Bowienet Discount For 100 Years Of Menswear Book

Fashion! Turn to the left, Fashion! Turn to the right...

No, it's not a historical record of the mildly successful Britpop group...that would more likely be entitled One Hundred Days Of Menswear.

One Hundred Years Of Menswear is a 320-page book by Cally Blackman, due in the next couple of weeks through Laurence King Publishing...and David Bowie is the man chosen for the cover to represent the subject...and rightly so.

Here's the doo dah...

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A rich, comprehensive collection of images covering the revolution in menswear over the last 100 years with text by fashion historian Cally Blackman.

Rare photography and illustrations reveal the elegant tailoring of Savile Row and tough khaki and denim of the uniform and workplace giving way to an exuberant array of styles and colours as the century progresses. Packed with images of Hollywood style icons, the artist personalities of the 1930s and more, the evolution of menswear from practical to peacock is explored in an array of rarely-seen photographs and illustrations.

The impact of Pierre Cardin, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren and other designers is contrasted with the street fashion of the 1960s, punk and the clubbing scene to bring together the story of the flourishing menswear scene in one invaluable book.

A unique collection, 100 Years of Menswear will prove indispensable for all fashion students, historians of dress and lovers of men's clothes.

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You can read more about the book on the LKP site, and once it's available to order I'll post a BowieNet discount code that entitles you to a £7.00 GBP reduction off the £24.95 cover price. Off the top of my head, that's an unbeatable 28% reduction!

Although today's lyric quotation may seem an obvious choice, it also refers to the fact that the publishers have flipped the Terry O'Neil picture on the Book's cover.

The version bottom right in the montage above is the correct way round.

Five Signed Copies Of Complete Db To Be Won

Me, I'm fresh on your pages...

Thanks to the generossity of Nick Pegg and his publisher, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd., we have five signed copies of the soon to be published fifth edition of The Complete David Bowie that we told you about last month. (08.27.2009 NEWS: NICK PEGG SIGNING LATEST EDITION OF COMPLETE BOWIE)

The prizes will be available to collect in person from Nick at the signing session we mentioned in that earlier news item. However, if you can't make it along to that, the publisher has kindly agreed to dispatch copies for those that can't collect in person.

Anyway, Mr Pegg himself has provided the questions for this one, and so...over to you Nick...

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Hi Blam, right then. I've come up with not one but two questions for the competition:

1. The front cover of the new edition of 'The Complete David Bowie' (pictured above) features a photo that was taken on 26 March 1976. Now that you're armed with that information... at which concert venue was the picture shot?

2. Bearing in mind that the previous edition of 'The Complete David Bowie' was published three years ago, among the latest additions to the updated A-Z of songs are two new entries which, alphabetically, fall immediately before and immediately after the song 'Fame'. What are they?

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Ha! I bet that first one lulled you into a false sense of security.

Now all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a copy is email me here with the correct answers to Nick's questions.

The contest runs until midnight New York time next Friday (18th) with winners being announced shortly thereafter.

Usual BowieNet rules apply: Only one entry per BowieNet account and please remember you must enter using your BowieNet e-mail or at least supply your BowieNet user name. If you do neither of these things you won't be eligible to enter.

Mick Rock Glam! Exhibition And Book Signing On Saturday

Drive-In Saturday... (Or get the ferry)

Well, you can find out all you want to know about the latest exhibition by Mick Rock (Official Worldwide Glam Rock Photographer) by reading the flyer below.

Alternatively you can learn even more at the SHOW gallery site...and you can read an interview with Mick published today over at silive.com.

Either way, Saturday the 12th, Staten Island, 8:00pm if you want Mick Rock to scribble something rude in your GLAM! book. (Inset, top right)

I'll leave you with a bit from aforementioned interview:

Q. Who is the single most beautiful specimen -- male, female, whatever -- you've ever shot?
A. David Bowie was always a special subject, very photogenic. My personal fave pics that I took of him were in fact taken in 2002, one of which is in the exhibition. Although, of course, he was a magical subject in his Ziggy period -- as the "GLAM!" parade at the SHOW Gallery will bear witness.

Ten Page Bowie Feature In October's Word Magazine

Strangers When We Meet...

