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  Trevor Bolder, David Bowie's Spiders From Mars Bassist, Dead at 62

  May 22, 2013 – Trevor Bolder, who played bass in David Bowie's influential Spiders From Mars band and later joined Uriah Heep, has died. As the Guardian reports, Bolder was 62 and suffered from cancer.Bolder took over bass duties for Bowie's backing band in 1971 from Tony Visconti, playing alongside guitarist Mick Ronson. …
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  Greta Gerwig's Exceptionally Embarrassing Karaoke Favorite

  May 17, 2013 – According to Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha — the newly released film she stars in and cowrote with its director (and her boyfriend) Noah Baumbach — has a soundtrack that's "grand and romantic sounding." Which in this case apparently means pop-rock titans like Paul McCartney, David Bowie, and T. Rex. The music of her own life is more varied, though just as effervescent. …
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  David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' Oddly Covered by an Astronaut, in Space

  May 13, 2013 – Major Tom has been heard from, and he has a nice singing voice. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who's set to return to earth today following a five-month stint on the International Space Station, has posted a remarkable music video of himself covering David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in, well, space. …
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  David Bowie's Awesome 'The Next Day' Video Upsets Easily Offended Catholic League

  May 9, 2013 – "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." That's from the book of Matthew, chapter seven, verse fifteen, in the King James Version of the Christian Bible. It's a line familiar even to the secular, Talmudic-style interpreters over at lyric site RapGenius, who correctly noted a connection in the lyrics of David Bowie's title song from new album The Next Day. …
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  David Bowie Plays a Religious Gig in Weirdly Meta 'The Next Day' Video

  May 8, 2013 – The title track from David Bowie's new album, The Next Day, conceals darkly religious imagery behind glam-rock sleaze. "They can work with Satan while they dress like the saints / They know God exists, for the devil told him so," the rock legend sings, almost shouts. …
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  David Bowie Finally Comments on 'The Next Day,' in the Form of 42 Ten-Dollar Words

  April 26, 2013 – David Bowie's slow-drip release of information about last month's The Next Day, the art-rock legend's first album of new material in a decade, has so far been more enthralling than the actual music. In January, the Thin White Duke dropped a new single on the world without any advance warning. Since then he has brilliantly cast Tilda Swinton in one video, and Gary Oldman will reportedly star in the next one. …
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  David Bowie Dresses Gary Oldman in Religious Robes for 'The Next Day' Video

  April 25, 2013 – David Bowie drafted actress Tilda Swinton for the music video to "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," the second single off his recently released comeback album, and now the Thin White Duke has tapped another of Hollywood's finest for his next visual short: according to the Daily Mail, Gary Oldman will appear in the video for "The Next Day," the next single (and title track) off Bowie's latest LP.Bowie and Oldman were reportedly spotted  …
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  Fa Fa Fa Fa Fashion: Images From the 'David Bowie Is' Exhibit at London's V&A Museum

  March 25, 2013 –  …
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  Tilda Swinton Praises David Bowie, Her Favorite 'Gingery Boney Pinky Whitey Person'

  March 22, 2013 – The "David Bowie Is" exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum opens on Saturday, but actress Tilda Swinton's speech inaugurating the thing is probably as interesting as any artifact you'll find therein. …
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  'Low' Profile? 20 Things 'Reclusive' David Bowie Has Done Since His Last Album

  March 8, 2013 – When word came that David Bowie was returning with his first new album in ten years, The Next Day, out March 12, the reaction was akin to hearing that the Loch Ness Monster had decided to dance the hootchy kootchy in Times Square. Almost invariably, the fantastic Mr. B was described in terms that used to be reserved for the J.D. Salingers and Howard Hugheses of the world: recluse, disappeared.To which we say: bullpoop! …
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