The fab EMM GRYNER is at it again! This time, she's doin' it in the square, Union Square, that is... Come one, come all:
4pm
Union Square Asian Heritage Festival
Union Square
New York, NY
Prepare for a new experience. Eidos Interactive is to release the futuristic 3D action-adventure game The Nomad Soul on Dreamcast. Developed by Quantic Dream, The Nomad Soul will be available from May 1st 2000.
Graphically brilliant and strikingly stylistic, the game features one of the best real-time 3D engines available and for the very first time in a video game, facial motion capture in real-time. It also features music by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels and, for the first time ever in a video game, a virtual album. David also appears in the game, playing the roles of Boz the Virtual Being - the mysterious leader of a terrorist organisation, as well as a young singer of a band called the Dreamers. The game boasts the first virtual concert with David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels and Gail Ann Dorsey performing within the game.
Omikron is a mysterious city sheltering beneath a protective dome in an inhospitable universe. Beneath its foundations lie the ancient ruins of countless dynasties and empires. Its citizens live out their lives in near utopia, oblivious to the evil that lurks just below the surface of their hi-tech city.
The Nomad Soul is a journey into a parallel universe where nothing is as it seems. The player is completely free to move around within Omikron, both in the streets as well as inside the buildings. The player can talk to the people of the city, drive anti-gravity vehicles and fight in 3D (with bare hands, or with a laser gun).
The Nomad Soul introduces virtual reincarnation to the gaming world. In order to move around the city, the player must place his or her soul into the body of someone in Omikron. Whenever this body dies, the soul is transferred into the body of the first person who touches the dead body. From that point on, the player will have to talk, investigate, fight, drive, shoot, ride and explore his way to the conclusion of the game: deliverance from this strange dimension.
The Nomad Soul will immerse the player in a truly virtual world with an ingenious storyline, where you can interact with anyone and everything. The Nomad Soul features dazzling art direction, state-of-the-art 3D effects and an exciting blend of exploring, puzzle solving and combat action that will appeal to adventurers and action gamers alike.
Key features:
Credit: Eidos Interactive
Developer: Quantic Dream
Release date: May 1st 2000
Format: Dreamcast
SRP: £39.99
ELSPA rating: 15+
The German magazine called "Rolling Stone" has in its April 2000 issue, a small article with a new photo of David and Iman. It says that David is reducing his live-activities in the next year because he and Iman are going to be parents again, and they want to be there for the child's first couple of years and don't want to be interrupted by work. The only thing which is planned are 4 shows this year.The next article is featured in our German magazine "Musik Express" April 2000 with the headline: More bank is not needed by a Bowie-fan. The article features Bowie.banc and says at the end that it might be quite sure where Bowie´s new child might have its first account....The magazine "Musik Express" features also an article called "Family-album" which shows children-photos of famous people. Of course David Bowie is also among them. So enjoy the photo of the young David Bowie!thanks bianca!
As reported in an edition of The Daily Star here in the UK last week, from May 1st 2000, The Nomad Soul will be available to those who spend their cash on being flash. In other words, to those that have shelled out for a Dreamcast system.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Despite minor difficulties using the Microsoft Chat software with the BowieNet chat server, all troubles have been ironed out. For those still having problems, you can check out the 2-d chat help page
Also, other minor problems with the Worlds 3-d Chat, have also been fixed. Anyone that is having problems getting VIP access to the 3-d chat should email support@worlds.com (with your username and password) to get access!
Merry chatting everyone!
Here is a bit of info from the Webmaster of Holly Palmer's Fansite 'Five Little Birds':
The little email list I started with Holly three years ago has grown really big! As a result, the email list and journal that I previously worked with Holly on has moved to her new official site at www.HollyPalmerSinger.com. This means more timely updates of shows and other great things from Holly.
Many of you joined this list and visited my web site way back in 1997 and were instrumental in helping me learn how to make a site worthy of Holly's talent. Thank you all for taking the time to email me over the years and I hope all the road journals and concert updates did more than clog your inbox!
The new album is scheduled to arrive on July 11th!!!!!! I'll keep updating my site as new info becomes available. Best wishes.
Jason Lent, Webmaster of 'Five Little Birds'
Taken from the All Star News:
It's been more than two-decades since they worked together on the seminal Young Americans album, but David Bowie and Earl Slick have had no problem recapturing the magic in New York City this week.
Go to the CDNow All Star News for the full article
More opportunities to see some reasonably recentinterview footage :-
Thursday 13th April
PLANET ROCK PROFILES
at 6.00pm (BST) and also at 12.30 the same night.
and
Sunday 30th April
VH1 TO 1 at 10.30am
I suspect these wil be repeats of the shows from DavidBowie Day last year. Enjoy!
:))
thanks spaceface
"This month Special Feature at the Ziggy Stardust Companion website is a large gallery of over 60 magazine, book and newspaper Ziggy covers with links to the articles involved. Also check out the new competition running at the site as well as a new network for Ziggy Stardust fans to contact each other. These and other new features this month can be found at:
http://www.5years.com/new.htm.
Go to the Ziggy Stardust Companion
Thanks Mike
Our new java chat had an important visitor the other night,one 'MISERABLE SOD' aka 'SAILOR'!
