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Mark Sutherland Two things seemed guaranteed when the great and the good of the rock world gathered at London’s Wembley Stadium to pay tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins: One, it would be emotional. And two, there would be drums. The first Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (the second is in Los Angeles later this month) didn’t take long to deliver on either count. At 4.30 p.m. sharp, the Foo Fighters emerged and, as Dave Grohl stepped up to speak, the crowd gave him a huge ovation. As he bowed his head, the applause grew. As he looked to the heavens, a chant of “Taylor! Taylor!” broke out until, eventually, he gathered himself sufficiently to promise “a gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person.”

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are taking a moment to congratulate fellow musician and friend Nicki Minaj. The successful rapper was recently honored with the MTV VMA Video Vanguard Award, which has only been given to a few select singers, including David Bowie, the Beatles, Tom Petty, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Pink.The ‘Super Freaky Girl’ singer shared a video on her Instagram account, showing the beautiful cream-colored roses sent to her from the Carters.

After an uneven summer of new releases, we’re back in the fall season with two festivals either happening currently or right around the corner, with the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival debuting some of the buzziest upcoming releases. Along with some of the festival carryover – both from current fests as well as fests such as Cannes and Sundance from earlier in the year – there’s plenty more to seek out arriving on the big screens.  The first of two “Pinocchio” adaptations premieres this month, along with two of the scariest movies you’re likely to see this year, alongside a documentary about the legendary singer David Bowie.

David Bowie is set to become the latest musician to receive a walk on the Camden Music Walk of Fame in north London.The Who became the first act to be honoured with the special award when it launched in November 2019, after being touted as early as 2013. At that time, Amy Winehouse and Madness were both considered to be given stones on the walk, and both were unveiled in 2020.Bowie’s stone on the walk, outside Camden Town tube station, will be unveiled on September 15 at a ceremony that will see the star’s collaborators, friends and fans pay tribute to the late singer, who died in 2016.Lee Bennett, Founder of The Music Walk OF Fame, said: “David Bowie is a global influence, one of the ultimate influencers and sooner or later, we had to have him on The Music Walk Of Fame.  Our intention is for this to be the highest honour a music figure can receive in the UK and beyond,  the unveiling of David’s stone ensures that legacy.  We have huge plans for the future, but for now, let’s celebrate one of the greats of music.”The day after the stone is unveiled (September 16), new Bowie film Moonage Daydream, directed by Brett Morgen, will be released exclusively in IMAX on September 16 (hitting UK cinemas on September 23).

K.J. Yossman David Bowie is to be posthumously honored on London’s Music Walk of Fame. Bowie, who is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, will join other British music legends including Amy Winehouse, The Who, Soul2Soul and Madness by getting a stone inlaid into the pavement near Camden Town tube station in London. Bowie died in 2016. He would have celebrated his 75th birthday this year. The ceremony will take place on Sept. 15 followed by a private event with guests expected to include Bowie’s friends, fans and collaborators.

David Bowie documentary film Moonage Daydream has been announced.‘Moonage Daydream’ will feature songs spanning the late musician’s career and included previously unheard material, unique mixes created for the film, and dialogue from Bowie.The digital edition is released by ISO Records/Parlophone Records on September 16 and is previewed by a new mix of ‘Modern Love’, the third single from Bowie’s 15th album, ‘Let’s Dance’ (1983). You can listen to it below.Highlights of the companion release include a previously unreleased live medley of ‘The Jean Genie’ / ‘Love Me Do’ / ‘The Jean Genie’ recorded live at the final Ziggy Stardust concert at Hammersmith Odeon in 1973, featuring Jeff Beck on guitar.Other rarities include an early version of the ‘Hunky Dory’ track ‘Quicksand’ and a previously unreleased live version of ‘Rock ’n’ Roll With Me’ from Bowie’s 1974 ’Soul Tour’.A 2CD format of ‘Moonage Daydream’ follows on November 18, with plans to release a 3LP edition next year. Pre-orders and pre-saves for both digital and physical are open here.‘Moonage Daydream’ (digital release) tracklist:01. “Time… one of the most complex expressions…” (dialogue)02. ‘Ian Fish, U.K. Heir’ (Moonage Daydream Mix 1)03. ‘Hallo Spaceboy’ (Remix Moonage Daydream Edit)04. Medley: ‘Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud’ / ‘All The Young Dudes’ / ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ (Live)05. ‘Life On Mars?’ (2016 Mix Moonage Daydream Edit)06. ‘Moonage Daydream’ (Live)07. ‘The Jean Genie’ / ‘Love Me Do’ / ‘The Jean Genie’ (Live) (featuring Jeff Beck)08. ‘The Light’ (Excerpt)*09. ‘Warszawa’ (Live Moonage Daydream Edit)10. ‘Quicksand’ (Early Version 2021 Mix)11. Medley: ‘Future Legend’ / ‘Diamonds Dogs’ intro / ‘Cracked Actor’12. ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me’ (Live in Buffalo

