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“They can't get enough of that doomsday song”

In an age where one-time anarchistic 37-year-old 'punk' is feted at the New York Metropolitan Museum, albeit as couture establishment now, 66-year-old David Bowie's new video, The Next Day, has created a bit of a rumpus on the anything goes internet, not to mention in the pages of the UK press. (See accompanying montage)

Here’s a bit from CBS news, typical of most of the stories being run over the last couple of days:

David Bowie's video for the third single from his album "The Next Day" -- for the song of the same name -- is stirring up

“Here I am, Not quite dying”

As promised here about an hour ago and without further ado, here it is: the brilliant new video for The Next Day.

#thenextday  #nextdayvideo

“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

“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