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Fanmix In Cnn!

Bowie asks for fans' help in making album

LONDON -- David Bowie, fresh from his designation as a pioneer in online music, has invited fans into his studio to help select a track for his next album.

According to the artist's Web site, members of his cyber fan club on Monday may watch -- and listen to -- Bowie and producer Mark Plati remix an undisclosed song. Then they can vote online to decide which version of the track will appear on the album.

The track will be released on Bowie's upcoming live box set, a three-CD compilation. Titled "Bowie at the Beeb 1968-1972" the collection is culled from Bowie's performances at the BBC, including a special appearance last year during which he revisited such favorites as "The Man Who Sold the World," "Absolute Beginners" and "Let's Dance."

Yahoo! recently declared Bowie an Internet Life Music Pioneer.

Go to the article at CNN.com

thanks pozie!

categories: News
Monday 07.31.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Tony Visconti Chat!

Last night was a blast! Thanks Tony! Check out the transcript of the Chat by clicking on the image above, or the link below, or go to the 'past chat transcripts' archive by going to the BowieNet Chat page!

Go HERE to read last night's Chat Transcript!

categories: News
Monday 07.31.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

...and The Winner Is!!!

SIMONE!!!

Congratulations! You are the Grand Prize Winner of the BowieNet Points competition! You have won these special prizes:

  • 1 year free Premium BowieNet membership
  • A personal phone call from David Bowie
  • PLUS The Entire David Bowie CD Catalog
  • PLUS Personalized Photo
  • PLUS One Bowie CD of your choice - Autographed
  • PLUS The Original BowieNet Mousepad

Once again, congrats, and you will be receiving your gifts in the mail shortly!

There are LOTS of winners! 2 1st Place winners, 5 2nd Place Winners , 10 3rd Place Winners, and 25 Runners Up !!!

Go HERE to see the complete winners list!!!

categories: News
Monday 07.31.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Very Alluring

The current issue of Allure Magazine (August 2000) contains an article called "Knocked-Up Knockouts" which discusses the trend of celebrity mothers-to-be and their ability to maintain their high fashion sensibilities up until their due dates thanks to an entourage of personal trainers, masseuses, manicurists and others. Included in the article is a small photograph of "Hot Mama Iman".

Go to Allure Magazine @ Phys.com

thanks queenjanine!

categories: News
Monday 07.31.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Visconti Tonight!!!

TONY VISCONTI
August 1st, 8pm EST,

That's TONIGHT at 8pm EST! A chat with world-renowned studio guru Tony Visconti!

Like the last chat with Earl Slick, we have created a special chat window and location for the chat, so stay tuned to both the BowieNet News and the BowieNet Chat page!

categories: News
Sunday 07.30.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Vh1 Victory To Lead To Special Profile!

DB is still in the lead!!

Remember folks, if you want to see Bowie figure in this VH1 TV special it's important that you keep him at the Top Of The Poll!! We are endeavoring to find out when the poll ends and will let you know how much longer it will run!! DB is still leading by 12%, but dont let that stop you from voting again!! Here is that URL again:

VH1 25 SEXIEST ARTISTS POLL!!

categories: News
Sunday 07.30.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Emm Dates!!

No, no, that's not a date with Emm, it's EMM's TOURDATES! Sorry to disappoint you fellas out there! But, the baby of the Bowie band will be on tour, go see her!! Here are the dates again, for Emm's Tour!

August 2nd
Metro Cafe
14th St (Between P and Q)
Washington, DC
9pm show
$7

August 5th
C'est What
Benefit for Women In Transition
67 Front St E
Toronto, Canada
$10

August 9th
The Dark Star Lounge
158 W 72nd S (Between Broadway and Columbus)
New York, NY
9 pm show
$8

...and as always, EmmGryner.com

categories: News
Sunday 07.30.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

V.2 Points Contest - Round 1

Last night at midnight, shortly after the conclusion of the FanMix, the slate was cleared on the "Bowie Points" and the numbers are being tallied as we speak! Later this week we will announce the winners - there are lots of 'em - and beginning today we start a new round of acquiring points which will be tallied up in another three months. We're also making some slight modifications to the points system which we will tell you about later this week as well. Visit the 'BowieNet Points' page for more information.

categories: News
Sunday 07.30.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Fanmix Results!