Pixies have told NME about going for curry with David Bowie and having the legend cover one of their songs.This week, the alt-rock legends took NME‘s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! challenge, where veteran artists are quizzed about their history in the music industry.During the interview, frontman Black Francis and drummer David Lovering were asked about Bowie covering Pixies’ ‘Cactus’ for his 2002 album ‘Heathen’.“It’s cool when people like your music and do versions of it but I don’t like to make a big deal out of it,” Francis said. “Bowie was just a music geek – like me.

Brad Pitt caused a sensation when he turned up in one — asymmetrical, black linen, accessorized with a matching jacket and pink shirt — at the Berlin premiere of his film Bullet Train. “We’re all going to die so let’s mess it up,” he said later of his sartorial bombshell. Quite.

Naman Ramachandran Musician and actor David Bowie has topped a Sky Arts list celebrating the 50 most influential British artists of the last 50 years.Bowie was named most influential by judges as they commended his influence across the industry and ability to transcend a variety of mediums including music, film and fashion.A team of judges across music, film and TV, performing arts, literature and visual art were asked to create the list by TV channel Sky Arts in a celebration of British artists past and present and their influence on global culture. The 15-person judging panel, led by DJ, presenter and author Lauren Laverne, included MOBO Awards founder Kanya King, writer Bonnie Greer, film critic Ali Plumb and theater critic Lyn Gardner.

Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis has launched a new jigsaw subscription service that features iconic album artwork.The ‘Puzzle Heads’ club is due to begin later this year with a 1,000-piece jigsaw depicting the cover of David Bowie‘s classic fifth record, ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’ (1972).Other upcoming puzzles in 2022 include ones based on Joy Division‘s ‘Unknown Pleasures’, Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen‘s ‘Like I Used To’, Dinosaur Jr.’s ‘Dinosaur’ and Wilco’s ‘Star Wars’.Per the service’s official website, Mascis enlisted designer Aaron Draplin to bring the idea to life.

John Cale has shared an animated video for his new single ‘Night Crawling’.The clip, which you can view below, sees the Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist hitting the streets of New York in the 1970s with David Bowie.The song is his first new music since 2020 single ‘Lazy Day’ and his collaboration with Kelly Lee Owens on ‘Corner Of My Sky’.“There was this period around mid-late 70s when David and I would run into each other in NY. There was plenty of talk about getting some work done but of course we’d end up running the streets, sometimes until we couldn’t keep a thought in our heads, let alone actually get a song together.

Kanye West during her recent appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.When asked by presenter Lauren Laverne what her desert island tracks would be, one of the choices was a track that West specially mixed for Moss. The pair have been friends for many years and West made reference to Moss on his 2007 track, ‘Stronger’.The version Moss shared is ‘Back to Life’ by West’s Sunday Service and Jazzie B.“I’ve had this specially mixed for today,” Moss said on the show.

David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream – check it out below.Directed by Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays In The Picture, Cobain: Montage Of Heck), the film is described as an “experiential cinematic odyssey” which is narrated by Bowie and explores his creative, musical and spiritual journey.It’s the first film to be officially sanctioned by Bowie’s estate, with the director having access to never-before-seen concert footage.A synopsis reads: “Moonage Daydream is an immersive cinematic experience; an audio-visual space odyssey that not only illuminates the enigmatic legacy of David Bowie but also serves as a guide to living a fulfilling and meaningful life in the 21st Century.”Speaking in May earlier this year, Morgen said he suffered a heart attack and “flatlined for three minutes” as he started working on the project in January 2017.“Just as I started working on this film, I suffered a massive heart attack,” Morgen told BBC News. “I flatlined for three minutes and was in a coma.“My life was out of control, and I was entirely work obsessed.

Some historical figures cannot have their lives reduced to a standard biopic. If the overwhelmingly negative reception to the 2020 biopic “Stardust” is any indication, then David Bowie is one of them.

