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“Every time my parents went out, Supper’s Ready went on the turntable so I could listen uninterrupted”: Long before Gary Kemp joined Nick Mason’s band, he ensured prog infiltrated Spandau Ballet

Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd were the guitarist’s early purchases – making more sense of his presence in Saucerful Of Secrets than it may have seemed

Louder

Halsey as “The Great Impersonator"

For her album, “The Great Impersonator,” Halsey transforms into Kate Bush, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks and others

Salon

“I worked on that crazy Fender Twin and never understood how it made such fabulous noise”: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Twin Reverb amp, used in the recording of Texas Flood, Bowie sessions and live shows is up for sale... for over $600,000

The 1967 Twin is fitted with distinctive Electro Voice SRO 'coffee can' speakers, and was used by SRV during his Las Colinas rehearsals with David Bowie

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Changingman Paul Weller reinvents himself again… as an actor in Steve McQueen’s Blitz

After more than 50 years and 17 studio albums, the Modfather takes on his first film role… to glowing reviews

The Guardian - UK

20 most disastrous movie casting mistakes

Louis Chilton selects some of the most egregious pieces of casting in film history

The Independent UK

“Okay, if I were to meet David Bowie, would I feel okay about showing David Bowie this album?”: Modular synthesist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith on making meditative electronic masterpiece, Ears

The Californian artist on the live Buchla jams that created her breakthrough album

MusicRadar

Come as You Are: Wealth Management for Gen X

Gen X is stuck in the middle of kids and aging parents, but retirement's not far off. Time to prioritize, with help from Nirvana, The Eagles and David Bowie.

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“When somebody first called me a rock star it was like a dream come true. And my ego reflected that.” An audience with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor after “self-destruction” forced him to confront some ugly, painful home truths

The success of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral album made Trent Reznor lose his mind. But as a new millennium dawned, he found a way out of the abyss

Metal Hammer

“David Bowie asked me if I wanted to go out to dinner with John Lennon! I had a big ‘dilemma’ moment; I was hearing certain musical things in my head. I didn’t wanna go out and lose myself”: Carlos Alomar on making Fame, Heroes – and Bowie’s Berlin era

The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) Fame with John Lennon

Guitar World

Eve the rapper's guide to London: Broadwick, Dorian and Edmund Bossman

The multi-platinum Grammy award-winning artist, who lives in West London, shares her insider guide to the capital

Evening Standard

Duff McKagan releases unexpected cover of David Bowie's "Heroes"

Duff McKagan's version of "Heroes" and a new song, True To The Death Rock N’ Roll Ballad, arrive ahead of the Guns N' Roses man's European Lighthouse tour

Louder

The seven greatest cover songs of all time – according to music experts

We recently asked subscribers to our arts and culture newsletter, Something Good, to name their favourite cover song. We received a range of replies, from Beyoncé’s reimagining of the Dolly Parton classic, Jolene, to Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged recording of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie. Here’s how…

The Conversation

Gerry Robinson obituary

Other lives: Mandolin player with the 1960s group the Purple Gang who later became a graphic designer

The Guardian - UK

“I had become Musical Director, which I always hate. But I took the money and took the title and did the job!”: The Cure’s Reeves Gabrels on the time he became David Bowie’s touring MD

Bowie needed someone to be his first lieutenant in the 90s, and his ex-Tin Machine bandmate was the person he turned to

Louder

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Broadcaster Nicki Chapman: ‘David Bowie handed me his cigarette when he came off stage. I can’t believe I didn’t keep it’

The pop promoter turned Escape to the Country presenter on her Kevin Keegan perm, putting Robbie Williams to bed and dealing with a brain tumour

The Guardian - UK

‘I shouldn’t have listened to those around me’: Janet Jackson on Michael, motherhood and how she’s taking back control

After five decades in the public eye, three marriages and the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ that torpedoed her career, the pop megastar is back. She opens up about family, fame and her fears of mayhem after the US election

Louder

"No offence Oasis, but that's how it's done." Moby's Manchester show is a cheeky, gorgeous and ultimately triumphant celebration of dance music

13 years since his last international tour, Moby is back in the UK and celebrating his landmark 1999 chart-topper Play

The Guardian - UK

Noisy neighbours, nasty plagues and a winning smelly penguin – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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Hendrix, Jagger, Bowie and me: Terry Reid, the British pop outlier adored by the greats

He was courted by Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, toured with Tina Turner and the Rolling Stones and was idolised by everyone from Aretha Franklin to Dr Dre. British pop’s nearly man tells his astonishing story

The Independent UK

David Bowie would have been fascinated by AI but seen the ‘pitfalls’, says childhood friend

Exclusive: ‘David was quite a vulnerable person. He was sensitive and had a lot of things going on.’

The Guardian - UK

Derek Boshier obituary

Leading figure of the 1960s pop art movement who was determined not to be bound by labels or market demands

Wallpaper

Artists reflect on David Bowie's life and lyrics for a War Child auction

Artists, including David Bowie's childhood friend and album art designer, George Underwood, have interpreted a David Bowie lyric for an upcoming War Child exhibition and auction

TechRadar

Cyberspace oddity: The story of BowieNet

In the 1990s it wasn’t only AOL and CompuServve offering internet access, but rock stars, too.

Louder

"That's the problem with me, you see. I'm a lunatic": The true story of Marc Bolan's final days

Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 – just as his career was on the rise again. This is the story of his final hours

Guitar World

“I had the audacity to say, ‘Are we gonna rehearse, Mr. Berry?’ He whipped around and yelled, ‘We don’t rehearse rock ‘n’ roll!’” Session great Carlos Alomar on his time as Chuck Berry’s rhythm guitarist

Alomar also recalls his tour with James Brown and the time the King of Soul yelled ‘Hit me!’ – and he didn’t hit back

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