David Bowie

Pink Floyd have reportedly agreed to a deal to sell their back catalogue to Sony - but is it the most lucrative music rights aquisition to date?

Explainer Is Sony’s purchase of Pink Floyd’s catalogue now the most expensive?

Is Elvis, Stevie Wonder or The Beatles the most sampled, covered or interpolated musicians of all time? New research gives a run down of the top ten most sampled musicians in history.

Research uncovers who is the most sampled musical artist of all time

Iron Maiden lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson in full flow. The new Avalanche website will have an 'interesting things that are hard to find' tab, where you will find such things as Iron Maiden monopoly

I'm finding it hard to be enthusiastic about a new website - Kevin Buckle

19 incredible photos of Edinburgh in 1983

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is set to play surprise DJ set tonight in Edinburgh. Photo: Ian Rutherford

Irvine Welsh to play surprise DJ set tonight in Edinburgh

There has been a great deal of criticism of the ticket sales methodology that has been adopted for the forthcoming Oasis concerts at Murrayfield next year

Loyal fans paying the price for duo's dynamic ticket masterplan - Steve Cardowni...

Have look through our photo gallery for a nostalgic trip back to Edinburgh in 1983.

19 fabulous old photos of Edinburgh in 1983

Glasgow Clyde College have announced they will run a special one off Taylor Swift masterclass ahead of the Eras Tour arriving in Scotland

Musical awareness has entered a new Era in the age of Taylor Swift - Susan Dalge...

Clockwise from left, Debbie Harry, Prince and The Beatles.

10 pictures looking back at legendary gigs in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's Jack Docherty has announced a Scottish tour for his critically-acclaimed show David Bowie & Me : Parallel Lives.

Jack Docherty to take his David Bowie show on tour

Robert Smith from The Cure

Modern big artists notably absent on Record Store Day - Kevin Buckle

Star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, Jack Docherty premieres a new hour of comedy using an appearance by Bowie on Jack's chat show as a jumping off point

Jack takes his comic Bowie tribute act out on the road- Karen Koren

David Bowie on stage at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, during the 'Serious Moonlight' tour, June 1983.

18 amazing photos of Edinburgh in 1983

David Bowie applying his Ziggy Stardust makeup in the 1970s. Picture: R Bamber/Rex Features

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust was born in Edinburgh flat

Liam McArthur is bringing forward a Bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland

Death would be much easier to deal with if we had some control over how we died...

Life could have been different for Vladimir McTavish if he could have taken Highers in the meanings of David Bowie lyrics (Photo by Express/Getty Images)

At school, being popular was much more important than being clever - Vladimir Mc...
No matter which way you slice it, this week’s figures for secondary education in Scotland do not look good. According to the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), overall performances in maths, reading and science have all declined over the past four years. However, when one looks at the attainment figures for primary education, the statistics are much more favourable.
Vladimir McTavish

Monopoly Beatles

Paul Simon was right, keep the customer satisfied - Kevin Buckle

Edinburgh writer and performer Jack Docherty is currently peforming his Fringe show about his connections with his hero David Bowie at Teviot House. Photo by Steve Ullathorne.

Fringe review: Jack Docherty: David Bowie and Me: Parallel Lives

David Bowie performs his final concert as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. The concert later became known as the Retirement Gig

Ziggy and the Spiders playing live in the Capital, well, almost - Susan Dalgety

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Eras tour

Taylor Swift becomes Guiness World Record holder - again

The Tinderbox Orchestra will be appearig at the Edinburgh Central Library during this year's Fringe. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Stand-out shows in the global cultural celebration

Linda Lewis has died aged 72

Linda Lewis dies: tributes pour in for 72 year-old singer

The Proclaimers taken off King’s coronation playlist

A rare 1957 Radicon toy robot, owned by Lee Garrett from Edinburgh, has been valued at thousands of pounds (Picture: McTear's Auctioneers/PA Wire)

My Bowie Barbie may have soared in value but I wouldn't sell him for the world

The family of David Bowie, pictured performing in 2004, has gifted his archives to the nation (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