The October issue of The WORD magazine in the UK has a feature wherein seven music journalists talk about the day they met David Bowie.

The seven contributors are: Charles Shaar Murray, Andy Gill, Paul Du Noyer, Stuart Maconie, Adrian Deevoy, Chris Heath and Clark Collis...and just for good measure, Jarvis Cocker relates a telephone conversation between himself and DB in 1997.

I'll post some of the more memorable quotations from each writer in the next few days.

Gaga, Spider, Dancer...all In Today's Observer

So where were the spiders?

Today's Obsever newspaper has a few Bowie-related bits. First up there's a review of the Michael Clark Company's latest, Come, Been and Gone at Edinburgh Playhouse by Luke Jennings.

It's a great review, here's a snippet: "And this is more fun than Clark's allowed himself for years. "Aladdin Sane", in particular, is an outrageously gorgeous piece of modern dance, with the company costumed in bright vermilion, slippery as goldfish, against a radiant tangerine cyclorama. The number segues into "The Jean Genie", where the dancers reappear in sharp, stripy, matelot jackets, answering Bowie's pumping R&B riff with fast, disciplined port de bras."

You can read the full thing here.

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Next up is a story that first surfaced in the German press a few months ago, but it's now caught the imagination of the media in the UK. Here's a bit of background...

German spider specialist Peter Jäger has discovered a new Malaysian spider and he has named it Heteropoda davidbowie in an attempt to raise public awareness of endangered arachnids.

Peter has found 200 new species in the past 10 years and the above close-up makes it easier to see why he decided to name this particular one Heteropoda davidbowie.

If you can't read the clipping at the top of this item you can read the full Observer piece online here. However, if you understand German you may find this link more informative.

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I had intended to run a piece about Lady Gaga back in January when she seemed to be name-checking David Bowie as an influence in almost every interview...and in fact, she often still does.

But for some reason I felt a little uncomfortable posting a piece on here in much the same way as I've not mentioned American Idol runner-up, Adam Lambert, on these pages until now. Somehow it just seemed wrong.

Anyway, the Lady has forced my hand now as she has listed Aladdin Sane as one of her favourite albums in the regular Observer Monthly Music magazine column: Soundtrack Of My Life.

Read the Bowie bit above and the whole thing online here.

Moon Nominated For Spike Tv Scream Awards - Vote Now!

MOONdust will cover you...

MOON has been nominated for four Spike TV Scream awards and apparently that's a pretty big deal in America.

The film is up in the following categories...

Best Science Fiction Movie (Moon)
Best Director (Duncan Jones)
Best Science Fiction Actor (Sam Rockwell)
Best Scream-Play (Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker)

You can join in the voting by clicking on each of the above shortcuts. I'm sure Duncan would appreciate any kind of nudge that BowieNetters could give the voting as I know these particular awards mean a lot to him.

So far, MOON has won...

Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival Best Actor Golden Space Needle Award

Rotten Tomatoes Moon Achievement/Trophy - Duncan Jones Certified Fresh

Winner of Méliès d'Argent at Finland's 20th Espoo Ciné International Film Festival

...so let's try and help it on it's way to four more! Good luck Duncan.

Gad And Starman On Killian Mansfield Album

Let the children boogie...

We recently asked Gail Ann Dorsey about her involvement with an album by the 15-year-old "ukulele wizard" from Woodstock, NY, Killian Mansfield.

The album, Somewhere Else, was released last month and here's what she said...

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Hi Blam - Yes, I did play and sing on this wonderful record at the invitation of an old and dear "Woodstock" friend and fellow musician/producer, the super talented Ralph Legnini. Ralph called me to ask if I would sing the lead vocal on a Johnny Average song called Heaven Bound for an album he was producing for a student and friend of his named Killian Mansfield. My best friend Sara Lee had also mentioned Killian to me, because she was acquainted with his mother Barbara; they live in the same area of town. Ralph explained the project to me, told me about Killian's situation, and of course, I was happy to help in anyway that I could. I have a deep love and respect for the wonderful and talented people who live in my community here in Upstate New York.