Mix "B" Wins Spot on 'Bowie at the Beeb'!

The fans have spoken! During last night's FanMix, votes for "Mix B" of The Man Who Sold the World (the fully orchestrated version) heavily outweighed those for "Mix A," a more experimental and stripped down version of the 1971 classic. As it turns out, you all picked the same mix that David and Mark preferred themselves!

We're still trying to figure out where David gets his energy from - he was certainly in high gear during last night's FanMix, which was hailed as a "groundbreaking event." In addition to letting the fans vote on two different versions of The Man Who Sold the World, David sang, danced, announced that the Queen of England would be BowieNet's next chat guest and gave away autographed bathtub accessories (little rubber boats)! Various polls and even a "Name That Tune" segment yielded other prizes including autographed photos and copies of the "Buddha of Suburbia" CD. Together with Mark Plati and BowieNet host "Saint Alphonzo", David answered questions about everything from album specific questions to possible names for the baby ("Archibald") to his most recent haircut.

Look for small video crummies of the event later this week followed by a complete posting of the webcast in its entirety by Monday!fanmix_3.jpg" width=288 height=188 alt="" border="0">

The fans have spoken! During last night's FanMix, votes for "Mix B" of The Man Who Sold the World (the fully orchestrated version) heavily outweighed those for "Mix A," a more experimental and stripped down version of the 1971 classic. As it turns out, you all picked the same mix that David and Mark preferred themselves!

We're still trying to figure out where David gets his energy from - he was certainly in high gear during last night's FanMix, which was hailed as a "groundbreaking event." In addition to letting the fans vote on two different versions of The Man Who Sold the World, David sang, danced, announced that the Queen of England would be BowieNet's next chat guest and gave away autographed bathtub accessories (little rubber boats)! Various polls and even a "Name That Tune" segment yielded other prizes including autographed photos and copies of the "Buddha of Suburbia" CD. Together with Mark Plati and BowieNet host "Saint Alphonzo", David answered questions about everything from album specific questions to possible names for the baby ("Archibald") to his most recent haircut.

Look for small video crummies of the event later this week followed by a complete posting of the webcast in its entirety by Monday!

categories: News
Sunday 07.30.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Fanmix Covered By Music Press

DAVID BOWIE has offered to let fans choose a track on his forthcoming album.

Bowie releases 'Bowie At The Beeb 1968-1972' in the autumn, a three-CD compilation of his BBC sessions from that period. In a webcast at 8pm EST today (July 31) via the official David Bowie website, www.davidbowie.com, fans will be streamed a number of different mixes of the same song, and they will get a chance to vote on their favourite, which will appear on the final version of the album.

Also, fans will get the chance to chat and win prizes, as well as seeing live video streams from the studio in which Bowie is working.

Go to the NME.com Newsdesk

In a special twist, Bowie -- who was named online pioneer of the year at the Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards on Monday -- will give fans the opportunity to choose from several versions of a live track that will appear on the album. On Monday (July 31), the artist and producer Mark Plati will interact with fans in a live Web cast direct from Bowie's recording studio.

Go to Billboard.com News

The limited edition third CD spans Bowie's career, sporting rarely performed numbers like "This Is Not America" and "Wild Is the Wind," along with "Ashes to Ashes" and "Let's Dance."

Ever the Internet trailblazer, Bowie will give fans a chance a chance to select their favorite version of a live track to appear on the album this Monday (July 31) by logging onto BowieNet (davidbowie.com) for the real-time event broadcast from Bowie's recording studio.

Go to AllStar News @ CDNow

categories: News
Saturday 07.29.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Vh1 Victory To Lead To Special Profile!

From the horses mouth....keep that VH1 Vote going. According to the VH1 site, the results of the 'Over 50' poll will...'determine who makes the cut for our one hour special profiling today's "25 sexiest musicians" set to premiere in September.'

So if you want to see Bowie figure in this VH1 TV special it's important that you keep him at the Top Of The Poll!! We are endeavoring to find out when the poll ends and will let you know how much longer it will run!! By the way, DB now has a sizeable 13% lead, but dont let that stop you from voting again!! Here is that URL again:

VH1 25 SEXIEST ARTISTS POLL!!

categories: News
Saturday 07.29.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Emm Dates!!