Bowie's archives will give a fascinating insight into his creative genius

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke

David Bowie archive featuring 80,000 items to be made public

A dalek from Dr Who invades the National Museum of Scotland, helped by staff member Liv Mullen (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Dr Who exhibition sounds great (unless Bowie is only starman for you too)
My husband knows me only too well. “I don’t suppose you will want to come to the Dr Who exhibition with me?” he asked, before booking his place at the Dr Who Worlds of Wonder spectacular which has just opened at the National Museum of Scotland.
Susan Dalgety

The National Library of Scotland has warned its biggest newspaper archive could be lost forever without urgent repairs (Picture: National Library of Scotland/SWNS)

Come on Angus, historic newspaper archive must be saved – Susan Dalgety

Here are 11 bands and artists who have played in Edinburgh over the years

11 bands and artists who have played in Edinburgh over the years

Placebo on tour

Placebo on tour and with new hit album after nearly a decade away

David Bowie performs with guitarist Mick Ronson at The Marquee Club in London in 1973 (Picture: Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images)

Why David Bowie deserves to be hailed as Britain's most influential artist

Artist Joe Black adds the finishing touches to a portrait of David Bowie made from over 8,500 guitar plectrums, commissioned by Sky Arts to celebrate Bowie topping a new definitive list of Britain's 50 most influential artists of the past 50 years

Bowie in top spot as 50 of most influential British artist of the past 50 years ...

March 1977: Rock singers David Bowie, right, and Iggy Pop in Germany Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images

Iggy Pop pays tribute to city guitarist who played with Bowie

Kerry Ellis and Denis Lawson in Anything Goes

The night Ewan McGregor's famous uncle drank with David Bowie in Edinburgh bar

Basil Brush is coming to the Fringe this summer - and Susan Dalgety wants a ticket. PIC: BBC.

Basil Brush - I can't wait to see the ginger punk this summer - Susan Dalgety

Dance student Emma Smith gets a preview of the Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer exhibition at V&A Dundee. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

V&A Dundee unveils exhibition devoted to dance trailblazer Michael Clark

Paisley Abbey is playing host to the open-air spectacle About Us until 6 March. Picture: Lesley Martin

Historic Scottish Abbey transformed for launch of £120m UK culture festival

These are the top 50 British exports

David Bowie’s Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was the first album Susan Dalgety bought (Picture: Express/Getty Images)

Ziggy Stardust would surely approve of Edinburgh's vinyl revival – Susan Dalgety

David Bowie-style cremations boom on star's anniversary amid cost of living cris...

Not so grumpy Rick back on tour

Rick recognised as not so grumpy these days!

Rankin photographing food waste to highlight the environmental impact of sending this to landfill.

Photographer Rankin puts focus on food waste

Bite Beauty: why this vegan make-up should be your next beauty splurge

Bite Beauty: why this vegan make-up should be your next beauty splurge

Celebrity photographer Rankin, left, and from right, Jackson Moyles and Tyrone Williams.

The Scottish winner of Great British Photography Challenge 2021 revealed

Princess Diana and Prince Charles visit Craigroyston in Edinburgh, March 1983. Photographers capture the moment when the Princess of Wales is handed some lucky white heather by nine-year-old Malcolm Smith.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 2)

David Bowie on stage at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, during the 'Serious Moonlight' tour, June 1983.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983

Children with Spider-Man at the Princes Street John Menzies' toy department in April 1983.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 3)

Linda Hogg, head of customer service and front of house, at the Festival Theatre

Festival Theatre reopens with show that puts audiences on stage played by Bowie

New date announced for 2021 Isle of Wight Festival - and line-up news

David Bowie applying his Ziggy Stardust makeup in the 1970s. Picture: R Bamber/Rex Features

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust was born in Drummond Street

Fans can also buy coins from the Bowie collection from the Royal Mint’s website

Royal Mint launches a new Bowie collection

Rediscover the work of a controversial master as Helmut Newton's centenary is ma...

Supergroup Holy Holy take David Bowie's songs on tour

Queen, Bowie, Kylie? Here's whose festival set was voted the best

Form an orderly queue for the new Biffy Clyro single (Picture: PA)

On your marks, Pink Floyd fans: it’s Record Store Day – Kevin Buckle