Tag Archives: David Bowie

Just WHAT Is Going On In The New David Bowie Video?

By | Posted on May 8th, 2013
David Bowie - 'The Next Day'

When it was first announced that Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard would be appearing in David Bowie’s next promo video – for “The Next Day,” the third single since his sudden and overwhelmingly welcome comeback ...

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15 Great British Tribute Band Names, And One We Made Up

By | Posted on April 15th, 2013
Oasish

There’s a definite knack to naming a tribute band: Ideally you’d want a devilishly-clever pun on the band’s name (or at a push, their most famous song or album title), but it has to be one that also explains that ...

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The Best Of The Morning’s April Fool’s Day Gags

By | Posted on April 1st, 2013
Hedwig, North Yorkshire post-owl.

This is the worst day of the year if your job is to basically find out what other people are talking about, and then report it back to other people, who might not have known about that stuff in the first place.

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David Bowie’s Brit-Themed Café Opens In… Tokyo

By | Posted on March 13th, 2013
The Bowie-themed Cardinal bar, in Tokyo

The promotional campaign for David Bowie’s comeback album “The Next Day” has taken another slightly odd turn, with the news that his Japanese record label has opened a special David Bowie-themed café, serving special ...

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Bowie’s Back! (Again)

By | Posted on February 26th, 2013
David Bowie - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"

When David Bowie, who had appeared to be settling into a well-earned and cosy retirement, suddenly reappeared last month with a new song, “Where Are We Now?” and the artwork for a new album, “The Next Day,” it ...

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David Bowie Won’t Allow Morrissey to Use Private Photo

By | Posted on February 7th, 2013
We got beef: David Bowie and Morrissey (Photos: AP)

Brit music icons David Bowie and Morrissey are engaged in a bit of a skirmish, according to reports today. Apparently, Morrissey is re-issuing his 1989 single “The Last of the Famous International Playboys” and wanted to use ...

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Duncan Jones Signs Up To Direct ‘World Of Warcraft: The Movie’

By | Posted on January 31st, 2013
World of Warcraft

It looks like David Bowie isn’t the only member of the Jones family to make a comeback this year. His son Duncan, director of Source Code and the beautiful Moon, has taken on the Herculean task of directing a movie version of the ...

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Bowie’s Back!

By | Posted on January 8th, 2013
David Bowie (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)

It’s David Bowie’s birthday today, his 66th. And to celebrate this, or simply because it’s a notable day in the calendar that suits his purposes, he has suddenly announced details of a new album, produced by long-time ...

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Five Great British Rock Stars In Horrendous TV Commercials

By | Posted on July 18th, 2012

It seems British celebrities are not quite as reserved as they may have you believe, especially when faced with a massive wad of notes.

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The Brit List: Five Great British Songs In Praise Of America

By | Posted on April 30th, 2012

Be warned: it’s not common for British songwriters to come out with a song which unabashedly says “BLIMEY! AMERICA IS FLIPPING BRILLIANT, ISN”T IT!?” and the reasons for this are twofold,

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