David Bowie News

Gibson the iconic, American-made, leading instrument brand has announced the new four-part, LIVE interview series “Ask Eddie Kramer, Presented by Gibson” will premiere this Thursday, May 7 at 6:00pm CT on Gibson's Facebook Live, Here and on GibsonTV Here.

Rock soloist hailing from London, Drew Davies has released his single, 'X and Y' on 1 May via AD1.

Julien's Auctions has announced the marquee lineup of Music Icons to take place on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 live in Beverly Hills and online at juliensauctions.com.

Over 50 kids in the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Choir virtually came together to sing Bowie's a?oeSpace Oddity.'

Award-winning saxophonist Jess Gillam has launched a Virtual Scratch Orchestra. The orchestra has just released it's first video, performing David Bowie's Are We Now?

Multi award-winning Voice Project Choir announced their new summer project just a month before the lockdown was imposed and have now revealed plans to take the rehearsal process online. They also aim to create a film of the resulting performance as well as (hopefully) performing it live once the restrictions are lifted.

The Psychedelic Furs'  eagerly awaited new album, Made Of Rain is now scheduled for release on July 31st. In the meantime, The Furs have made the track 'No-One' available today. 'No-One' alongside 'Don't Believe' and 'You'll Be Mine' can be streamed and downloaded when you preorder the album from https://psychfurs.lnk.to/MoR.

Musician Matthew Seligman has died due to complications with coronavirus at age 64.

Fresh from her sell-out run of Fascinating Aida, singer and comedienne Liza Pulman has announced details of her rescheduled dates in London and released an EP featuring tracks from her forthcoming album.

Northern California-based indie-folk band Alec Lytle & Them Rounders will release The Remains of Sunday this Friday, April 17 via CEN/The Orchard.

The Beatles! Rihanna! Michael Jackson! Johnny Cash! Kanye West! The Rolling Stones! Aretha Franklin! Bob Dylan! Miles Davis! Nirvana! BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest albums from the rock and rap era (1950-2020); see if your favorites made the grade!

Last week, Pandora launched Listen In, a new series of exclusive playlists that connect artists with listeners through music. Each artist-curated playlist features songs that are soundtracking their lives during this unusual time, with commentary about their connection to the music, what's inspiring them, keeping them busy, or helping them stay focused on the positive. 

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide licensing rights to Nickelodeon's award-winning Broadway hit The SpongeBob Musical.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

Michael C. Hall's new band Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum is releasing their latest single “Love American Style” with a video.

Container opens with a cacophony of deconstructed and broken wave forms, organic samples manipulated to simulate something mechanical, unidentifiable sounds twisting on themselves until, startlingly, from zero to sixty, the full band abruptly blasts in. Container is all forward momentum, even in its quieter moments there is a feeling of restless stirring, guiding the listener through dark alley-ways towards the singles that are more traditionally written within the canon of mainstream pop sensibility and songwriting.

Seven weeks before the eagerly awaited release of The Psychedelic Furs new album, Made Of Rain, The Furs are making available the song 'You'll Be Mine.' This is the second new song to be lifted from their forthcoming album, alongside the breathlessly received 'Don't Believe,' which was made available in January. Both tracks are available to stream now and download when you preorder the album from here.

Jonathan Harvey's 1993 BEAUTIFUL THING is rightfully part of the pantheon of gay-oriented theatre. Desert Rose Playhouse's beautiful production does justice to this seminal play. BEAUTIFUL THING will run through March 29, 2020, at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost between $34 and $37.

The New Line Film Series continues during the run of Head Over Heels, with the brilliant 1986 film musical ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, a fascinating companion piece to the mainstage show, running one night only, Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 pm.

Diversionary has announced their 2020 D-Tours production of WELCOME TO LA MISA, BABY which will tour the San Diego Unified School District as part of the Arts Education and Outreach programming.