BOWIENET NEWS : APRIL 2000
Here is the BowieNet news summary for April 2000.
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04/01/00 NEWS: THE GURU SPEAKS -
a BowieNet member is to put together a two hour db radio special in the Netherlands
04/03/00 NEWS: COVERS COVERS COVERS
- Superchunk release a cover
version of 'Scary Monsters' and Matchbox 20 cover 'Fame'
04/04/00 NEWS: BASSMAN'S DAVID BOWIE PAGE
UPDATE
- the latest Bassman web page update is
ready to view
04/05/00 NEWS: BOWIE DOES BEATNIK -
Beatnik collaborate with BowieNet on the new BNet V2 - watch out for updates
04/05/00 SNIPPET: SONICNET FEATURE BOWIE
THE INNOVATOR - sonicnet run a
feature on some of David's cyber innovations
04/05/00 NEWS:BOWIENET ON THE MOVE
- BowieNet moves onto a new server -
news of developments
04/06/00 UPDATE: BOWIENET ON THE MOVE -
THE NEXT DAY- an update on the BowieNet migration
04/06/00 SNIPPET: THE BOOK OF THE SHIRT OF
THE ALBUM OF THE TOUR - details of a new fanzine - ''Hours...'
The Definitive Guide'
04/06/00 NEWS: AMERICAN PSYCHO OST RELEASE
DELAYED - now due out on 14th
April. It contains the 'Something in the Air' Plati remix
04/07/00 UPDATE: WORLDS 3D CHAT SOFTWARE
UPDATE YOUR WORLD IS READY - Bowieworld arrives! download the
new 3D chat.
04/07/00 NEWS: DB IS DOWN WITH THAT
- David is named as a music industry pioneer over at www.addict.com
04/07/00 NEWS: SEE 'LADY' STRANGLED
TONIGHT- Paul Roberts of the Stanglers is to
perform 'Lady Grinning Soul' live
04/07/00 NEWS: BOWIE ON BRAVO -
'The Last Temptation of Christ' is being aired by the Bravo channel in the UK
04/08/00 NEWS: MORE GLASTONBURY RUMOURS -
news of the latest Glastonbury festival line-up rumours
04/08/00 NEWS: DAVID'S SAX0PHONE UP FOR
GRABS! - David supports the UK's first
'Instrument Amnesty' by donating his saxophone
04/10/00 SNIPPET: ASHCROFT IN AT #3 WITH
THE HELP OF GROUND BREAKING VIDEO -
it has similarities to the 'Thursday's Child' video
04/10/00 UPDATE: POLISH WEB CONTEST -
David is voted no 20th in a poll of 100 artists in Poland
04/11/00 NEWS: BBC GLASTO REPORT -
David is described as 'the top attraction, 29 years after his first appearance'
04/11/00 NEWS: YOUR STARDUST COMPANION -
the latest update at 5years.com includes a gallery of 60 Ziggy cover shots
04/11/00 NEWS: KINA - a 'miserable sod' tells us
to watch out for a new artist called 'Kina' :-)
04/11/00 NEWS: CHAT HELP
- the MS cat and Worlds chat bugs have been fixed
04/12/00 NEWS: VH1 UK - Vh1 air db in 'Planet Rock Profiles' and 'VH1 to 1'
04/12/00 NEWS: SLICK ALL-STAR
- 'David Bowie and Earl Slick have had no problem
recapturing the magic in New York City this week'
04/12/00 NEWS: HOLLYLIST
- history and info on Holly Palmer's new official
website www.HollyPalmerSinger.com
04/13/00 NEWS: NOMAD SOUL ON DREAMCAST- the 'Nomad Soul' adventure game will
become available in Dreamcast format from 1 May
04/13/00 NEWS: EMM TAKES THE SQUARE -
news of the latest Emm Gryner gig in New York
04/13/00 NEWS: GERMAN NEWS - 'Rolling Stone' has some quotes from David
(preparing for fatherhood) and Musik Express has a baby db shot
04/14/00 NEWS: IMAN LIVE WITH ROSIE -
Iman is to appear on the Rosie O' Donnell show on 17th April
04/14/00 NEWS: PSYCHO FOR PSYCHO - the American Psycho soundtrack
(featuring db ) is released today. The film is also on general release
04/14/00 NEWS: EFESTIVALS CONFIRMS GLASTO - efestivals confirms David will headline Glastonbury & will appear on the Pyramid stage
04/14/00 NEWS: INSTRUMENT AMNESTY -
further details from the BBC on the 'Instrument Amnesty' supported by David.
