No matter how original you think you are, David Bowie did it first.Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel officially proclaimed Sept. 23 as "David Bowie Day" in honor of the rock star's retrospective exhibit, David Bowie Is...,opening that day at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.See also:
LONDON — David Bowie's ex-wife, Angie Bowie, who is a contestant in the current series of UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother, will be told about his death off camera, Channel 5 has confirmedAmerican actress, model and author Angie, who was married to Bowie for a decade,
We all know David Bowie as a music and pop culture icon. But if you are hoping looking for a crash course in must-read literature, look no further than Bowie's 100 favorite books.Bowie's list is as dynamic and diverse as the Space Oddity star himself.
The man born David Jones was known by many namesRock star David Bowie, as he later christened himself, died Sunday at age 69, but has left behind a rich treasure trove of musical alter egos and personas.From Ziggy Stardust to the spacey Major Tom,
In the now-sadly-complete annals of David Bowie weirdness, there's nothing so weird as a Bowie album that, weirdly, isn't very weird at allSuch is the case with the self-titled David Bowie (1967). Released two years before the singer made it big with Space Oddity,
David Bowie, who passed away from cancer Monday, was an almost impossibly innovative songwriter and artist. While his music broke the boundaries of glam rock, punk and electronica over his more than 40-year career, Bowie also used music videos to showcase his transgressive style and epic haircuts.
Before Madonna shed personas like so many pairs of Prada shoes and Lady Gaga transformed from art pop to glam, David Bowie was the original music chameleon.His death on Monday — of cancer at the age of 69 — robs the universe of one of its most eclectic and unpredictable voices.
He'll always be a Brixton boyDavid Bowie, who died Sunday at age 69, is being remembered by fans in Brixton, the London neighborhood where he was bornMashable's Tim Chester is on the site, live tweeting as hundreds gather to pay tribute to the rock legendBowie was born in Brixton on Jan. 8, 1947.
Following the death of cultural icon David Bowie on Monday, isolated tracks of some of the rock singer's most well-known songs have been making rounds on the InternetThe tracks, unsurprisingly, demonstrate the musician's vocal prowess which defined his career. See also:
David Bowie was a sartorial chameleonSeamlessly shifting between bold spandex leotards and oversized zoot suits, the artist used clothing to create a wide variety of on-stage personasInstead of adhering to conventions, he pushed boundaries and trail-blazed trends that influenced fans,
Many people have been analysing David Bowie's last music video, "Lazarus", in the aftermath of his death. With it's lyrics — "Look up here, I'm in heaven" — and the imagery of Bowie lying in a hospital bed, many have read it as Bowie's final message to his fans.But, if that is the case,
LOS ANGELES —We still don't know exactly what type of cancer took David Bowie.The absence of that last detail — fragile but still intact since Sunday — preserves a bit of mystery, of the belief that Bowie was somehow extra-mortal. The man who made dazzling,
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: Remembering David Bowie, the man who lived in the futureIn the UK, almost 11,
David Bowie loved books, but he had no interest in other people writing books about himThe late global superstar didn't just leave us an eclectic list of his 100 favorite reads. He also owned a library that was at least 45,000 books strong,
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 cancerSee also:
The wait is over for David Bowie's new single and film, "Blackstar," is finally over. But if you're cool, you can call it "★."It's also the title track/symbol for his 28th studio album due out on January 8th, Bowie's 69th birthday. It is now available for pre-saleSee also:
Image: Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/CorbisIn 1971, a photographer for the Daily Mirror visited musician David Bowie at his home in Haddon Hall, an English Edwardian mansion that had been converted to apartments.
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 beWith seven tracks ranging in length from long to longer,
To a child growing up in England in the 1970s, David Bowie was already immortal. Had I been told his fame was only as old as the decade, I would have laughed a withering laugh. Bowie was our Mount Rushmore, except with more faces, and all of them painted in technicolorEven then,
LONDON — David Bowie, the legendary rock singer who died Sunday at the age of 69, was a powerful fashion force who catapulted androgynous fashion into mainstream culture and transcended the boundaries of gendered clothing.During his decades-long career,
No matter what, David Bowie was always a class act.In 1967, Bowie received a letter from his first American fan. According to The Daily Mail, the letter came from 14-year-old Sandra Dodd from New Mexico, who had gotten a copy of his self-titled studio album as a gift.See also: 1966:
Following the death of cultural icon David Bowie, isolated tracks of some of the rock singer's most well-known songs have been making rounds on the InternetThe tracks, unsurprisingly, demonstrate the musician's vocal prowess, which helped to define his career. See also:
As news spread late Sunday night into Monday of the death of David Bowie, tributes from around the world poured out on to social media, remembering the artist for all of his contributions to modern cultureSee also:
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LONDON — For a particular generation, David Bowie's performance as Jareth the Goblin King in Jim Henson's Labyrinth was up there among his finest hours.The hair, the stare, the brows - everything about his role in the 1986 fantasy film has gone down in history.See also:
LONDON - Viewers have criticised Channel 5 show Celebrity Big Brother for broadcasting Angie Bowie's reaction to her ex-husband David Bowie's sudden death, calling it disgusting and distasteful.The programme showed a short clip at the end of Monday night's programme,
During Monday's episode of Conan, the late-night comedian paid tribute to David Bowie — not as the musician, but as the man"People are remembering today what a phenomenal musician David Bowie was...but in my experience, he was also an incredibly nice person, he was fun, and he was always funny,
According to Chuck Palahniuk, the world might not have Fight Club if it weren't for David Bowie's musicIn an essay for Rolling Stone, Palahniuk shares how a Bowie song helped him sell the violent novel to Gerald Howard, a famous editorSee also:
PASADENA, California — Cameron Crowe's first meeting with David Bowie was a stroke of pure luck if there ever was oneHe was a young writer on assignment when he first mentioned to the musicians he was profiling — friends of Bowie — that he wanted to interview the singer himself.
My street has a first name, and it's D-A-V-I-D.The legacy of David Bowie rolls on as a street sign in Austin, Texas has been anonymously changed to honor the late rock god. The transformation of the original "Bowie Street" is not an official revision by the city,
LONDON — Arcade Fire and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will host a tribute parade in New Orleans in honour of David Bowie this weekend.Details of the memorial parade "Pretty Things: A second line for Bowie" were revealed on Preservation Hall Jazz Band's official Facebook pageSee also:
When art museums first became a thing, in the 19th century, they were the aristocracy's idea of intellectual charity: A chance for the hoi polloi to catch a thin whiff of true civilization.
LONDON — He's back, and as compelling as ever. David Bowie premiered the Johan Renck-directed video for "Lazarus" on Thursday, and it's a brilliantly disturbing four minutes - all hospital beds, convulsions and woozily deranged saxophones.See also:
LOS ANGELES — David Bowie, the must-be-from-outer-space rock singer and cultural icon whose cosmic music and art fixed our eyes to the stars for six decades, has died, according to his official Facebook and Twitter accounts. He had just turned 69 on Friday,
LONDON — Tributes have been pouring in for David Bowie following the news the inimitable singer has died aged 69, and fans have been paying tribute too.See also: 'I just lost a hero': Stars pay tribute to David BowieOne artwork in particular,
Legendary British musician David Bowie revelled in his colourful life, which has sadly been cut short at the age of 69 — after an 18-month battle with cancer.As the world pays tribute to the iconic musician, artist, actor,