• Birthday memories of HAYWOOD STENTON JONES, born on this day at 41 St. Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire in 1912. (David Bowie's father)...

• Birthday memories of MICK ROCK, born on this day in Hammersmith, London in 1948...

• On this day, 55 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed a solo acoustic gig at Poperama (inside the old Corn Exchange) in Devizes, Wiltshire, England in 1969...

• On this day, 46 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia during his 1978 world tour...

• On this day, 37 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia during his 1987 Glass Spider Tour...

Out this week is DAVID BOWIE: THE COLLECTOR by NICK SMART. This paperback containing 244-pages is to be published on Thursday 21st November.

To coincide with the publication, Nick is undertaking a book tour.

The dates announced so far are as follows:

21st November: BRISTOL
Bristol Central Library, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5TL, England at 12:30-13:20 GMT. Free admission - [Tickets/More Details]

27th November: BRISTOL
Bookhaus Bristol, 4 Rope Walk, Bristol BS1 6ZJ, England at 18:00-20:00 GMT. Tickets £6. In conversation with Chris Badley - [Tickets/More Details]

28th November: TAUNTON
Brendon Books CIC, Old Brewery Buildings, Bath Place, Taunton TA1 4ER, England at 18:30-20:00 GMT. 30 tickets available - [Tickets/More Details]

6th December: HULL
Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, 15 Whitefriargate, Hull HU1 2ER, England at 19:30-21:30 GMT. Tickets £5. In conversation with Rupert Creed - [Tickets/More Details]

David Bowie: The Collector Was Bowie an aloof and unavailable artist, or a 'Starman' who descended to bring good news to the masses and a chameleon? This book presents Bowie as revealed by the testimony of his closest friends and partners, a Bowie with humour, grace and humility and a highly focused Bowie - a borrower of ideas combining disparate ideas from multiple sources creating new visions.

A study of the people from whom Bowie borrowed from is long overdue. Bowie's own genius is beyond question, but author Nick Smart teases out the elements on which Bowie built his success. His profound sense of artifice, his ability to tap into the zeitgeist of his times and his gift for gathering ideas and influences from a variety of sources and rearranging them to produce not only new perspectives but also brand-new ideas made him the artist he became. Having interviewed dozens of David Bowie's friends and collaborators as joint editor of David Bowie Glamour magazine, Nick finds himself with an enviable perspective about what - and who - made the David Bowie that is celebrated worldwide today.

You can pre-order the book NOW! and receive a discount.

Alternatively, you can pre-order via nicksmartwriter.wordpress.com and you'll get a signed version of the book, an exclusive David Bowie: The Collector bookmark and a cover-sized art print of Philippe Auliac's wonderful cover shot. All free, of course.

• On this day, 9 years ago, DAVID BOWIE's ★ video directed by Johan Renck was first premiered simultaneously on Sky Atlantic and Sky Arts TV at 8:45pm in 2015...

• On this day, 12 years ago, DAVID BOWIE released 'The Jean Genie' Limited Edition 40th Anniversary 7 Inch Picture Disc Vinyl in 2012...

• On this day, 21 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed the first of two dates at the NEC in Birmingham, England during his A Reality Tour in 2003...

• On this day, 25 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at The Kit Kat Klub in New York City in 1999...

• On this day, 33 years ago, TIN MACHINE performed at Toads Place, New Haven, Connecticut during the It's My Life Tour in 1991. Support band were The Neighborhoods...

• On this day, 39 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed an impromptu set at China Club in New York City in 1985. The event was drummer Steve Ferrone's birthday party. On that night, they all decided to stage an impromptu jam session, but were in need of a guitarist, so David phoned up Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones and 20 minutes later he turned up. The jam lasted for over an hour, singing hit after hit. The band consisted of: David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Ronnie Wood, Stevie Winwood, Carlos Alomar, Carmine Rojas and Steve Ferrone...

• On this day, 41 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at R.A.S. Showgrounds, Sydney, Australia during his Serious Moonlight Tour '83...

• On this day, 50 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA during the second leg of his 'The Year of the Diamond Dogs' tour, which became known as The Soul/Philly Dogs Tour in 1974...

• On this day, 55 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performs at The Dome in Brighton in 1969. He is listed as the third artist on the bill. He performs three songs acoustically one of which was Space Oddity. There were a total of eight acts on the bill which included: The Fox, Jeff Dexter, David Bowie, Steamhammer, Success, Strawbs and Edgar Broughton Band...