04/15/00 NEWS: PRETTY THINGS ARE GROOVIN'
- the 'Pretty Things' remix project
launches soon. Help 'Save the Children' & win db tickets
04/15/00 NEWS: RAW POWER
- news of a Mick Rock signing,
photographic exhibition and radio appearance to promote his new Iggy book
04/15/00 NEWS: FILTH AND FURY -
'The Jean Genie' is to feature on the double soundtrack CD - 'The Filth And
The Fury'
04/17/00 NEWS: 'BOWIESTYLE' BOOK PREVIEW -
this new book is a 'visual examination' of the Bowie style from 1962 to 1999
04/17/00 NEWS: KILLER TUNES
-
Jam music give the 'American Psycho' soundtrack 4 out of 5 in their review
04/17/00 NEWS: SUPERCHICKS -
Iman has a charity auction for easter over at i-iman.com
04/18/00 NEWS: KINA FOUND -
details of Kina's website following the interest created by David's
recommendation
04/18/00 NEWS: COLLECTIVE NYC -
a member's article is featured in the Kansas City Star. It contains references
to Jamie Mereness
04/18/00 NEWS: ON THE TUBE -
'Labyrinth' is aired by Nickelodeon and 'Airport' (featuring db at Heathrow) is
aired by the BBC
04/19/00 NEWS: PRETTY THINGS ARE GROOVIN'- BNet presents 'The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell' remixer, powered by Beatnik
04/19/00 NEWS: BABY UNIVERSAL - the UK press report on Iman's
Rosie O'Donnell interview
04/19/00 NEWS: DAVID BOWIE BETTER THAN
SEX! - db 'was so wonderful he
made me cry, which to me is an orgasmic experience'
04/19/00 NEWS: DB DISCO- the 'Illustrated db Discography' is updated to V10.9
04/20/00 NEWS: 'BOWIESTYLE' BOOK COMP, ALL
YOU HAD TO DO WAS WIN - the first
five winners are announced
04/20/00 NEWS: CHAT HELP -
details of how to fix Microsoft Comic chat problems
04/20/00 NEWS: NO DOUBT:SMASHING PUMPKINS:
NIN - details of Mike Garson's involvement
with these three acts
04/20/00 NEWS: SPREADIN' THE NEWS - the
US press report on Iman's Rosie O' Donnell and Fox News Live performances
04/21/00 NEWS: THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL -
details from BowieArt on a Witney exhibition and website
04/21/00 NEWS: EUROPEAN T.V. SPECIAL
- the Arte channel is to air a prog called 'Metropolis' with the subject
'The Cybertalk: David Bowie'
04/21/00 NEWS: CITY OF STEEL
- a 'Tribute To David Bowie' is to be performed by
Pittsburgh's 'most intriguing musicians'
04/22/00 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: THE ONE
YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!! - Hot
news of a live performance by David for fans only!
04/22/00 NEWS: MARK PLATI LIVE -
news of an upcoming Mark Plati gig
04/22/00 NEWS: GARSON TO RECORD LIVE JAZZ
TRIO ALBUM - news of a Mike
Garson gig which is being recorded for a live album
04/24/00 NEWS: AMERICAN PSYCHO COMPETITION -
a chance to win the withdrawn version of the 'American Psycho' soundtrack
04/25/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - David posts an anniversary photo of Iman :-)
04/25/00 HOT: AMERICAN PSYCHO COMPETITION
(READ CAREFULLY) - enter the 'American Psycho' competition
04/25/00 NEWS: S.O.D. -
a member's website update
04/25/00 REMINDER: SOMEONE IN THE AIR -
a reminder to watch 'Airport' for a glimpse of David at Heathrow
04/26/00 NEWS: HEROES TRIBUTE TO T.REX -
'Leather Boa' ,featuring Tony Visconti, perform in the 'Heroes' tribute to TREX
04/26/00 NEWS: PSYCHO-TIME-BOMB-PLANET -
THE WINNERS - the winners of
the 'American Psycho' competition are announced
04/26/00 NEWS: MIXMASTER BECK -
'Beck' remixes 'Seven' and the single is due out in June
04/27/00 SNIPPET: WELCOME TO THE
GLITTERDOME - news of glam party in Atlanta that takes place every
third Friday in the month
04/27/00 NEWS: HOLLY PALMER SINGER
NEWSLETTER - news of some
forthcoming Holly Palmer shows and her website update
04/27/00 NEWS: VOYEUR APRIL 2000 -
the latest edition of the 'Voyeur' fan club magazine is now available
04/28/00 NEWS: FOUR BOWIE ALBUMS IN ALL
TIME TOP 100 - 'Low', 'Hunky
Dory', ' Ziggy Stardust', and 'Scary Monsters' in all time top 100
04/28/00 NEWS: DEE BEE COVER PROJECT -
Bnet will make all 52 tracks available and members can help choose the winning
entry(s)
04/28/00 NEWS: ARTE SPECIAL REVIEW
- a member's review of the 'Metropolis' programme - 'The
Cybertalk: David Bowie'
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