A sweet treat to warm you up on this cold weekend (at least in New York)!
Here is the last of the three Gail Ann Dorsey clips we have from her recent solo gig at The Bottom Line in New York City on August 30th. We've also reposted the previous two, so you can enjoy all three of them together. What a beautiful performance! You know the drill...click LOW or HIGH depending on your Internet connection....enjoy!
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David's journal entry about the new album has made its way into the news at Music 365!
"The 60's album? What could he possibly mean?" they ask, and... "following his Glastonbury triumph, is it time for Bowie to come up with a classic record?"
We know some thing they don't know....LOL!
Go here
Thanks, Spaceface!
Seems like everyone's been peeking in David's journals lately! Rolling Stone picked it up as well, including it in their "Really Random" section.
Check it out here...
It was 20 years ago today....
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to....
er.....
Never mind. BUT,
It was just a year ago today
'hours...' was released in (the) USA!
(now friends, don't stand up and walk out on me...)
Tomorrow and Saturday, VH-1 Germany will air a one hour live show with Davidas part of their "Live" series. The only information we could get from the VH1 office in Germany is that the show is "between three and four years old."
Given that information we assume it is the "Live From The 10 Spot" show, which took place on October 14, 1997. Organised by MTV, the "Live From The 10 Spot" series was designed to be the counterpart for "Unplugged." This particular show was the first one in this series and was originally scheduled to feature The Rolling Stones. But Mick Jagger fell ill with the flu and guess who stepped in to open the series?
Here are the exact dates (German time):
"Live" with David Bowie
Friday, October 6th, 4pm
Saturday, October 7th, 10pm
Thanks, Brigitte!
And so the story goes, he wore these clothes...
You may remember the Rock Style exhibition that was originally organised by The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. Well, now it has been further augmented by the Barbican Gallery with important British costume loans, photography, graphics, ephemera and interactive elements for the London version of the exhibition. Click on the image above for more details.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Well, we met the boys on Friday, and actually a really great time was had by all! Subjects discussed included their penchant for Karaoke, their thoughts on Napster, working with David and, of course, the new album. Steph came with me and filmed the whole thing for your delectation, and she should have it ready for viewing very soon! For more about the day, and the lead up to the interview itself, click here.
?Black Market Music? (click here for my review) is released on Oct 9th (pre-order here. If you can?t wait that long, you can listen to the whole 12 tracks by clicking here.
In the meantime, here are the winners of the ?submit a question? competition. (I wasn?t able to ask all the questions I had planned to, as some of the answers were very full and led on to other topics.) In time honoured TBB fashion, would the winners please email me at spaceface@davidbowie.com with your snail mail addresses, including countries. These will be in the post to you pronto.....as I have them in my hot little hands right now....LOL!
Thanks, Spaceface!
It's a leaning tower of, er....
Check out David's two latest journal entries!
Well, we met the boys on Friday, and actually a really great time was had by all! Subjects discussed included their penchant for Karaoke, their thoughts on Napster, working with David and, of course, the new album. Steph came with me and filmed the whole thing for your delectation, and she should have it ready for viewing very soon! For more about the day, and the lead up to the interview itself, click here.
?Black Market Music? (click here for my review) is released on Oct 9th (pre-order here. If you can?t wait that long, you can listen to the whole 12 tracks by clicking here.
In the meantime, here are the winners of the ?submit a question? competition. (I wasn?t able to ask all the questions I had planned to, as some of the answers were very full and led on to other topics.) In time honoured TBB fashion, would the winners please email me at spaceface@davidbowie.com with your snail mail addresses, including countries. These will be in the post to you pronto.....as I have them in my hot little hands right now....LOL!
Thanks, Spaceface!
According to *Blink* magazine, he is! Blink writes:
What do Billy Ray Cyrus, Andre Agassi and David Bowie have in common? They have all worn mullet haircuts - short on top and long in back. Mullet Gods is an homage to the hairdo of "rebels and rockers" and "Camaro-drivin' dudes."
