BOWIENET NEWS : MAY 2000
Here is the BowieNet news summary for May 2000.
Please click on the link to be taken to the relevant page.
05/01/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - David gives us some news on the Beeb sessions CD
05/01/00 NEWS: v2 BETA TEST TEAM -
BowieNet members are to test the new v2
05/01/00 NEWS: UNION JACK
- David is on the front cover of the
(UNIFI) union magazine
05/01/00 NEWS: HOLLY IN NYC
- news of Holly Palmer's gigs in New
York
05/02/00 NEWS: TENDERHOOKS
- the artwork to Holly Palmer's CD is revealed
05/02/00 NEWS: NO CAMERA SHAKE APPEAL -
Mick Rock's 'Raw Power' book is out today (inc 3 db shots) and he has an
exhibition in London
05/02/00 NEWS: KINA VID -
watch a video about the recording artist Kina, the lady David recommended in
April
05/03/00 NEWS: BROTHER BOWIE
- globeandmail post an interview with
Trent Rezner. Read his thoughts on touring with db
05/03/00 NEWS: MANISH BOYS SPREAD
- Record Collector have a 10 page
feature on The Manish Boys
05/03/00 NEWS: ZIGGY COMPANION -
5years.com - the Ziggy Stardust Companion - features the Carnegie Hall concert -
28 Sept 1972
05/04/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY - 'Take
Home A Nude' - David shows us his contribution to this project
05/04/00 SNIPPET: FAME...WHAT'S YOUR NAME
- David Jones is the most popular male
name in Britain
05/04/00 NEWS: ROCK STYLE AT ROCK HALL
- the 'Rock Style' exhibition moves to
Cleveland
05/04/00 NEWS: HANSON AND WORLDS -
Rolling Stone.com post a piece about the Hanson link with db and Ultrastar
05/05/00 SNIPPET: BOWIE IN BILLBOARD -
Billboard (also) posts the news that David is to headline Glastonbury
05/05/00 SNIPPET: LET ALL THE CHILDREN
BOOGIE - a new CD 'Top Of The Pops 2' is released
and includes 'Starman'
05/05/00 NEWS: THE Q 100 GREATEST BRITISH
ALBUMS EVER - the selection was chosen by the writers of the magazine
05/06/00 REMINDER: WIN A SIGNED COPY OF
MICK ROCK'S RAW POWER -
BowieNet to give away 3 signed copies of the 'Raw Power' book
05/06/00 NEWS: UNDER THE COVERS WITH BOY
GEORGE - Boy George advises
that his next CD will contain a 'Letter To Hermione' cover
05/08/00 COMPETITION: WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED
COPY OF MICK ROCK'S RAW POWER -
the 'Raw Power' competition is live
05/08/00 NEWS BOWIENET v2 -
BowieNet version 2 is on the way - the testing continues
05/08/00 NEWS: MTV ONLINE AWARDS -
BowieNet receives a nomination in the online MTV music awards (aired on German
MTV)
05/09/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY -
the first day of V2, David recommends Catherine Chalmers and Derek Boshier's
shows... & more
05/09/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- db to perform for members - get your tickets
05/09/00 THE INSIDE SCOOP: WHATS NEW ON
BOWIENET - web based email,
member profiles, 10mb each, official message boards & more
05/09/00 UPDATE: ARCHIVING -
old news will not be lost and current message board posts will be transferred over to BowieNet V2
05/09/00 NEWS: HOLLY P. TONIGHT -
Holly's shows are to be webcast via digitalclubnetwork.com
05/09/00 RAW POWER: THE WINNERS -
the winners of the autographed Mick Rock 'Raw Power' competition are announced
05/10/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY -
David's favourite guitars, studio treatments on D Dogs, ear-monitors
& vocal acrobatics :-)
05/10/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
-
a repeat posting but with further details
05/10/00 NEWS: GETTING THE HUMP
- db sends in a snippet from 'Pride' mag on Somali childbirth traditions :-)
05/10/00 NEWS: KARMA vS POINTS -
details on these two new BowieNet features
05/10/00 NEWS: EMM UPDATE -
a new Emm gig and news of a film that is using a track from her CD, 'Science
Fair'
05/11/00 NEWS: MORE ABOUT ARCHIVING -
the new interactive news calendar will soon include all the old news dates
05/11/00 NEWS: HIROTSUNE TASHIMA CERAMICS
- David gives us details of Hirotsune
San's exhibition - 'very original approach to ceramics'
05/11/00 NEWS: HOLLY AT ARLENE'S GROCERY -
a photo from Holly's show and a reminder to watch her next week
05/11/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE -
a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/12/00 NEWS: THE TATE PARTY -
Mick Jagger attends the Tate Modern party - 'David Bowie knows a lot more about
this than me'
05/12/00 NEWS: WHAT'S UP PUSSYCAT -
Tom Jones teams up with Chrissie Hynde to cover 'Lust for Life' on his new album
'Reload'
05/12/00 NEWS: SANBORN TOUR -
news of a new tour by David Sanborn
05/12/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE -
a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/13/00 NEWS: V.2 + DB GIG NEWS -
news of David's members only show and the BowieNet V2 hits the web
05/13/00 NEWS: OMIKRON DREAMCAST PREVIEW -
a special preview link to the Omikron Dreamcast version. The game is due
out this month
05/13/00 NEWS: BBC ONE LIVE
- BBC1 want to hear about their
listeners favourite gigs
05/13/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE -
a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/15/00 NEWS: L.A.W. AND ORDER
- the LiveAndWell.com CD's are almost
ready for distribution
05/15/00 NEWS: STANDING ROOM ONLY -
the members only Roseland show will be general admission
05/15/00 NEWS: POSTIN' IT UP
- post up your comments, images and music
05/15/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/16/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY -
a night out at the Irving Plaza and David works on a new Tony Ousler project
05/16/00 NEWS: GOIN DOWN TO ROSELAND
- a second Roseland date is added on 16
June. This concert is open to the general public
05/16/00 NEWS: HOLLY @ ARLENES -
a Holly gig reminder
05/16/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/17/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY -
db 'it is SO NOT TRUE I can't stand it'
05/17/00 NEWS: BOWIESTYLE REVIEW -
read Mojo's review of the new Bowiestyle book
05/17/00 NEWS: MIXMASTER BECK
- the Beck remix of
'Seven' is expected to appear as a bonus track on the CD single
05/17/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/18/00 NEWS: THE FILTH ANDTHE FURY
- the 'Filth and the Fury' soundtrack CD
is released and contains 'The Jean Genie'
05/18/00 VH1 LAUNCH 100 FAN CLUBS
- check out the VH1 db page
05/18/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/19/00 NEWS: ROSELAND GIG ADDED!! -
a THIRD Roseland (public) db gig is added on the 17th June. The 16th sells out
in 20 minutes
05/19/00 UPDATE: 17TH IS SOLD OUT!! -
tickets for the added show are now sold out
05/19/00 NEWS SNIPPET "THIS OUTSTANDING
SITE" - Gail Porter on
BowieNet and db - 'see what he's capable of at this outstanding site'
05/19/00 NEWS: SEX PISTOLS SOUNDTRACKS TO
BE WON - win the CD and posters
from the film. Blammo gives us the tracklisting
05/19/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/20/00 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 200 MORE
TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!!
