Grab as many points as you can, because on July 31st the BowieNet Staff will name the lucky winners!! For more information (for example the Points Value Chart, or the Prize List), go to the Points Page by putting your mouse-pointer over 'My Account' and then clicking on 'Points' in the navigation at the top of the page. To see how many points YOU have, put your mouse-pointer over 'My Account' and then click on 'Profile'.
OR, you can CLICK HERE to go to the Points Page
RollingStone's 'Really Randoms' news section includes a long blurb about the pending release of the BBC album, as well as the BowieNet FanMix event on the 31st!
"David Bowie has been threatening to release a plethora of new albums for the last three years, and it looks like he's ready to make good his promise. Next September, he'll release a limited edition three-CD set culled from his BBC sessions dating from 1968-1972, smack in the middle of his Ziggy Stardust heyday. In fact, the first two discs will not only feature performances of "Ziggy," but continue his intergalactic journey with "Space Oddity" and "Starman." The third CD will showcase a more updated Bowie, taken from his live appearance at the BBC Radio Theatre last month, prior to his headlining appearance at the Glastonbury Festival.
Being the good hyphenate that he is, Bowie the Web maven has invited fans to "mix" one of his new tracks. On July 31, Bowie and producer Mark Plati will stream a few different versions of the selected track at www.davidbowie.com, live from a New York recording studio at 8 p.m. EST. "BowieNetters" will be polled to determine the favorite, which will subsequently be released..."
See the whole article at RollingStone.com
"For his part, David Bowie, who won Online Pioneer of the Year at the awards show, projects a future where record labels are ultimately more in control of digital downloads, for their own profit.
'It's hard for artists who've reached a certain level of economic means to be taken seriously when they start talking about copyright issues,' he says. 'I will pose a scenario, though: In six months time, when the copyright issues have been resolved, the record labels join up just in time to find a way where you have to pay to use it. Napster will be one of many.'"
The same day that story ran, Liquid Audio, which encodes and plays back music but protects copyright, entered into a partnership with Napster. As per Bowie's prophecy just hours earlier, Napster, and other companies leading the digital revolution had begun to align themselves with other reputable companies in the music industry and even the record companies themselves. Here is the story from JAM! Music at Canoe.ca which shows that DB's scenario is just starting to take place!
"Rolling Stone said the deal means Napster will incorporate Liquid Audio's Genuine Music Mark, which 'watermarks' digital files and allows ownership of copyrighted material to be traced. Many major acts, including David Bowie, have released single tracks or whole albums in the Liquid format.
Because Liquid Audio has been embraced by the major labels as a safe, copyright-protected method of distributing music, the deal is being seen by some observers as a way for Napster to demonstrate it is willing to work with the record labels at finding a solution to the problem of protecting copyright.
The RIAA has asked court to shut Napster down. Both sides were to appear in court in San Francisco Wednesday."
Go to JAM! Music at Canoe.ca for the whole article...
Bumpin' it up!! We've helped move DB from the middle of the pack to a close 3rd! A few more percentage points will vault DB into the lead. Since yesterday, Bowie has jumped 7%, so our voting-army is working!! If we double our efforts, there's no way Steven Tyler can steal DB's Over-50 crown! Is David the sexiest artist over the age of 50? Go VOTE!!!
Folks, this just in - BowieNetter BSCTRUMPET was the first person to correctly identify the author of the last piece of liner notes on LiveAndWell.com, and has won herself an autographed copy of the CD! Congratulations, BSCTRUMPET!
Now we know that some of you wrote in saying this contest did not give everyone a fair shot, being that those who filled out the L.A.W. Form first were the first to receive their CDs. We agree with you, but wanted to give big karma points to those who cleared the red tape first. However, to be fair to everyone, we will be giving away at least one more autographed CD in the weeks ahead in a new Live & Well contest after everyone has received their CDs! So hang tight if you haven't received your copy yet, and look for more chances to win a collector's copy in the near future!
NOTE: If you have not filled out the Live and Well Form to order your copy of the 2CD set, please do so as soon as possible!
Click HERE for the Live and Well Form
"'Ziggy Stardust,' once a counterculture icon, has now conquered the Internet age. Singer David Bowie received top honors at the third annual Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards celebration at Studio 54."