Check out www.mulletgods.com
Thanks, mbg!
The BBC are to launch five new digital radio stations next year. One of these will be dedicated to classic rock from the BBC archives, and looks sure to include David's sessions from John Peel and Top Gear!
So for those of you still not sated by the release of Bowie At The Beeb, here is your chance!
Go here for more.
Thanks, Spaceface!!!
Rumor has it there's another Roseland clip on the way. Could be here as early as tomorrow!
All participants in the Dee Bee Cover project, please e-mail Saint Alphonzo as soon as possible. There is an important question we need to ask you right away related to this project. In your e-mail, please include the title of the cover song you did and the best e-mail address to reach you at.
The October issue of Record Collector, that most serious of publications for spotters everywhere (I include myself in their target audience!) ...has an in-depth, session-by-session review of Bowie at the Beeb. While the review does seem to give the package an overall thumbs-up, it does state that: "...'Bombers' stayed commercially unreleased for nearly 20 years, while Bowie's versions of Chuck Berry's "Almost Grown" and the Arnold Corns left-over, 'Looking For A Friend' are exclusive to "Bowie at the Beeb." Any true spotter worth their salt could tell you that "the Arnold Corns left-over" was available in High Street record stores as a 3-track Arnold Corns 12" single on Krazy Kat records back in 1984, the other two tracks being 'Man in The Middle' and 'Hang Onto Yourself'. Kids eh!? The magazine also has an excellent Placebo interview and discography (look out for Spaceface's chat with the boys soon) and features on The Beatles' infamous Butcher cover and a wonderful 8-page introduction to Krautrock! Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
A wife on display
Iman is one of the world's most beautiful women. Her husband, David Bowie, is one of the world's richest and most versatile rock stars. Now you can own her image - from him. The Berklee College of Music, from which Bowie has an honorary doctorate, is auctioning two framed limited-edition paintings of Iman by Bowie. A Berklee spokeswoman calls them ''a little abstract'' and ''an impressionist study.'' Also up for bid: A private concert from a Grammy-winning vibraphonist, Berklee executive VP Gary Burton; passes to next year's Grammys; a vacation in an Irish castle; and more. Tickets are $250. The Oct. 21 auction at the Harvard Club of Boston benefits Berklee's City Music, the college's outreach program for urban teens.
Click here for more info!
AND you can read my report of David's graduation from Berklee here!
Thanks, DEmerson!!!
Wanna know where these shoes tread this weekend? Check out David's new journal entries!
I keep a photograph...
Here's a funny little photography competition that I thought might amuse you. Every first Monday of the month I will post a photograph that will hopefully be some sort of visual clue to a David Bowie lyric. The idea will be to create two winners each month, one for the supplier of the picture used, and one for the first person out of the random hat that correctly deciphers the clues in said picture.
This is how the thing works. Promising young amateur photographer Mask has supplied this first photograph for us (see above), which, because of its over-simplicity we won't be using. But, what can we glean from the visual information she has given us? Well, we have a cow, (surprise, surprise) and a silhouette of Mickey Mouse. Even a quarter-wit should arrive quite quickly at the song Life On Mars? via the line: "Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow". Yes, It's that easy!
Go here for the rules and this month's competition picture that was sent in by Stephen 'Baby Hair' Breach from Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Stephen wins a signed BowieNet Roseland poster for his splendid effort.
Total Blam Blam - (European Correspondent)
Good news - Bowie at the Beeb is climbing the charts already, powering into the British Top Ten Albums this week at number 7!
Here is the transcript from our chat Thursday night with Page Hamilton. Thanks again, Page!
Page answered all sorts of questions ranging from discussions he had with David about songwriting to specific guitar effects in his arsenal to the pros and cons of an education in music.
And don't forget, Page also talked about his new project, which still needs a name! If you can think of any good band names, e-mail them to Saint Alphonzo with "Page Band Name" in the subject line and you could win two autographed CDs (one from Page, one from Bowie) if Page uses your name!