Guardian Music — He's played a stranded alien, a vampire cellist and a pretty PoW – but David Bowie rarely gets his due as an actor. Ryan Gilbey talks to the directors who know him best about an original, 'incandescent' talentHe hasn't performed in public for six y... more info

Guardian Music — David Bowie's film work, from a stranded alien for Nic Roeg to a reclusive inventor for Chris Nolan, has its own fascination. Ryan Gilbey looks at how he was always an actor before he started actingHe hasn't performed in public for six years, or rel... more info

Guardian Music — An indier, more abstract Bryan Ferry, Dan Bodan is really a torch singer, wallowing in blue moods and the anguish of romanceReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Berlin.The lineup: Daniel Bodan (vocals, music).The background: Dan Boda... more info

Guardian Music — They became a byword for yuppie pop, music as luxury goods – but Roxy Music were always much odder than thatIn a world of lavish, expensive box sets, you might expect Roxy Music's 40th anniversary package to be the most lavish of the lot. But the... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Bryan Ferry has urged promoters to stop lining up shows in Londons major parks and avoid a curfew embarrassment like the one that cut short Bruce Springsteens encore finale with Sir Paul Mccartney on Saturday night 14Jul12 The plug was pulled.... more info

411 Mania — And that's why Springsteen and McCartney's performance was shut down... more info

ContactMusic — Arguments about the reasons for why Bruce Springsteen got the plug pulled on him on Saturday night at Londons Hyde Park are rumbling on with criticisms being aimed at promoters Live Nation who claimed that that the show was ended because of health an... more info

ContactMusic — Former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is joining forces with rock legend Bryan Ferry to headline a U K music festival on Sunday 15Jul12 Marr will take the stage at GuilFest in Surrey England for the whole of Ferrys set which will feature tracks f..... more info

Guardian Music — Francesco makes absurd claims about Shakespeare in Italy. And that's fine by meThe last time I wrote about Francesco da Mosto, he was presenting Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage and I described him as "a Venetian count with a simian face, a shock of ... more info

Guardian Music — A lot of thought and planning, that's what. Allan Glen explains the clout behind Sunderland's progress towards becoming music's new Liverpool or ManchesterWhat is it that transforms an area's local musical landscape into a national credible scene? We... more info