Here is a brief excerpt that we thought you'd enjoy.
Bowie even brought a digital camera along to the interview so he could take pictures of the photographers -- to put up on the first artist-created Internet service provider, BowieNet -- while they took pictures of him.
Damien Hirsts and Chris Ofili, two of Bowie's favorite artists are both at the center of the controversy. If you remember back to Bowie's journal from October 29th, 1998, Bowie predicted that Chris Ofili would win the prestigious Turner Prize, which Ofili did indeed win.
Ofili is a Roman Catholic whose portrait of the Virgin Mary was at the heart of the Mayors complaints. The Mayor, who actually had never seen the exhibit, only the show's catalogue, declared SENSATION as "sick stuff."
"You don't have a right to government subsidy for desecrating somebody else's religion," he said. "And therefore we will do everything that we can to remove funding for the Brooklyn Museum until the director comes to his senses and realizes that if you are a government-subsidized enterprise, then you can't do things that desecrate the most personal and deeply held views of people in society. I mean, this is an outrageous thing to do."
Here, Ofili defends his work:
"As an altar boy, I was confused by the idea of a holy Virgin Mary giving birth to a young boy," he said. "Now when I go to the National Gallery and see paintings of the Virgin Mary, I see how sexually charged they are. Mine is simply a hip-hop version."
The city gives the museum nearly $7 million a year in operating expenses -- nearly one-third of its $23 million budget.
Keep an eye on BowieNet for further SENSATION developments.
Read the entire article from the New York Times.
A Veritable BowieFest on a Stick!
Treking all the way to London for NETAID?
Want to make it a weekend long party?The BowieFest starts here!!!!!!
We are proud to announce the BowieNet UK Bashon Friday 8th October.
The Place: Edward's pub, Hammersmith (Upstairs function room)
The Time: 8.00 for 8:30pm.
Set in a private room with own bar just a stone's throw from the Hammersmith Odeon (now Apollo), of farewell Ziggy concert fame, it is the ideal location for a Bowie party and to meet BowieNetters from across the world!!!! What a way to set the tone the night before setting off to see the man himself at NetAid!!
Details: We are expecting a great crowd for the party, we can accommodate up to 200 people. There will be a minimal charge of £3 per person to cover costs of room hire and the DJ, any surplus funds will be donated to the NetAid charity. Bring your Bowie CD's with you to add to the Bowie atmosphere! Plus special BNet goodies to be had in a grand giveaway!
We will be operating a strict door policy for the event, so please mail us using the link below, and tell us that you are coming - giving your real name and net/chat name and the number in your party. To be sure of getting in mail us straight away bnetukbash@mailcity.com
Travel: Edward's is on the corner of King Street and Beadon Road in Hammersmith.By Tube: District Line to Hammersmith turn right out of the station and it's across the road. Picadilly Line to Hammersmith: pub is opposite the station.
We look forward to seeing you there! So go on reply today!!!!!This BNet event has been brought to you by: Electric Blue (Steph) and Spaceface (Karen).
Bowie fans can choose to purchase the album in either format; if you choose the Windows Media Player format, the album download includes a special edition David Bowie Player.
As reported last week, the download is only available through participating retailers whose sites are based in the US, Canada and now Australia.
Here is a list of retail sites offering the Bowie Download. We've included a little comparative shopping price guide as well. Why different prices you ask? Well, it's up to the individual retailer to set the price points, just as in traditional retail sales.
| MSN | |
| Barnes and Noble |
Price: $12.99 |
| Hastings | Price: $12.88 |
| National Record Mart | Price: $13.99 |
| Rasputin | Price: $12.99 |
| Music Choice | Price: $12.99 |
| MusicMaker | Price: $12.95 |
| Tower | Price: $12.99 |
| VirginMega.com |
Price: $13.99 |
| Wherehouse | Price: $13.88 |
Here is an excerpt:
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the game, and the one gaining the most press thus far, is not the game's graphics, scope, martial arts elements, or risqué content. It is the music, and the star behind it--the Thin White Duke himself, David Bowie, who contributes voice acting and his likeness to portray the enigmatic music star, Boz. Apparently Bowie, who has his own ISP (BowieNet) was thrilled at the prospect.
Campbell went on to say: "[We were] surprised and hugely pleased when talk drifted from licensing old songs to writing an entirely original 'gametrack' for the whole game, taking in everything from cheesy elevator music to brand-new songs about the world itself."
Get the entire story at www.gamecenter.com
As always, you can check out the special Omikron section here on BowieNet.
Here is the line-up:
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Vengaboys - We're Going To Ibiza
Sting - Brand New Day
Everything But The Girl - Five Fathoms
Paul Johnson - Get Get Down
Wyclef Jean & Bono - New Day
David Bowie - Thursday's Child
Tom Jones & The Cardigans - Burning Down The House
Top Of The Pops will air this Friday, September 24, 7:30 p.m.
