News about David Bowie

David Bowie (inset) famously christened his backing band 'The Spiders from Mars' in the early 1970s. But the rock legend surely had no idea that this describes a real phenomenon on our neighbouring red planet. Although not actual spiders, 'araneiforms' are dark cracks in the Martian soil, completely different to anything on Earth. New images from two European Space Agency probes show the curious formations in incredible detail.

The novelist, who fainted on Boxing Day in 2022 while on holiday in Rome and woke up without the use of his hands, arms and legs, has since spent his time adapting his 1990 debut novel The Buddha Of Suburbia into a stage production. He said the process of working alongside former artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Emma Rice has 'really cheered me up' knowing that his work was 'still alive after I nearly died', he told the Guardian . The Bromley-born writer added that the long and 'boring' hospital stays spent 'staring at the wall' as he could not use his phone was a 'very good way of generating creativity'. 'Although I'm tetraplegic, I've started to feel like a normal person,' the 69-year-old said. 'Writing gives me a sense of self-esteem and dignity. That I'm not just a broken body.'

RICHARD EDEN: Television personality Susannah Constantine , who was the girlfriend of Margaret's son, David, the Earl of Snowdon , for six years in the 1980s, has made the extraordinary revelation that the princess would secretly enter the holiday homes of rich and famous people who lived on Mustique in the West Indies. Margaret was given a ten-acre plot of land on the southern tip of the tiny island as a wedding present from flamboyant Scottish aristocrat Colin Tennant, the 3rd Lord Glenconner, who bought Mustique and transformed it into a playground for the jet set. 'She loved snooping round people's houses,' says Susannah, 61, the former co-host of What Not To Wear. Referring to the overbearing and sinister housekeeper in Daphne du Maurier's gothic novel Rebecca, she adds: 'She was like Mrs Danvers, and virtually had a master key for every house on the island.'

JoJo Siwa put on a very raunchy show with her mother sitting in the front row just days after backtracking on claims that she invented the 'gay pop' music genre. The 20-year-old multihyphenate - born Joelle Joanie Siwa -  put on quite the naughty performance in front of her 49-year-old mother Jessalyn Siwa at Miami Beach Pride on Sunday night. JoJo did not just dazzle the audience with her incredible dance moves as she could be seen kissing one of her female background dancers who straddled her on the ground. At another point during the routine JoJo stood with her microphone on a pole whiole the same dancer crawled through her legs.

In a new interview with The Times , the actress and singer, 56, revealed an intimate encounter she had with the late singer while filming Absolute Beginners in 1986.

Growing up in the West Country, I was a wholesome-looking 12-year-old, with a rangy physique

A host of fantastic films, great gigs, awesome new albums and spectacular stage performances - they are all featured in our critics' picks of the best of film, music and theatre.Our experts have explored all the options for culture vultures to get their teeth into, and decided on the movies, music and plays that are well worth dedicating your weekend to.

JoJo Siwa has walked back claims that she invented the 'gay pop' music genre after sparking backlash from other artists.  Speaking to TMZ on Wednesday, the 20-year-old said, 'I definitely am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not.' She added, 'But I do want to be a piece in making it bigger than it already is. I want to bring more attention to it.'

With its avocado-coloured bathroom suite, flowery wallpaper and original teak furniture, this bungalow could be straight from a 1970s film set. But there is nothing make believe about the property - which nostalgic holidaymakers can visit in real-life, in the village of Hoghton, near Chorley, in Lancashire. The bungalow was inherited by Nigel and Melissa Peter (centre) from his parents, who built the property in 1973, and lived there all their lives. So when it was passed down to the Peters two years ago, they decided that, instead of 'ripping everything out and renovating' it, they would make it into a 'seventies living experience' instead.

For anyone wanting Italian food in London today, there are hundreds of venues to choose from. From what was Little Italy in Clerkenwell to the hub of Italian venues in Soho, the capital is awash with outlets serving pasta, pizza and other dishes. The history of Italian food and culture in the capital stretches back to the 19th century, when immigrant ice cream sellers (bottom right, an ice cream seller in 1877) flogged their wares on poverty-stricken streets. London's oldest delicatessen, Terroni of Clerkenwell (top right), which opened during the reign of Queen Victoria, is still trading today. As is the iconic Soho establishment Bar Italia (left, and inset recently), which was set up in 1949 to serve good coffee and act as a social hub for the capital's Italian community.

Lulu is set to take to the stage at Glastonbury this year for one final time after announcing her retirement from touring. The singer, 75, told fans in February she would be doing no more live gigs on the road after her current tour following a glittering 60-year career - saying she felt 'unsupported' dealing with the heavy demands of touring last year. Her Champagne with Lulu tour wraps at the London Palladium next week but she has a performance booked i in at Worthy Farm's world famous festival in June.

JoJo Siwa was called out after saying she wants to create a new genre of music called 'gay pop.' The 20-year-old Dance Moms alum -  who came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community in January 2021 - made the comment while discussing her new sexually-charged music video for Karma, in which she engages in a lesbian romp.  'When I first signed with Columbia, I said I wanted to start a new genre of music,' she told Billboard on Saturday. 'They said, "What do you mean?", and I said, "It's called 'gay pop'. It's like K-pop but it's gay pop."'

Lulu played coy about her relationship with David Bowie insisted she's 'good on my own' and not looking for love. In her book I Don't Want To Fight and in a 2017, the singer, 75, said she was in love with the late rock star who died in 2016 and discussed their marriage. But when asked about Lulu, she dismissed her earlier book as "drivel" and replied simply, "No comment."

