David Bowie: Last News

Lewis Capaldi has dressed up as iconic wrestler Booker T to celebrate ‘Wish You The Best’ becoming his fifth Number One single.‘Wish You The Best’ was released last week (April 14) and topped the UK Singles Chart yesterday (April 22). “Wish You The Best came from the idea of a person you used to be with, telling you all this amazing stuff about their life, without you in it,” explained Capaldi when the track was released. “It’s a song about what we don’t say to those people.

Lewis Capaldi is the Official Singles Chart champion as Wish You The Best debuts at Number 1.

LE SSERAFIM have released a new video of their first meeting with legendary producer Nile Rodgers of Chic.In a clip released today (April 18), the K-pop girl group are seen meeting Rodgers over a video call from South Korea. The clip is dated February 1, 2023, which is the same day Rodgers shared a TikTok of him in the studio with Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman of HYBE Corporation and founder of Big Hit Music.“It’s such an honour to meet you today.

Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor has paid tribute to Scots rock legends The Sensational Alex Harvey Band as he made a pitch for his band to record the new Bond theme.

If you could steal the style of any celebrity, past or present, who would it be? I think it would be David Bowie, for me.

The Anchoress, aka Catherine Anne Davies, has spoken to NME about her new single – a cover of New Order’s ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ – as well as her new album and upcoming Spring tour.Davies has shared a number of covers over the past year as part of ‘Bandcamp Friday’ – with her rendition of New Order’s 1986 the latest in a line of indie classics. She recently received kudos from collaborators Manic Street Preachers for her take on ‘This Is Yesterday’.“Whenever I’ve done covers, the criteria has always been: is this a great song, and is there something new or different I can bring to it?” Davies told NME, having already covered songs by the likes of The Cure, Depeche Mode and Blur.

Peter Frampton, who wrote: “There might only be a handful, if that, of people who come into your world and truly enrich your life. I have lost one of my closest buddies. He certainly enriched my life because of the person and the great player he was.

John Regan, a master bass player whose resume included stints with Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley, Billy Idol, the Rolling Stones, and David Bowie, died Friday at 71 in New York State. No cause was given.

John Regan, an accomplished bassist who played with Peter Frampton, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, died on Friday. He was 71. His cause of death is currently unknown.

David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ is set to be released alongside a series of NFTs.To celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Let’s Dance’, blockchain platform Gala Music has teamed up with writer and producer Larry Dvoskin (David Bowie, Robert Plant, Bono, The Beach Boys) to release a limited series of David Bowie inspired digital collectibles.The series goes live April 14, giving fans early access to a previously-unheard version of ‘Let’s Dance’ which was recorded 19 years after the original and produced by Dvoskin.“I am first and foremost a huge Bowie fan. It would have been a mistake to attempt to copy the original.

Charna Flam Entertainment reporter Francesca Cappucci died on March 30 in Pasadena, after a nine-month battle with stage four metastatic lung cancer. She was 64. Known for her entertainment and music reporting at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, Cappucci’s death was announced on Legacy.com. The reporter also inspired filmmaker Quentin Tarantino to name a “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” character, the Italian movie star wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton, after her. Cappucci began her career in public affairs, making public service announcements for the KIQQ radio station (K-100). Eventually, she joined Jay Coffey for KIQQ’s morning drive show, and throughout her time, Cappucci gained fans all over Los Angeles.

Francesca Cappucci, a former Los Angeles music and entertainment reporter for KABC-TV and a popular morning drive radio host at KIQQ, died of cancer March 30. She was 64.

Donald Trump again using the music of his late father to soundtrack his politics.Trump, who on Tuesday (April 4) became the first former or current US president to be charged with a crime, chose David Bowie‘s 1974 hit ‘Rebel Rebel’ for his warm-up music ahead of his post-arrest speech.Jones, the filmmaker son of Bowie and Mary Angela Barnett, criticised the former US president for using his father’s music.“Pretty sure this fucker keeps on using my dad’s music just to annoy me personally,” he tweeted, adding: “(Joke. I’m way below his radar.)”Pretty sure this fucker keeps on using my dad’s music just to annoy me personally.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 has arrived online – featuring the likes of Radiohead, Florence + The Machine, Bruce Springsteen, Beastie Boys and many more. Check it out below.The last in the travel of the sci-fi Marvel franchise is due for cinematic release in May – but fans can check out the latest of the movie series’ now legendary ‘mixtapes’ now.The mixtape opens with an acoustic rendition of Radiohead’s classic ‘Creep’, before rolling through other indie staples including The Flaming Lips‘ ‘Do You Realize??’, ‘This Is The Day’ by The The, and ‘Dog Days Are Over’ by Florence + The Machine – as well as classic rock cuts by the likes of Springsteen, David Bowie, 10CC, Fleetwood Mac, Glen Campbell, and Cheap Trick.Speaking to Rolling Stone, director James Gunn explained how this stripped-down version of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ sums up the vibe for the film.“It doesn’t start with ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ [like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

