LONDON — David Bowie’s bedroom could soon be London’s newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock ‘n’ roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public. The Heritage of London Trust said Thursday that the 19th-century railway worker’s cottage in the south London … Read more
David Bowie’s had a vigorous afterlife since dying in New York 10 years ago. He conquered Billboard’s album chart for the first time in his career with the dark jazzy masterpiece “Blackstar,” released Jan. 8, 2016 — just two days before his death. His best-known singles surged back into the top 100 on both sides … Read more
Cameron Crowe doesn’t traffic in regrets, except maybe one. He almost cast David Bowie in “Almost Famous” — the Oscar-winning 2000 movie loosely based on his life as a teen journalist on the road with a rock band — but didn’t. His original plan, Crowe told The Post in an exclusive interview, was to cast … Read more
David Bowie wasn’t ready to go “Ashes to Ashes” when he died suddenly from liver cancer in 2016 at 69. In fact, the rock legend was looking forward to the future in his final conversation with longtime producer Tony Visconti just before he died. Visconti — who first worked with Bowie in 1968 until producing … Read more
David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.” Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his self-described “plastic soul,” the man who came from Mars as Ziggy Stardust landed in Philadelphia to record his game-changing classic that came … Read more
Let’s talk about love and looks, folks, and the planet Venus. Etymologically, Venus derives from the Latin word for desire — and in relation to fashion and aesthetics, the planet informs both what we’re drawn to and who and what we attract, fabrics and f–k boys alike. Venus is named for the Roman goddess of love and fertility. … Read more
At Electric Lady Studios — the influential Greenwich Village recording venue founded by Jimi Hendrix — artists from David Bowie and Lou Reed to Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have laid down tracks. But, insiders say the space is filled with more than just good vibes and great music. Many say it’s haunted. “Pretty much every … Read more
Three’s a crowd. Diane von Furstenberg reveals in her upcoming documentary, “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” that she turned down having a threesome with Mick Jagger and David Bowie back in the day. According to the Hollywood Reporter, she considered it, thinking: “‘Well this is something I can tell my grandchildren about.’” Diane von … Read more
As we count down to the total solar eclipse on Monday, here are 10 tracks to get you in tune with the moon — and the soon-to-be-blocked sun. Bonnie Tyler, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Bonnie Tyler Fairfax Media via Getty Images On this epic power ballad, which hit No. 1 in 1983, the Welsh … Read more
The celebrity hairstylist who created David Bowie’s iconic Ziggy Stardust look is speaking out about having hot sex with the late rock legend. In her forthcoming tell-all “Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spider from Mars,” Suzi Ronson, now aged in her 70s, reveals she had a tryst with the … Read more
It may be one of Queen’s all-time classics, but Brian May recorded “Under Pressure” under protest. The 1981 hit — a colossal collaboration between British music gods Queen and David Bowie that soared to No. 1 in the UK and has remained a class-rock mainstay — didn’t mesh as well with May as it has … Read more
That’s a lot of ch-ch-ch-ch-change. A handwritten lyric sheet for David Bowie’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” and “Suffragette City” has hit the auction block, potentially fetching up to $126,000, the BBC reports. The two tracks are featured on Bowie’s 1972 album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.” The sheet, which includes … Read more
Gemini Criss Jami, author of “Healology,” writes of the sacred sect of shut-ins, “You might be an introvert if you were ready to go home before you left the house.” Recluses come in all shapes and signs though some birth charts indicate a greater need for solitude, more frequent breaks from the madding crowd. For … Read more
He was entitled to some “changes.” Actor David Spade revealed to podcast listeners on Wednesday that he once refused to switch roles with the late David Bowie during the legendary entertainer’s appearance on a 1991 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” The 59-year-old comedian recalled the interaction during his “Fly on the Wall” podcast alongside co-host … Read more
Legendary singer Tina Turner seemed to have a certain fondness for rock star David Bowie – and reportedly even credited him for helping her career at one low point. On Wednesday, it was announced that the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” had died at the age of 83 in Switzerland, where she had been living … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Rick Wakeman is about to embark on a “Long Distance Runaround.” The 73-year-old Yes keyboardist and David Bowie collaborator is embarking on an 11-concert solo tour from March … Read more
Oh baby! Ask the boy named Sue, Mr. Hyde and John Proctor from “The Crucible,” a name is a thing that matters. Names are power, the first spell we fall under and the letters we are ultimately buried beneath. Names carry history and expectation and hope in their vowel sounds. Psycholinguists debate whether language reflects … Read more
Hanif Kureishi, a British novelist and screenwriter, says he remains in the hospital, unable to move his arms or legs, after suffering a near-death experience last month. The 68-year-old “My Beautiful Laundrette” writer updated fans in a lengthy Twitter thread Friday, detailing a scary fall he said occurred at his Rome apartment on Dec. 26. … Read more
Which deceased bloodsucking soul is a dead ringer for your zodiac sign? Ever since Bram Stoker, syphilitic Irish genius that he was, put his immortal touch on the story of enemy impaling Romanian nobleman Vlad Dracul, we as audiences have been lining up and lapping up the blood lust. Chock full of bare asses and … Read more