- BowieNet has 100 tickets for each
public show for members
05/20/00 NEWS: GLASTONBURY LIST -
the full line-up to the Glastonbury Festival. See David on the pyramid
stage
05/20/00 NEWS: ROCKIN' CLEVELAND -
the wallofsound website reports on the 'Rock Style' exhibition
05/20/00 NEWS: GOOD CHOICE
- Napster wins the webby award for music related websites.
David is on the panel of experts
05/20/00 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 200 MORE
TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!! - a
repeat posting of the extra tickets for members news
05/22/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY
- David talks of a new book - 'Peter Lanyon: At the edge of
landscape'
05/22/00 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 200 MORE
TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!!
- a repeat posting on the BowieNet
public show members tickets
05/22/00 NEWS: MORE SEX PISTOLS
SOUNDTRACKS TO BE WON - 5
more copies of the 'Filth and the Fury' soundtrack CD are to be won
05/22/00 GAY TIMES REVIEWS BOWIESTYLE -
BowieStyle is reviewed in the June edition of the 'Gay Times'
05/22/00 BOWIENET MEMBERS SHOW: FREE
OFFER/TICKET OFFER: SEE DAVID BOWIE LIVE
- a repeat posting of how to obtain tickets
05/23/00 NEWS: NEW MESSAGE BOARDS -
there are two new sections in the message boards 'technical support' and
'upcoming shows' '
05/23/00 NEWS: SPLASH PAGE
- a new splash page has been added
to the log on area of the site
05/23/00 NEWS: BOWIE'S NEW NET
RELEASE...OR IS IT? - the
'Telegraph' mentions BowieArt in an their article on online art
05/23/00 NEWS: 'HEROES' ON NEW
COMPILATION - 'Heroes' is
included in the double CD compilation - 'The Best TV Ads... Ever'
05/23/00 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 200 MORE
TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!! -
a repeat posting of the extra tickets for members news
05/24/00 COMPETITON: REMINDER: WIN SEX
PISTOLS TONIGHT - win one
of the 'Filth and the Fury' double CD soundtrack prizes tonight
05/24/00 COMPETITON: WIN SEX PISTOLS
SOUNDTRACKS NOW - the
'Filth and the Fury' competition is live
05/24/00 NEWS: BBC PLANS 'PERFECT DAY'
- 'Perfect Day' is to close the 'Music
Live' event. DB plans a meet & greet for Children In Need
05/24/00 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: 200 MORE
TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!! -
a repeat posting of the extra tickets for members news
05/25/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY -
'here we go then, eyes down for Roseland !!!'
05/25/00 NEWS: THE FILTH AND THE FURY -
THE WINNERS
- the winners of the 'Filth and The Fury'
competition are announced
05/25/00 NEWS: JUNE CLASSICS -
'Cinema Classics' plan post Roseland screenings of rare db TV appearances
05/26/00 NEWS: L.A.W. AND ORDER PART 2 -
obtain your 'Live and Well' CD's - they are ready for despatch
05/26/00 NEWS: BBC's MUSIC LIVE IN THE UK
- watch the webcast of this live event.
David has donated his saxophone in support
05/27/00 NEWS: GLASTO-CAST -
the Glastonbury festival is to be streamed live via 'Quicktime'
05/27/00 NEWS: OUT ON THE TOWN -
David is spotted at the Irving Plaza with Page Hamilton
05/29/00 REMINDER: PERFECT DAY THIS...ERM
EVENING - a reminder to watch the all star
performance of 'Perfect Day'
05/30/00 NEWS: AMERICA ON ZIGGY -
a a Ziggy image is used to promote the 'Rock Style' exhibit on AOL
05/30/00 NEWS: KING'S HEROES
- King Crimson perform 'Heroes' in their
live set
05/31/00 NEWS: NEW JOURNAL ENTRY -
David gives us news of the Roseland rehearsals
05/31/00 NEWS: 'SEVEN' THE SINGLE
- a breakdown of the formats and
track listings of the next db single 'Seven'
05/31/00 NEWS: THE DUDES AND THE FURY
- the Hannover band 'Fury in the
Slaughterhouse ' cover 'All The Young Dudes'
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