Go to NYDailyNews.com
"In winning the Pioneer Award, Bowie was recognized for helping found the online entertainment company UltraStar as well as creating the first artist-produced and hosted Internet service provider with BowieNet, which won a Yahoo! Award for Best Artist Site."
See MTV.com for more...
"Bowie won The Online Pioneer of the Year Award in the event hostedby actor John Leguizamo. The award honors individuals at theforefront of the Internet music industry."
Go to NandoTimes.com for more...
"'Does anyone in the room know HTML?' David Bowie asked the audience Monday at New York's Studio 54 after complaining about technical problems he'd had downloading music. Since most in attendance were nominees for the third annual Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards, the question got more laughs than any of the comedic attempts made by host John Leguizamo."
See the RollingStone.com coverage of the Yahoo! Awards
"Bowie was the night's star. The dapper rock icon's BowieNet was named Best Artist Web Site, and he belted out versions of "Wild Is the Wind" (from his 1976 album Station to Station) and "Life on Mars?" (RealAudio excerpt) (from '71's Hunky Dory) accompanied by pianist Mike Garson. The Internet efforts for which he was honored include the release in downloadable form last year of his album ... hours and his plans for an online bank.
Bowie accepted his awards in style ? he started the night in an immaculately tailored black suit and changed into an equally dashing gray one by night's end."
Check out SonicNet.com
"Bowie won The Online Pioneer of the Year Award in the event hosted by actor John Leguizamo. The award honors individuals at the forefront of the Internet music industry.
Bowie's Web page, Bowienet, was named the Best Artist Site, while Paul McCartney's performance at the Cavern Club won Best Live Online Event."
For more, check out TimesOfIndia.com
"The thin white god invested his performance of "Wild Is the Wind" with all his heart and artistry, his voice sounding even more evocative after all these years. And his rendering of "Life on Mars," also with only piano accompaniment, will exist as one of the most transcendent moments in this audience's collective life."
For the whole article, go to VH1.com
"At the Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards in New York on Monday night (24 July), David Bowie scooped the evening's most prestigious honour, The Online Pioneer Of The Year, which is reserved for those at the very cutting edge of the Internet music industry, according to a Dotmusic report.
Bowie was also awarded Best Artist Site for his Bowienet website and entertained the ceremony's assembled 'Neterati by singing Wild Is The Wind and Life On Mars against a solo piano."
Go to QOnline.co.uk for the complete story
thanks pozie
Is David the sexiest artist over the age of 50? Well, we know what YOU think, so go tell THEM over at VH1!!! No offense to Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner or Steven Tyler, but are they half as dashing as the Thin White Babe? Hmmm...
Go VOTE FOR DB at the VH1 25 SEXIEST ARTISTS POLL!!
Bowie at the Beeb Track List Including Limited Edition 3rd CD!
Here's the real track list friends, including the songs on the just announced Limited Edition 3rd CD from the performance at the BBC last month! Stay tuned to find out which one of these tracks from the 3rd CD will be mixed by YOU at the FanMix on Monday, July 31st!
Track listing for Bowie At The Beeb 1968-1972
CD 1:
In The Heat Of The Morning
London Bye Ta-Ta
Karma Man
Silly Boy Blue
Let Me Sleep Beside You
Janine
Amsterdam
God Knows I'm Good
The Width Of A Circle
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed
Cygnet Committee
Memory of A Free Festival
Wild Eyed Boy >From Freecloud
Bombers
Looking For A Friend
Almost Grown
Kooks
It Ain't Easy
CD 2:
The Supermen
Eight Line Poem
Hang Onto Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Queen Bitch
Waiting For The Man
Five Years
White Light/White Heat
Moonage Daydream
Hang Onto Yourself
Suffragette City
Ziggy Stardust
Starman
Space Oddity
Changes
Oh! You Pretty Things
Andy Warhol
Lady Stardust
Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
LIMITED EDITION 3CD SET
(Includes the above 2 CDs and 3rd CD below)
CD 3:
Wild Is The Wind
Ashes To Ashes
Seven
This Is Not America
Absolute Beginners
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Survive
Little Wonder
Man Who Sold The World
Fame
Stay
Hallo Spaceboy
Cracked Actor
I'm Afraid Of Americans
Let's Dance