• On this day, 57 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performs at the 'Stage Ball' benefit gig at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London in 1967. David performs a ten-minute spot accompanied by The Bill Saville Orchestra...

• On this day, 58 years ago, DAVID BOWIE & THE BUZZ perform at Olympia Ballrooms, Cromer, Norfolk, England in 1966...

• On this day, 59 years ago, DAVID BOWIE & THE LOWER THIRD performed a double bill at the Marquee Club in Soho, London in 1965...

DAVID BOWIE RAINBOW+ by JÉRÔME SOLIGNY is published on Friday 22nd November via GM Éditions in France.

This French language paperback, contains 222-pages.

Synopis: (French translation) - Like the rainbow that gave it its name, the Rainbowman adventure that began in 2016 (or perhaps in 1971...) had to come to an end sooner or later. As a farewell, in words, to David Bowie, Jérôme Soligny has chosen to close the triptych he dedicated to him (after writing, for thirty-five years, that the Berlin trilogy did not exist...) with this collection, complementary although different in form, to the two volumes published in 2019 and 2020.

As in two of his previous works (Writing On The Edge, to which the cover of RAINBOW+ is a nod, and With The Beatles), Soligny offers here a long chapter Bonus Apparents in which we find many chronicles and articles that he wrote about Bowie, mainly in Rock&Folk, between 1986 and 2024. Yes, it is a slice of his life. RAINBOW+ also brings together unpublished interviews with those who worked with the artist and/or had relevant things to say about him. As the cherry on the cake, Jérôme Soligny has slipped into this book some statements by David Bowie, absent, until then, from his writings. Of course, he asked Lisa and Margaux Chetteau for some drawings to illustrate RAINBOW+, and drew on his personal archives for most of the iconography.

For more details, please visit the gm-editions.com website.

• On this day, 10 years ago, DAVID BOWIE released the 10" vinyl single 'Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)' in 2014...

• On this day, 10 years ago, DAVID BOWIE released his 'Nothing Has Changed' compilation album in 2014...

• On this day, 52 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Pirates World Amusement Park in Dania, Florida, US in 1972...

The EARL SLICK x DAVID BOWIE - ISN'T IT EVENING, 7 inch limited edition coloured vinyl singles, released on Schnitzel Records last week on 8th November has hit the UK Charts.

For the opening week it is placed in the following UK Official Charts:

#3 - Official Vinyl Singles Chart
#3 - Official Physical Singles Chart
#18 - Official Singles Sales Chart

It was available in turquoise vinyl, limited to 600 copies, autographed - more details

Also available exclusive brilliant red vinyl, limited edition of 400 worldwide, purchase limited of 1, only available from Rough Trade.

• On this day, 60 years ago, DAVID BOWIE (aka Davy Jones) aged 17 years old, appeared on the BBC One 'Tonight' programme as the President of 'The Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Long-Haired Men' in 1964. Look carefully and you can spot George Underwood who is stood on the far right, wearing suede boots.

Hosted by Cliff Michelmore, David along with several members of The Manish Boys told of their latest society.

(Ed. For the record, this wasn't Bowie's first TV appearance. His first known TV appearance was 4 months earlier on BBC Two 'The Beat Room' performing 'Liza Jane' as Davy Jones and The King Bees, which aired on 27th July 1964. Also appearing on episode #4 were Elkie Brooks, Georgie Fame, Wayne Gibson with The Dynamic Sounds and Kenny Lynch and The Echoes).

• On this day, 18 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the 3rd Annual Black Ball Benefit for Keep A Child Alive at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, USA in 2006.

This was to be his last live performance on stage with a band.

David performed three songs: 'Wild Is The Wind' (with Mike Garson on piano), 'Fantastic Voyage' (backed by Alicia Keys' band) and 'Changes' (duet with Alicia Keys).

Hosts Alicia Keys and Iman were joined by KCA founder Leigh Blake, emcee Wanda Sykes and honourees Richard Beckman, Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners in Health, and "Mama" Carol Dyanti.

Other musical performers were Alicia Keys, Damian Marley and Louis XIV.

As far as I'm aware, his performance wasn't professionally filmed and the only filmed footage was shot by Bowie fan Simone. Check out her footage below...

The Black Ball is an Annual fundraiser for KCA (Keep A Child Alive), the non-profit organisation who are committed to empowering children and young people with the necessary resources, confidence and opportunities to reach their full potential and live healthier, happier lives.

