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“So funny, so personable, so goofy”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett remembers hitching a ride from David Bowie
By Matt Mills published
Metallica’s guitarist has told the story of how David Bowie came to the rescue when he didn’t have a ride to his hotel

Ten times Billy Corgan collaborated with his heroes
By Niall Doherty published
The Smashing Pumpkins leader has racked up some impressive guest spots over the years

"It was fun being friends with him. He was like a wizard": when you're David Bowie's favourite band, life gets kinda magical
By Paul Brannigan published
"When we found out we were David Bowie’s favourite band, it was like god came down to me"

Watch David Bowie and Blur's Damon Albarn duet on Bowie classic Fashion on French TV
By Paul Brannigan published
David Bowie was one of Damon Albarn's musical heroes, making this rare TV duet a special moment for Blur's frontman

"David Bowie said, I hear you play a mean piano": Rick Wakeman on playing on Space Oddity and Hunky Dory, then turning down David Bowie's invitation to join The Spiders From Mars on the same day he joined Yes
By Paul Brannigan published
Rick Wakeman was a popular and much in-demand musician in the early '70s, as his friend David Bowie would discover to his cost

David Bowie: curator, mentor, nurturer, counter-intuitive collaborator, hard rock lover, surfer of the zeitgeist, Tin Machine genius
By David Sinclair published
The death of David Bowie in 2016 sent a seismic shock through the music world, but his chameleon career colours a legacy that endures far beyond his passing

Four Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie B-side tracks will arrive on Record Store Day as part of the new Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) LP
By Liz Scarlett published
Some rare Bowie cuts are getting a proper release

The BBC is selling off rare Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Beatles and er, Bathory albums from its Gramophone Library if you want to expand your vinyl collection
By Paul Brannigan published
The BBC are to auction off a staggering 285,000 vinyl records over the next year-and-a-half, starting from January 30

10 times bands made masterpieces late in their career
By Joe Daly published
Some bands run out of juice towards the ends of their career. These bands and artists are the exception

"On the Space Oddity album we had no idea what we were doing. So we tried something different, something harder": the making of David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World
By Bill DeMain published
In 1970 David Bowie was a one-hit wonder, but The Man Who Sold The World helped him recalibrate his sound and vision, setting him on a path to becoming a decade-defining artist
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