Gail Ann Dorsey is about to kick off a tour with Dar Williams to accompany her! Check out the dates below, and go see her at a venue near you! Also, Gail just added a special New York City SOLO GIG on August 30th! Check it out:
| August 6 | Newport Folk Festival, Newport RI |
| August 12 | Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton, Canada |
| August 22-24 | The Bottom Line, New York City |
| August 30 | GAIL SOLO GIG!!! "Songbird Night" at The Bottom Line, New York City |
| Sept. 14 | Ira Allen Chapel, Burlington, VT |
| Sept. 15 | Lupo's, Providence, RI |
| Sept. 16 | Penn State, Alumni Hall, University Park, PA |
| Sept. 17 | Newton Colony Music & Arts Festival, Newton, NJ |
| Sept. 19 | Toad's Place, New Haven, CT |
| Sept. 21 | Kraushaar Auditorium, Baltimore, MD |
| Sept. 22 | The Keswick, Glenside, PA |
| Sept. 23 | 9:30 Club, Washington, DC |
| Sept. 24 | Ohio Theater, Cleveland, OH |
| Sept. 26 | Lee's Place, Toronto, CAN |
| Sept. 27 | Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Sept. 29 | Vic Theater, Chicago, IL |
| Sept. 30 | Orpheum Theater, Madison, WI |
Weeeee are the champions, my friends! Yes indeedy, not only was DB handed the prestigious "Online Pioneer Award", BowieNet was awarded the "Best Artist Web Site"!
Here are some screen shots from the ceremony, which included David and Mike Garson performing "Life On Mars?" and "Wild Is The Wind"
"From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads"
"Cheers!"
Go to the Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards page
screenshots from bowiewonderworld
The word has spread! Here are some news postings regarding DB's success at the Yahoo! Awards:
David Bowie has received top honours at the third annual Yahoo!Internet Life On-line Music Awards.
Bowie won The On-line Pioneer of the Year Award. The prize honours individuals at the forefront of the internet music industry.
Best Internet-Only Album went to Aimee Mann's Bachelor No. 2, while Prince's One Song was named the Best Internet-Only Single.
Bowie's Web page, Bowienet, was named the Best Artist Site, while Paul McCartney's performance at the Cavern Club won Best Live On-line Event.
Go to Ananova.com for the whole story
"Rock legend David Bowie has scooped a double honour for his website BowieNet at the Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards.
Bowie was personally awarded the title of online pioneer at the awards for the design and services provided by BowieNet, which was named best artist site."
Go to the Beeb for more
"David Bowie's Bowienet was honored as best artist site, while Bowie himself was celebrated as the online pioneer of the year at the third annual Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards Monday night (July 24) at New York's Studio 54. The event was hosted by actor John Leguizamo and cybercast live on VH1.com."
Go to Billboard.com
"'Ziggy Stardust,' once a counterculture icon, has now conquered the Internet age.
Singer David Bowie received top honors during Monday night's third annual Yahoo!Internet Life Online Music Awards celebration at Studio 54.
Bowie won The Online Pioneer of the Year Award in the event hosted by actor John Leguizamo. The award honors individuals at the forefront of the Internet music industry.
Bowie's Web page, Bowienet, was named the Best Artist Site, while Paul McCartney's performance at the Cavern Club won Best Live Online Event."
Go to Jam Music @ Canoe.ca
"News and music Web site SonicNet.com won the best overall site award for the second consecutive year in the Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards late Monday, while rock icon David Bowie was honored twice with 'online pioneer' and 'best artist site' awards."
Go to CNN.com for more
"...rock icon David Bowie was honored twice with 'online pioneer' and 'best artist site' awards.
Bowie, whose recordings in the 1970s were thought by many to be ahead of their time, won the 'online pioneer' acclaim by helping design a Web site with exclusive features like previously unreleased versions of songs, updates on his projects and online chats with the singer himself. The site received the 'best artist site' award.
Bowie was also one of the first major artists to distribute digital copies of his albums over the Internet."
Go to iWon.com for the complete story
"DAVID BOWIE has walked away with two honours at the Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards.
The singer was named Online Pioneer for the design and services provided by BowieNet, which was also won the Best Artist Site category at the ceremony which took place at New York?s Studio 54 Night Club and featured performances from Bowie, Alanis Morissette, Aimee Mann and Isaac Hayes."
