Stereogum — The Amen break is a six-second drum solo in “Amen, Brother,” a 1969 b-side by the American funk/soul group the Winstons. It’s one of the most sampled drumbeats — and loops in general — of all time, showing up in songs by N.W.A., the Prodigy... more info

Stereogum — In a new interview with Radio Times (via Fact), director Danny Boyle said that he only took on his most recent film, Steve Jobs, after David Bowie refused to be involved in a musical film about the star by denying permission to use any of his songs. ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When photographer Mick Rock met David Bowie in 1971, the world was not paying attention. Rock was a recent student of literature at Cambridge who came upon the glittery young rock 'n' roller at the beginning of an inspired new musical phase. Rock had... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo by Jimmy King Earlier this month, David Bowie released a clip of a new song called "Blackstar" as the theme song for the new TV show The Last Panthers, and over the weekend it was announced that Blackstar will... more info

Time — He will debut 'Blackstar' on Jan. 8, 2016, his 69th birthday more info

Stereogum — David Bowie is releasing the follow-up to 2013’s The Next Day in January, The Times Of London reports. It’s called Blackstar, and it was recorded at NYC’s Magic Shop studio with local jazz musicians. A short excerpt from the 10-minute title tra... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SoHo recording studio The Magic Shop opened in 1988 and has birthed many well known albums, such as Sonic Youth's Dirty, The Arcade Fire's The Suburbs and David Bowie's The Next Day. Unfortunately, the ever-skyrocketing NYC real estate market... more info

Time — “Blackstar” is his first song since last year’s single “Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)” more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Bowie is providing the theme song for the upcoming TV show The Last Panthers, set to debut later this year via Sky Atlantic and Canal+. The music is a clip of an unreleased song called "Blackstar" and you... more info

Stereogum — Not long ago, we reported that David Bowie had written the theme song for The Last Panthers, a new TV show from Sky Atlantic and Canal+. As it turns out, Bowie’s song isn’t exactly something he wrote for the show. Instead, it’s about a 45-secon... more info