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rp075_sukita_sshhh_2003_insta00 “Rise together, Through these clouds, As on wings…” Some more Masayoshi Sukita shots for your viewing pleasure. This time taken in New York in 2002. Sukita talks about the session and the first image here in Speed of Life:

CHANGESBOWIE AT #1 IN UK 35 YEARS AGO TODAY “Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes...” Best of collections are a valuable entry point for casual listeners wanting to dip a toe into the work of artists they’re curious about. In the UK alone, there were three important Bowie best of releases

BOWIE’S CUMBERNAULD PIT STOP “Let the wind blow through your hair...” We’ve featured a few of Roger Bamber’s 1973/1974 Bowie images on these pages over the years. Fans of a certain age will remember the ones we’ve featured here today when they first appeared in a 1974 issue

“Leather, leather everywhere…” Another Masayoshi Sukita shot taken in April 1977 during the session that produced the cover image for "Heroes". Sukita talks about David’s visit in Speed of Life: bit.ly/BowieSukitaSOL + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +

TWO BOWIE ALBUMS IN TOP TEN OFFICAL UK VINYL CHART OF LAST TEN YEARS “I’m not a popstar...” The UK’s Official Charts Company have today announced just how much UK Bowie fans enjoy a slab of vinyl. Both Legacy and Blackstar have made the list comprising 10 years of the Official

WERE YOU ONE OF THE LUCKY 500? “I’ve got moon, I’ve got sun, Lightning, lightning, lightning…” The first image here was shot by Gloria Stavers (editor in chief at 16 Magazine) at the Plaza Hotel on 5th Ave in New York in September 1972. Back in the summer of 1974, the

YOUNG AMERICANS AT 50 - PREMATURE CELEBRATION? “Strange, mad celebration...” Having just enjoyed a brief visit to European charts last month in the shape of the 50th anniversary vinyl releases, Young Americans originally reached its peak of #2 on the official UK album chart

“Turn and face the strange…” Twenty-nine years ago in New York, photographer Albert Watson captured some very striking images of David Bowie. Here are just a few of the results, sometimes surreal, always beautiful. #RandomBowie #BowieAlbertWatson #Bowie1996

JAPANESE ZIIGY STARDUST PROMOTIONAL POSTER “Hang him on my wall…” We had a great response in comments on the various official Bowie socials and via e-mails following our WERE YOU ONE OF THE LUCKY 500? post a few days back. It triggered a new occasional feature: BOWIE OBJECT

1976 FAN CLUB 'HANDCUFFS' POSTER “My, my, the time do fly, When it’s in another pair of handcuffs…” * Today’s BOWIE OBJECT OF DESIRE was triggered by an email from Bowie fan Pat Hewitt, who emailed us wishing to see a scrapbook centerspread in an early eighties magazine that

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE OUTSIDE TOUR SHOW? “The music is outside…” A few years back we asked you to vote for what you considered to be the best Bowie bootleg. We’ve now decided to hone that to get a list of your favourite Bowie show from any given tour. We’re starting with THE

SPACE ODDITY AT THE IVORS 55 YEARS AGO TODAY “You’ve really made the grade...” On May 10th, 1970, David Bowie performed Space Oddity to an audience at The Talk of The Town in London and broadcast live around the globe. The event was the Ivor Novello Awards and Bowie received

UNTRIMMED PRINTERS’ TEST PROOFS “The fingerprints will prove that you couldn't pass the test…” It will become apparent why we’ve kicked off with Ian Dickson’s beautiful 1973 shot of Bowie in full flight at Newcastle City Hall for today’s BOWIE OBJECT OF DESIRE, when you swipe

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SERIOUS MOONLIGHT SHOW? “Sway through the crowd…” Continuing from last week’s THE OUTSIDE WORLD TOUR favourite show poll, today we’re asking which of Bowie’s 1983 concerts you favour. You don’t even need to have been at the gig personally, as long as you

IMAGES REISSUED FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY “We Are Hungry Men...” In the UK at least, Steve Morley’s shots of Bowie at Radio City Music Hall in the autumn of 1974, first came to light on the cover of the 8th March issue of the music weekly Record Mirror (incorporating POPSWOP at

1995, South Africa, photo by Bruce Weber #DavidAndIman #EternalLove

BOWIE’S HELL OR BUST BASKET BARGAIN “Don't hold your breath but the pretty things are going to hell…” * David Bowie understood well the usefulness of a mask, both literally and figuratively. There are many examples of him using one theatrically, from the short 1969 film, The

WHICH 1976 SHOW IS YOUR FAVOURITE? “The return of the Thin White Duke…” Following on from 1996 and 1983, for the third instalment we’re asking you about the 1976 shows. Only really known as The 1976 World Tour at the time, different names were bandied about and even added in

R.I.P. ALAN YENTOB Sad to learn of the passing of Alan Yentob, the long-serving BBC arts broadcaster and documentary-maker, who has died aged 78. Bowie fans became aware of Yentob's fifty-minute BBC 1 Cracked Actor documentary, when it first aired fifty years ago in January

R.I.P. SIMON HOUSE “I hear the sound of mandolins...” It's turning out to be a very sad Sunday, with the news now that Simon House has died at the age of 77. Simon had a long and illustrious career starting out as violinist and keyboard player with High Tide alongside Bowie’s