Iggy Pop and David Bowie perform live in San Francisco. Image: Richard McCaffrey/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is. Iggy Pop David … Read More
LONDON — Ricky Gervais has revealed he was emailing David Bowie just weeks before the singer passed away, and that the 69-year-old kept his illness a secret. Speaking to Radio 5 Live, the actor and comedian talked of his friendship … Read More
LONDON — Sinéad O’Connor added her own very special nod to David Bowie to the stack of tributes Friday, performing the singer’s early ’70s single “Life On Mars” at a special concert in Chicago. See also: Nile Rodgers defends David … Read More
Prepare to have your heartstrings pulled Not only is baby Ziggy, a two-week-old Guereza colubus monkey, named for the late David Bowie and his Ziggy Stardust character, but the fuzzy little guy is absolutely adorable to boot See also: Cincinnati … Read More
There are high standards, and then there are David Bowie’s standards In an NME interview, Coldplay drummer Will Champion revealed that Bowie once rejected the band’s request for a collaboration. The group had written a song with three-part harmony, envisioning … Read More
Saturday Night Live remembered David Bowie with a fitting tribute from Fred Armisen, who described the musician’s far-reaching impact over the course of his long career. Bowie died on January 10 at age 69 after a battle with cancer See … Read More
LONDON — Rename planet Mars after David Bowie. Get God to say it’s not true. Put Bowie on a new banknote. Fans across the world are starting petitions to honour David Bowie, and they’re racking up the signatures. See also: … Read More
The weirdest thing about “Blackstar” (or “★”), the unfathomably weird 26th studio album from 69-year-old birthday boy David Bowie, is how instantly appealing and familiar its dark and aberrant matter can be With seven tracks ranging in length from long … Read More