Ziggy Stardust greeted AOL users yesterday, as the AOL splash screen shows. Ziggy's face made a feature appearance on the biggest ISP in the world yesterday as promotion for the Rock Style exhibit currently showing at the Cleveland Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame.
from teenagewildlife
King Crimson, including Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp started their European tour yesterday in Copenhagen. Comprised mostly of songs from their upcoming album, the 1 1/2 hour show ended with a cover version of 'Heroes', complete with Fripp's trademark guitar licks as he laid them down on Bowie's 'Heroes' album over 22 years ago.
from teenagewildlife
Just a reminder to UK members that the BBC Music Live event concludes this glorious Bank Holiday Monday. (A traditional UK holiday here in the UK in lieu of Whit Sunday, a day commemorating the day of Pentecost...it says here.) At 10pm (GMT) this evening Radio 2 will be supplying a Karaoke version of Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day' so that we can all sing along and pretend to be David Bowie on the bits that he sang on the beautiful BBC version.
Don't forget you can also donate that old Mellotron you have in your loft, (or any other abandoned instrument that is still in good working order) to INSTRUMENT AMNESTY up until close of play this evening. Go here for more: www.bbc.co.uk/musiclive.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
from the QuickTime News:
This just in: Mark your calendars for June 23-25, 2000, when we'llbring you Great Britain's 30th Glastonbury Festival, streaming liveand presented exclusively in QuickTime.
The oldest and largest outdoor performing arts festival in GreatBritain, Glastonbury is held on 700 acres in the ancient Vale ofAvalon--land where some say King Arthur is buried. This year'sfestival--the first ever to be webcast--will feature manyillustrious artists, including David Bowie, Moby, Nine Inch Nails,Groove Armada, Morcheeba, and many more.
Stay tuned. We'll bring you more details about this important eventin the next issue of QuickTime News. In the meantime, visit theGlastonbury website for a detailed preview of what's to come.
Go to GlastonburyFestivals.co.uk
thanks ysengrin
Wondering what David Bowie's been doing for fun lately? Well, on Monday (May 15) night he was palling around with Page Hamilton, the ex-Helmet leader who's been playing guitar with Bowie on and off for awhile now. The two took in the Wire, pan sonic, DJ Otefsu (the DJ moniker for Jim Thirwell of Foetus) show at Irving Plaza in New York. Bowie actually sat right next to Thirwell's DJ rig in the balcony.
Go to All Star News at CDNow
thanks spaceface
Bowie gives needy young musician the horn...
'Music Live', the BBC's five-day celebration of live music, started in earnest in the UK yesterday. The event which runs from 25-29th May can be followed by going to www.bbc.co.uk/musiclive. More than 10,000 hours of live music and over 6,000 concerts are promised for a population of 59 million people. The whole thing culminates in a nation-wide live rendition of Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day' on Bank Holiday Monday at 10pm (GMT), as previously reported on BowieNet. Radio 2 will be supplying the music so that we can all sing along in the comfort of our own homes, or like me you can really enter into the spirit by singing naked on your front lawn...perhaps.
David Bowie is among the many celebrities who have donated something toward the INSTRUMENT AMNESTY by pledging one of his own saxophones. INSTRUMENT AMNESTY is a collaboration between BBC Music Live and the National Foundation for Youth Music which aims to "give a young person a chance to fulfil their dream of making music." Donations are being accepted up until the last day of the festival and again you can pledge by going to www.bbc.co.uk/musiclive. See you on the lawn!
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Its time!
To receive your copy of Live and Well, go to the Live and Well Address Confirmation Form, and, well, confirm your address! After that, all you have to do is wait patiently while we deliver the double-disk CD to your door! Then it will be yours to enjoy, and enjoy you will, that much is for certain!!
Go here to confirm your address and order your copy!
crash course for the ravers...
