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David Bowie and Freddie Mercury's 'Under Pressure' Session Fueled by Wine and Cocaine

Billy Dukes — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:29:26 +0000

An audio track of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury laying down vocals for the 1981 Queen hit 'Under Pressure' surfaced a while back, bringing with it writer Mark Blake's account of the song's wild, and eventually tumultuous, writing and recording sessions. The two stars trade vocals without any instrumental distraction, but Blake claims that the singers recorded their parts separately and privately.

26 Years Ago: David Bowie Launches 'Glass Spider' Tour

Sterling Whitaker — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:30:12 +0000

With the recent news that Kiss will soon feature a gigantic, fireball-spewing spider in their stage show, we're reminded of another major rock star who brought a large arachnid on tour: David Bowie.

Bowie has often been a performer ahead of his time, pushing the envelope in his music, his imaging and live performances. His 1987 'Glass Spider' tour was the biggest live spectacle of his career -- an undertaking so massive that despite its success, Bowie would never attempt to repeat it.

David Bowie Pays Tribute to Fallen Bassist Trevor Bolder

Nick DeRiso — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:07 +0000

David Bowie is paying tribute to Trevor Bolder a day after his former bassist succumbed following a lengthy battle with cancer. Bolder was also a member of Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash.

Astronaut Performs First Cover of 'Space Oddity' from Space

Kyle Dowling — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:11 +0000

As good as David Bowie‘s ‘Space Oddity’ is, it’s still rather surreal watching someone perform it from space. The above video was recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield whilst onboard the International Space Station. The upload — which has gone viral since being put on YouTube — is said to have taken six months to make and has [...]

30 Years Ago: David Bowie Releases 'Let's Dance'

Michael Gallucci — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:00:45 +0000

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.’

David Bowie Museum Exhibit Sets Ticket Presale Record

Jeff Giles — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:25:04 +0000

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.

Bon Jovi Defeats David Bowie in First-Week Record Sales Battle

Jeff Giles — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:35:21 +0000

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.

Rare 1970 Film Featuring David Bowie and Genesis Unearthed

Dave Swanson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:12:01 +0000

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.

Peter Frampton Credits David Bowie For Saving His Career

Dave Lifton — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:01:51 +0000

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.

David Bowie Turned Down Olympic Ceremony Invitation

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:56:37 +0000

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.

New Mick Jagger Bio Reveals World's Worst-Kept Secret

Joe Russo — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:49:10 +0000

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.

Original Spider From Mars Talks About Split From Bowie

Dave Swanson — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:00:33 +0000

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. As reported in Classic Rock magazine, Woody Woodmansey, the drummer for the Spiders From Mars, recently [...]

Donna Summer Dead: David Bowie Describes Her Influence on His Music

Dave Swanson — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:36:07 +0000

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.

Jimmy Fallon Spoofs Tim Tebow and David Bowie as 'Tebowie' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:00:04 +0000

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.” Described as “Tim Tebow and David Bowie together as one,” Tebowie has Bowie-like hair and makeup, but also wears football shoulder pads and Tebow’s #15 Denver Bronco’s jersey. The song [...]

Jimmy Fallon Combines David Bowie and Tim Tebow to Form 'Tebowie'

Billy Dukes — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:01:10 +0000

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.”

David Bowie's Long-Lost 'Top Of The Pops' Video Footage Discovered

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:20 +0000

David Bowie‘s long lost performance of ‘Jean Genie’ on England’s ‘Top Of The Pops’ television show has surfaced 38 years after its original broadcast, thanks to a retired cameraman. 69 year old John Henshall has retained a copy of this rarer than rare video performance for all these years and BBC news reported that “I [...]

David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' Is Now a Free Digital Children's Book

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:45:27 +0000

Artist Andrew Kolb has re-imagined the song ‘Space Oddity,’ David Bowie‘s epic tale of disaster in the great beyond, as an illustrated children’s book, borrowing Bowie’s lyrics for the narrative. However, since Kolb didn’t secure the rights to the song, he realized that Bowie’s legal team would be all over him if he tried to sell it. So instead [...]