If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “Is there life on Malibuuuuuuuu?” Arriving a little after the 50th anniversary of David Bowie‘s 1971 masterpiece Hunky Dory, Bowie fans now have a new Barbie doll collectible …
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Before Nile Rodgers became the virtuoso writer-producer-arranger behind canonical dance hits for Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Madonna, and more, he was just an eager student looking to buy his first guitar. While he was still in school, he trekked down to the local pawn shop to hunt for a …
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Ahead of the release of David Bowie’s long-shelved 2001 LP Toy, Parlophone/ISO Records have shared another unreleased track from the long-lost LP: “Karma Man,” as well as the single’s exclusive B-side “Silly Boy Blue (Alternative Ending Mix).” Both “Karma Man” and “Silly Boy Blue” date back to the late Sixties; …
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Duran Duran have dropped a futuristic new video for their recent cover of David Bowie‘s “Five Years.” Directed Gavin Elder, the video features the band accompanied by Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson surrounded by swirling colors as they tear through the track. Elder shot each band member individually across Los …
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Insight Comics will release a full-length graphic novel chronicling David Bowie’s ascent from obscurity to otherworldly fame. Artist Michael Allred (Sandman) joins forces with writer Steve Horton (Amala’s Blade) and colorist Laura Allred (Madman) to capture Bowie’s life through illustrations just as vibrant and fantastical as the man himself. Bowie: …
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The moment when all of England had a chance to see Ziggy play guitar has finally been recovered. Archivists have uncovered David Bowie‘s first televised appearance in his Ziggy Stardust persona – a 1972 performance for ITV’s Lift Off With Ayshea – that was thought to be long lost, according …
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