David Bowie‘s former manager Tony Defries has said that the late icon planned to bring back Ziggy Stardust for a comeback tour.Bowie famously retired his alter ego at a concert at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1973.Speaking about his reasons for killing off Ziggy at the time, the late icon told NME: “That’s it. Period.

Ryuichi Sakamoto have been shared online.The death of the pioneering electronic musician, composer and actor was announced yesterday (April 2) following a battle with cancer.Following the announcement of his death, tributes were paid by the likes of Johnny Marr, Questlove, Massive Attack and David Bowie’s estate.Now, a collection of ringtones and alerts which he created for the Nokia 8800 in 2005, have been shared in a video, which you can view below.In honor of Ryuichi Sakamoto who passed away today, I have created a video compilation of all the ringtones and alerts on the Nokia 8800, most of which are his work. Please take a listen, some lovely sounds here.https://t.co/J9w8AyA8Jc— Tech Product Bangers (@techprodbangers) April 2, 2023The soothing ringtones including compositions entitled ‘Asian-chant’, ‘Duel’ and ‘N-choral’.During his 50 year career, Sakamoto won numerous awards [including an Oscar, a Grammy, a Bafta and two Golden Globes] for his work as a film composer, scoring the likes of The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Little Buddha, and The Revenant.

Japanese composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, a pioneer in electronic music and winner of an Oscar, Grammy and BAFTA awards, has died at 71. He died of cancer on March 28, the BBC reported, attributing the confirmation to his office.

Rick Wakeman is about to embark on a “Long Distance Runaround.”The 73-year-old Yes keyboardist and David Bowie collaborator is embarking on an 11-concert solo tour from March 31 through April 15 that will take him all over North America playing the hits you know and love while also sharing anecdotes from his half century in show business.On the brief run, the oft-caped rocker will play six concerts in New York and New Jersey.First up, he’ll stop into Atlantic City’s Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on March 31.After that, Wakeman has concerts lined up at Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theater on April 1, Red Bank, NJ’s The Vogel at Count Basie Center For The Arts on April 3, Huntington, NY’s The Paramount on April 5, New York City’s City Winery on April 6 and Woodstock, NY’s Bearsville Theatre on April 15.Surprisingly, tickets to see the prolific Wakeman live can be scooped up for reasonable prices.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $39 before fees on Vivid Seats.Not a bad price to see a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer play songs from his expansive catalog live.Want to see Wakeman “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” live this year?Here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has announced the postponement of his upcoming David Bowie tribute tour with guitarist Adrian Belew.Murphy’s team took to social media to announce that the ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ shows – originally announced for April – are being pushed back to October and November after the singer had to undergo an “unexpected medical procedure”. While details surrounding the procedure remain unknown, his team said that it “prohibits his ability to travel as planned”.Peter Murphy is reportedly “recovering well, will fully recover, and be ready to tour the US with the group this Fall.”A list of rescheduled tour dates and newly announced shows was also revealed.

U2 secure their 11th UK Number 1 album with Songs of Surrender.

Membranes frontman and journalist John Robb has spoken to NME about his new book detailing the origins and rise of goth.The monolithic book has taken 10 years to write and looks at artists including Bauhaus, Nick Cave and The Cure and their place in building one of music’s most important scenes.“I’ve read a lot of books about the post-punk period and goth is always just dismissively kicked away,” Robb told NME. “It’s always really annoyed me that people have been quite sniffy about bands like Bauhaus or Killing Joke, despite them being some of the best art rock bands this country has produced. They were often looked down upon, all because they had a dark side and dressed up a bit.”Robb said that he hopes his book will do for goth what Jon Savage’s book, England’s Dreaming, did for punk in getting people to take it more seriously.