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David Bowie lookalike contest to take place in London this weekend

The London festival is hosting a unique competition judged by David Bowie's original collaborators

Evening Standard

'Never Felt Like A Woman Until 26': Lorde Says 'Virgin' Mixes Femininity And Sometimes Being A Man

Lorde, 28, opens up about discovering womanhood at 26, influenced by her androgynous mother and music icons like David Bowie. Her album 'Virgin' explores gender fluidity, femininity and personal identity, offering a bold, introspective look at self-expression.

International Business Times UK

“I just had to sit there, drink a bit, have a cigarette, wink at the band”: Why David Bowie ditched promoting Low and instead became Iggy Pop’s keyboard player

Bowie put helping his Berlin flatmate Iggy Pop first, with promo for one of his greatest ever albums falling by the wayside

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"I've analysed hundreds of players over the years. They're all a part of what I do": Clem Burke's 10 essential drum albums

"You've got to listen to what the greats have done," the Blondie 'heartbeat', who passed away this year told us

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"It was such a poetic ending to a career that you just can’t take your eyes and ears off." Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme salutes the late Ozzy Osbourne

Josh Homme can see a certain beauty in Ozzy Osbourne's final show and heartbreaking death

Metal Hammer

“When Bowie lived with me, he kept pushing me, saying, 'You’ve gotta keep changing. You can’t keep repeating yourself’”: The legendary rock singer whose band stopped him from recording with David Bowie

“We were joined at the hip in 1974!" says Glenn Hughes

MusicRadar

Sir Gary Oldman: 'World has gone to s***' since David Bowie died

Sir Gary Oldman believes the "world's gone to s***" since his dear friend David Bowie died.

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“Bowie heard we were thinking of packing it in. He wrote a letter saying, ‘I really love your band… would you consider doing this song?’” The life and times of Mick Ralphs, the innovative founding guitarist of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company

The trailblazing English guitarist passed away on June 23 and left a formidable legacy, influencing the likes of Joe Bonamassa and countless others

Guitar World

Kate Moss to host David Bowie podcast series for BBC Radio 6 Music

Kate Moss will host the eight-part podcast series David Bowie: Changeling for BBC Radio 6 Music, exploring the late music icon's artistic evolution during the early 1970s.

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“Steve Vai walked me through the process – he’s had it done twice. He introduced me to one of the best surgeons in the US”: Adrian Belew on his carpal tunnel fears and recovery, working with Vai and Frank Zappa, and his next musical adventure

As he recovers from surgery, the progressive guitar icon draws a line from Frank Zappa through Talking Heads, King Crimson and Beat, explains his synergy with Steve Vai, and hints at the pedals that will drive his future creations

Guitar World

‘Working with Kanye? That’s definitely in the past’: rap legends Clipse on beef, Bono and Mr Bean

Amid their triumphant reunion, the brothers Pusha T and Malice answer your questions on the wisdom of the apostles, the catharsis of writing about their late parents and the greatness of Billy Joel

The Guardian - UK

"This isn't just a piano, it's the 1901 Steinway B heard across albums from Elton John, David Bowie, and Fleetwood Mac": Spitfire Audio's latest instrument captures the sound of the historic Strawberry Studios

Château Piano samples a 1901 Steinway B found in an 18th-century French manor house and residential studio beloved by '70s icons

MusicRadar

The Guardian view on Berlin’s ailing club scene: a unique inheritance needs protecting

Editorial: The likely closure of one of Germany’s most famous gay dance venues is a depressing sign of the times, as cherished institutions struggle to stay afloat

The Guardian - UK

"I felt out of place. That group didn't have much musical merit and I thought it was crap": The oddball career of Kevin Ayers, quintessential English songwriter

Kevin Ayers co-founded Soft Machine, influenced Bowie, shared acid trips and girlfriends with Hendrix, and knew Syd Barrett better than most

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Evening Standard

I Was There by Alan Edwards: Behind the scenes with a Starman of rock

Exactly what you want from a behind-the-scenes music autobiography: anecdote after anecdote

Evening Standard

I worked with Ozzy Osbourne a lot - he was always the funniest man in the room

Dylan Jones remembers Ozzy Osbourne as an extremely funny man with a talent for swearing and a deep love for his music and his wife and children

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Billy Idol believes Ozzy Osbourne 'went out his way'

Billy Idol is convinced his friend Ozzy Osbourne "went out his way" following his death aged 76 but he's still "in shock" to have lost the rocker just two weeks after his huge farewell gig with Black Sabbath.

The Independent UK

Paul Weller says he was attacked by lion on his way to a gig

‘Next thing I know, the f***ing lion’s gone for me!’ the musician said of scary moment

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The Independent UK

Robin Williams reportedly wanted to buy a comedy club to impress David Bowie

Comedic genius was prepared to give his best stand-up routine for music icon

Evening Standard

OPINION - London's big gigs are making big money but is this good for music?

Sadiq Khan has called London ‘the undisputed capital of music’ but are this summer’s huge gigs the full story?

The Guardian - UK

‘Robin Williams said: “I’ll buy the club!”’: how The Comic Strip set the UK comedy scene ablaze

It started in a strip joint and ended up bringing alternative comedy to our TV screens. Ahead of a new Edinburgh show, Peter Richardson tells us why his riotous creation still makes audiences laugh 40 years on

Guitar World

“David Bowie gave them the song, but Mick wrote the intro – the lick of all licks”: A tribute to Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company's rock-steady straight shooter

The underrated guitarist, who died aged 81 in June, had an uncanny ability to blend restraint, melody, and songwriting, giving Mott the Hoople and Bad Company hits that remain on radio decades later

Guitar World

“I walk in and see on the board: ‘Beck, Satriani, Lukather, Slash.’ I thought it was a send-up”: Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it

Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Craig David

As the UK garage and R&B star prepares to release his ninth album and celebrates 25 years in the business, he is here to answer your questions

Louder

Did David Bowie really have a hand in NINE classic albums in a three year period? Yes, he did.

After two failed solo albums, in the period between 1971 and 1974, David Bowie worked on nine of rock's greatest albums. WTF?

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