Adam Collard shocked Love Island viewers when he returned to the ITV dating show this year as a bombshell. Adam, 26, was formerly on the show in 2018 but it seems he wanted to come back for more and became the first Islander to return to the show for a different series. He made plenty of headlines the first time he entered the villa, but recently fans have branded him “reformed” and compared to the “toxic” men in the villa many have said he’s the “most reasonable” of the group.

toys for quite that long it’s become so popular in recent years that it’s gained millions of fans beyond just its initial child audience. Official sets are now regularly made solely with adults in mind, based on everything from a working typewriter to the DeLorean from Back to the Future. So when Lego asked famed photographer Rankin to take photographs of modern Lego fans he ended up with pictures of everyone from toddlers to OAPs.

For almost 20 years, Mark Fleischman was my partner at the legendary Century Club. So we decided to make a living wake…Posted by Danny Fitzgerald on Tuesday, July 12, 2022“They want to be certain that I am making the decision for myself,” he told the New York Post at the time.

David Bowie being arrested in 1976 after landing a drug charge with Iggy Pop is going up for auction.The mugshot, which you can view below, was taken in Rochester in New York and it is estimated to be worth up to £1,500. You can view the listing here.According to the listing the seller’s “cousin’s husband was a gentleman called Scott” who “was the officer who fingerprinted and photographed David Bowie”.He apparently “gave it to the seller personally as a wedding present as he knew he was a Bowie fan”.

David Bowie‘s 1972 performance of ‘Starman’ on Top Of The Pops has been shared to mark its 50th anniversary.On July 6, 1972, Bowie made his debut on the legendary TV show, performing his early single and putting in one of the most lauded TV performances ever.After audio of ‘Starman (Top Of The Pops Version, 2022 Mix)’, a version of the song recorded for the performance, was shared last month to mark the 50th anniversary of the late icon’s fifth studio album, ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’, the upgraded video has now also been shared.Of the performance, BBC Radio 6Music’s Marc Riley said: “There’s no doubt that Bowie’s appearance on Top Of The Pops was a pivotal moment in British musical history.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched the ninth episode of “The Man Who Fell to Earth” on Showtime.When production designer James Merifield first signed on to Showtime’s “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” he thought he might be traveling to Cambodia or some exotic jungle to build a key set on location. But then the pandemic happened, and he ended up building the key set for the season finale in the U.K., at Black Park in Slough.The series, a continuation of the novel written by Walter Tevis and the legendary film starring David Bowie released in 1976, stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as the alien humanoid Faraday who crashes his spacecraft deep in New Mexico.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife Toyah Willcox‘s ‘Sunday Lunch’ series has arrived, this time treating fans to a cover of Rammstein‘s ‘Keine Lust’.In honour of the German band, the pair have donned their best traditional garb, with Fripp sporting lederhosen and Toyah in a dirndl and sunglasses, holding two jugs of water.“Ich habe keine lust,” Toyah sings huskily while pouring the liquid contents down her chest — watch it below.The pair’s series has been running since 2020, when Fripp was missing live shows due to  coronavirus lockdowns. They’ve covered songs from a number of artists, including the Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more.Speaking to The Guardian last year about how the series began, Willcox said: “Here I am in this house with this 74-year-old husband who I really don’t want to live without.

David Bowie-inspired Barbie doll to mark the recent 50th anniversary of the late icon’s fourth studio album, ‘Hunky Dory’.The US toy manufacturer first paid homage to Bowie in 2019 with a doll reflecting the singer’s ‘Space Oddity’ era.As announced yesterday (June 29), fans can now get their hands on a second collectable doll for $50 (£41.30) – purchase yours from here.The latest Barbie-as-Bowie toy dons the bespoke powder-blue suit that Bowie wore in the official ‘Life On Mars?’ music video, complete with a foil-printed pin-stripe shirt, statement tie and platform shoes.“Her bold blue eyeshadow and a hairstyle inspired by Bowie’s ’70s glam era bring this look to life,” a description reads. The doll comes with a stand and Certificate of Authenticity, according to Mattel.Check out the preview images below.Toymakers Mattel have announced a second collectable doll in their @Barbie as Bowie range, where Barbie’s look is based on Bowie’s appearance in @TheRealMickRock directed Life On Mars? video.

Take a look at how celebrity nightlife has changed in the last 50 years with celebrity nightclub owner Ryan Bish. Steve Rubell opened the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in New York in 1977. The club garnered a reputation for its celebrity guests, excessive club-drug usage, open sexual activity, and exclusive entry requirements.

