BOWIENET NEWS : MAY 2002

Here is the BowieNet news summary for May 2002. Please click on the link to be taken to the relevant page.

Heathen - 'a return to form'
Q publishes the first full 'Heathen' review David to appear Live by Request on 15 June & Cologne tour date is set for 12 July David performs at the MTV Tribeca Film Festival
- click here for the reports 'Slow Burn' to be released on 1 July
- BowieNet unveils the sleeve, lyrics and proposed format details 10 new ('Heathen') journals this month
- here is one particularly moving entry from David  - the Area: 2 BowieNet ticket presale takes place

05/01/02 SNIPPET: MOBY "BOWIE IS UNTOUCHABLE" - Moby talks about db - a round up of interview snippets
05/01/02 SNIPPET: THIS MONTH'S DB PIC IN Q - Boy George chooses his top 5 gay albums...and Q uses the Ziggy cover
05/02/02 NEWS: BOWIENET AREA: 2 PRESALE - GET READY - the pre-sale ticket details for Holmdel, Boston, Toronto and Detroit
05/02/02 NEWS: MANCHESTER ON SALE THIS SATURDAY - how to purchase tickets for David's performance in Manchester on July 10
05/03/02 NEWS: GET EM NOW!!! - David to play at MTV Tribeca Film Festival on May 10. Win your free tickets
05/03/02 NEWS: SLOW BURN NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING - check out the new 'HEATHEN' box on the home page. 'Slow Burn' is up
05/03/02 NEWS: BOWIENET AREA: 2 PRESALE - MOMENTS AWAY - a reminder of the purchase details
05/03/02 NEWS: THE TIMES...A READER REPLIES - David writes to The Times newspaper in response to their Meltdown article. Read it here
05/03/02 SNIPPET: BOWIEPHILES - Kylie Minogue's show visuals are inspired by 'Diamond Dogs'
05/04/02 NEWS: ORDERING 'HEATHEN' ONLINE NOT A PROBLEM - pre-order now. Advance orders DO register as chart sales...David says so:-)
05/04/02 NEWS: RESCHEDULED ROSELAND ON SALE NEXT WEEK - The Roseland date is re-scheduled for 11 June.
05/06/02 NEWS: BOWIENET AREA: 2 PRESALE-ROUND 2 - Washington, Camden, Wantagh, Chicaco, Denver, L.A., San Francisco and Seattle
05/07/02 NEWS: BOWIENETTERS MAKE GOOD, VERY GOOD IN FACT! - vote for your favourite poster and T-shirt designs for Roseland
05/08/02 NEWS: BONANZA OF EXTRAS FOR SLOW BURN SINGLE - the 'Slow Burn' sleeve, lyrics and format details. Due for release on 1 July
05/08/02 NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS!! - Tribeca winners to be emailed today
05/09/02 NEWS: GET READY FOR ROSELAND - details of how to purchase BowieNet Roseland tickets tomorrow
05/10/02 NEWS: I WANT MY MTV (REPORTS) - send in your Tribeca reports...you can win a signed 'Heathen' promo poster
05/10/02 NEWS: ROSELAND - WE HAVE LIFT OFF! - Roseland tickets go on sale
05/10/02 NEWS: ROSELAND TICKETS ON SALE TODAY - 'Now. Not tomorrow. It's happening now. Not tomorrow'
05/11/02 NEWS: BOWIE PERFORMANCE AT THE TRIBECA - David steals the show - BowieNetters send in their Tribeca rave reviews
05/11/02 SNIPPET: BOWIEPHILES - tales of a some early db performances ;-) and a cute cartoon from Ysengrin
05/12/02 NEWS: THE SCUMFROG vs BOWIE GOES TOP 10 - WIN THE PROMO - there are 5 12" promos and 5 regular CDs to win
05/13/02 NEWS: BOWIENET GOES HEATHEN BESERK - BowieNet presents a new 'Heathen' area. Pre-order 'Heathen' and win great prizes
05/13/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - 'This is the way that the old men ride' - part 1
05/14/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 2 - 'I just knew exactly what lyrics I was to write as I stepped into the room...' - part 2
05/15/02 NEWS: HEATHEN SITE UPDATED - official listening party details have been added
05/15/02 NEWS: HEATHEN POD UPDATED - listen to Heathen! 90 second clips of all 12 Heathen tracks are now available
05/15/02 NEWS: HEATHEN POLL RESULTS - check out the winning T-shirt and poster for Roseland
05/15/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 3 - 'That's me playing drums over my own loop on Cactus' - part 3
05/15/02 NEWS: DAVID ON THE LEDGE - David talks of his 'I Took a Trip On a Gemini Spaceship' cover version - and gives us the lyrics
05/16/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 4 - 'He (Tony V) is a superb string arranger' - part 4 - plus the lyrics to 'Sunday'