As I mentioned, my first session on the record was singing a lead vocal on Heaven Bound, and laying down the backing vocals with my best friend and fellow bassist, Sara Lee. Maybe a month or so after I had done my initial session, Ralph emailed me about doing the bass on Starman. "Piece of cake!", I said. Ideally, I am pretty certain that they were hoping to do a version of Starman, of course, with "The Man" himself donating a lead vocal. Well, alas, this was not to be, but instead, Ralph's 10-year old daughter, Lucia, delivered a stunning lead vocal, and Ralph and Killian had to settle for me on bass and my hero, Todd Rundgren guesting on guitar. Not too bad, eh?

On the day I went in to sing my lead vocal on the Johnny Average song, I met Killian for the first time, and got to hear some of the other tracks that were already complete or in progress. I was knocked out by the beautiful and inspired performances from Doctor John, John Sebastian, Zachary Alford, and Kate Pierson, to name a few, but I was most blown away by the maturity and artistry of Killian himself! He is an incredible musical talent on Ukulele, and his vocals ain't too shabby either! Killian is, and will always be, a huge inspiration for me, and from the first day we met, I knew he was one of the most important musicians I would ever meet. He not only had such riveting and intelligent conversation about music, but also about life and love. Insightful and instinctive. Killian impressed and enlightened me on many levels.

Being a part of this project at this time in my life and career has taught me and reminded me of some very important truths about music, and love, and life. Giving is a powerful medicine, and the opportunity to share and express one's self through music, is a most healing and loving gift. The joy that music creates can never die or be taken away. It carries us on through the darkest of times, our saddest moments, and the throws of pain and despair, into an ever present, ever-lasting beauty that we all know deep in our hearts. I am more than grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of Killian Mansfield and Ralph Legnini's lovely adventure, I am honoured. It is one of the most precious recordings I have ever done. I hope that it will fulfil all of Killian's hopes and dreams.

I am also including a photo of me and Killian, taken on my first session for the record. It was taken by Ralph's wife and collaborator, Katie Taylor Legnini. (Katie sings a cool version of Girl From Ipanema, with Zachary Alford on percussion!)

Much love to all... Gail xxo

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For those of you not familiar with this project, I'll leave you with some background info and the tracklisting of Somewhere Else with the musicians associated with each recording...

Somewhere Else is the dream project of Killian Mansfield, a 15-year-old ukulele wizard from Woodstock, NY who is battling a rare form of cancer. Eclectic, uplifting, fun and funky, Somewhere Else is a mix of songs performed by Killian with critically acclaimed singers and musicians including Dr. John, Kate Pierson, John Sebastian, Todd Rundgren and Levon Helm. Proceeds benefit the Killian Mansfield Foundation, which supports and promotes Integrative Therapies for children with cancer.

Produced and engineered by Ralph Legnini (former studio sidekick for Todd Rundgren and Nile Rodgers), Somewhere Else includes world class rock, jazz, blues, country and folk musicians doing a lot of genre hopping, (picture B-52's Kate Pierson with renowned country fiddler Jay Ungar!) There is truly something for everyone on this remarkable CD.

Somewhere Else Track Listing

01. Express Yourself - Amy Helm; Jay Collins; Randy Ciarlante; KT Legnini; Killian Mansfield; Jay Collins; Ralph Legnini

02. Scratch My Back - Dr. John; Ralph Legnini; Randy Ciarlante; Frank Campbell; Scott Healy

03. Somewhere Else - Bar Scott, Amy Helm, Dorraine Scofield, Amy Fradon; Ralph Legnini; Killian Mansfield; Sara Lee; Bruce Katz

04. Fishin' Blues - John Sebastian; Ralph Legnini; Killian Mansfield; Molly Mason; Jay Ungar; Bruce Katz

05. Girl from Ipanema - KT Legnini; Killian Mansfield; Chris Wood; Zachary Alford; Ralph Carney; Ralph Legnini

06. Kiss - Killian Mansfield; Scott Healy; Ralph Legnini

07. Heaven Bound - Gail Ann Dorsey; Sara Lee; Killian Mansfield; Ralph Legnini

08. Blue Skies - Laurel Masse; Killian Mansfield; Chris Wood; Ralph Carney; Dennis Mackrel

09. There's Love in My Food - Ralph Legnini; Kate Pierson; Killian Mansfield; Scott Healy; Jay Ungar

10. Jack & Jill - Barbara Mansfield; Sara Lee; Killian Mansfield; Molly Mason; Jay Ungar; Ralph Carney; Ralph Legnini

11. Fire in My Pocket - Jim Treutlein; Ralph Legnini; Levon Helm; Amy Helm; Levon's Dog; Lee Henry Collins; Barbara Mansfield; Killian Mansfield