'cinema classics' is pleased to announce a post-concert reception for June 16, 17, and 19 from Midnight - 2 am. the cafe will be open exclusively to concert-attendees while the screening-room will feature rarely-seen Bowie television appearances.
cinema classics
332 e 11th st
new york city
Click HERE for directions
Go to CinemaClassics.Com
thanks antonio farruggio and walter j magnuson iii
Winners and Losers...well just the winners actually!
Plenty of you knew the answer to this one, including all of the usual suspects. But, did A_Girl win again, and was Steve K allowed to stay up I hear you ask? Go here for the answer to these questions and of course for the first five correct entries in order of arrival.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
As you know, tickets to see David Bowie Live at Roseland June 16th and 17th sold out quickly. Well, BowieNet has put aside a little extra ticket stash, just for you!
First Come First Served.
If you act now, BowieNet has set aside 100 Tickets for Friday June 16th and 100 Tickets Saturday June 17th. You can put your request in for 2 tickets per person per show. How do you get your requests in? Simple.
Email info@davidbowie.com with one of the following subjects:
TICKET REQUEST FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH
TICKET REQUEST FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH
Please include your first and last name, your user ID, which show you are requesting tickets for, and how many tickets you want. If you are going to request tickets for both nights, send your requests in on individual emails one for each night. Please request the number of tickets you want (limit 2 tickets per person, per show).
The tickets will be $40.00 per ticket (plus a $4.50 service charge). We will use your existing credit card information on file, and will confirm your ticket order on Tuesday, May 23rd. We will be doing this strictly on a first come, first serve basis. The first requests get the tickets. Good Luck!
Not yet Punk Rocker! Come back at 6:00pm (EST) tonight if you want to be in with a chance to win one of five Sex Pistols' 'The Filth and the Fury' double CD soundtracks. That's 11:00pm GMT to you Steve K, will you be allowed to stay up until then?
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Lou Reed will lead a star studded rendition of his classic, 'Perfect Day', to close the BBC Music Live event on Monday 29th May.
There will be a live link-up across all the BBC channels, and Ronan Keating, Tony Bennet and Bob Geldof will all take part. The song will probably be recorded and released to raise funds for 'Children In Need'.
DB has been involved in this project before, and has given a saxophone to the Instrument Amnesty for young people. He also raised £3000 for 'Children In Need' by agreeing to 'meet and greet' two fans after the Astoria gig in London in December.
The BBC web casts large events such as this one, and the quality is usually excellent.
Go to The BBC
thanks spaceface
No Future?
It's 6:00pm (EST), and Ethan willing, it's competition time again...this is your chance to win one of five Sex Pistols' 'The Filth and the Fury' double CD soundtracks. All you have to do is mail me NOW @ MrTotalBlamBlam@AOL.com with the answer to the following question:
What album (apart from one song) did David Bowie and ex Sex Pistol Steve Jones co-write with Iggy Pop?
First five correct answers win, go ahead punk...make my day!
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
There is a new splash page for BowieNet V.2! The original V.2 splash page is still there also, so now when you go to www.davidbowie.com, you will randomly see one or the other. This is just the tip of the iceburg for the new designs and features coming in Phase 2! Stay tuned for more new stuff, tips and insights into BowieNet V.2!
We can be Heroes...for ever and ever
Vendice Partners would have approved. The appearance of the single version of David Bowie's 'Heroes' on the double CD compilation 'The Best TV Ads...Ever!', brings the total of DB tracks on compilations to three in as many weeks. The idea behind the CD is pretty much self-explanatory, and a full track-listing can be viewed by clicking on the above image. 'Heroes' is included here because of its use in the CGU advertising campaign in the UK.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
As you know, tickets to see David Bowie Live at Roseland June 16th and 17th sold out quickly. Well, BowieNet has put aside a little extra ticket stash, just for you!
First Come First Served.
If you act now, BowieNet has set aside 100 Tickets for Friday June 16th and 100 Tickets Saturday June 17th. You can put your request in for 2 tickets per person per show. How do you get your requests in? Simple.
