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How a retail assistant at Dorothy Perkins got to sing with David Bowie
By Ian Fortnam published
Originally written at a clandestine recording session, Absolute Beginners was the start of a 10-year musical relationship

The 13 most iconic Glastonbury Festival performances ever
By Stephen Hill published
As Glastonbury 2024 approaches, we run through the 13 sets that have defined the festival over its lifespan

When audience members attack: Six times a rock star was injured by someone in the crowd
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Musicians should always feel safe onstage: sometimes, they're clearly not - and people need to stop throwing stuff

“David Bowie was an absolute genuis”: Rick Wakeman’s epic tales of sessions with Bowie, Bolan, Lou Reed and more
By Dom Lawson published
Former Yes keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman has played with rock’s great and good over the years – and he’s got the memories to prove it

David Bowie's Ziggy era mined for gold on Rock ’N’ Roll Star
By Kris Needs published
This mothership of David Bowie box sets covers Ziggy Stardust's conception, birth and lift-off

Revisiting the night David Bowie and David Gilmour honoured Syd Barrett
By Liz Scarlett published
Steve DiStanislao looks back on playing alongside David Bowie, David Gilmour and Richard Wright for one very special evening

The making of David Bowie's Diamond Dogs and the tour that failed
By David Sinclair published
Diamond Dogs marked the point at which David Bowie began to shed his glam-rock skin. He then embarked on one of rock's most expensive – and dangerous – tours

The first and last lyrics sung on record by 20 legendary bands
By Dave Everley published
From The Beatles and Bowie to Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain and, these are the first and last lines sung on record by rock’s biggest bands

“I remember seeing my first rock legend snorting cocaine in the bathroom, like, ‘Oh, I’ve heard about this’”: Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel on the night they played at David Bowie’s epic 50th birthday bash
By Niall Doherty published
The Foos joined Robert Smith, Kim Gordon, Lou Reed and more for a triumphant night at Madison Square Garden
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