12. Starman - Lucia Legnini; Cally Mansfield; Eric Parker; Killian Mansfield; Gail Ann Dorsey; Rob Sabino; Ralph Legnini;Todd Rundgren

13. If I Can Dream - Killian Mansfield; Randy Ciarlante; Scott Healy; Ralph Legnini

No Glasto, No Nin, No Hope - Not This David Bowie

Rumours and lies and stories they made up...part 597

A recent Google alert about a new exhibition by Peter Harris caught my eye when the blurb claimed that he had collaborated with David Bowie.

A little further digging revealed the above acrylic entitled HOPE by DAVID BOWIE 1979, a collaboration with David Bowie created in 1999.

I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before, but it transpires that if the painting was a collaboration with David Bowie, it certainly wasn't the David Bowie you want to read about.

That David Bowie has never heard of Peter Harris, neither is he performing at Glastonbury in 2010 or even with NIN on the final show of their tour as rumours would have it.

The Great Rebel Rebel T Shirt Mystery

Cannot be found today...

You may have had a recent Google alert that mentioned a Bowie Rebel Rebel T-shirt available via Lyric Culture.

Well, frankly it's all a little bit weird. The shirt above was apparently available via Lyric Culture last year and though you can find it on some European sites now, I can't find a trace of it on Lyric Culture.

Confusingly, they also have another Rebel Rebel T-shirt, as illustrated above, but there are no links to purchase this one either.

Finally, they do have the above solid bronze buckle with black leather strap Rebel Rebel belt in stock for a mere $325.00. Get 'em while you still can.

Did Icarus Descend In 1972 Or 1985?

Time may change me, But I can't trace time...

Regular readers of these pages will know that I am a collector of all things related to The Man Who Fell To Earth...The novel of which is among those things. (03.17.2009 NEWS: PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS VERSION OF TMWFTE DUE & 03.25.2009 NEWS: TWO MORE TMWFTE PAPERBACKS WITH BOWIE COVERS)

Above are the first and most recent published versions of the Walter Tevis story. On the left is the original US Gold Medal paperback from 1963 (it wasn't released in hardback form till much later) and on the right is the Penguin Modern Classic version published last week.

Understandably, since the film's release in 1976 the majority of the published books have David Bowie on the cover. The Pan edition (above) is the best known version to Bowie fans in the UK with it's beautiful George Underwood painting adorning the cover.

If memory serves, I read the book before I saw the film because I can remember being struck by the differences...apart from the obvious physical differences between Bowie's TJ Newton and the Tevis version, there was lots of sex in the film...but none in the book.

I have to admit that I saw the sex in the film as an unnecessary diversion at the time, as I felt that the lack of sex in the novel just added to Newton's other-worldliness. I've since realised that as much as I love Roeg's work he does seem to find it difficult to make a film without gratuitous sex scenes. I'm not complaining though, Amanda Donohoe in Castaway made me realise that this process was completely necessary...not to mention Oliver Reed!

Like many other UK Bowie fans, I read the Pan paperback, which was set in the near future with the first part entitled: Icarus Descending 1985. I can remember being left slightly confused by the timeline in that Pan edition and it wasn't until much later that I found out that it was in fact a revised-by-Tevis version.

By 1976, the original Tevis setting of 1972 had passed, so 1985 was chosen to reset the story into the future. That may have worked if the revision had been consistent with the same thirteen year jump throughout the book...but it wasn't.

If it takes your fancy, you can read much more on these inconsistencies in a review headed: It's wonderful but there are flaws in the revisions over on Amazon. The author of the article also mentions an allusion towards the end of the book when Newton is compared to the character of Winston Smith from Orwell's 1984.

Finally, American Bowie fans have never had to endure this confusion as the first version available at the time of the film's release was the above paperback. This Avon Books edition was published in August 1976 and it retained the original manuscript.

