‘Space Oddity’ at 50: Notes on a rocket launch
❉ Martin Ruddock traces the genesis of Space Oddity, released 50 years ago today.
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Requiem For The Laughing Gnome
❉ Oh, no, not him – Bowie’s first alter ego never lost control, writes Ken Shinn.
Top Five Albums Of 2017
❉ Liz Buckley on her top five favourite albums of this year. We have music, and dance. But mainly music, as dance needs room and no one can afford to buy a room in 2017.
‘Earth Bound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell To Earth’ reviewed
❉ A long overdue monograph on one of the ultimate cult movies.
Cult Q & A: Liz Buckley
❉ Music writer, Ace Records compiler and Iggy Pop fanatic Liz Buckley on Amadeus, Paul Dano and more.
Coming Soon: John Foxx & The Maths – ‘The Machine’
❉ Brand new album by electro pioneer John Foxx and analogue synth specialist, Benge.
Bowie At The BBC: Schedule Update, TX Dates Confirmed
❉ ‘The Last Five Years’ to air on the night before what would have been Bowie’s 70th birthday, Beeb comp for 13 January.
BBC Two announces new David Bowie film
BBC TWO announces a new landmark film, David Bowie: The Last Five Years to air in January 2017
Lazarus rising: The last Bowie songs
❉ “I’ve got a handful of songs to sing, to sting your soul, to fuck you over.” We react to David Bowie’s final recordings.