David Bowie News

David Bowie's space-hippie, proto-punk, peace freak, interstellar rock 'n roll ambassador Ziggy Stardust character debuted 40 years ago today in London at a gig at the Toby Jug pub.

A music fan has remembered the gig 40 years ago today he saw pop superstar David Bowie unleash his extra terrestrial alter ego at a pub in Tolworth.

Today is Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 . On this day in 1972 , David Bowie's spaceman alter ego Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut.

Today is national Boy Scout day, so for all you former boy/girl scouts, time to reminise about the "good ol' days." For everyone else, you can visit the official scouting website and check out the list of Merit Badges today's scouts can earn .

This is an album which, within a few years of its release, justifiably came to be regarded as a classic.

Nile Rodgers has revealed that he is in talks with Daft Punk to work on their new album.

For months bloggers and reviewers have been debating if Lana del Ray is an amazing talent or the most overrated pop sensation.

Born in Brooklyn, in Milwaukee since '83. Writing about music in Milwaukee since 1986, lately Bobby's added a lot of words about food, wine, public education and other subjects, too.

I had doubts whether I would ever again hear the clarity and power from those speakers that I used to mix albums like Supertramp's Crime of the Century or Stanley Clarke's Journey to Love et al.

He's the sax player you hear on David Bowie 's song "Young Americans." The guy you heard on the theme song to "L.A. Law," and he played blues with icon Paul Butterfield in the 1960s.

Nothing prepares you for coming face to face with Tilda Swinton. This Oscar-winning actress cuts an imposing figure: tall, red-headed, androgynous, fashionable, and regal, yet looking as though she might be a near relative of David Bowie's alien Ziggy Stardust alter ego.

It is 1976 and the UK is in the midst of a summer heatwave. Viv May is the drama teacher at a Swansea comprehensive and has the idea to stage a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, instead of the usual, dreary Oliver Twist.

It's not hard to find examples of jazz records dedicated to great songwriters. Miles Davis recorded an album of Richard Rodgers tunes, Herbie Hancock released an all-Gershwin CD, and The Wee Trio has just put out an album of David Bowie songs.

Think about it, man. David Bowie did a vampire flick; now Tilda Swinton is doing a vampire flick.

Reclusive R&B star D'Angelo has emerged from more than a decade out of the public eye with a tour of Europe in which he has been trying out new material intended for a comeback album, rumored to be coming out later this year.

But what we didn't point out about DJ-producer Jazzy Eyewear's beloved imprint was the eclecticism of its catalog.

Friday 3rd February Horror-Fi double bill season @ Genesis Cinema Does your local Odeon multiplex give you back to back cult horror and sci-fi double features? Don't be silly of course is doesn't. Genesis Cinema in Mile End does though, and for only 8 quid a ticket - that won't even get you a bag of sweets in most big cinemas these days.

The music of David Bowie might seem an unlikely subject for a tribute by an all-instrumental jazz group, but on its new CD Ashes To Ashes -- A David Bowie Intraspective , the Wee Trio digs into the Thin White Duke's catalog with intriguing results.

Here are two rare images from a failed 1970's attempt at bring Marvel's Daredevil to the small screens.

The cliche about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends.