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It's only taken me 25 years to get one together - I suppose that was about when I was first asked if I had a personal website.
So here it is... a bit of a hotch-potch of selective moments... the more interesting moments. It's been good fun trawling through my shelves and searching things out. Not so much fun packing it all away!
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By Kevin Cann.
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the first-ever live performance by DAVID BOWIE as his alter ego 'Ziggy Stardust' at the Borough Assembly Hall (Friars) in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on 29th January 1972.
This first live gig, after a week's rehearsal at the Royal Ballroom in Tottenham, with the "official" opening gig of the UK tour being on the 10th February at the Toby Jug in Tolworth.
David informs the music press a few days previously that: "Our new stage act will be outrageous, quite outrageous but very theatrical. It's going to be costumed and choreographed, quite different to anything anyone else has tried to do before... No-one has ever seen anything like this before."
The opening act were 'Grand Canyon', who warmed up for David and the as yet unnamed 'Spiders From Mars'. With newly cut and dyed Schwarzkopf red hair and matching red plastic boxing boots, David took the stage sporting a bomber jacket and rolled up trousers, complete with a bulging codpiece a la A Clockwork Orange style... and Ziggy Stardust "the cosmic yob" was born.
His three piece band - Mick Ronson (lead guitar), Trevor Bolder (bass) and Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey (drums) were all togged up in gold outfits but obviously hadn't totally switched over into full on "Martian Spider" mode. Probably with all three feeling rather uncomfortable and not yet fully convinced about this adventure they were about to embark on.
David said: "The Ziggy hair came lock, stock and curler, from the cover of a magazine ('Honey' or the like) and was sported by a model doing a shoot for Kansai Yamamoto's first London show. I couldn't afford the clothes but I could get the hair. Suzi did a straight forward copy. The cut and colour were both Kansai's - Schwarzkopf red was the colour. I had her cut my hair short in early January 1972. No dye. Layed flatish. I believe that it went red and stood up between the 20th and 25th of January 1972, therefore that's when the Kansai show must have been given maximum press."
Originally back in 1969, the Friars Club was started in Aylesbury by a bunch of hippies lead by David Stopps. The very first ever concert they presented was in the New Friarage Hall on 2nd June 1969 and featured Mike Cooper and a band called Mandrake Paddle Steamer. Other acts followed that year including The Pretty Things, King Crimson, Mott The Hoople and a myriad of others. This club was closed down in August 1970 but reopened in April 1971 at a larger venue called the Borough Assembly Hall. Between 1971 and 1975, the Friars presented bands such as David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Velvet Underground, Can, MC5, Mott The Hoople and many more.
Promoter David R. Stopps recalling the Ziggy show said: "I remember him doing 'Rock N' Roll Suicide', maybe for the first time. He shouted at the audience, 'Gimme your hands, 'cos you're wonderful' and nobody got up. In those days they used to sit on the floor, and the stage was reasonably high and somebody got up to give him their hands, but only half-heartedly... I remember thinking, 'Oh that's a strong song, but nobody had heard it.'".
In September 1975, Friars moved yet again to an even larger venue in Aylesbury... the new Aylesbury Civic Centre which was inside the Maxwell Hall, which lasted as a venue until December 1984.
• On this day, 51 years ago, the greatest music documentary ever made was premiered on Sunday evening on BBC One at 22.05, 'Cracked Actor: A Film about David Bowie' which was produced by Alan Yentob for the art series Omnibus in 1975.
Released today to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of STATION TO STATION by DAVID BOWIE a limited edition vinyl picture disc.
Official Press Release:
23rd January 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's tenth studio album, STATION TO STATION.
On the exact day of its Golden Jubilee, STATION TO STATION will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc LP pressed from the same master with a reproduction of a poster used to advertise the album 50 years ago.
The album saw Bowie relocate to Cherokee Studio in Los Angeles and incorporate elements of his 'Plastic Soul' period, coupled with much more experimental elements, which would become more prevalent over his next couple of albums. The first single from the album GOLDEN YEARS, released in November 1975, would give Bowie a top ten single on both sides of the Atlantic. The second single, TVC 15, would, a decade later, be heard and seen by almost 2 billion people when Bowie chose it to open his set at Live Aid.
The sound of STATION TO STATION was partly influenced by Bowie's burgeoning interest in the electronic music and driving rhythms of bands coming out of Germany, such as NEU! and Kraftwerk, most notably on the ten-minute title track, while still embracing dancefloor-friendly grooves in songs such as STAY and GOLDEN YEARS.
Harry Maslin, who had worked with Bowie on some of the tracks on his previous album, YOUNG AMERICANS, was chosen as Bowie's co-producer. They entered the studio in September 1975 with a tight stripped-down band featuring Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick on guitars, George Murray on bass, Dennis Davis on drums, David's childhood friend Geoff MacCormack (under the nom de plume Warren Peace) on backing vocals and on loan from Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, Roy Bittan on piano and organ. Maslin has since said that the vocals on the standout track WILD IS THE WIND and GOLDEN YEARS were both Bowie's first takes.
Ten days after the album's release, David started his 1976 tour, which visited over 65 dates in 11 countries and is cited as being hugely influential for its use of banks of fluorescent white light set against black backdrops. At the end of the tour, Bowie started work on Iggy Pop's debut solo album, The Idiot, when the pair and producer Tony Visconti moved to Berlin to mix the record. David settled there, ready to begin his next groundbreaking musical adventure.
This new pressing of STATION TO STATION was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Record Plant master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.
The tracklisting runs as follows:
Side: 1
1. Station To Station (2016 Remaster)
2. Golden Years (2016 Remaster)
3. Word On A Wing (2016 Remaster)
Side: 2
1. TVC 15 (2016 Remaster)
2. Stay (2016 Remaster)
3. Wild Is The Wind (2016 Remaster)
You can purchase Station To Station 50th Anniversary Vinyl NOW!
Updated: 27/1/26 - Here is the news... according to the latest world official chart releases for DAVID BOWIE...
The last three weeks has seen a welcome return with several Bowie releases showing in official charts.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars album is placed in various official album charts, namely: UK Vinyl Albums Chart at #28 / #36, UK Physical Albums at #60 / #39 / #57, UK Albums Sales at #57 / #39 / #59, Scotland at #56 / #44 / #68, Dutch Vinyl 33 chart at #22 / #28 / #28 and in Belgium (Flanders) at #127.
Legacy was placed at #30 / #29 / #41 (477 weeks total) in the UK Album Chart, UK Albums Chart Update at #28 / #43, UK Albums Streaming Chart #26 / #22 / #32, and in the Irish album chart at #43 / #31 / #47 (445 weeks total).
In the UK Albums Download Chart, last week Bowie had two albums Blackstar and Ziggy placed, and last week had FIVE ALBUMS making an appearance, namely Blackstar at #8 / #19 / #75, Ziggy Stardust was #95, Legacy is #21, Best Of Bowie at #30 and Hunky Dory at #61.
The Labyrinth OST is still placed well in the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart at #17 / #11 / #15.
After the surprise on New Year's Day of "Heroes" closing the Netflix series Stranger Things there was an impressive amount of downloads and streaming both in the UK and across the pond over the past two weeks: in the USA it climbs into the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot Alternative Songs chart at #9, Alternative Digital Song Sales chart at #7, Rock Digital Song Sales at #12, Hot Rock Songs at #14, and Hot Rock and Alternative Songs at #15. In the UK Singles Chart at #34 / #45 / #69, UK Singles Chart Update #75 / #40, UK Streaming Chart #78, UK Audio Streaming Chart #71, UK Singles Sales Chart #38 / #53, UK Singles Downloads Chart #34 / #48. In Scotland Singles Chart at #34 / #45 / #69, and Ireland Singles Chart at #27 / #46 / #61.
The Bowie / Bing Crosby duet Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy single re-entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at #88 / #98 (13 weeks total).
The Bowie / Jagger Live Aid duet Dancing In The Street was placed in the UK Physical Singles Chart at #64 / #35, and re-entered the UK Vinyl Singles Chart at #33.
Also in the USA, the Queen/Bowie mega-hit Under Pressure reappeared on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart at #7 and on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs at #22.
In Greece the IGGY POP Bowie collaboration album Lust For Life hit at #57.
• On this day, 30 years ago, DAVID BOWIE was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Inducted by DAVID BYRNE, with MADONNA accepting the award on his behalf.
Check out their speeches below...
• On this day, 49 years ago, DAVID BOWIE released his Low album. Recorded in France at Chateau d'Herouville studios, located in the Val d'Oise département near Paris, then completed in October 1976 at Hansa Tonstudio in West Berlin, Germany. 'New Music: Night And Day' was the original title and initial RCA Canadian cassette tapes (two different versions dated 76 and 77), as well as the rear panel of the German cassette J-card, made it onto the market with that title printed before quickly being pulled. The advertising blurb for the album release stated: 'Two sides of Bowie you've never heard before.'...
• On this day, 52 years ago, DAVID BOWIE was photographed by Kate Simon at Olympic Studios, 117 Church Road, Barnes, West London SW13 9HL in 1974. On this particular day, he records 'Rock & With Me', 'Candidate' and 'Big Brother'...
• On this day, 60 years ago, 'Can't Help Thinking About Me' was the first solo release from DAVID BOWIE after changing his stage name. Released on the Pye label (Pye 7N 17020) it was backed by 'And I Say To Myself', both tracks were produced by Tony Hatch...
• On this day, 60 years ago, DAVID JONES & The Manish Boys audition for Rocky River Promotions at the London Palladium for possible bookings at the Star-Club in Hamburg. Unfortunately, they don't receive an offer to perform there...
Well worth checking out is LEAH KARDOS thoughts on the DAVID BOWIE song 'No Plan' on her YouTube channel.
Leah says she wanted to do a small something to mark the 10 year milestone since all of this happened. It's an elegantly and deceptively simple song that holds a big and potentially profound idea.
If you've not done so already, you can also watch her analysing other Bowie tracks including: I Can't Give Everything Away, Dollar Days, Girl Loves Me, Tis A Pity She Was A Whore, Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), You Feel So Lonely You Could Die, If You Can See Me, Love Is Lost, Lazarus, Blackstar and much more on her YouTube channel at youtube.com/@Leah.kardos
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
LONDON, Thursday 8th January 2026 - Heritage of London Trust has today announced the landmark acquisition of the family home of David Robert Jones - the modest south London terrace where the boy became David Bowie. Located at 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley, the property served as Bowie's creative sanctuary from ages 8 to 20 (1955-1967). The property marks the site where Bowie's musical journey began; it was here that he wrote his formative songs and regularly returned in the following years, as he wrote his breakthrough smash hit Space Oddity, which rocketed him to pop fame.
The heritage project, due for completion in late 2027, will restore the "two up, two down" railway workers' cottage to its original early 1960s appearance. Working alongside curator Geoffrey Marsh (co-curator of the Victoria and Albert museum's David Bowie Is exhibition - the definitive Bowie exhibition which was displayed globally) and utilising a never-before-seen archive, the restoration will recreate the interior layout exactly as it was when Bowie's father commuted to work at charity Dr Barnardo's and his mother worked as a waitress. This immersive experience will centre on Bowie's 9ft x 10ft bedroom - the specific site where his "trailblazing spirit" was forged.
The project transcends simple bricks and mortar; it is a living continuation of Bowie's legacy of "free creative experimentation". Inspired by his 1969 Beckenham Arts Lab, which offered opportunities "for everybody", the site will host creative and skills workshops for young people. Through the Trust's Proud Places and Proud Prospects programmes, the house will act as a "solid foundation for the next generation", teaching confidence and communication skills in the arts. A major £500,000 grant from the Jones Day Foundation, a charitable foundation funded by attorneys and staff of the Jones Day law firm, has already been secured to anchor the restoration, with a public fundraising campaign launching this month.
The house is near the Edwardian 'Bowie bandstand' - where the young musician performed in 1969 - which was restored by Bromley Council and Heritage of London Trust in 2024.
Geoffrey Marsh said: "It was in this small house, particularly in his tiny bedroom, that Bowie evolved from an ordinary suburban schoolboy to the beginnings of an extraordinary international stardom - as he said 'I spent so much time in my bedroom. It really was my entire world. I had books up there, my music up there, my record player. Going from my world upstairs out onto the street, I had to pass through this no-man's-land of the living room.'"
Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust, said: "David Bowie was a proud Londoner. Even though his career took him all over the world, he always remembered where he came from and the community that supported him as he grew up. It's wonderful to have this opportunity to tell his story and inspire a new generation of young people and it's really important for the heritage of London to preserve this site. We are thrilled to have already secured a major grant of £500,000 from the Jones Day Foundation towards the project, and hope that people everywhere will want to be involved."
George Underwood, artist, musician and David Bowie's lifelong friend, said: "We spent so much time together, listening to and playing music. I've heard a lot of people say David's music saved them or changed their life. It's amazing that he could do that and even more amazing that it all started here, from such small beginnings, in this house. We were dreamers, and look what he became."
Caitlin Moran, journalist, broadcaster and author said: "The most exciting place for any fan to visit is their hero's teenage bedroom - because that's the cocoon where they built themselves. All the world-changing started there. The chance for us all to walk through a newly-opened door, and see the suburban launch-pad from which David Bowie almost literally took off into space is beyond thrilling."
Greg Harris, President of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum said: "David Bowie is one of the most significant artists of all time and 2026 is the 30th anniversary of his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, music's highest honor. Thank you to the Heritage of London Trust and the Jones Day Foundation for supporting the restoration of his childhood home in London - once completed it will provide context for the genesis of Bowie's creativity and vision and inspire new generations to follow their dreams."
Chris Kelly, President of the Jones Day Foundation said: "For the last five years, the Jones Day Foundation has been thrilled to support Heritage of London Trust's Proud Places programme, which has involved over 10,000 young Londoners in their local heritage and inspired in them pride in their history and surroundings. The Bowie House project is special because it combines music and heritage in London and will help to preserve the legacy of one of the legends of rock and roll. The Foundation has also been a supporter of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for decades now. We are looking forward to exploring ways we can assist these two wonderful organisations to work in partnership together."
Fundraising for the project will begin in January 2026 and the project is planned to open at the end of 2027. https://bowieshouse.org/
About Heritage of London Trust:
Heritage of London Trust is an independent charity founded in 1980 by the Greater London Council dedicated to rescuing historic buildings and monuments across London. Focusing on heritage at risk, they work with local authorities to restore sites for public benefit, engaging local communities in the history on their doorstep.
About the Proud Places Programme:
Proud Places is a London-wide engagement programme inspiring young people with the world around them. Through heritage projects, Proud Places introduces children aged 11 and upwards to the stories behind their local area and opportunities to learn craft skills.
The programme aims to develop young people's pride and curiosity about where they live. Proud Places has worked with 10,000 young people since its launch in October 2020.
About the Proud Prospects Programme:
Young people develop their presentation and communication skills as part of the Proud Prospects programme, as they advocate for their chosen restoration project. The programme, in partnership with corporate firms, aims to broaden horizons and support young people's transition from school to the wider world.
About the Jones Day Foundation:
The Jones Day Foundation is a non-profit organisation established in 1987 and funded by the attorneys and staff of the Jones Day law firm. The Foundation provides grants to support efforts to promote the rule of law, improve the lives of those in poverty, foster innovation in academics, medicine and the arts and provide support and comfort to people suffering from natural and other disasters around the world.
• Who: Heritage of London Trust (Charity) in collaboration with Curator Geoffrey Marsh.
• What: Acquisition and restoration of David Bowie's childhood home (4 Plaistow Grove, Bromley).