An alt-rock quarter hailing from Wicklow inspired by the likes of David Bowie, Scustin (you know, as in dee-scustin) only released their debut single last November, but things seem to be going quite well for the lads.

Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London has shown off some in-game footage and given the game a rough release date.The downloadable content sized mod for the Bethesda game is now set to release sometime in 2023, with the development team creating new quests, stories, and open-world environments to explore.You can check out the announcement trailer below.In the mod, players will be able to explore an original story in a post-apocalyptic London from the Fallout universe. Even though Fallout: London isn’t an official expansion to the franchise, the development team has previously stated that it wants to adhere to the series’ canon, and make sure that any new concepts feel like they fit within the franchise.Last month NME sat down with project lead Dean Carter, who revealed that Fallout: London will have original music written specifically for the mod, which will aim to parody classic British music like The Beatles and David Bowie.‘Nuclear Submarine’ will blend The Beatles with Fallout‘s signature atom punk culture, for example.Carter also revealed that Fallout franchise alums Ron Perlman and Liam Neeson were approached for the mod, with Perlman’s agent telling the group that it “couldn’t ever afford him,” whilst Neeson simply said he was no longer interested in doing work for the franchise.“Visiting a totally new setting allows for us to explore totally new cultures which have not homogenised with their American counterparts,” reads the trailer description.

K.J. Yossman It’s been almost two decades since Bill Nighy delighted audiences with his turn as a rock ‘n’ roll legend with a heart of gold in “Love, Actually.” Now the actor steps into a real musical legend’s shoes as he plays Thomas Jerome Newton in the Paramount+ series “The Man Who Fell to Earth” – a role originated by Davie Bowie in the 1976 feature film version of the same name.In the sequel, Nighy stars as the extra-terrestrial Newton opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris.

Iman marked Father's Day on Sunday by posting a beautiful tribute to her late husband, David Bowie, on Instagram – and fans could not have been more delighted.MORE: Iman shares rare picture of her daughter with David Bowie and fans go wildThe supermodel rarely shares photos of her personal life, but when she does, they are a hit with her friends and followers.WATCH: Iman Shares Rare Video Of Secret Property She Shared With David BowieOn Sunday, Iman shared a gorgeous photo from her personal album, showing David posing next to a very young Lexi, who appears to be wearing a pair of his jeans.READ: Iman's never-before-seen picture of David Bowie and daughter Lexi leaves fans choked upRELATED: David Bowie's wife Iman opens up about their remarkable marriage five years after his deathThe photo sees the singer wearing a pair of white trousers, a white T-shirt and a shiny silver blazer, whilst Lexi is perfectly matching him in oversized jeans and a white and grey top.A post shared by IMAN (@the_real_iman)David Bowie with his daughter Lexi"We love and miss you. #HappyFathersDay #DaddyForever," she simply captioned the post.Fans rushed to comment, with one writing: "Sweet picture.

David Bowie, explaining how they almost worked on a project together in Berlin.The director, who worked with the late musician on the soundtrack for 2001’s Moulin Rouge!, told NME about how Bowie’s classic track ‘Changes’ impacted his life.“From the moment I first heard this song, I was a huge Bowie fan,” Luhrmann said. “I eventually worked with him [on the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack] and then towards the end of his life, he became a very good friend.“He used to come round and we’d walk the dogs.

David Bowie‘s classic single ‘Starman’ has been shared to mark the 50th anniversary of the late icon’s fifth studio album, ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’.The seminal record, which also features the tracks ‘Five Years’, ‘Suffragette City’ and ‘Ziggy Stardust’, arrived on this date (June 16) in 1972.In celebration of its half century birthday, Parlophone Records has released ‘Starman (Top Of The Pops Version, 2022 Mix)’ ahead of a limited-edition, half-speed vinyl reissue of the aforementioned album that comes out tomorrow (June 17).In 1972, the Musicians Union rules stated that to appear on Top Of The Pops the artist must re-record their track and – in this case – sing live over the top.This previously unreleased version of ‘Starman’ takes the backing track (recorded at London’s Trident Studios) and backing vocals, featuring a one-off Bowie ad-lib ‘Hey Brown Cow’, recorded for the show.‘Starman (Top Of The Pops Version, 2022 Mix)’ was created by ‘Ziggy Stardust’ co-producer Ken Scott earlier this year from the BBC‘s original multi-tracks.The imminent 50th anniversary reissue of ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’ will also be available as a picture disc, featuring the same master and a replica promotional poster for the album.Press materials hailed the original full-length project as “the breakthrough album that catapulted David Bowie into the international spotlight”, adding that it’s “remained a touchstone record, growing in stature with each passing year”.The full tracklist for the re-release is as follows: SIDE ONE‘Five Years’ ‘Soul Love’ ‘Moonage Daydream’ ‘Starman’ ‘It Ain’t Easy’ SIDE TWO‘Lady Stardust’  ‘Star’  ‘Hang On To Yourself’ ‘Ziggy Stardust’ ‘Suf

