It’s arrived:David Bowie sci-fi classic gets a TV sequel after 45 years

It’s arrived:David Bowie sci-fi classic gets a TV sequel after 45 years

Decades years after the original film,Chiwetel Ejiofor plays an alien who comes to our planet looking for a way to save his own in The Man Who Fell to Earth.

  • byMichael Idato

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David Bowie’s Low probably saved his life:45 years later,it remains a watershed

David Bowie’s Low probably saved his life:45 years later,it remains a watershed

Fleeing America and his ruinous cocaine habit,the 29-year-old rock star forged a new musical language with Brian Eno.

  • byJames Hall
Warner Music buys entire David Bowie archive in multimillion-dollar deal

Warner Music buys entire David Bowie archive in multimillion-dollar deal

Warner Music Group’s publishing unit has bought late British rock star David Bowie’s entire catalogue spanning six decades,including hits such as Heroes and Let’s Dance.

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Todd Haynes doco seeks the genesis of the Velvet Underground

Todd Haynes doco seeks the genesis of the Velvet Underground

The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many records,but everyone who bought one started a band.

  • byJake Coyle
Musical messages:a life defined in song

Musical messages:a life defined in song

It’s music that brings the memories flooding back – and keeps us moving forward.

  • byMark Mordue
Fashion designer who dressed Ziggy Stardust
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Fashion designer who dressed Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie recalled that Kansai Yamamoto was also"100 per cent responsible for the Ziggy haircut and colour".

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Inspired by David Bowie,Jehnny Beth of the Savages finally goes solo

Inspired by David Bowie,Jehnny Beth of the Savages finally goes solo

How the multi-talented Jehnny Beth ignored the doubting voices,then bent boundaries and channelled Bowie to make her complex debut album.

  • byBarry Divola
Little Richard,flamboyant spirit of early rock'n'roll,dies at 87

Little Richard,flamboyant spirit of early rock'n'roll,dies at 87

Bob Dylan,Mick Jagger and Ringo Starr are among the music legends who have paid tribute to Little Richard,widely regarded as a foundational figure in rock'n'roll.

  • byTerence McArdle
Dressed for unisex:how celebrities are stepping up – and out – for fashion fluidity

Dressed for unisex:how celebrities are stepping up – and out – for fashion fluidity

Sick of his-and-her approaches to dressing,a growing number of young people are joining celebrities in embracing non-binary style with fun and flair.

  • bySharon Bradley
Here are the best Christmas albums of all time

Here are the best Christmas albums of all time

A top 20 of Christmas albums spanning the decades since the 1960s,and an insider's story of the day Bing sang with Bowie.

  • byMichael Idato
Leonard Cohen fine-tuned surprise final album while in acute pain,says son

Leonard Cohen fine-tuned surprise final album while in acute pain,says son

Adam Cohen,son of the late Leonard,says his father knew he was dying as he recorded his final body of work,posthumous album Thanks for the Dance.

  • byPaola Totaro