grand total of £24.3 million – more than double what had been estimated by experts before bidding...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2016
David Bowie Wanted To Form A Secret Band Before He Died
David Bowie was rumoured to form a secret band, according to fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger. The late singer - who passed away in January aged 69 years old - was reportedly in talks with a...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 November 2016
Francis Whately Follows Up David Bowie Documentary With 'The Last Five Years'
The final years of David Bowie are to be explored in a brand new BBC Two documentary entitled 'David Bowie: The Last Five Years' next year, to commemorate the first anniversary of the singer's death....
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 04 November 2016
'X Factor's' Honey G Banned By David Bowie Estate From Rapping Over Classic Track
‘X Factor’ hopeful Honey G has reportedly been told by David Bowie's estate that she cannot do her own rap over a track by the late singer.Honey is set to perform Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 October 2016
Skepta Wins The 2016 Mercury Prize
Grime star Skepta has edged out competition from red hot favourite David Bowie to win the 2016 Mercury Prize for his album Konnichiwa in London.The crowd at the Hammersmith Apollo erupted when Skepta’s name was...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 15 September 2016
Berlin House Where David Bowie And Iggy Pop Lived Marked By Plaque
Forty years after he briefly lived in the city and was inspired to make his famous ‘Berlin trilogy’ of albums in the late ‘70s, the German capital has unveiled a new commemorative plaque outside the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 August 2016
David Bowie, Radiohead And Skepta Included On 2016 Mercury Music Prize Shortlist
Radiohead, Skepta, The 1975 and the late David Bowie are the big names to have been shortlisted for the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Music Prize, with Adele and previous winner James Blake the notable absences.The 12-strong...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2016
David Bowie's Son Duncan Jones Welcomes First Child Six Months After Father's Death
Duncan Jones has welcomed his first son, exactly six months after his father David Bowie’s death from cancer. Jones and his wife Rodene Ronquillo welcomed Stenton David Jones on July 10, saying that his grandfather...
By Stephanie Chase in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 July 2016
David Bowie Musical 'Lazarus' Coming To London
David Bowie’s musical ‘Lazarus’ is coming to London for a three-month run later this year, following a successful opening period in New York.The production, which was one of the last projects that the late British...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 July 2016
David Bowie's Private Art Collection To Be Exhibited Before Auction
A sizeable private art collection assembled by the late David Bowie throughout his life is to be exhibited in public for the first time, before going under the hammer at a Sotheby’s auction.Bowie’s life as...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 July 2016
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