• Birthday memories of TERENCE GUY ADAIR BURNS who was born on this day in 1937 (DAVID BOWIE's half-brother)...

• On this day, 21 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Belgium during his A Reality World Tour in 2003...

• On this day, 27 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile during his Earthling World Tour in 1997...

• On this day, 33 years ago, TIN MACHINE performed at the Mayfair, Newcastle, England during their It's My Life World Tour in 1991...

• On this day, 41 years ago, DAVID BOWIE performed at the Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia during his Serious Moonlight World Tour in 1983...

• On this day, 46 years ago, DAVID BOWIE began rehearsals at the Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia for his World Tour in 1978...

• On this day, 59 years ago, DAVID BOWIE AND THE LOWER THIRD performed a double bill at the Marquee Club, Soho, London, England in 1965...

• Happy Birthday wishes to AVA CHERRY...

For those of you who use FACEBOOK - check out the private DAVID BOWIE WONDERWORLD Group.

Feel free to join in with the other 98,000 plus members, add yourself and invite your Bowie fan friends. You never know what might get posted, or who you might meet...

Published this month is DAVID BOWIE: THE COLLECTOR by NICK SMART.

This paperback containing 244-pages is to be published on Thursday 21st November.

If it's true that most musicians who worked with Bowie did their best work with him, is it also the case that Bowie's work benefited enormously from the ideas and creativity of the people he surrounded himself with? As he himself said, 'It's not what you steal, it's how you use it!'

A study of the people from whom Bowie borrowed from is long overdue. Bowie's own genius is beyond question, but Nick Smart teases out the elements on which Bowie built his success. His profound sense of artifice, his ability to tap into the zeitgeist of his times and his gift for gathering ideas and influences from a variety of sources and rearranging them to produce not only new perspectives but also brand-new ideas made him the artist he became. Having interviewed dozens of David Bowie's friends and collaborators as joint editor of David Bowie Glamour magazine, Nick finds himself with an enviable perspective about what - and who - made the David Bowie that is celebrated worldwide today. He describes the influences that Bowie picked up on and examines the creative ideas drawn from those he surrounded himself with to produce a unique portrait of a unique star and the myriad ideas that inspired him.

About the Author: Nick Smart is joint editor and designer of the popular fanzine, David Bowie Glamour. He has been a fan of David Bowie since 1979 and has interviewed and written articles on many of Bowie's collaborators. He jointly curated the David Bowie World Fan Convention in Liverpool 2022 and New York 2023 and through his fanzine and convention has created a substantial following of Bowie fans on social media.

You can pre-order NOW! and receive a discount.

Also the David Bowie The Collector Book Launch takes place on 27th November. Nick will be in conversation with Chris Badley. Tickets cost £6 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £2 off the book. Presented by bookhaus at Unit 4, Rope Walk, Hope Quay, Bristol BS1 6ZJ, England at 18.00 - More details.

PREVIEW LOT: Available at auction this month at BONHAMS in their POP X Culture 'online only' auction is the DAVID BOWIE artwork D HEAD XXXVII.

This acrylic and computer collage on canvas, signed and dated Bowie '95 on the reverse, is sized 24 x 19cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2in).

Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000 GBP.

The auction takes place beginning on 8th-19th November at 12.00 GMT.

For more details and bidding information, please visit bonhams.com website.

You can view other David Bowie artwork here on BowieWonderworld in the Bowie Artwork Portfolio section.

There are three gigs for THE SOUND AND VISION OF DAVID BOWIE taking place on 9th, 10th, 11th January at The Cutting Room in New York City.

'The Sound and Vision of David Bowie - A Celebration' is a band of latter-day Bowie collaborators and co-conspirators who have been coming together annually to perform the music of David Bowie exclusively at The Cutting Room in New York City.

Members of the group have been a part of David's work from the mid 1990s - from the Outside/Nine Inch Nails tour in 1995 through to his theatrical creation Lazarus in 2015.

Musicians and producers from the ensemble have participated in every Bowie recording and tour from 1997 onward - including Earthling, 'hours...', Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, Blackstar, and the newly released Toy (the 'lost' album from 2000).

Vocalists who are bringing their time and talents this year include: Brian Delaney, Carmine Rojas, Catherine Russell, Donny McCaslin, Everett Bradley, Gail Ann Dorsey, Gerry Leonard, Henry Hey, Jim Boggia, JJ Appleton, Mark Plati, Sophia Anne Caruso.

Venue: The Cutting Room, 44 East 32nd St, New York City, NY 10016, USA.

