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Exclusive still from The Next Day video shoot

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on May 07, 2013

 

“They can work with satan while they dress like the saints”

 

We're most proud to be able to confirm that the third video from David Bowie’s hugely successful The Next Day album is the title track itself.

There can’t be many of you reading this that haven't seen low quality, snatched images from the video shoot, but here’s the very first official still to be published anywhere on the planet.

Pictured left to right are David Bowie and co-stars, Academy Award winning French actress, Marion Cotillard, and Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award winner, English actor, filmmaker and musician Gary

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Joelene King on the impact of Let’s Dance video

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on May 06, 2013

 

“Put on your red shoes and dance the blues”

 

The Brisbane Times has posted a great interview with Joelene King (the female star of David Bowie’s Let's Dance promo), regarding the relevance of the video she starred in thirty years ago.

In the interview she told Ed Gibbs: “We didn't know how significant the song was because David Bowie had made so many videos that were ’out there’. So I didn't foresee it would be so influential to Aboriginal people, so inspiring for them to see one of their own up there on TV. ”

Bowie told Rolling Stone magazine at the time: “As much as I love this country

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Queen and David Bowie top Absolute ICONS poll

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on May 06, 2013

 

“I, I will be king, And you, you will be queen”

 

Absolute Radio has published the results of their recent ICONS poll with the top spot being “pretty much a fight to the death”.

In the event, Queen just pipped David Bowie at the post giving him an impressive second placing in a public vote which took place last month.

Many thanks to those of you that voted for David, putting him ahead of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, not to mention Pink Floyd and Elvis.

We’ll leave you with the Top 20 places and you can view the complete Top 100 here.

 

01 Queen
02 David Bowie
03 Beatles
04 Pink Floyd
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Browse John Peel’s collection of Bowie 45s

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on May 04, 2013

 

“I am what I play”

 

You’ve no doubt already seen this one as we’ve received a couple of excited communications regarding the unearthing of David Bowie’s first ever press release.

We’re talking about the late BBC DJ John Peel’s mammoth record collection, which is currently being archived and digitised for wider enjoyment.

John amassed a huge collection of vinyl over the years, right up to his death at the age of 65 in October 2004.

Now johnpeelarchive.com has begun to share the first lot of archived 45s, which just so happens to be John’s impressive collection of Bowie singles.

While the

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Bowie cover for Esquire magazine’s Heroes issue

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on May 03, 2013

 

 

“We can be Heroes, for ever and ever”

 

The June edition of Esquire magazine in the UK is boasting five exclusive covers for their Heroes issue, with the one pictured here being the one that will probably interest you most.

The cover image was taken at Cannes Film Festival in 1978 at the screening of Just A Gigolo with another full-page shot inside being taken during the filming of Bowie’s appearance on Soul Train in 1975.

Here’s the blurb from the Esquire site.

 

First Look | Heroes Issue 

Celebrate wit, wisdom and what it means to be a man with our Heroes issue, out now.

Esquire’s June

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