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Bowie released 'Space Oddity' on July 11, 1969; BBC featured it during Apollo 11 coverage nine days later, reaching #5 UK and becoming his first major hit
Song was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey film, not the moon landing itself—ironically, Major Tom becomes stranded in space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded a notable acoustic ISS version in 2013 that Bowie called 'quite possibly the most poignant version ever created'
David Bowie around the time he released "Space Oddity" Fifty-seven years ago today, David Bowie released a song that would mark multiple major career milestones for the future star. The post On This Day in 1969, David Bowie Released the Breakout Hit That Soundtracked the Moon Landing and…
Hilary Duff's Lucky Me tour is her first major tour in over a decade.
Sold-out LA crowds embraced both her 2000s hits and new songs.
The tour promotes her album Lucku2026 or Something, her first in ten years.
Hilary Duff is in the midst of The Lucky Me tour, her first major tour in over a decade, and has been playing to enthusiastic, sold-out crowds including two nights in Los Angeles. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of her second LA show, the 38-year-old singer and…
Tarantino's The Hateful Eight is leaving Peacock soon in the US.
The 2015, 167-minute Western mixes Tarantino style with Christie-style mystery.
Stars Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Kurt Russell.
An entertainment news piece from Collider reminds readers in the United States that Quentin Tarantino's Western The Hateful Eight is due to be removed from the Peacock streaming service, urging fans to watch it before it leaves. The article frames the film as a blend of Tarantino's trademark…
Karen LeFrak, a 79-year-old composer, is reflecting on how she launched a professional music career late in life after being discovered in her 70s by music producer David Foster. Foster recognised her talent after she showed him her compositions, helping her release her debut album in 2021, and…
Francis Dunnery landed Robert Plant's 1993 guitar job without ever seeking it.
He beat some 5,000 other hopefuls after being personally called.
His motto: embrace opportunities, then let them go.
Francis Dunnery, the guitarist and singer best known for co-founding and fronting the 1980s band It Bites, reflects on a career that has included high-profile collaborations with rock's biggest names. Speaking to Prog in 2024 while touring with It Bites FD, he recalled his 1993 stint as guitarist…
This article reports that musician Phil Collins has named a 1963 Motown recording as, in his view, the greatest Motown single ever released. The piece frames the choice as a notable endorsement from a widely known artist, offering fans an insight into the music that shaped his own…
Guehi passes fitness test to start England's quarter-final against Norway.
Stones recalled for first start since the Croatia opener.
Madueke set to start ahead of the managed Saka.
England are set to field Marc Guehi and John Stones together in central defence for their World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway, with Guehi having recovered from a minor hamstring strain sustained in the win over Mexico. The team news is significant because it reunites an all-Manchester City…
CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman has revealed that he was targeted by what he described as an "incredibly sophisticated" phone scammer who nearly succeeded in draining his bank account. The high-profile journalist's account of the near-miss serves as a warning about the growing sophistication of fraudulent phone scams,…
This article from Far Out Magazine sets out to discuss an iconic 1970s screen role that Clint Eastwood reportedly declined to reprise, framed around a quote suggesting a collaborator felt Eastwood had grown tired of them. However, the text supplied here contains only the headline and website navigation…
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