Tashima Hirotsune, ceramics maker extraordinary and friend of David, has been chosen to participate "Ceramic National" at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY, which starts from October 6th. Details are listed on his web site: http://www.tashimaart.comHis recent show in Tokyo was a huge success, all pieces selling very quickly indeed.
Bowie Or Bust!
What do David Bowie and John Cusack have in common ? Well, not much. David did have a song in a Cusack film, (WHICH SONG? - WHICH FILM? There's a signed Bowie photo for the first correct email - email Saint Alphonzo with your answer!) but not much else.
Well, BUST, one of our favorite mags for gals !!! "For Women With Something To Get Off Their Chests" (http://bust.com) feature both guys in their new copy - on the stands now. Bust submitted a list of questions to Iman and asked if she would try and squeeze a few answers out of Daddy Dave for them. Click here for the result!
CONGRATS TO ILSA!!! She was the first one to correctly identify the movie - Grosse Pointe Blank - and the song, which was Under Pressure!! One autographed photo coming up!
=8-)
The Shirehorses? Wtf?
Zany Radio 1 DJs Mark 'n' Lard announced the competition for a beautiful print signed by both David Bowie and Guy Peellaert this afternoon...As I mentioned last week, the outright winner will also enjoy a three-way type telephone conversation with the demented duo and DB himself.
To be in with a chance of winning you will have to complete the following sentence in no more than fifteen words: "David Bowie could do a lot worse than support the Shirehorses on their forthcoming UK tour because..."
E-mail your explanations to mark.radcliffe@bbc.co.uk. I will give you more clues tomorrow as I suspect most of you reading this don't know who The Shirehorses are! Remember you can listen to the show online by going here ...Answers can also be faxed or snail-mailed. The best answers will be chosen by Mr. Bowie personally! Good luck!
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Hello To France's "oh La"
The magazine ("OH LA" which is the French edition of "HELLO") is featuring the cover story about David, Iman and little Alex (in Hello last week) in their latest edition dated September 18th. Hopefully many people who didn't get the English "Hello" can get the featured article in Oh La! Thanks, Bianca!
My West Recap
We hope you all enjoyed these "My West" clips as much as we did this week! Here's a recap of the week's seven clips.
You know the drill; click the link below corresponding to your connection!
David Is Artist Of The Month!
MVC music stores in the UK have David as their artist of the month! There are big reductions on five of db's albums, and a special offer on 'Bowie At The Beeb'!
There is also an instore competition to win signed 'Bowie At The Beeb' artwork!
Check the map, here, for your nearest store. (thanks to Rupert for the link).
| Aladdin Sane | £9.99 |
| Heroes | £9.99 |
| Pin Ups | £8.99 |
| 'hours...' | £9.99 |
| Low | £7.99 |
| Bowie At The Beeb, 3 CD Limited Edition (out 25th Sept) | £15.49 |
There are 88 stores nationwide - for your nearest store call: 0541 525 520 or visit their website.
Thanks Spaceface!
David In Fantastic Prayers
'FANTASTIC PRAYERS' is a collaboration of writer Constance DeJong, artist Tony Oursler, and musician/composer Stephen Vitiello, is a work that has had three unique incarnations. The project was originally conceived as a live performance which took place in Dan Graham's Rooftop Urban Park Project in Spring of 1995. Simultaneous to developing the performance, the artists created Fantastic Prayers, a web project, for Dia's then brand new web site which launched March 31, 1995. This project was developed for Netscape 1.1.
Fantastic Prayers has since evolved, through the continued collaborations of the three artists, into one of Dia's most experimental and innovative initiatives. Fantastic Prayers, the CD-Rom, was completed in June, 2000.
Culminating a five-year collaboration by three artists to produce an experimental work of art in digital media, Dia Center for the Arts announces the release of Fantastic Prayers, an interactive CD-ROM. Created by writer-performer Constance De Jong, artist Tony Oursler, and composer Stephen Vitiello, Fantastic Prayers offers a mesmerizing series of illusory environments explored through text, image, and sound. The artists' use of CD-ROM technology allows an art-viewing experience unlike that of any other media; the artwork is ever-changing, individualized for each viewer and visit, and independent of the limits of time and location.
Fantastic Prayers features appearances by Vito Acconci, DAVID BOWIE, Kim Gordon, Mike Kelley, Tracy Leipold, Julia Scher, and many others. It was produced by Dia Center for the Arts and Prop Foundation.
