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Queer icons throughout history to celebrate this Pride Month

Here are 7 LGBT+ icons throughout history that you should know about.

The Independent UK

A View to a Kill doesn’t deserve its reputation as the worst ever Bond

FLASHBACKS: David Bowie turned it down. Christopher Walken and Grace Jones didn’t. And Roger Moore didn’t like it at all. But four decades since the film’s release, does Moore’s very last 007 outing warrant its seemingly eternal drubbing? Jonathan Wells isn’t so sure

The Independent UK

“That was a huge moment for me. It put me back in my place”: The insult that brought David Bowie down to Earth

Bowie later said that the dog walker’s jibe left a lasting impression

MusicRadar

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"We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals": After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore's departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie

The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason

Guitar World

I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – a book that is by turns stupid, zany, and surprisingly charming

I was all set to hate Buxton’s brand of self-deprecating chumminess, but his memoir somehow wins you over

The Guardian - UK

Why a "Sweet" Photograph of Princess Diana and David Bowie Caused So Much Controversy for the Royal Family

"My agent got a call from the palace, saying, 'Don't use the pictures.'"

Marie Claire

Harry Styles in Berlin: Why is the superstar really in the German capital?

British pop star Harry Styles is rumoured to have secretly moved to Berlin. Is he working on new music in the city? And what does David Bowie have to do with it?

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Harry Styles' epic gap year: from the Berlin Marathon to romance in Rome

While on a break from promoting his music, Harry Styles has embraced a very different type of world tour — travelling everywhere from Somerset to Tokyo

Evening Standard

Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction – alongside guitars played by the likes of Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, David Bowie, Joe Perry and Melissa Etheridge

This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

Guitar World

"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

Metal Hammer

Astronaut Chris Hadfield reveals why Space Oddity cover put 'big smile' on David Bowie's face

David Bowie was delighted with astronaut Chris Hadfield's "optimistic" take on 'Space Oddity'.

BANG Premier

“I’ve heard Robert Fripp say no to everybody. David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, you name it, he always has an excuse not to play… He’s a wonderful husband but professionally it’s done me no favours”: Toyah Willcox is more than just Mrs King Crimson

From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall

Louder

“It’s one of the most affecting responses to death ever put on record”: 9 fresh long reads on tracks with astounding musical moments

Our recently published deep-dives into rock and pop classics featuring arrangement quirks, left-field riffs or abrupt rhythmic changes are collected here

MusicRadar

Yungblud on authenticity, trauma, ADHD and 'punk rock with love'

He’s the unofficial, in-your-face voice of a generation of disaffected youth — but his authenticity has been questioned. Dylan Jones meets Yungblud to dig a little deeper and discovers a genuine star

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Bob Geldof quips he gets 'blue in the face' listening to 'f***ing Freddie Mercury' at Live Aid

The Live Aid co-founder was promoting the new album, 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical (Original Cast Recording)', which sees hits by Queen, David Bowie, Sir Elton John, U2, The Police, Madonna and more reimagined by the show's cast.

I've used the David Bowie Bang & Olufsen Beosound A9 – it's the perfect luxury speaker for fans

If you're a David Bowie fan, this B&O speaker is the perfect pick for your living space.

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams on success, cocaine, trauma — and finally growing up

Robbie Williams never went away, but he’s back with, yes, an art show — and wildly candid tales of his days at the Groucho, surviving the 1990s and his desperation for affirmation, as told to Dylan Jones

The Independent UK

UK ‘icons’ depicted in biscuit form to mark 100 years of chocolate digestive

Mosaic artist Ed Chapman has created biscuit portraits of famous British people using McVitie’s chocolate digestives.

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Fonda Review — Mexican Food and Interiors Get "Bolder, Brighter, and More Playful" Than Ever at This Tucked-Away Gem in London's Soho

Chef Santiago Lastra and interior designer Alessio Nardi bring a worldly, contagiously uplifting reworking of the Latin American country's tradition to the British capital

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Want an iconic shot of David Bowie gracing your next speaker? Bang & Olufsen has you covered

Limited edition Beosound A9 speaker features iconic Bowie image by photographer Denis O'Regan

The Guardian - UK

Missing ingredients, brand new colours and the chances of alien life – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Louder

“They can steal pretty much everything. They haven’t figured out a way of stealing the live experience. And they still have to pay for that!” Adrian Belew on survival, orchestra music and Frank Zappa

Now touring with King Crimson offshoot Beat, the Bowie, Shatner and Hancock collaborator has long been confident that the future is secure on the road – which pleases him because he loves it

Guitar World

“I was really broke. The only way I could get to New York to try out for Talking Heads was to take a family who were moving there in the band van”: Jerry Harrison on making Talking Heads’ 1977 debut and rejecting blues-rock to shape the CBGB guitar sound

Granting a rare interview to promote Talking Heads’ newly reissued debut album, the new wave pioneer holds forth on everything from the thrills of the CBGB scene to the perils of mimicking your heroes

MusicRadar

“He jerry-rigged this insane swamp cooler system... The board could have easily overheated and we would have lost everything”: How Blood Incantation created a cosmic death metal masterpiece as the legendary Hansa Studios headed towards meltdown

Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky takes us back to “the craziest summer ever“, when the cosmic expansion of their sound yielded a landmark of prog death and an air con outage near destroyed it all

Guitar World

“When I first heard his voice in my headphones, there was that moment of, ‘My God! I’m recording with David Bowie!’” Bassist Tim Lefebvre on the making of David Bowie's Lazarus

The session for Bowie’s Blackstar album took place in early 2015 at the Magic Shop in New York

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