All About Jazz — Think listening to and interacting with your fans is something new - and just a bi-product of the internet? Think again. This 1967 letter from David Bowie to an early fan, shared as he turns 63, shows how he understood the importance of connecting wi... more info

The Independent — With the top acts of 2009 being primarily from the genres of mainstream pop, country, and rap, with names like Eminem, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, plus the standards of TV phenomenon Susan Boyle doing well on the US charts, upcoming releases in 2010... more info

I Like Music — Released by Deram in 1967, his debut album is released as deluxe edition. 2 Discs - rarities and B-Sides more info

Rolling Stone — Last week, in honor of the Thin White Duke’s 63rd birthday, we asked for our readers’ favorite David Bowie songs. We tallied the votes, and not surprisingly, the Readers’ List reads like Changesbowie shuffled, with Bowie’s triumphant “Heroe... more info

MTV.com News — Relive Paula Abdul's exit, Adam Lambert's over-the-top AMA performance and more, in just a minute!By James Montgomery "American Idol" judges Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson Photo: Soul Brother/FilmMagic On May 2... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Today's the day! It's Elvis Presley's 75th birthday (and a happy 63rd to David Bowie too -- rock's original Martian monarch). To honor Elvis the musician, I've been sampling from the new boxed set "Good Rockin' Tonight" (reviewed here by... more info

Rolling Stone — Seventy-five years ago today Elvis Presley was born, and in 1947 a man named David Bowie arrived, too. (Also celebrating birthdays today: The Doors’ Robby Krieger, Jenny Lewis and R. Kelly. January 8th rocks.) As a gift to the Thin White Duke on hi... more info

Rolling Stone — British letters have acquired a taste for rock music. Yesterday, the Royal Mail released a set of 10 special stamps featuring classic British album covers including David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust, the Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed, New Order’s Pow... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — There is not much that needs to be said about The Thin White Duke aka Ziggy Stardust aka glam-rock icon David Bowie (who also shares the same birthday as Elvis Presley!) Active since the 60’s Bowie has successfully tackled music, art, fashion, phil... more info

Guardian Music — A series of souvenir stamps has been issued by the Royal Mail celebrating such iconic British albums as Let It Bleed, London Calling and, er, A Rush of Blood to the Head?Enemies of Coldplay might not yet be able to send the band on a one-way trip to ... more info