Guardian Music — A song-by-song analysis shows how David Bowie embodied a decadeWhat's this? A book about David Bowie with no pictures inside? Your average Bowie book is composed of little but pictures, the better for purchasers to feast on all that satin and tat. No... more info

Guardian Music — Bears, balloons, and dolls that look like Nick Cave. You were game for songs about toysHey, kids! Enjoy it while you can. Last week I asked you to nominate the best songs about toys. And it seems that the temporary nature of play – and of childhood... more info

Guardian Music — A TV interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono from 1971 reveals their clash of views about rising population levelsIn terms of our ever-expanding global human population, 40 years is a very long time. Some time over the next few weeks, it is widely pr... more info

Guardian Music — Composer's 75th birthday to be celebrated with compilation featuring Memory Tapes, Amon Tobin and Tyondai BraxtonSome of the world's best electronic musicians are to celebrate composer Philip Glass's 75th birthday on a new remix album.Produced by Bec... more info

Guardian Music — New digital stations to be fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard SkinnerAbsolute Radio is to turn the dial back to the 1960s and 1970s with two new digital radio stations fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard Skinner.Absolute Radio 60s will launch on 2... more info

NME — Relive The Thin White Duke's greatest moments courtesy of our sister title more info

Guardian Music — David Bowie's return in 1983 was an anticlimax to some, but to no means all To say David Bowie's return in 1983 was eagerly awaited would be an understatement. Bowie had been one of pop's dominant figures in the 70s, his astonishing shape-shifting en... more info

ContactMusic — Orlando Bloom based his Three Musketeers character on David Bowie The British actor plays the Duke of Buckingham in the forthcoming movie and admits he loved the outrageous outfits and elaborate hairstyle the part required and he kept thinking he w..... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Highlights of the Bridge School Benefit Concerts will be released on October 24th on Reprise celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event that was founded by Neil Young. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased. The Brian Wilson led all-star r... more info

Guardian Music — The list of musicians Alice Cooper could call upon to collaborate on Welcome 2 My Nightmare is long. But pop princess Ke$ha? Paul Lester finds common groundMay-to-December, cross-genre collaborations maybe aren't the surprise they once were. When, in... more info