Diana Ross to David Bowie, Nile Rodgers is the stuff of disco legend. Now, the 69-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will have Central Park grooving as music curator for DiscOasis, a roller-skating party that begins at Wollman Rink on Thursday and goes through Oct. 1.“I sure hope history remembers disco the way that I remember it because I’m not just being romantic about it,” Rodgers told The Post.

Todd Rundgren and King Crimson’s Adrian Belew have shared details of a ‘Celebrating David Bowie‘ tribute tour that’s due to hit North America this autumn.The celebrated guitarist and ex-King Crimson axeman will be joined by Spacehog’s Royston Langdon, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore and Jeffrey Gaines on the 15-date tour to pay tribute to the late, influential British musician.Bassist Angeline Saris, drummer Michael Urbano, saxophonist Ron Dziubla, and guitarist Scrote (Angelo Bundini), who put together the first Celebrating David Bowie tour in 2017, are in the tour’s backing band. Scrote is producing the tour alongside Miles Copeland.Langdon said in a statement [via Rolling Stone]: “David Bowie was a master.

Grace Jones-curated Meltdown festival 2022 is just around the corner, and NME has tickets to select gigs to be won. See below for your chance to win.With a line-up hand-picked by the iconic Grace Jones, this year’s bill features the likes of John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Peaches, Hot Chip, Greentea Peng, Blancmange, Skunk Anansie, Nova Twins, Honey Dijon and many more – as well as two performances from Jones herself.Jones follows in the footsteps of the likes of David Bowie, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, David Byrne, John Peel and Ray Davies in being asked to curate Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.“In the face of adversity, there is no pandemic in the world that will stop me from curating the Meltdown festival,” said Jones of the upcoming run of shows.

Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London will include a number of original music tracks inspired by the works of British artists like The Beatles and David Bowie.That’s according to Fallout: London’s project lead Dean Carter, who told NME in a recent interview that the mod’s development team has created around 45 original songs that either take inspiration from ‘50s and ‘60s British music, or reflect a specific part of the mod itself.“Anything that has been sort of, like covered, it’s either in the public domain, or we’ve got permission to use them,” explained Carter. “The one that like skirts the line the most is ‘Nuclear Submarine’, rather than obviously ‘Yellow Submarine’”.The ‘Nuclear Submarine’ track – along with a David Bowie-inspired song – is completely original, but aims to evoke the musical style it’s emulating whilst putting a Fallout spin on it.“One of the songs is singing about the different tube stations,” Carter adds.

Justin Timberlake has sold his song catalogue to Hipgnosis Song Management, in a deal that gives the company all the rights to the artist’s previously released music.Hipgnosis Song Management have bought 100 per cent of Timberlake’s rights, including to tracks like ‘SexyBack’, ‘Rock Your Body’, and ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’. The deal pertains to Timberlake’s publishing rights but not his recording rights, which means songs that he either wrote or co-wrote.As he wasn’t a songwriter on some of NSYNC’s best-known hits such as ‘Bye Bye Bye’ and ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’, these are not included in the sale but the majority of his solo work will be included.

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he impersonated David Bowie while working on tracks for his next album.The former Oasis musician is currently working on the follow-up to his 2017 High Flying Birds record, ‘Who Built The Moon?’. Gallagher said on New Year’s Day (January 1) that he’d finished writing and demoing the LP just before Christmas.Last month, the singer-songwriter explained that NGHFB’s fourth full-length effort had a largely “orchestral” sound.

David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream says he worked himself so hard on the movie that he suffered a heart attack.Helmed by Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane), the docufilm promises to take viewers on an “immersive” journey via “sublime, kaleidoscopic imagery, personal archived footage, unseen performances” that are anchored by Bowie’s music and words.It is the first film to be supported by the David Bowie Estate, which granted Morgen unprecedented access to its collection. Press material says that the Estate presented Morgen with more than five million assets in 2017.The director has now said his own life was “out of control” when he began work on the film in January of that year.“Just as I started working on this film, I suffered a massive heart attack.