Fantastic Prayers examines an urban landscape redolent with memories of people, places, and objects. As its eight magical environments open up on a viewer's personal computer, the CD-ROM provides an experience that is both intimate and gamelike. Like a game of Solitaire, Fantastic Prayers can unravel in a multitude of variations unconstrained by skill or intention.
Specifically, the CD-ROM invites the user to uncover fragmentary narratives laden with physical and psychological histories. In one environment, a virtual Graveyard, excavation with a computer mouse reveals a screaming ghost played by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, while an accidental click of the mouse uncovers David Bowie in a cameo appearance as the "flower director." Rolling one's mouse through the scene "Ludlow Street" exposes a series of snapshots of a New York City street where daily routines unfold as mini-dramas. In "Empathy Wheel," the viewer plays a video game with the emotions of actress Tracy Leipold. In the segment named "Jacket," a simple charcoal drawing "cuts" to vivid stories of lives past and present, including a cinematic collage narrated by a young Indian boy who loves film. Interwoven with these sections are others entitled "The Place Where Lost Things Go," "Hair," "Natatorium," and "Walls That Speak." Videos, animations, sounds, activities, words, subscreens, and links layer these immersive environments, ensuring a complex and often accidental array of opportunities and juxtapositions.
Dia and the artists will celebrate the publication of the Fantastic Prayers CD-ROM on October 5th at 7:30pm with a party in Dia's 545 West 22nd Street gallery in New York City. The artists will present an arcade of video projections of the CD-ROM with which partygoers will be invited to play; Stephen Vitiello will accompany these scenes with music. The public is invited free of charge.
Fantastic Prayers was released in July 2000. It retails at $39.95 and may be purchased at Dia Center for the Arts or on the web at www.diacenter.org/fprayers.
Thanks to Tom Boom from EnoWeb for the pointer.
Thanks, Paul!
The Same Old Painted Lady
People stared at the make-up on her face...
It seems that the world at large is finding it too painful to wait for 2002 when we can expect some sort of Ziggy V2. As recently reported on BowieNet, Mr Stardust's influence is all over the fashion world right now, but it looks like his influence is also being felt by those who understand the importance of make-up too. (No not you Rednik...A smudge of lip gloss, two blobs of rouge and eyeliner that looks like it was applied by a drunk don't really count!)
A couple of weeks back, The London Evening Standard's ES Magazine (September 1st) ran a front cover with a heavily made-up lass wearing gold lippy. Naturally this caught my eye as I hadn't seen many people wearing gold lipstick since Ziggy used it to compliment his gold forehead blob on the Aladdin Sane tour of '73. But on turning to the six-page special inside, it was apparent that my reference points weren't that far off:
"...Take Ziggy Stardust's glitter fest, mix it with Alexis Colby's feeling for blue eye shadow and you have make-up which is more fun than it has been for years..."
You will notice that the example above (click on image for larger version) has echoes of the Aladdin Sane lightning bolt make-up, but frankly that is where the similarities end. Ziggy wouldn't have been seen dead sporting such vulgar designs. };-)
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Promotional Beeb Tracks
To promote the 'Bowie At The Beeb' album scheduled to be released on September 25, sampler tracks are to appear on several cover mounted CDs from various magazines. In the UK, the October issue of Q magazine will contain a free cover mounted CD entitled "Chill Out" which will include one db track. There will also be a major feature review of the album. In France, the October issue of Les Inrockuptibles (number 257), includes free cover mounted CD entitled 'Une Rentrée 2000', again this CD sampler includes one db track. Thanks, Paul!
Paddy, Who's Been Wearing Miranda's Clothes?
Speaking of Mojo, MOJO COLLECTIONS (a magazine which knows very well which artists have the most avid collectors) features a section describing the most collectable records in music's history. Fifty items are selected spanning the period from 1933 to 2000. Their choice for 1971 is that most covetable of items, The Man Who Sold The World "dress" cover. This cover was recently the subject of an in-depth analysis in Blam's Little Spot. As well as being highly covetable, it is also often faked!
The magazine quotes it as fetching £200, but Ebay has often seen far higher prices than that!
"At a time when 'camp' was where Boy Scouts spent their summer holidays,...Bowie sought...his share of the limelight by packaging his third album with a cover photo in which he unashamedly wore a dress - "a man's dress", he hastened to add."