For more information and tickets, please view 9th January / 10th January and 11th January.

• The DAVID BOWIE CENTRE opens on 13th September 2025 at V&A East Storehouse, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London E20 - more details

• DAVID BOWIE IS by VICTORIA BROACKES and GEOFFREY MARSH, paperback, 320-pages - to be published on 11th September 2025 - more details

• 13th ANNUAL BOWIE FAN CHARITY EVENT a night of live music plus auction and raffle at The Water Rats, 328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross, London WC1X 8BZ, England on 14th June 2025 - more details

• DAVID BOWIE BY DENIS O'REGAN: FROM THE MAN WHO PHOTOGRAPHED HIM MOST by DENIS O'REGAN, hardcover, 300-pages - to be published on 12th May 2025 - more details

• LAZARUS stage play written by DAVID BOWIE and ENDA WALSH, directed by Valter Malosti, starring Manuel Agnelli and Casadilego at Teatro della Pergola, Via della Pergola 5 - 50121 Firenze (FI), Italy on 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th April 2025 - more details

• BOWIE ODYSSEY 75 by SIMON GODDARD, paperback, 192-pages, to be published on 3rd April 2025 - more details

• BOWIELAND: WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DAVID by PETER CARPENTER, hardcover 320-pages - to be published on 27th March 2025 - more details

• STYLES CODES: DAVID BOWIE: A Guide to Dressing Like a Fashion Icon by NATALIE HAMMOND, hardcover, 192-pages, to be published on 25th March 2025 - more details

• WHERE ARE WE NOW DAVID BOWIE? by RICHARD PURDEN, paperback, 280-pages, to be published on 21st March 2025 - more details

• The 9th CONVENTION BOWIE FRANCE 2025 takes place on 16th March at La Java, 105 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75010 Paris, France - more details

• The DUBLIN BOWIE FESTIVAL 2025 takes place on 26th February until 2nd March 2025 celebrating 50 years of Young Americans, with live music, talks, screenings, exhibitions, theatre and lots more. To stay up to date with news and info subscribe to their newsletter where you will have first access to tickets and exclusives - more details

• DAVID BOWIE 1983 TO 2016 ON TRACK: EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG by DON KLEES, paperback, 176-pages - to be published on 30th January 2025 - more details

• EXHIBITION: DAVID BOWIE PHOTOGRAPHS by Geoff MacCormack at Artspace, Woodbridge, Apothecary House, 64 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1AL, England from 12th-18th December - more details

• "HEROES" and LOW SYMPHONIES by Philip Glass - from the music of David Bowie and Brian Eno, performed by The George Ellis Orchestra at Hamer Hall Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio, 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia on 1st December at 6pm - more details

• DAVID BOWIE RAINBOW+ by JÉRÔME SOLIGNY, French language, paperback, 222-pages - to be published on 22nd November - more details

• DAVID BOWIE - THE YEAR OF THE SCAVENGER luxury collector's book from MAYAK PUBLISHING covering the 1974 period - coming soon! - mayakpublishing.co.uk

DAVID BOWIE: THE COLLECTOR by NICK SMART, paperback, 244-pages - published on 21st November - more details

New book THE GRAND ILLUSION OF DAVID BOWIE by DAVID CURRIE Collector's Edition, hardback comes in slipcase + four artist signed prints - more details

New book THE GRAND ILLUSION OF DAVID BOWIE by DAVID CURRIE Standard Edition, hardback book only - more details

Exclusive DAVID BOWIE lino-cut print available to PURCHASE - don't hang around, these are ALL the remaining original left-over stock from 40 years ago, once they've gone, they've gone!

EARL SLICK x DAVID BOWIE ISN'T IT EVENING, 7 inch limited edition coloured vinyl singles on Schnitzel Records - released on 8th November - available on turquoise limited to 600 copies, autographed - more details and exclusive brilliant red vinyl, limited edition of 400 worldwide, purchase limited of 1, only from Rough Trade

DAVID BOWIE: ROCK 'N' ROLL CHAMELEON by MARTIN POPOFF, hardcover and Kindle, 208-pages - published on 24th October - more details

2025 OFFICIAL CALENDAR DAVID BOWIE Collector's Edition - published on 1st September - more details

2025 OFFICIAL CALENDAR DAVID BOWIE - A3 size, published on 1st September - more details

Issue 11 of DAVID BOWIE GLAMOUR fanzine is now available to purchase - more details