Three-time world footballer of the year Zinedine Zidane, acclaimed film director Sir Alfred Hitchcock and music icon David Bowie will be among those making an appearance in Plymouth later this month.
They will all feature in a showcase of work by Turner Prize winning artist Douglas Gordon, which will be staged in the Peninsula Arts Gallery at Plymouth University from September 24 to...
An original star of the seventies Glam New Wave era, Phil Murray has an illustrious past, fronting the band U-Boat with drummer Woody Woodmany who was David Bowie’s drummer in Spiders from Mars.
Phil’s band includes Ilbert Stubbs, ex-bass player with Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions fame, and Chris Peters on drums.
They are currently rehearsing for the forthcoming UK tour for reformed U-Boat.
For more information visit the band’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/diamonddogzband
James Blake has walked away with the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for his album Overgrown . The 25-year-old musician triumphed at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday night (30 October) at the Roundhouse in London, chosen ahead of 11 other artists who included David Bowie (for his comeback album The Next Day ), Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling and the favourite Laura Mvula.
The 12 shortlisted titles for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year were announced on Wednesday (11 September).
Among the long players from the last 12 months nominated for the "music Booker", were debut albums, titles by previous nominees and established artists and one by a legend, David Bowie.
Bowie's excitedly received comeback album - his first in a decade - The...
David Bowie’s extraordinary career is being transformed into new compositions as part of an event celebrating his impact on the global music scene.
Plymouth University composer Dr Alexis Kirke and electronic music pioneer Martyn Ware have conducted an in-depth analysis of Bowie’s music and success, which included estimated album sales of over 140 million.