Go to Music365.co.uk for more
"News and music Web site SonicNet.com won the best overall site award for the second consecutive year in the Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards late on Monday, while rock icon David Bowie was honored twice with 'online pioneer' and 'best artist site' awards."
Go to dailynews.yahoo.com
If you have made it this far, check out this photo of DB from the Yahoo! Awards (click on the image for a larger version):
thanks pozie and pam
The current David Bowie single, Seven, has entered the UK chart at number 32, making it DB's 56th UK hit according to the man on the radio. To celebrate this latest achievement, we are giving away sets of the CD single, that's the three different CDs, plus a copy of the UK promo (pictured above) per win.
All you have to do is tell me; Who put the Blam in the Blam-a-dam-a-ding-dong? Only joking, nobody knows the answer to that. It's easier than that...All you have to do is mail me at MrTotalBlamBlam@AOL.com with Seven in the subject field, and every seventh e-mail I receive will win a set of the four CDs mentioned above, until supplies are exhausted. What could be nicer for you?
Total Blam Blam (Our European Correspondent in Cornwall)
MTV News caught up with Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor and keyboardist Zia McCabe right after the band had returned from Glastonbury, and the two talked emphatically about their onstage and offstage audience with Bowie.
"It was like this strange dream, like I saw it happen before it happened and after it happened and kind of while it happened. It was David Bowie."
Go to the complete story at mtv.com
thanks julian
Every member of BowieNet gets one! If you have not yet filled out the Live and Well Address Confirmation Form , go there now by clicking HERE!! The CDs are shipping NOW, so keep an eye out for a special double-disk CD package!
Tonight in NYC, the Yahoo! Internet Life Music Awards! The event will be held at Studio 54 in New York on Monday, July 24th @ 9PM EST, and will be broadcast live on the Internet at the VH1 Yahoo! Webcast page.
Not only has David received the 2000 Online Pioneer Award, but BowieNet has also been nominated for the Best Artist Site award! Other nominees in this category include Beck, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and KISS. Tune in to see if the karma flows our way....
Other categories in the event include best Internet only single, best Internet only album, best news site and best overall music site. As if that were not enough, David will also be performing briefly at the show, so be sure you have your Windows Media Player!
Only two more days until the Yahoo! Internet Life Music Awards! The event will be held at Studio 54 in New York on Monday, July 24th @ 9PM EST, and will be broadcast live on the Internet at the VH1 Yahoo! Webcast page.
BowieNet has been nominated for the "Best Artist Site" category, and faces competition from Beck, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and KISS. Tune in to see if the karma flows our way....
It is indeed true, and the more we hear about this the more excited we get:
The "Bowie From the Beeb" CD slated for release in September will include a Limited Edition 3rd CD with music from the most recent BBC Performance on June 27, 2000!
The first two CDs, as you probably know, chronicle David's sessions at the BBC from 1968 to 1972. But this extra disc nas just been added, and those of you who were there know how good it is! What's more, we're going into the studio with David, Mark Plati and YOU next Monday (July 31st) at 8PM EST to pick between different versions of one track! Live VideoCam from the studio!
Yes friends, we have added a 4th splash page on the main screen at www.davidbowie.com. As you know these images rotate, so keep your eyes peeled for the latest one (the page you get is selected at random; you can check them all out easily by just clicking refresh (or F5) from our splash page). Can you see David?
This week's SUNDAY TIMES magazine has an article written by Gavin Rossdale of Bush, about how his aunt introduced him to music. Guess which album he cites as his main influence?
"She introduced me to music. I would listen to lots of her records, a bit of Doors, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed's Transformer...... But the main one that influenced me was Ziggy Stardust. She gave me the record and didn't say anything about it : it was in her style to just present it to me and allow me to make my own conclusions."
Go to the Sunday-Times.co.uk
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thanks spaceface
No rest for the wicked or so they say. The night after the FanMix event mentioned above, we'll be right back at it with studio guru Tony Visconti!! Look for reminders here, in the BowieNet News. The Visconti Chat is scheduled for 8:00pm EST on Tuesday, August 1st!! See ya there!By the way, we apologize for the late chat with Slick the other night - 11PM EST means 5AM or some other ungodly hour for European BowieNetters, which is not exactly convenient. However, Slick had a gig with Holly Palmer before the chat, and that was the earliest he could make it. We'll do our best to schedule them for 8PM EST or earlier going forward!