Email info@davidbowie.com with one of the following subjects:
TICKET REQUEST FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH
TICKET REQUEST FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH
Please include your first and last name, your user ID, which show you are requesting tickets for, and how many tickets you want. If you are going to request tickets for both nights, send your requests in on individual emails one for each night. Please request the number of tickets you want (limit 2 tickets per person, per show).
The tickets will be $40.00 per ticket (plus a $4.50 service charge). We will use your existing credit card information on file, and will confirm your ticket order on Tuesday, May 23rd. We will be doing this strictly on a first come, first serve basis. The first requests get the tickets. Good Luck!
This is a job for ART CRIME INC...or is that ART INK CRIME?
Perhaps the oddest piece of Bowie press here in the UK in recent days, appeared in the dotcom.telegraph pullout of The Daily Telegraph last Thursday 14th. The front of the broad-sheet heralded: "David Bowie puts his new release on the net."...Quickly leafing through to page eight to see what secret our man had kept from us, I was greeted by two large reproductions (albeit a mono page) of the Bowie art works 'Head of EB' and 'Hand and Leg'.
This is where it gets strange. The article was primarily about the controversial Zurich-based internet artists, The etoy.Corporation, and loosely about art on the net. There is a brief mention of www.bowieart.com in a footnote to the piece about selling art online, but one can't help wondering if either The Telegraph has taken a lesson from CGU (see above) on the value of Bowie helping sell one's product, or, (a far more exciting theory, but less likely) that perhaps David Bowie is a member of the aforementioned anonymous collective that is The etoy.Corporation!
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
There have been 2 new sections added to the 'Discuss' message boards! Go to 'Technical Support' for, well, technical support! And to meet people, discuss travel plans, or generally comment on the gigs this June, go to 'Upcoming Shows'.
Go to 'Discuss' in the Discourse Section
As you know, tickets to see David Bowie Live at Roseland June 16th and 17th sold out quickly. Well, BowieNet has put aside a little extra ticket stash, just for you!
First Come First Served.
If you act now, BowieNet has set aside 100 Tickets for Friday June 16th and 100 Tickets Saturday June 17th. You can put your request in for 2 tickets per person per show. How do you get your requests in? Simple.
Email info@davidbowie.com with one of the following subjects:
TICKET REQUEST FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH
TICKET REQUEST FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH
Please include your first and last name, your user ID, which show you are requesting tickets for, and how many tickets you want. If you are going to request tickets for both nights, send your requests in on individual emails one for each night. Please request the number of tickets you want (limit 2 tickets per person, per show).
The tickets will be $40.00 per ticket (plus a $4.50 service charge). We will use your existing credit card information on file, and will confirm your ticket order on Tuesday, May 23rd. We will be doing this strictly on a first come, first serve basis. The first requests get the tickets. Good Luck!
Membership has its privileges!
On Monday, June 19th, David Bowie will perform a special concert for BowieNet MEMBERS ONLY in New York City at The Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52d St., New York.
In addition to a special set list, those in attendance can expect a free gift, drawings, door prizes, and more.
PLEASE NOTE: This offer IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ORIGINAL V1 MEMBERS (eligible to members who signed up prior to May 8th).
HOW TO GET TICKETS: 2 WAYS
1. Purchase Tickets: As an original member of BowieNet v.1 we are making a special offer available just for you!
Ticket Price is $40.00 per ticket (plus a $4.50 service charge per ticket). Tickets are limited. To Purchase Tickets, click here.
2. Extend your Current Membership: Those existing members of BowieNet who extend their current membership for an additional 36 months will get a pair of tickets FREE!
36 months of Premium BowieNet $214.20
36 months of ISP Service / BowieNet $538.20
To extend your membership and sign up for this limited offer, click here. Tickets are limited.
You and your guest will be eligible to win a special meet and greet with David Bowie before the show.
Note: The 'Special Offer' made to old members of BowieNet V.1, can be found once you have logged in to the site. Click on the 2nd item from the left in the 'INFECTIOUS' box.