Sadly, the Penguin Modern Classic edition published last week is also the revised version, which, having now passed 1985 too, seems pretty pointless.

Nick Pegg Signing Latest Edition Of Complete Bowie

When I'm Five...

The very charming Nicholas Pegg has been in touch with details of the fifth update of his The Complete David Bowie, (above) and a signing session when the book is launched next month.

The Complete David Bowie will be available at the session in London's Covent Garden on Saturday 26th September and you can read more about both the book and the launch event in the press release section above.

Meanwhile, the collectors among you may be pleased to learn that the four editions above are the only previously published versions of the book, so you can stop trying to find the three unpublished ones below.

These three are simply early mock-ups sent to online retailers but have never actually existed as published books.

The Complete David Bowie By Nicholas Pegg

PRESS RELEASE August 27th 2009

Reynolds & Hearn Ltd announces

THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE

by Nicholas Pegg

Expanded and Updated Fifth Edition - Publication date: 26 September 2009

 

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I can?t imagine how this book could be better ... the definitive read for Bowiephiles?

? Uncut

?Absolutely thorough, absolutely definitive and absolutely entertaining?

? BBC Radio 5 Live

?An indispensable guide for all serious collectors of David Bowie?s music?

? BowieNet

?This is not just a trainspotter?s manual ? Nicholas Pegg has a keen critical intelligence?

? Sunday Telegraph

?The Complete David Bowie certainly lives up to its title ... Pegg?s opinionated and witty prose turns it into that rare thing: a reference book that sparkles?

? MOJO

Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, Nicholas Pegg?s ground-breaking reference book The Complete David Bowie has been widely recognized as the foremost source of detailed information and perceptive critical analysis of every aspect of David Bowie?s career. It has won nominations as music book of the year from Uncut magazine (?I can?t imagine how this book could be any better?) and BBC Radio 5 Live (?Absolutely thorough, absolutely definitive and absolutely entertaining?) among many other plaudits.

Reynolds & Hearn Ltd are now delighted to announce the publication of the fifth edition. Published on 28 September 2009, The Complete David Bowie has once again been fully revised and updated, expanding on previous editions to provide even more detail and discussion than before.

All the latest developments will be included in the new edition, ranging from David Bowie?s recent studio collaborations with artists like Scarlett Johansson and TV On The Radio, to his latest forays into acting in productions as diverse as Extras, August, Bandslam and even SpongeBob SquarePants, and recent archive releases including the 5.1 remix of the classic Young Americans album and the VH1 Storytellers and Glass Spider DVDs.

As well as incorporating all the latest updates, the new edition includes substantial additions to the earlier chapters. ?The encyclopaedic nature of the book means that every chapter needs constant updating,? explains author Nicholas Pegg, ?and for this edition I?ve had the opportunity to add extensive new material to several chapters, particularly the A-Z of songs. Things might have been a little quiet on the Bowie front recently, but over the last few years a great deal of new information has emerged about the classic recordings, not to mention information about a host of little-known demos, out-takes, and rarities like the unreleased albums Leon and Toy. The result is a considerably bigger update than the previous one: for this edition I have added around 30,000 words of new material to the overall count, which is nearly twice as much "new stuff" as last time. There are fresh nuggets of information and insight scattered throughout the book.?

As before, The Complete David Bowie will include:

* The Albums ? detailed production history and analysis of every album from 1967 to the present day.

* The Songs ? hundreds of individual entries reveal the facts and anecdotes behind not just the famous recordings, but also the most obscure of unreleased rarities ? from ?Absolute Beginners? to ?Ziggy Stardust?, from ?Abdulmajid? to ?Zion?.

* The Tours ? set-lists and histories of every live show.

* The Actor ? a complete guide to Bowie?s work on stage and screen.

* Dateline ? the most exhaustive day-by-day calendar of Bowie?s career ever published.

* Plus ? the videos, the BBC radio sessions, the paintings, the Internet and much more.

From the 11-year-old?s skiffle performance at the 18th Bromley Scouts? Summer Camp in 1958, to the 62-year-old?s cameo appearance in Bandslam in 2009, The Complete David Bowie discusses and dissects every last move in rock?s most fascinating career.

