Guardian Music — Tape dates from 1963 when the star was a 16-year-old singer with his band the KonradsThe first-known recording by David Bowie, made when he was the 16-year-old singer of a band called the Konrads, has sold at auction in Britain for nearly £40,000.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A whole bunch of cool musicians are coming together to perform David Bowie's 'Berlin Trilogy' (aka 1977's 'Low' and 'Heroes' and 1979's 'Lodger', all of which he made in Berlin with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti) at three free shows in N... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The band includes '70s-era members Mike Garson and Earl Slick, '80s-era bassist Carmine Rojas, and '00s-era guitarist Gerry Leonard, plus guest vocalists Corey Glover (Living Colour) and Bernard Fowler. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Next month, the latest volume in the exhaustive David Bowie box set collection is being released. Loving The Alien (1983-1988) contains all of his studio and live albums from that period, plus a new production of the 1987 album Never Let Me Down, his... more info

Stereogum — Throughout their summer tour, Pearl Jam have been performing some excellent covers. They covered the Beatles' "Help!" in Prague, Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" with Jack White in Lisbon, the White Stripes' "We’re Going To Be Friends" in S... more info

Sky News — Pioneering British choreographer Lindsay Kemp, who tutored musicians David Bowie and Kate Bush, has died at the age of 80. more info

JamBase — Pearl Jam's night at Wrigley Field included an appearance by Dennis Rodman and the World Series trophy along with their debut cover of David Bowie's "Rebel, Rebel." The post Pearl Jam Debuts David Bowie Cover At Wrigley Field appeared first on JamBa... more info

Consequence of Sound — Eddie Vedder and co. treated the Wrigley Field crowd to the Diamond Dogs track. more info

Stereogum — After some triumphant festival-headlining gigs this summer -- such as at Lisbon's NOS Alive -- Pearl Jam are in the midst of a brief Home X Away tour. So far, this run of shows has been pretty eventful. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week's archival releases include the following live recordings: David Bowie's Isolar II Tour 1978, Neil Young's Live in Concert: The Early Years, and Tom Petty's On the Box: The Best of the Television Appearances 1977-1994. Vinyl reissues of... more info