He told us to watch out for a new recording artist'KINA'. He said her music is a sort of soul/folk mix,but with a rock edge. A bit 'Tracey Chapman'ish.
He told us Iman likes 'KINA' too, and made sure topoint out that "I was right about Macy, wasn't I?"
I have had a search around for more information about'KINA', and come up with not a single thing! UnlessYOU know different?
Let us know at:- info@davidbowie.com
Remember where you heard it first!
:))
thanks spaceface
The Ol' BBC reports on the status of the Festival we all know and love, Glastonbury. Here is but a small snip of the story:
The festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, with veteran rocker David Bowie the top attraction - 29 years after his first appearance.
Go to the BBC News
Also, check out the Official Glastonbury Site for updates, music stages, band line-ups and more...
Back on January 20th, we reported on a Polish Contest where web surfers could vote for their favorite site on the 'net. Well, that competition is over, and the results are in, and here they are:
- 7,000 people took part in this competition.
- The first place was won by a local project, "Kayah & Bregovic"
- David Bowie was 20th out of 100 artists (including local &international) and he received 760 votes
Go see more about the Polish Contest
Do you know a struggling young musician who needs a saxophone? Some very lucky person is going to own a saxophone donated by David Bowie!
He is among several stars who have pledged their support for the UK's first 'Instrument Amnesty, to be run in conjunction with the BBC's annual 'Music Live' festival. They hope to collect 10,000 unwanted instruments to be distributed to children and young people all over the country.
Go to http://www.music365.co.uk for the full story.
:)) spaceface
Richard...I mean David...I mean Richard...Oh, I give up...
Former Verve singer, Richard Ashcroft, has crashed into the UK singles chart at number three with his debut solo single, 'A Song For The Lovers'. This success can only have been helped by the fairly heavy rotation of the video that features Dick in a series of domestic situations around his apartment. The video itself is strangely familiar in its presentation, all moody lighting and soft focus, it is shown in the letterbox format that was used for Bowie's own 'Thursday's Child' video.
There is one rather clever scene in particular where Dicky is scrutinising his reflection in a large bathroom mirror, as he sings along to his own song on the radio, while preparing himself for a day doing whatever it is that he does? Rumours that this section of the video was culled directly from a screen test that Rich made to body-double as Bowie in the 'Thursday's Child' video, are unfounded and completely hilarious. Needless to say, Richard retains his trademark stroppy look for the duration of the song...one could almost say that he looks full of woe.
Everything's falling into place...
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
The stars come out?If you are going to Glastonbury to see David, you may be interested to see the latest line-up rumours, at Music365. Those namechecked include Macy Gray, Placebo, Nine Inch Nails, Eurythmics, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Sir Paul McCartney and Travis. Go here for more: http://www.music365.co.uk Thanks to Spaceface
Don't forget that tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. EST, Bravo will air the film The Last Temptation of Christ.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, David Bowie plays the part of Pontius Pilate in this critically acclaimed masterpiece.
Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey and Harvey Keitel star in Martin Scorsese's thought-provoking adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' controversial novel.
Bravo will re-air this movie again at 1:30 am EST.
Finally, the Worlds 3D chat software is available for downloading.
World's, Inc has developed BowieWorld, a 3D chat environment that will allow all members the ability to interact with others in the most astonishing chat environment ever seen.
You can also go to the 3d Chat information page in the Discourse section for all the details.
NOTE: The Worlds Chat software is for PC's only. Sorry MAC ;(
Here's a peek at a few different rooms within "BowieWorld".
Thanks to all of you for your patience in waiting for the arrival of "BowieWorld", the one and only 3D Bowie experience on the web. As a gesture of our gratitude, the download now available gives you ALL ACCESS VIP privileges within all the "Worlds Ultimate 3D Chat" spaces. See you there!
In a recent interview with Public Enemy's Chuck D. on www.addict.com, David Bowie is named as one of the music industry pioneers who believes that "keeping it real means keeping it virtual."
The interview with rapper Chuck D. references Bowie multiple times.
Here are some excerpts:
"Prince and David Bowie are the template"...
Chuck D, along with The Artist and David Bowie, is a firm believer in the Web's power to circumvent the usual music business channels by helping artists take control of how much and what kind of music they release, when they release it and how much they charge consumers.
Read the article for yourself at http://www.addict.com
B>He'll lay belief on you...
Of course that headline was meant in the nicest possible way as Paul Roberts, lead singer with The Stranglers, intends to perform his version of 'Lady Grinning Soul' tonight at The Monarch in London's 'place to be', Camden Town. You may remember that Paul included the song on his recent album 'Faith', and a very good version it is too.
So if you're kicking around North London tonight, pop along and give the man your support and tell him we sent you. For further details about tonight's show go here: http://www.paul.roberts.cwc.net/070400.html
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Just a quick update on the server migration. As of 5:00 p.m. EST yesterday, all BowieNet UK members have their access to the site once again.
As for the Microsoft ComicChat 2.5 client, we are getting closer, but still no definitive yes or no as to weather we will continue to use this chat client or not.
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