David Bowie news

New song: The Next Day

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The song 'The Next Day' has been added to the Absolute Radio playlist

Watch: The Thin White Duke

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:26:02 +0100

Victoria Broackes, Co-Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, explains the costume behind Bowie's Thin White Duke persona.

Watch: Song Creation

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:19:40 +0100

Victoria Broackes, Co-Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, explains how Bowie has used various unusual techniques (including 'cut-ups' and 'oblique strategy cards') to help to create his lyrics and music.

Watch: John Merrick and The Elephant Man

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:14:41 +0100

Kathryn Johnson, Assistant Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, speaks about David Bowie's only stage role - as John Merrick on Broadway - and shows some exhibits relating to that 'Elephant Man' performance.

Watch: Ziggy Stardust Suit as worn on Top of The Pops

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:20:28 +0100

Kathryn Johnson, Assistant Curator of the David Bowie is Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, speaks about the famous Ziggy Stardust suit that Bowie wore in a legendary Top of the Pops appearance.David Bowie is, at the V&A 23 March - 11 August 2013, in partnership with Gucci, sound experience by Sennheiserwww.vam.ac.uk/davidbowieis

Watch: Quilted Bodysuit worn for Ziggy Stardust album cover

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:18:17 +0100

Victoria Broackes, Co-Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, explains the history behind one of the items in the collection - a replica of the quilted bodysuit that Bowie wore for the Ziggy Stardust album cover.David Bowie is, at the V&A 23 March - 11 August 2013, in partnership with Gucci, sound experience by Sennheiserwww.vam.ac.uk/davidbowieis

Watch: Grafton Saxophone

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:11:01 +0100

Kathryn Johnson, Assistant Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, explains Bowie's famous Grafton Saxophone, and the star's history as a saxophone player.David Bowie is, at the V&A 23 March - 11 August 2013, in partnership with Gucci, sound experience by Sennheiserwww.vam.ac.uk/davidbowieis

Watch: Letter Confirming stage name 'David Bowie'

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:08:10 +0100

Kathryn Johnson, Assistant Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, speaks about the letter that confirmed that David Robert Jones had changed his name to David Bowie.David Bowie is, at the V&A 23 March - 11 August 2013, in partnership with Gucci, sound experience by Sennheiserwww.vam.ac.uk/davidbowieis

Watch: Aladdin Sane album cover photo

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:05:44 +0100

Victoria Broackes, Co-Curator of the 'David Bowie is' Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, explains the history behind one of the items in the collection - the famous Aladdin Sane album cover photo.David Bowie is, at the V&A 23 March - 11 August 2013, in partnership with Gucci, sound experience by Sennheiserwww.vam.ac.uk/davidbowieis

New song: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The song 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)' has been added to the Absolute Radio playlist

Listen: Archive interview

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:22:50 +0000

With Bowie about to release The Next Day, his first album in 10 years, here is another chance to hear this archive interview, recorded in 2003, in which Bowie talks about the conflicting demands of touring and family, and the mindset of his adopted city, New York, in the post 9/11 years.

New song: Where Are We Now

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The song 'Where Are We Now' has been added to the Absolute Radio playlist

Photos: Sound and Vision 2012 auction

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:13:29 +0000

The Top 25 Songs as voted for by you

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:57:07 +0000

One of Britain's greatest ever singer/songwriters, David Bowie, turned 65 in January 2012 and after a glittering career spanning almost five decades, his early hits are proving just as popular today. Bowie's stunning track 'Life on Mars,' topped our poll of Absolute Radio and Absolute Classic Rock listeners.

The song, taken from his fourth album Hunky Dory, peaked at number three in the UK charts when it was released in 1973 and since then it has gone on to beat a huge list of other great tracks to win several polls to find the top 100 songs of all time. It's also been covered on countless occasions and re-entered the charts some thirty years later after it featured on the BBC's smash hit TV show of the same name, starring John Simm.

Absolute Classic Rock presenter Leona Graham says of the song, 'It's a timeless classic and the fact that it's made it to number one on our poll, almost forty years after it was unleashed to the world, proves that.’

The Top 25 in full

Here's the Top 25 Bowie songs, as voted for by you.

Life On Mars
Heroes
Starman
Space Oddity
Jean Genie
Ashes to Ashes
Ziggy Stardust
Rebel Rebel
Let's Dance
Suffragette City
Changes
China Girl
Under Pressure
Modern Love
Oh! You Pretty Things
Golden Years
Young Americans
Rock & Roll Suicide
Sound and Vision
John I'm Only Dancing
Queen Bitch
Drive in Saturday
Absolute Beginners
Moonage Daydream
Lady Stardust

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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:51:08 +0100

Photos: Sound And Vision

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:17:57 +0000

Photos: Sound And Vision

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:17:57 +0000

Isle of Wight Festival 2004 - Performance photos

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:37:12 +0000

David Bowie played a fantastic set at the Nokia Isle of Wight Festival back in 2004. The White Duke took to the stage shortly after England lost 2-1 to France in the European Chamionships. You'd think that would be a tough crowd, but it didn't show. Check out our exclusive pictures from the festival's closing set below...

Photos: Isle of Wight Festival 2004

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:06:38 +0100

Photos: Isle of Wight Festival 2004

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:06:38 +0100