BOWIE THING – #216 - FIRST TIN MACHINE ALBUM IS 35 TODAY

“Join The Gang…”

22nd May 1989 saw the release of the first Tin Machine album.

Tin Machine was a band fronted by David Bowie, featuring Reeves Gabrels on guitar, Tony Sales on bass and Hunt Sales on drums, with

KEF & PARLOPHONE RECORDS PRESENT ‘THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE CREATION OF ZIGGY STARDUST’

“We played our songs and felt the London sky...”

If you happen to be in London in the UK between 15th and 29th June, you can listen to the Dolby Atmos spatial audio mix of Ziggy Stardust

ZIGGY DOLBY ATMOS ON BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC & STREAMING DUE SEPTEMBER

“And he was awful nice, Really quite paradise...”

Keep reading for the press release.

#ZiggyStardustDolbyAtmos #ZiggyStardustBluRay

DAVID BOWIE ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’

RIP DAVID SANBORN

Sad to learn of the passing of American alto saxophonist, David Sanborn.

Bowie fans will know him best for his sublime work on Young Americans and David Live, he also played flute on the latter.

The sad news was posted on his social pages in the last hour...

KEN SCOTT ON THE JOURNEY TO ZIGGY STARDUST - PART 2

“But I can’t explain...”

In celebration of the upcoming release of Rock 'n' Roll Star! we spoke to co-producer Ken Scott regarding the creation of the Ziggy Stardust album.

In this instalment, Ken reveals some of the

“Well, I was stone and he was wax…”

David Bowie at Madame Tussauds in London in 1983 being measured up for his first waxwork.

As you know, that particular waxwork was superseded by a younger model from 1973 in 2022.

“Bleedin’ wax museum in the middle of London...you'd think

DID YOU LISTEN TO LADY STARDUST YET?

“Really quite paradise...”

Now that the whole planet has had some experience of 3rd May (many are already in the 4th), have you had a chance to listen to LADY STARDUST (ALTERNATIVE VERSION – TAKE 1)?

If so, what do you think of it?

If not,

LADY STARDUST (TAKE 1 ALTERNATIVE VERSION)

“Lady stardust sang his songs...”

Available 3rd May - Pre-save now: davidbowie.lnk.to/LadyStardust

#BowieRockNRollStar #Bowie1972 #BowieLadyStardust

“She’s got medals…”

David Bowie in Paris in October 1999 when he was awarded France’s top arts honour by Culture Minister Catherine Trautmann.

Bowie was named Commander of Arts and Literature - Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres - for his lifetime of achievement in

BOYS HAVE CONTINUED TO SWING FOR PAST 45 YEARS

“Luck just kissed you hello!“

Forty-five years ago today, on Friday 27th of April 1979, David Bowie released his Boys Keep Swinging single.

There’s not much point in us saying much about it, as Jason Draper has already made some

IMAN’S MESSAGE TO DAVID ON THEIR 32nd ANNIVERSARY

On April 24th, 1992, David and Iman married at a registry office civil ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland. Iman marked the 32nd anniversary of that event today with a photograph of the couple in Amsterdam taken by Ellen von

THE LINGUINI INCIDENT DIRECTOR'S CUT (2024) TRAILER

“I could escape this feeling...” *

The image here is from the 1991 American crime comedy, The Linguini Incident, directed by Richard Shepard.

The film starred David Bowie as Monte, a British bartender who has designs on Lucy

BOYS KEEP SWINGING ON KENNY EVERETT

“You’re always first on the line...“

Forty-five years ago today, on Monday 23rd of April 1979, David Bowie presented an exclusive version of Boys Keep Swinging on The Kenny Everett Show, four days ahead of the single’s release.

In

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY TODAY WITH BOWIE ENO AND NATURE

“Planet Earth is blue, And there’s something you can do...”

We told you about the new version of Brian Eno and David Bowie’s Get Real Sounds Right Mix (Featuring NATURE) a few days ago.

soundsright.earth is a global music

HAPPY 77th BIRTHDAY TO IGGY POP

“I'm worth a million in prizes...”

We normally only mark major anniversaries on these pages, but 77 is a significant number when it comes to Iggy Pop and David Bowie.

As you know, 1977 saw the release of two of the best albums of all time in the

BOWIE X ENO X NATURE GET REAL SOUNDS RIGHT MIX OUT NOW

“Hanging by thread, Get real, Get real...”

NATURE IS NOW OFFICIALLY AN ARTIST

Today Anthony Davis.earth is launching a music initiative by Museum for the United Nations — UN Live to recognize NATURE as the artist she truly is. Tracks crediting

COLLABORATION: FRANK OCKENFELS3 X BOWIE BOOK DUE SEPTEMBER

“Photograph king, watches you go...”

The photographs of Frank Ockenfels 3 (Stylized as FRANK OCKENFELS3) have featured on these pages many times over the years. Indeed, back in the early days of BowieNet there was a