• When: Acquisition announced 8th Jan 2026; Restoration completion scheduled for late 2027.
• Where: 4 Plaistow Grove, Bromley, South London, UK.
• Legacy Impact: Educational workshops, Proud Places and Proud Prospects programmes, and preservation of the site where David Bowie grew up.
• Major Funding: £500,000 grant from the Jones Day Foundation.
• Donation Link: https://bowieshouse.org/
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Besides our DAVID, other famous and well known people also born on the 8th January include the following...
Elvis Presley (singer/actor), Ron Moody (actor), Larry Storch (actor/comedian), Soupy Sales (aka Milton Hinkes) (comedian and father of Tony and Hunt Sales of Tin Machine), Graham Chapman (comedian), Charles Osgood (CBS TV newsman/host/author), Shirley Bassey (singer), Cristy Lane (singer), William Henry Hartnell (actor, the first Doctor Who), Robby Krieger (musician), R. Kelly (singer), Mike Reno (singer), Noah Cyrus (singer), Paul Dresher (composer), Paul King (musician), Jeff Abercrombie (musician), Terry Sylvester (musician), Paul Hester (musician), Stephen Hawking (professor, astrophysicist, author), Amanda Burton (actress), Gil Grand (musician), Ami Dolenz (actress), Amber Benson (actress), Yvette Mimieux (actress), Thelma 'Butterfly' McQueen (actress), Simone De Beauvoir (writer), Evelyn Wood (reading teacher), Gypsy Rose Lee (burlesque entertainer), Bill Graham (concert promoter), Wilkie Collins (author), Frank Doubleday (publisher), Sir Frank Dyson (scientist), Lee Jackson (musician), Vladimir Feltsman (Russian pianist), Little Anthony aka Anthony Gourdine (singer), Ted McDougall (footballer), Michael Ridley (cricketer), Harriet Sansom Harris (actress), Sean Paul (musician), Karen Poole (musician), Jenny Lewis (actress), Richard Cromwell (actor), Jose Ferrer (actor/director), Sam Riley (actor), Ryan Frances (actor), Roy Kinnear (actor), John McTiernan (director), Scott Whyte (actor), Sander Vanocur (broadcaster), Joan Rivers (comedian), Maria Pitillo (actress), Sarah Polley (actress), Loretta Lee (actress), Gabby Hoffman (actress), Maria Pitillo (actress), Brad Snyder (shot putter), Kent Jones (golfer), Virgil Hill (boxer), Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (USSR cosmonaut), Terry Brooks (author), Antai Ribari (composer), Serge Poliakoff (Russian/French painter/guitarist), Queen Marie of Yugoslavia, Bronislava Nijinska (ballet choreographer), Storm Jameson (novelist), Frank Nelson Doubleday (publisher), William Wallace Gilchrist (composer), Fannie M. Jackson (pioneer and educator), Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/British painter), David Silva (footballer), Tom Watson (English politician), Nicolas Coustou (French sculptor), Henry V (Roman German king/emperor), Kaash Paige (singer), Kim Jong-un (world leader), Damiano David (singer), Ryan Destiny (singer), Gia Giudice (singer) and Cynthia Erivo (actress).
Today is also BowieWonderworld's birthday - now twenty-nine years online!
Thank you to everyone who helps support the site - it is appreciated more than you'll ever know :)
For those not aware, this web site was first set up as a 50th birthday present for David.
It started life as Little Wonder, then Little Wonderworld on Virgin Net Freespace. The website name was taken from the name of his secret gig at the Hanover Grand in London back in 1997.
I originally wanted the website name BowieWorld, but David and Ultrastar also wanted that name for a special virtual 3D chatroom BowieWorld he was about to launch. I obviously gave in and promised not to register it, and let them do their thing.
They never registered that domain name as it became part of Worlds.com in the end (and neither did I, keeping my promise). Eventually a Bowie fan in New Zealand did register it and put up some fan pages.
I patiently waited for the bowieworld.com site to close, and for the domain name to become available again, and then claimed it in 2012.