Thanks, Spaceface!
Bowie At The Beeb Review In Mojo
Mojo Magazine's Andy Gill has written a review of the Bowie at the Beeb album, which is scheduled to be released in about ten days! Click here to go to Mojo, or click the image above to see what Andy has to say....
Pass The Pasta!
Db, Mark 'n' Lard...the Full Skinny
I had to phone someone, so I picked on you...possibly
OK, for those of you who have not yet heard the details directly from maverick Radio 1 DJs Mark 'n' Lard, the competition that I mentioned yesterday has a pretty spiffing top prize. Not only will the winner be receiving a most glorious and valuable print signed by both David Bowie and Guy Peellaert...But...and this is a big but, the outright winner will also enjoy a three-way type telephone conversation with the aforementioned Rock God and the independently-minded DJs!!
The competition will be e-mail based and it will commence on Monday, with the call from Mr Bowie scheduled for Friday. I understand that there will be lovely runner-up prizes available too. Mark 'n' Lard broadcast from Monday to Friday from the grim northern town of Manchester in the UK, on the BBC's Radio 1. Go here for the web-link...and jolly good luck to you!
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Haibow Winners!!!
...the votes are in!
The votes were close, but we have two winners! They are:
Best Bowie Related Haiku:
Imagine a man
Golden locks and mismatched eyes
The prettiest star
- Skyler
Best Non-Bowie Related Haiku:
Destiny exists
As a timepiece for humans
To justify life
- Shannon42
Congratulations! You've each won an autographed CD or poster - your choice! (e-mail Saint Alphonzo with your preference).
Special thanks once again to Kelmar666 for this Hai Quality Contest!
Thanks Kelmar666!
Win Bowie With Mark N Lard
And me, I'm on a radio show, again...
As announced this very afternoon on the BBC's Radio 1, the world's sexiest double-act-DJ's, Mark 'n' Lard, will be running a competition to win a VERY desirable David Bowie item this coming Monday the 18th September. We will be posting more details tomorrow, including how you will be able to enter the competition. I can tell you no more than the fact that the main prize is actually a signed print of the Bowie at the Beeb front cover. Signed by who, you may ask? Well not me my friends! };-)
You can listen to the show and make sure you have a good connection by going here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/djs/mark_lard.shtml, but please remember the competition will not run until Monday afternoon, so NO e-mailing the bizarre duo just yet please.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
More Spaghetti, Please...
Thank You Thank You!
How many Susans are there? Believe it or not, it's only one. Join us in giving a warm thank you to BowieNutter Susans who has taken it upon herself to mail out copies of Hello magazine - featuring the first photos of baby Alexandria - to members outside the UK who asked for it on the message boards - free of charge! Ah, the lerrrrve!! That's what I'm talkin' about! =8-) Thank you thank you Susans!!!
Mike Garson Chat Today!!!
Come tickle the ivory tickler
Hope you can make it to the chat with keyboardist Mike Garson today! As you probably know, Mike has co-written songs with David and toured with him extensively. He's also featured on "Buddha of Suburbia," "Black Tie, White Noise," "Aladdin Sane," "Diamond Dogs," "David Live," "Pin-Ups," "Young Americans" and "Ziggy Stardust the Motion Picture."
Currently he's working with the Smashing Pumpkins, who he toured with in '98. Check out his website at www.mikegarson.com
More My West
Heroes
This weeks' NME features Courtney Taylor of The Dandy Warhols, describing his HEROES and VILLAINS. His five heroes - Star Trek's Spock, DAVID BOWIE, David Geffen, Superman, and Dad. Villains - Adolf Hitler, Robbie Williams, The Spanish Inquisition, Lex Luthor.
"David Bowie's a superhero because he always did it better and farther than everybody else. He always gets accused of never having done it his way; like Mick Jagger saying, 'Don't wear a new pair of shoes around David because next week when you see him he'll be wearing the exact same pair of shoes, and then he'll have his picture taken first in them.' That's what they say, which is without a doubt a kind of genius I don't seem to be able to get to happen, you know? To be that obviously self-conscious and self-aware, still be able to create really beautiful and personal music and still be dramatic...that's a toughie. And today he's just as unbelievably and irresistibly beautiful as ever."
Thanks Spaceface!