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Famous Recording Studio Castle For Sale

Crash — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:24:10 +0000

An 18th century castle where Elton John, Pink Floyd, David Bowie and others have recorded, is for sale.

David Bowie and Freddie Mercury's 'Under Pressure' Session Fueled by Wine and Cocaine

Billy Dukes — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:29:26 +0000

An audio track of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury laying down vocals for the 1981 Queen hit 'Under Pressure' surfaced a while back, bringing with it writer Mark Blake's account of the song's wild, and eventually tumultuous, writing and recording sessions. The two stars trade vocals without any instrumental distraction, but Blake claims that the singers recorded their parts separately and privately.

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Stones, Bowie, Bruce-Cult Classics

Crash — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:01:34 +0000

Albums by The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and others have become cult classics, according to Gibson.com.

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David Bowie Pays Tribute to Fallen Bassist Trevor Bolder

Nick DeRiso — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:07 +0000

David Bowie is paying tribute to Trevor Bolder a day after his former bassist succumbed following a lengthy battle with cancer. Bolder was also a member of Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash.

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26 Years Ago: David Bowie Launches 'Glass Spider' Tour

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:12 +0000

With the recent news that Kiss will soon feature a gigantic, fireball-spewing spider in their stage show, we're reminded of another major rock star who brought a large arachnid on tour: David Bowie.

Bowie has often been a performer ahead of his time, pushing the envelope in his music, his imaging and live performances. His 1987 'Glass Spider' tour was the biggest live spectacle of his career -- an undertaking so massive that despite its success, Bowie would never attempt to repeat it.

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Real-Life Astronaut Covers David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' from Space

Jeff Giles — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:50:43 +0000

More than 40 years after David Bowie recorded 'Space Oddity,' the song has finally made its way into outer space.

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Bowie Controversy

Crash — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:43:13 +0000

David Bowie has pissed off the Catholic League, the nation’s largest Catholic civil rights organization, with his latest video for the title track of his new album, The Next Day.

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Watch David Bowie's 'The Next Day' Video

Michael Gallucci — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:27:33 +0000

What do you get when you combine severed eyeballs, two stars from 'The Dark Knight Rises,' whiskey-swilling holy men and bloody stigmata? Duh -- it's the new David Bowie video.

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Queen-Icons

Crash — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:07:31 +0000

There's no denying the popularity of Queen, at least in their native England, as they've topped yet another poll there.
This one was Absolute Radio's Icon poll. James Curran, the station's Head of Music, says, "The poll was all about celebrating the iconic artists that feature on our playlists across our network of decade stations. Queen have yet again proved themselves as one of the U.K.’s most iconic bands by topping this poll of absolute music greats.”

Here's the whole Top 10:

1.Queen
2.David Bowie
3.The Beatles
4.Pink Floyd
5.Led Zeppelin
6.Oasis
7.Bruce Springsteen
8.The Rolling Stones
9.Foo Fighters
10.Paul Weller
The rest of the Top 100 -- which includes AC/DC, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, The Who, Eric Clapton and The Clash -- can be found at Absolute Radio.co.uk.

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NBC's 'Hannibal': David Bowie To Play Hannibal's Uncle in Season 2?

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:37:40 +0000

Moderate though the ratings may be, we're extremely eager to see NBC's 'Hannibal' granted an additional season, especially after all the pickups the network handed out today. So while the first season bleeds on, would you believe that series creator Bryan Fuller wants music legend David Bowie to play a major role in 'Hannibal' season 2? Find out if Ziggy Stardust will end up on a plate inside!

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