From there, Bowie’s only way was up. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars would follow just six ...

Music is a universal language. From the moment David Bowie appeared in the music industry, he was destined to change the fabric of the traditional music world forever. He was an alien of his industry, ...

While filming Basquiat, the 1996 film from director Julian Schnabel, Jeffrey Wright was tasked with slipping into the world of the artist Jean Michel Basquiat. If the nature of the role wasn’t ...

In 1969, Frank Sinatra released “My Way,” much to the irritation of a young David Bowie. Bowie was still in the early stages of his career, and had written English lyrics to the French song “Comme ...

David Bowie was never one to stick to the status quo. If one could describe his modus operandi it might just boil down to “be yourself.” This was true for much of Bowie’s career but perhaps most of ...

I won’t belabor this point. If David Bowie isn’t the most influential artist in the history of post-war pop music, he is at least on Mount Rushmore, along with Chuck Berry, Elvis, Lennon/McCartney, ...

Bowie obviously never planned to tour with the album but the jazz group with which he recorded it finally devised a way it could do so. “Blackstar Symphony: The Music of David Bowie ” had a splendid, ...

David Bowie's comeback album is an early favourite for the 2013 Mercury Music Prize. Bookmaker Paddy Power has slashed the odds on The Next Day taking the prestigious award. What to Read Next The ...