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“The rock business has become so established, and so much like a society, that I have revolted against it." After killing off Ziggy and breaking up the band, David Bowie recorded a covers album in a French castle. This is the story of Pin Ups’ creation

After Aladdin Sane, Bowie recorded Pin Ups to pacify his label – but the critics weren't impressed

Louder

David Bowie: You're Not Alone review — Huge, loud, surprisingly emotive

4/5 This show at Lightroom threatens to give immersive experiences a good name

Evening Standard

Immersive David Bowie exhibition to offer close-up of ‘the man behind the masks’

Rare and previously unseen footage to feature in a show that celebrates Bowie as ‘a champion of human creativity’

The Independent UK

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Life on Mars? Bowie was questing far deeper

Major Tom’s journey from lost spaceman to junkie to alien idol was never about sci-fi cheap thrills

Evening Standard

Ten years after his death, is David Bowie’s musical legacy at risk of fading from view?

From the V&A to the Stranger Things finale, the pop icon still looms large – but with lower streaming figures than his peers, how many new listeners are discovering his music?

The Guardian - UK

‘A perplexing, astonishing finale’: world pays tribute to David Bowie a decade after his death

Celebrations of his life include David Bowie Day at Foyles bookshop and a re-release of classic family film Labyrinth as well as a slew of club nights

The Guardian - UK

“If you’re talking dazzling sleight of mind, radical ideas and a willingness to create shock-art for the masses, there was no one more brilliant”: Revisiting David Bowie’s career from a prog perspective

Beyond his work with Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Rick Wakeman and others, plus comparisons to Rush, ELP and krautrock, a commitment to audacious experimentation ran through the true icon’s entire life

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“His death was no different from his life - a work of art”: A decade on, we remember how David Bowie rose above his impending end to create his most poignant work

Bowie’s heartbreaking Lazarus was a rumination on the imminent end of a life lived to the full - and a lesson in how to channel the bleakest situation into enduring music

MusicRadar

“He was told it was over”: 10 years ago, David Bowie’s final and most poignant single saw him turn his own death into art

Bowie’s heartbreaking Lazarus was a rumination on the imminent end of a life lived to the full - and a lesson in how to channel the bleakest situation into enduring music

MusicRadar

Sophie Habboo Cradles Newborn Ziggy as She Reflects on Motherhood 'Making Sense'

Sophie Habboo has shared new photos of her newborn son, Ziggy, saying motherhood is finally 'making sense.' The Made in Chelsea alum reflected on the early days of parenting and her growing bond with her baby.

International Business Times UK

"Bowie was standing there and for a split second you could see the panic in his eyes": The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star

Band members, friends and associates tell the story of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Louder

Kate Moss reveals the final message she sent David Bowie before his death

The Ziggy Stardust singer died two days after his 69th birthday in 2016.

Evening Standard

‘The Ziggy Stardust suit sparked my adolescent awakening’: Moby, Goldie, Natalie Merchant and more delve inside Bowie’s archives

As a huge new public collection opens this weekend, famous fans pick out their touchstones – from the game-changing wardrobe that gave birth to glam to the synthesiser that drove his Berlin years

The Guardian - UK

No Ziggy: Why the David Bowie biopic still isn’t happening - as Hollywood runs scared?

The film version of a memoir by one of Bowie’s early allies, is still waiting to be snapped up for production

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The Independent UK

David Bowie's archive opens to the public. Fans can see and touch 1000s of his items

David Bowie's archive opens to the public this week, revealing a treasure trove of unrealized projects and personal items

Evening Standard

David Bowie at the V&A East Storehouse review: This archive is utter stardust for Ziggy fans

5/5 This new centre will let fans get up close with some of the singer’s most iconic costumes, instruments and more

The Guardian - UK

Show me the nipple-baring Ziggy knitwear! A tour inside David Bowie’s mind-boggling 90,000-item archive

From the plans for a Major Tom movie to the Aladdin Sane mask and some wild ‘artworks’ sent by fans, this Bowie treasure trove is now open to the public – and it’s the freakiest show!

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David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust hairstyle 'flopped'

Suzi Ronson has revealed how she created David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust hairstyle.

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Woody Woodmansey didn't realise how ill David Bowie was

Woody Woodmansey didn’t know his late friend and collaborator David Bowie was “seriously” ill until he died.

The Guardian - UK

Kate Moss takes on David Bowie in her first ever podcast: best listens of the week

The global fashion star chats to famous musicians about her friend – the man behind Ziggy Stardust. Plus, a comedian borrows a Hollywood celeb’s car for off-the-wall interviews

MusicRadar

“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

MusicRadar

“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

Marie Claire

The Most Magnificent Concert Costumes

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Evening Standard

David Bowie as you have NEVER seen him before as V&A offers fans the ultimate FREE backstage pass

Handwritten lyrics, unrealised films and a chance to handle that Ziggy Stardust suit – inside the new David Bowie Centre

The Guardian - UK

Ziggy Stardust, wedding suits and Nile Rodgers as curator: V&A announces David Bowie Centre details

Chic’s bandleader and the Last Dinner Party are among the curators selecting from the 90,000+ items in the late star’s archive to go on display when the new London venue opens in September

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