Reynolds & Hearn Ltd Announce Signing And Launch Party For The Complete David Bowie By Nicholas Pegg - Revised And Expanded New Edition

REYNOLDS & HEARN LTD are pleased to announce a signing and launch party for

THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE by Nicholas Pegg - Revised and Expanded New Edition

On Saturday 26 September 2009 - 12.00 till 5.00pm Nicholas Pegg will be signing from 2.00 till 5.00pm in the basement room at:

The Corner Store
33 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7BN

Nearest tube stations: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line), Leicester Square (Northern & Piccadilly Lines), Temple (Circle & District Lines).

Directions: The Corner Store is on Wellington Street, on the same side and just a few doors up from the Lyceum Theatre.

Admission is free.

The book will be available to buy, and the author will be in attendance to sign copies.

The bar will be open of course, and there?s even a (very tiny!) dance floor, so feel free to pop in for a drink, a chat and a boogie. You can guess what the music will be ?

We hope to see you there!

With best wishes,

Reynolds & Hearn Ltd

Michael Clark New Work Name Change And Eif Preview

Well, she's come, been and gone...

After a six week break, the Michael Clark new work we've been telling you about (08.02.2009 NEWS: MORE MICHAEL CLARK THANK U MA'AM DETAILS) returns to the stage at the Edinburgh International Festival on Friday.

The performance is now called Come, Been and Gone and you can view an interview with Michael regarding this and his Bowie appreciation from this week's Culture Show on the BBC iPlayer. The interview starts around sixteen minutes in to the programme.

It's also worth checking out this BBC search page for all the recent items regarding the new work on the BBC.

The Edinburgh International Festival is hosting four nightly performances of Come, Been and Gone at The Edinburgh Playhouse from the 28th through to the 31st of August at 8:00pm each evening.

You can still purchase tickets on the EIF website, where you can also view some great shots from the new work, like the one above of dancer Benjamin Warbis, which seems to be a cross between Iggy Pop circa 1973 and the inside of the Aladdin Sane gatefold sleeve.

Brian Molko Remembers Bowie Advice In Nme

Perhaps the strange ones in the dome, Can lend us a book...

Well, don't need to say anything more...August 29th is the issue date...though NME comes out on Tuesdays...which is the 25th...they always use the coming Saturday as the issue date...I'm waffling now.

Anyway, great advice from David to young Brian.

Diamond Dogs At The Cleveland House Of Blues On Friday

Woof woof...

BowieNetter Rich Kline has been in touch with details of a gig at Cleveland?s House Of Blues...here's the stuff...

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The Bowie tribute DIAMOND DOGS?The Sound and Vision of David Bowie returns to Cleveland?s HOUSE OF BLUES Cambridge Room on Friday, August 28th for an evening of greatest hits spanning the gamut of David Bowie?s stellar catalog. The evening will feature favorite songs from every phase of Bowie?s career?from Ziggy Stardust until the present, and includes gorgeous costume changes to fit each episode of the chameleonic artist?s persona.

DIAMOND DOGS is the brain-child of David Bowie impersonator Rich Kline, who wanted to create an act that not only played Bowie?s music, but brought the image and electricity of the star to the audience, as well. Brought to life in 2002, the band has been performing to packed houses since its public premier in 2003. Kline (as David Bowie on Vocals and Guitar) brings with him to the stage talented band members Dave Maxson (Lead Guitar), Brad Wyner (Keyboards, Vocals), Russ Lafferty (Bass Guitar, Vocals), Dave Clark (Drums), Jim Cirillo (Sax, Percussion, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals), Janet Sherrill (Vocals), and Rita Kline (Vocals.) The resulting presentation is absolutely not to be missed.

DIAMOND DOGS take the stage at Cleveland?s House of Blues (308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland) in The Cambridge Room on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 9 PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of show. This is an All Ages show. For ticket information, go to www.hob.com, and for more information on DIAMOND DOGS, go to www.bowietribute.com.

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Rich also did an interview with Cleveland Scene recently, which you can read here.

Kudrow Talks Bowie Plus Bandslam Props On Ebay

Don't you let my letters get you down...

