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David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals | David Bowie

David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals | David Bowie

David Bowie’s final project prior to his death in 2016 was an 18th-century musical called The Spectator, a forthcoming extensive exhibition of Bowie’s archive at the V&A East Storehouse has revealed. The work was based around a daily newspaper of the same name that ran between 1711 and 1712, documenting the mores of society in London. Bowie’s notes reveal that …

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Pressuring Bands, Bowie Massages & More

Pressuring Bands, Bowie Massages & More

Bob Geldof was in a French cafe recently when a man came up to him and said, “Thank you for the best day of my life.” “I didn’t know what he was talking about, but I assumed it was Live Aid — I don’t think it was our third hit single,” Geldof tells Billboard via Zoom. “And I go, ‘Thank …

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