The baby of the Bowie band will be on tour, please come!

August 2nd
Metro Cafe
14th St (Between P and Q)
Washington, DC
9pm show
$7

August 5th
C'est What
Benefit for Women In Transition
67 Front St E
Toronto, Canada
$10

August 9th
The Dark Star Lounge
158 W 72nd S (Between Broadway and Columbus)
New York, NY
9 pm show
$8

...and as always, EmmGryner.com

categories: News
Saturday 07.29.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Visconti Chat!!!

TONY VISCONTI
8pm EST, Tuesday, August 1st

With all the exictement about the Fan Mix, we can't let ya forget about the Chat tomorrow night!!!

That's Tuesday night at 8pm EST! A chat with world-renowned studio guru Tony Visconti!

Like the last chat with Earl Slick, we have created a special chat window and location for the chat, so stay tuned to both the BowieNet News and the BowieNet Chat page!

categories: News
Saturday 07.29.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Fanmix Tonight!!!

FanMix Tonight!!!

Tonight at 8PM EST at the BowieNet FanMix, David and Mark Plati will be chatting, giving away prizes and enlisting your help in deciding which version of a song they will include on the Bowie at the Beeb album (on the 3rd CD which will include tracks from the recent BBC performance). This is a BowieNet exclusive, and it will include live video and audio from the recording studio, plus a window for us to chat in while we watch. Need we say more?!

Click for FanMix page

categories: News
Saturday 07.29.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Fanmix Around The Corner!

FanMix on Monday!

Plan accordingly, because on Monday evening at 8PM EST, David and Mark Plati will be chatting, giving away prizes and enlisting your help in deciding which version of a song they will include on the Bowie at the Beeb album (on the 3rd CD which will include tracks from the recent BBC performance). This is a BowieNet exclusive, and it will include live video and audio from the recording studio, plus a window for us to chat in while we watch. Need we say more?!

Click for FanMix page

categories: News
Thursday 07.27.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

It's A Wild Life

Evan Torrie of TeenageWildlife.com fame came THIS close to winning the 'Best Fan-Site' award at the Yahoo! Online Music Awards. We congratulate him for being nominated, and, well, we think you should have won!

BowieNet memeber and newsgatherer extrordinaire Spaceface has interviewed Evan about the 'Making Of Teenage Wildlife'! Click HERE for the interview!

Go to TeenageWildlife.com

thanks spacey!

categories: News
Thursday 07.27.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Vh1 Poll: 25 Sexiest Artists

This just in, DB is well in the lead of the over-50 poll! From the middle of the pack to a huge 10% point lead over the 2nd place Mr. Mccartney (he is after all a walrus, is he not?)! Is David the sexiest artist over the age of 50? Go VOTE!!!

VH1 25 SEXIEST ARTISTS POLL!!

categories: News
Thursday 07.27.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

They Say Its Your Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday tooo you, happy biiirthday deaarr Miiiiike! Happy birthday to youuuuu!!!! And many moooooooore!!!

Send your wishes to birthday@mikegarson.com! Postings are to be included in the birthday gallery of contributions, so be as creative as possible!

Go to MikeGarson.com

categories: News
Thursday 07.27.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Fun And Games

Ask or answer David Bowie Trivia!!! Go test your DB knowledge!!

Go to BowieTrivia @ RollingStone.com

Put your short-term memory skills to the test! Paul Kinder aka Rednik aka webmaster for LittleWonderworld.com, has put together BowieConcentration! Who can finish the game with the fastest time?!

Try your hand at BowieConcentration

thanks pozie and rednik!

categories: News
Thursday 07.27.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Fanmix Update!!

FanMix on Monday!

Only three days (T minus 75 hours....) left till the FanMix! Everyone's talking about this event, but just in case you've been tied up in the basement, here's the skinny:

On Monday evening at 8PM EST, David and Mark Plati will be chatting, giving away prizes and enlisting your help in deciding which version of a song they will include on the Bowie at the Beeb album (on the 3rd CD which will include tracks from the recent BBC performance). This is a BowieNet exclusive, and it will include live video and audio from the recording studio, plus a window for us to chat in while we watch. Need we say more?!

Click for FanMix page

categories: News
Wednesday 07.26.00
Posted by Mark Adams
 
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