I don't know why I registered it, I've done nothing with it yet. Let's just put it down to sentimental reasons.
Here is the news... according to the latest world official chart releases for DAVID BOWIE...
The Queen and David Bowie mega hit Under Pressure has now achieved PLATINUM x4 status in the UK BRIT Certified Awards Programme on 19th December.
For the End of Year 2025 Chart, the compilation album Legacy was placed at #66.
After dropping out of the UK official album chart for the past two weeks, Legacy has re-entered at #56 (474 weeks total), and in the Irish album chart it has re-entered at #75 (442 weeks total) after a 3-week drop-out.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars album is placed in various official album charts, namely: UK Physical Albums at #84, UK Albums Sales at #88, Scotland at #96 and Dutch Vinyl 33 chart at #26.
The Bowie / Bing Crosby duet Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy single is placed in the UK Physical Singles Chart at #75 (10 weeks total).
In the same chart, the Bowie / Jagger Live Aid duet Dancing In The Street is placed at #76 (18 weeks total).
BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC celebrates the eternal legacy of DAVID BOWIE.
As January 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of David Bowie's passing, BBC Radio 6 Music presents a landmark week of programming dedicated to the 'Starman' himself. From deep-dive documentaries to the sonic recreation of his personal notes, the station celebrates the man who redefined the 1970s and beyond.
Radcliffe and Maconie: Celebrating David Bowie with guest Ken Scott - [LISTEN HERE].
Cerys Matthews: Carlos Alomar on Bowie - [LISTEN HERE].
Kate Moss and the 'Changeling' Years Beginning Monday, 5th January (11pm), supermodel and close friend Kate Moss hosts extended editions of David Bowie: Changeling. This four-part series explores Bowie's radical transformation in the early 70s. These hour-long specials feature unheard audio from Moss and exclusive insights from Bowie's lifelong friend Geoff MacCormack, who recalls the night he and David first witnessed an unknown Bruce Springsteen in New York. The series also includes fresh contributions from Rick Owens and St. Vincent - [LISTEN HERE].
Bringing the Archives to Life: On Sunday, 4th January (12pm), 6 Music breathes life into a literal piece of history with David Bowie: Memo for Radio Show. Curators at the new David Bowie Centre (V&A East Storehouse) unearthed a handwritten note listing Bowie's favourite records. The programme plays all 15 tracks - ranging from The Beatles and Miles Davis to the Legendary Stardust Cowboy - interspersed with archive recordings of Bowie's voice, effectively allowing the icon to 'host' his own show from beyond - [LISTEN HERE].
David Bowie Forever: The 10th Anniversary The commemorations culminate on Friday, 9th January, with 'David Bowie Forever'. From 7am to 7pm, 6 Music's core presenters are joined by legendary guests for deep-dive discussions:
Nick Grimshaw and Ezra Furman on Bowie's enduring influence and Low and Berlin era - [LISTEN HERE] and [LISTEN HERE].
Lauren Laverne and Henry Rollins on his prolific collaborations - [LISTEN HERE].
Craig Charles and Brett Anderson on the magic of Hunky Dory - [LISTEN HERE].
Huw Stephens and Neil Tennant on Bowie's profound impact on queer culture - [LISTEN HERE].
The week concludes on 11th January with Mary Anne Hobbs and Iggy Pop exploring the 'Berlin Years', focusing on the avant-garde brilliance of the 1977 album Low. It is a comprehensive tribute to a true British enigma - [LISTEN HERE].
If you miss any of the programmes you can catch-up via bbc.co.uk/sounds/
From music-news.com
Watch and listen to BRIAN ENO talking about working with DAVID BOWIE, John Cage and other iconic artists on The Ezra Klein Show.
Check out the latest video offering from NACHO VIDEO - Hollywood Highs: Alan Yentob on Cracked Actor and David Bowie.
This is a 75-minute film, of the 2024 interview panel with long-serving BBC arts broadcaster, producer and director Alan Yentob CBE.