05/17/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 5 - 'and then THAT happened. 911' - part 5 - plus the lyrics to 'Cactus'
05/17/02 NEWS: DB INTERVIEW AND SLOW BURN FIRST PLAY ON RADIO 2 - David in BBC radio interview tomorrow. 'Slow Burn' to be aired
05/17/02 SNIPPET: BOWIEPHILES - Moby talks of a rather nice xmas present from db
05/18/02 NEWS: NEW YORK TELEPHONE CONVERSATION - listen to David's interview with Jonathon Ross
05/18/02 NEWS: HEATHEN PRAISED IN Q MAGAZINE REVIEW - db 'still makes music that no-one else has heard before, and still does it well'
05/19/02 NEWS: SPEND A NIGHT TAKING PICTURES OF DAVID BOWIE! - be a photographer at Roseland - a fantastic new competition
05/19/02 NEWS: COMPLETE MELTDOWN UPDATES - a complete listing of Meltdown performers with ticket prices
05/20/02 NEWS: ADDITIONAL ROSELAND TICKETS ADDED - and BowieNet members are now able to purchase 4 tickets each
05/20/02 NEWS: HEAR ALL OF HEATHEN AT PRE-RELEASE LISTENING PARTIES - details of all the pre-listening parties and competition
05/20/02 NEWS: SLIP AWAY...THE WORDS - David gives us the lyrics to 'Slip Away' - 'Oogie', 'Uncle Floyd' and 'Bones Boy' make the news:-)
05/21/02 NEWS: MORE PRE-RELEASE LISTENING PARTIES ANNOUNCED - more dates are added
05/21/02 NEWS: SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HEATHEN? - enter the 'Heathen' snippets poll and vote on the tracks
05/21/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 6 - 'When I'm faced with 'that won't work' or 'don't let's try that' I freeze up' - part 6
05/22/02 NEWS: COLOGNE, LIVE BY REQUEST SHOW AND TRIBECA BROADCAST - David LBR on 15 June. Cologne date is set for 12 July
05/22/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 7 - 'The Stylophone is one of the looniest of pre-synths' - part 7 & the lyrics to 'Afraid'
05/22/02 NEWS: MORE PRE-RELEASE LISTENING PARTIES ANNOUNCED - more dates are added
05/23/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 8 - 'the Uncle Floyd show' - 'We would be on the floor it was so funny' - part 8
05/23/02 NEWS: HAVE YOU BEEN TO A HEATHEN LISTENING PARTY? - post your thoughts in the submissions area
05/24/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 9 - David moves us - 'I didn't like writing 'Heathen'' - part 9 & the lyrics to 'Heathen'
05/24/02 NEWS: BOWIENETTERS GET TO CHOOSE HEATHEN CLOBBER! - go vote on your favourite 'Heathen' T-shirts designs
05/25/02 NEWS: BOWIE ON LETTERMAN NEXT MONTH - David to appear on the 10 June show. Fill in the on-line ticket request form
05/25/02 NEWS: BOWIE/MOBY SPECIAL IN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - a db & Moby cover shot and excerpts from their interview
05/26/02 NEWS: BOWIE IN JUNE EDITION OF INTERVIEW MAGAZINE - a lovely new photo and interview excerpts from the magazine
05/27/02 NEWS: THE HEATHEN JOURNALS - PART 10 - 'For the purposes of this album, Heathenism is a state of mind' - part 10
05/27/02 NEWS: SEE 1969 PERFORMANCE OF SPACE ODDITY, HERE, NOW! - see a David performing at the Ivor Novello awards in 1969!
05/28/02 NEWS: HEATHEN GETS THUMBS UP FROM ROLLING STONE - '....perfect casting: Bowie playing Bowie, with class'
05/29/02 NEWS: WIN ONE OF 50 PLACES AT SECRET TOTP RECORDING! - win the chance to see David record an appearance for TOTP
05/30/02 NEWS: ANOTHER CHANCE TO MEET DAVID BOWIE AT ROSELAND - enter the Roseland 'meet and greet' contest
05/31/02 NEWS: ROSELAND, IT'S ALL SOLD OUT - tickets have now sold out
05/31/02 NEWS: TOTP WINNERS NOTIFIED TODAY - and need to RSVP...ASAP :-)
05/31/02 NEWS: MORE HEATHEN LISTENING PARTIES AND STUFF - more dates are added
05/31/02 NEWS: HEATHEN MEDIA PLAYER UPDATED - player features update now includes 'Heathen' lyrics

'db 'looking devilishly sexy in red and brown' at Tribeca
- he will play Letterman on 10 June David writes to The Times newspaper BowieNet presents a new 'Heathen' area the Roseland tickets go on sale the Roseland T-shirt and poster poll - click here for results
- (designs by Rex Ray and Mask)

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