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Astronaut Performs First Cover of ‘Space Oddity’ from Space
As good as David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' is, it's still rather surreal watching someone perform it from space.
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30 Years Ago: David Bowie Releases ‘Let’s Dance’
Heading into 1983, David Bowie hadn’t placed an album in the Top 10 since 1976’s ‘Station to Station.’ His ‘Berlin Trilogy’ (made up of 1977’s ‘Low’ and ‘Heroes’ and 1979’s ‘Lodger’) and 1980’s ‘Scary Monsters’ were critical hits, but they didn’t sell all that well. With his artsy experimental records behind him, Bowie once again got serious about his commercial career, tapping Nile Rodgers -- the mastermind behind the bestselling disco group Chic -- to co-produce 1983’s ‘Let’s Dance.’
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David Bowie Museum Exhibit Sets Ticket Presale Record
David Bowie may not have topped this week's Billboard charts, but he's still No. 1 in the U.K. -- and a hot draw at London's Victoria & Albert Museum, where an upcoming Bowie exhibit has already sold tens of thousands of tickets.
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Bon Jovi Defeats David Bowie in First-Week Record Sales Battle
The numbers are in, the sales have been tallied, and just as expected, Bon Jovi and David Bowie's new albums are sitting in the top two positions on the Billboard charts -- and for all that talk about a tight race for the No. 1 spot, it really wasn't even close.
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Rare 1970 Film Featuring David Bowie and Genesis Unearthed
The Atomic Sunrise festival was held in March 1970 at the legendary Roundhouse club in England and featured a number of the underground rock scene's most shining lights. The event featured David Bowie, Hawkwind, and Genesis, among others. All these acts were in their infancy, and that's what makes the event so interesting. Fortunately, the festival was captured on film and now, after over 40 years, the film has been unearthed.
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Peter Frampton Credits David Bowie For Saving His Career
David Bowie's 1987 album 'Never Let Me Down' is considered to be among his worst, but for Peter Frampton, its importance can not be overstated. In a new interview, he credits his time with Bowie, both on the album and its accompanying tour, for helping revive his career.
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David Bowie Turned Down Olympic Ceremony Invitation
David Bowie was reportedly asked to perform ‘Heroes’ at the closing ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics, but turned it down, appearing instead only via old photos on the stadium’s video screens as a piped-in medley of his most famous songs played.
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New Mick Jagger Bio Reveals World’s Worst-Kept Secret
Mick Jagger has gained a reputation for his ability to bed some severe hotties, and over the weekend, an excerpt from his new biography Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger detailed his affair with model and future French First Lady, Carla Bruni, and his obsession with a young Angelina Jolie,who starred in the 1997 Rolling Stones video, “Anybody Seen My Baby.”
The book also alledges that Mick had a long-term love affair with David Bowie. If you’ve ever watched the “Dancing in the Streets” video, they're nearly making love to each other (it's also very funny), so that revelation may just be the world’s worst-kept secret.
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Original Spider From Mars Talks About Split From Bowie
In July 1973, David Bowie shocked fans when he announced that he was breaking up the Spiders From Mars and retiring the Ziggy character. Bowie’s reasons for this has long been a mystery. However, a new interview gives a possible explanation.
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Donna Summer Dead: David Bowie Describes Her Influence on His Music
After a long battle with cancer, disco icon Donna Summer succumbed to the illness today (May 17) at age 63. Her music influenced a long line of her fellow performers, and you might be surprised to learn David Bowie was among those artists.
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Jimmy Fallon Spoofs Tim Tebow and David Bowie as ‘Tebowie’ [VIDEO]
Jimmy Fallon’s uncanny ability to imitate classic rock legends and Tebow-mania got mashed up on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ Thursday with the introduction of the David Bowie/Tim Tebow parody “Tebowie.”
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Jimmy Fallon Combines David Bowie and Tim Tebow to Form ‘Tebowie’
A strange and vaguely familiar character was introduced during last night’s episode of ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.’ The talk-show host married the looks of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and early-70s David Bowie into one, glamorous yet reverent character called “Tebowie.”