SPACE ODDITY 45 RELEASED 55 YEARS AGO TODAY “And the stars look very different today...” To mark the 55th anniversary of the release of the Space Oddity single, we thought that this post would bear repeating. Five years ago, In celebration of both Space Oddity’s 50th

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IMAN With just a few hours to go, we’re hoping you’ve had a splendid day, Iman. The birthday girl is pictured here 34 years ago with her new beau(ie) attending the Twice Gifted Auction benefit for the American Cancer Society in November 1990. The event took place

GEORGE UNDERWOOD CREATES NEW WORK FOR WAR CHILD AUCTION “Waiting for the gift of sound and vision...” Along with more than thirty other artists, George Underwood has donated a new painting with the theme of We Like Dancing and We Look Divine for Sound & Vision: a fundraising

KEN SCOTT TALKS ZIGGY DOLBY ATMOS “I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies...” Ken Scott’s obvious enthusiasm for the Ziggy Dolby Atmos mix is contagious and completely understandable to those who were lucky enough to attend one of the KEF listening parties. We sat

PLACEBOWIE SINGLE IS 25 TODAY “Without you, I’m nothing at all...” Without You I’m Nothing, the Placebo single featuring the vocals of David Bowie (affectionately nicknamed PLACEBOWIE), was released in the UK 25 years ago today. Originally released on 16th August 1999

IMAN UNVEILS LATE BOWIE WORK Iman has kindly shared an image of a 2014 unnamed painting of David’s on her social pages this morning. The painting had only previously been seen partially in the background of these Jimmy King portraits of David. Iman’s photograph reveals a

NORTH AMERICA LOOKS BACK IN ANGER 45 YEARS AGO “No one seemed to hear him…” Back on 20th August 1979, RCA in the USA and Canada issued Look Back In Anger as the follow up to DJ. Despite the accompanying video, the release failed to trouble the charts there, though that didn’t

BOWIE FRANK O HMV AND SYD “Float on a river for ever and ever…” You’ll recognise the photograph of DB here as having come from a 1999 session with Frank Ockenfels 3 to promote the 'hours...' album. The second frame is the 2006 HMV treatment of one of the shots from the

INTERNATIONAL DOG DAY 2024 “Bow wow, woof woof, bow wow wow…” As you know, 2024 is the 50th anniversary of THE YEAR OF THE DIAMOND DOGS. Today also happens to be the 20th anniversary of International Dog Day, founded on 26th August 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert,

MICK ROCK’S PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STARMAN LIVE FOOTAGE PRESS RELEASE DAVID BOWIE - ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’ THE LEGENDARY ALBUM IN DOLBY ATMOS FOR THE FIRST TIME PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FOOTAGE OF THE ZIGGY STARDUST TOUR REVEALED HERE

SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE 20TH JULY 1975 “They pulled in just behind the fridge...” As the prolific Instagram page bowieonthecoverofamagazine (instagram.com/bowieonthecove…) approaches 1,000 posts, we thought we’d join in the fun with a few of our own favourite selections from across the

ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 1979 “From station to station, back to Düsseldorf City, Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie...” * Continuing with our favourite selections of Bowie front covers from across the years, today we’re looking at the October 4th 1979 Australian issue of

CURIOUS 1971 “Come on strong girl, And lay a heavy trip on me...” Another of our favourite Bowie magazine covers from across the years, and it’s one that many people are aware of, but perhaps don’t own, as it is among the very rarest Bowie covers. Though not impossible to find,

MIRABELLE JANUARY 1970 “Eight new pence to have a go...” Just a reminder that this feature highlighting our favourite Bowie magazine covers in our archive is more about the cover than the content of each of the magazines, as it’s a tribute to the Instagram page

FIFTY-YEAR-OLD TIME EDIT BY NACHO “We should be on by now...” That Nacho bloke from Nacho has kindly sent us a fabulous exclusive of a bit of the brilliance the audience at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles had the good fortune to witness fifty years ago

CIRCUS RAVES 1975 “Ain’t there one damn song that can make me break down and cry?” In keeping with the live Time video from 1974 in our previous post, today’s publication of choice from our favourite Bowie magazine covers in our archive is Circus Raves from June 1975. Though

ZIGGY STARDUST DOLBY ATMOS MIX OUT NOW “Lay the real thing on me...” The Dolby Atmos spatial audio mix of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is out now and available here: davidbowie.lnk.to/ZiggyStardustA… Have you had a listen yet? What do you think?

RIP DEREK BOSHIER It is with much sadness that we learn of the passing of artist and friend of David Bowie, Derek Boshier. Bowie fans will know him best for his artwork contributions to both Lodger and Let’s Dance. The sad news was posted on his Instagram page earlier today.

GOODBYE HERBIE FLOWERS Though we’ve not managed to have it officially confirmed, if the news is correct, we are very sad to learn of the passing of Herbie Flowers in the last couple of days. His work with Bowie and associates over the years is too long to list here. Aside from