If you call the Conan show right now, (212) 664-3056/3057 and ask for tickets (up to 4 per person) they STILL have ticket's available.
According to the folks at NBC, if you show up at NBC on the 49th Street side of the building the day of a scheduled show at or before 9:00 a.m., you can get in line for STAND BY tickets, meaning that if someone with a reserved ticket does NOT show up, you could potentially get in.
Call the (212) 664-3056/3057 for more details. If you do make it down to the NBC ticket line please remember: one ticket per customer, and NO GUARANTEES here, but there is a shot!
Be on the look-out for a new beer advertisement in New Zealand.Steinlager Beer is using "Lust For Life" as background music for their new ads which will air on TV over the next year throughout New Zealand. Look for the ads to start airing soon.
On November 16th - LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN.
On November 17th - THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW.
On November 22nd - MUSIQUE PLUS "GUEST ARTIST OF THE MONTH" (Montreal, Canada).
For more details, check out www.MusiquePlus.com.
Have at it. www.markplati.com
Be on the lookout for the Virtual Concert, here on BowieNet.
Of course, you can always check out Bowie's EIDOS involvement in our special Omikron: The Nomad Soul section of BowieNet.
Created by David A. Evans from Ashland City, Tennessee, this custom-made action figure is David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King from the 1986 film Labyrinth.
Evans used Sculpey and doll hair over a wood frame to create this Ziggy Stardust-esque action figure.
Here is a brief excerpt:
The VH-1 Storytellers show was something that had a number of emotional layers for me. When I took a close look at what I was thinking and writing at the time, it creates a pretty complex picture. Pardon my egocentricity, but I'll try to explain. . .
The first thing I felt was the trepidation that comes with any challenge. I like when that happens 'cause it means I'm about to learn something new, which about the only way you and your art can grow. - Reeves Gabrels
Read the entire Reeves journal here.
1st prize:Commissioned solely to mark these historic releases, HMV have five extremely rare artwork prints - signed by David Bowie himself.
Five Runners-Up Prizes: A complete set of Bowie's 17 re-released studio albums, recorded between 1969 and 1989.
HMV in the US and Canada are involved in the Bowie Digital Download.
Beginning September 21, 1999, 'hours...' will be available in Liquid Audio format, for a limited time only, to residents of Canada and the US.
The digital version of 'hours...' will include a new bonus track "No One Calls", that will not be included on the physical CD.
Get the details at www.hmv.com
First and foremost, the discography is now called "The Illustrated db Discography".
It's creator has this to say about the updates:
"As I added thumbnails for most albums in v9.0 I thought this name would be more appropriate. This David Bowie discography from now on is called the Illustrated db Discography!
Lots of additions in this update: the new 'hours...' album, the 'Without You I'm Nothing' single with Placebo, the Stigmata soundtrack, the forthcoming Saturday Night Live compilation, a 17-Track Album Sampler for the EMI re-release CD series, a promo called Unconditionally Guaranteed, and the 20th Century Boy (BOW 0198/DB 20 CB) and Emerged From Shadows (EDB 001) bootlegs.
Furthermore I implemented several corrections and additions as suggested by Steen Christiansen".
So don't miss the updated and improved Illustrated db Discography.
VH-1 will be airing the special "The '70s: Have a Nice Decade" on Saturday, September 18 , 1999, 2:30am EST.
(Profile) The seventies may stand as the most colorful decade of rock, with the theatrics of artists like David Bowie, Kiss and Alice Cooper. Also, a new craze called disco swept across America.
The video for Thursday's Child debuts at #29 on this weekend's Muchmore Music Countdown in Canada.
The new issue of ToyFare has a fan-made Bowie-as-Jareth action figure.Created by David A. Evans from Ashland City, Tennessee, this custom-made action figure is David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King from the 1986 film Labyrinth. Evans used Sculpey and doll hair over a wood frame to create this Ziggy Stardust-esque action figure.
Here is a related press release that was put out one the news wire:
Last July, David Bowie was voted the biggest music star of the century by readers of Britain's Sun newspaper. In the same month, he was voted the sixth Greatest Star of the Century by Q magazine and its readers.
"David Bowie: Storytellers" features songs and stories from throughout Bowie's prolific career.
Among his revelations:
* Of "Word on A Wing," from "Station to Station," Bowie says:
"1975, 1976, and a bit of 1974, and the first few weeks of 1977, were singularly the darkest days of my life. I found myself up to my neck in such negativity. And it was so steeped in awfulness that recall is nigh on impossible, certainly painful...unwittingly the song was therefore a signal of distress. I'm sure it was a call for help."
* Of "Can't Help Thinking About Me," Bowie says:
"the first song I wrote and recorded as a solo artist...it's a beautiful piece of solipsism...called 'Can't Help Thinking About Me.' And it does contain, though some might disagree, two of the worst lines I've ever written: 'My girl calls my name, Hey, Dave, drop in, come back, see you around if you're this way again.'"
Which leads us to our next story...
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