When touring, Lulu has revealed that the very normal thing she does not do before midday is being done. Following a glittering 60-year career, the singer, 75, declared her retirement in February, saying she was 'unsupported' dealing with the heavy demands of touring last year. Lulu, the Scottish star, real name Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, said she felt 'gruelling' on the road, but that she had noticed it in the last 12 months.

Croydon has been dubbed the capital of the beauty industry in the United Kingdom, boasting more hair and make-up staff than anywhere else in the country. One in 32 people employed in beauty occupations, more than four times more than the national average of one in 150, has been compared to David Bowie's description of it as "total concrete hell." According to Oxford Economics' study, over 6,200 of the town's 203,000 workers are employed in the industry, including 695 hairdressers, 580 beauticians, and 95 salon owners. Superdrug's headquarters or the retailer's beauty stores, as well as scores of other stores in the area's two shopping centers and high street, attracted another 720 workers. Despite being the birthplace of supermodel Kate Moss, Croydon has a less prominent reputation, being best known for its collection of post-war tower blocks and parking lots. However, the boroughs that cover Mayfair and Soho, which are more closely associated with a glitzy image, have fewer than half of the number of people employed in beauty than Croydon.

In pop critic Tim De Lisle's list of the 100 best singles, pop classics, soulful ballads, and 1980s smash hits all feature. The Mail On Sunday music specialist has compiled a list of the best songs to watch over the Easter weekend, sifting through thousands of options so you don't have to. He's ranked them all, from George Michael, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, and Billie Eilish to The Beatles. Find out what to listen to this weekend and which song debuts in the top ten...

After the Ziggy Stardust cover was posted by the late actor's social media team referring to an announcement on March 21, David Bowie fans have lost their minds. Bowie died of bowel cancer eight years ago, at the age of 69, leaving the pop world devastated. The superstar's social media pages all shared a video of a zoom into a recreation of Bowie's legendary Ziggy Stardust album cover on Monday.

Whether they're deemed inappropriate, too much like graffiti, or politically "offensive," murals have all been taken down, despite being beloved by locals. The most recent occurrence in the capital saw a south-east London chip store owner begged to get rid of a Union flag mural from the side of his award-winning fish and chip shop in Greenwich. The mural, which featured the British flag as well as the word 'A Great British Meal,' was declared 'inappropriate' by Greenwich council and branded as a 'unauthorised advertisement.' MailOnline examines why councils in and around London have chosen to conceal famous works of art as another painted wall is due to be stripped bare.

Hundreds of thousands of people would have awakened this morning to the unveiling of the Glastonbury Festival line-up. Every year, the producers of Britain's biggest music festival announce the performers. 200,000 people will appear at Worthy Farm in Somerset, as well as millions watching on TV. Although some fans have slammed this year's lineup as 'embarrassing,' and also admitted that they don't recognize any of the top names being paid, that hasn't always been the case. For the majority of the year, many well-known acts have appeared, including Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, Paul McCartney, and David Bowie. MailOnline has searched through the archives to find posters from every single edition of Glastonbury to date, in honor of this year's performances.

Aspiring novelists are usually advised to 'write what you know'. Lesley Pearse (left) sat down to write her first book, but she wasn't worried about how much of her tumultuous life tale she should leave out. By the time she was in her early 20s, she had witnessed the death of her mother, life in an orphanage, a violent teen ­pregnancy, an unplanned teenage pregnancy, a divorced husband, and a hoodlum. Two more marriages and bankruptcy were supposed to follow before her triumphant reinvention as a best-selling author - amazingly, a Lesley Pearse book now sells every four minutes in the United Kingdom. Pearse (middle) with her father, stepmother Michael, brother Michael, and stepsister Selina in 1951. Bottom right: With brother Michael

Karl Wallinger, the former frontman of the World Party, has died at the age of 66, according to his publicist, with no reason given. The Welsh-born singer is known for writing some of the best hits of 80s and 90s, such as Whole Of The Moon and She's The One. But who is the late star's award-winning sculptor wife Suzie Zamit?

News has already flashed around the Los Angeles nightclub: David Bowie and his band are about to arrive! Several pretty young girls are clearly ecstatic as I wait for them. When I'm in a good mood, I ask one of them if she wants David's autograph. 'No! I want to go to his roooom,' she gasps, implying. 'Can you get me to his room?' I'm not sure what to say. Her friend responds by saying she also needs David but that Mick Ronson will settle for him. As if she were preparing for a hearty meal, she spits her lips. David and Angie, from left. Right: The singer's former stylist Suzi Ronson and her future husband Mick

My new client at the salon is concerned with my mother's age, wearing a tweed skirt and cardigan with sensible shoes. She starts worrying about her family the minute she gets to work on her hair, as with many older customers. 'My David is such an artistic child,' she says. He's always been that way, plays guitar and piano.' I'm so proud of him.' As I'm rolling her up and down, she keeps going on and on, and I smile and nod. As Mrs Jones launches a Woman's Own, it's on with the hairnet and under the dryer. She's back to her son half an hour later, when I'm combing her out: 'You know - Space Oddity.' In the mirror, I see her eyes. 'Are we talking about David Bowie?' 'Yes,' she says. 'I'm his mum!'

What does it actually say about you if you love chart pop hits, or prefer unwinding with some bass-heavy dance tracks or heavy metal? Probably not what you think. Multiple scientific studies have looked at various music genres and come up with some surprising findings, such as the fact that psychopaths are the most likely to enjoy No Diggity by Blackstreet. If you like common, chart-topping music, you're more likely to be an agreeable person.