The panel entitled 'Hollywood Highs', was a comprehensive discussion of Yentob's 1975 masterpiece documentary about David Bowie, 'Cracked Actor', and about Yentob's decades-long friendship with Bowie. The panel took place in front of a live audience at the David Bowie World Fan Convention at St. George's Hall in Liverpool, on 26th July 2024 (DBCON24).
Update: Showing on Channel 4 in the UK this coming Saturday 3rd January at 22.00 GMT - [MORE DETAILS]
Check out the official trailer for the forthcoming BOWIE: THE FINAL ACT - a film by Jonathan Stiasny.
David Bowie was always more than just a musician - he was an icon of transformation. For decades, he captivated the world with his chameleon-like ability to reinvent himself, constantly pushing boundaries in both music and identity. But in the final act of his life, he underwent something even more profound: a resurrection.
For more details and cinema booking, please visit the releasing.dogwoof.com website.
In select UK and Irish cinemas from 26th December and on Channel 4 TV this coming Saturday 3rd January at 22.00 GMT.
Some of the highlight programmes featuring DAVID BOWIE appearances on TV in Europe this month...
1st:
Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert features Bowie and Ronson, Sky Showcase, UK, 2.25 GMT
Kenny Everett New Year, features Bowie, That's TV 3, UK, 9.50 GMT
3rd:
Discovering: David Bowie, Sky Arts, UK, 4.05 GMT
Bowie: The Final Act, Channel 4, UK, 22.00 GMT
9th:
David Bowie: naissance d'une legende, France 4, France, 21.00 CET
12th:
David Bowie - Sein Weg zum Erfolg, ORF 2, Germany, 23.15 CET
13th:
David Bowie - Sein Weg zum Erfolg, ORF 2, Germany, 3.10 CET
Check out the BW Monthly Planner to check out what else is happening.
Update: All numbered copies are now SOLD OUT! Only a handful of unnumbered copies are remaining.
The eagerly awaited BOWIE '74 - THE YEAR OF THE SCAVENGER is available NOW!
The Year Of The Scavenger is the third collector's guide from Mayak Publishing.
The focus of this comprehensive edition is 1974. Containing 710 pages of memorabilia and collectibles, albums, singles, lacquers, demos, promos, test pressings, press kits, photographs, news reviews and interviews, posters, tickets, TV shows, cassettes, 8-tracks, concert recordings and much more.
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May all your wishes, hopes and dreams come true in this new year.
Be safe, keep well, have fun and be kind.
Love on ya! from Paul (aka Rednik)
• BOWIE TAKES AMERICA: The Making of a Rock Icon by MICK WALL, hardcover, 304-pages - to be published on 21st May - more details
• BOWIE ODYSSEY 76 (SPECIAL EDITION) by SIMON GODDARD, hardcover, 200-pages - to be published on 9th April - more details
• BOWIE ODYSSEY 76 by SIMON GODDARD, paperback, 200-pages - to be published on 9th April - more details
• DAVID BOWIE: LEGACY: THE ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY by CAROLYN McHUGH, hardcover, 160-pages - to be published on 6th April - more details
• LAZARUS: THE SECOND COMING OF DAVID BOWIE by ALEXANDER LARMAN, hardcover, 384-pages - to be published on 24th February - more details
• Limited Edition DAVID BOWIE - STATION TO STATION 50th Anniversary Half-Speed Mastered Vinyl Picture Disc LP with poster - to be released on 23rd January - more details
DAVID BOWIE AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE, DEATH AND GOD by PETER ORMEROD, hardcover, 256-pages - published on 15th January - more details
All numbered copies SOLD OUT! Handful of unnumbered copies remaining. DAVID BOWIE - THE YEAR OF THE SCAVENGER luxury collector's book from MAYAK PUBLISHING covering the 1974 period - available to purchase now - to claim your exclusive £10 discount use WONDER10 at checkout, 710-pages - mayakpublishing.co.uk
Exclusive DAVID BOWIE lino-cut print available to PURCHASE - don't hang around, these are ALL the remaining original left-over stock from 42 years ago, once they've gone, they've gone!
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