Some of the props from Bandslam are up on eBay right now, including the above unanswered letters to David Bowie from Will and a Lodger poster that can be seen in various shots on Will's wall.

You can view all the items here, though you can pick up the same Lodger poster for around $20 USD if it doesn't have to be the actual one from the film.

Meanwhile, in a recent interview, Lisa Kudrow had this to say to The Examiner regarding David Bowie's cameo...

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How much of the music in "Bandslam" were you familiar with before you did the movie?

I knew about Velvet Underground and David Bowie. I didn?t get to meet him. Isn?t that tragic? Cheap Trick, I knew. And the Bread song ["Everything I Own"] ?

What did you think of the David Bowie cameo in "Bandslam"?

Thrilling! It was thrilling that David Bowie was there ? I was up on my feet clapping for getting us in the film. [She says jokingly] They cut to me on my feet clapping ? Imagine me, endorsing the movie!

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I've no reason to think The Examiner misheard Lisa, but wouldn't it have made more sense if she had said: "I was up on my feet clapping, forgetting I was in the film." That's the version I'm going with anyway.

Lisa expands on her Bowie appreciation in the October issue of Q magazine...

Finally, Bandslam is due on BD and DVD on December 7th.

Play Ziggy Stardust Like Ronno In Guitar Techniques Mag

He played it left hand...

Zardoz, the guitar-mental BowieNetter, pointed me at this one. It's the September issue of Guitar Techniques and it shows you how to play the song Ziggy Stardust on your electric guitar.

As is the way with these things, there is the actual notation printed over three pages preceded by a page of technical guff and the above rather tasty full-page Ziggy/Ronno live shot.

There are also two instrumental versions of Ziggy Stardust...one with the lead parts to show you how it's done, and another without for you to play along with. Careful with that Am7sus4.

Three Bowie Limited 180gm Vinyl Editions Due November

I remember them all...

David Bowie gets the From The Capitol Vaults treatment in America in November with limited edition, 180-gram vinyl, releases of Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs and Young Americans. Here's a bit from the press release...

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Capitol/EMI's high quality From The Capitol Vaults U.S. vinyl campaign continues November 3 with the limited edition, 180-gram vinyl release of 11 classic, standout albums from EMI Music's celebrated catalog.

Capitol/EMI's November 3 From The Capitol Vaults releases, all previously out of print on vinyl, include The Band's Cahoots and Stage Fright, The Beach Boys' Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) and Today!, David Bowie's Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, and Young Americans, Faust's Faust IV, and Frank Sinatra's Come Dance With Me!, Come Fly With Me, and In The Wee Small Hours.

November 3, 2009: "FROM THE CAPITOL VAULTS" [artist / title (configuration)]

The Band / Cahoots (1 LP, gatefold jacket, printed sleeve)
The Band / Stage Fright (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve, band photo)
The Beach Boys / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve)
The Beach Boys / Today! (1 LP, single jacket)
David Bowie / Aladdin Sane (1 LP, gatefold jacket, printed sleeve)
David Bowie / Diamond Dogs (1 LP, gatefold jacket, printed sleeve)
David Bowie / Young Americans (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve)
Faust / Faust IV (1 LP, gatefold jacket, printed sleeve)
Frank Sinatra / Come Dance With Me! (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve)
Frank Sinatra / Come Fly With Me (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve)
Frank Sinatra / In The Wee Small Hours (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve)

All From The Capitol Vaults titles feature carefully replicated artwork and packaging true to their original single or gatefold jacket LP releases.

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There will be a postcard insert with Aladdin Sane, which I presume is some kind of facsimile of the original fan club application. For more information, visit From The Capitol Vaults

Ziggy Stardust Acetate Sells For Almost $5,000 Usd!

I could do with the money...

A few of you have e-mailed regarding the latest Bowie item to go on eBay for big bucks.

This one is an acetate for the Ziggy Stardust LP, dating from around February 1972, which still has the track Round And Round instead of Starman, which it would eventually be replaced by.

After a frenzied scramble (29 bids) the acetate eventually sold for a recession-ignoring US $4,772.00...unless rare records are the new fine wines for investors of course.

If the buyer is reading this, I would love to know if the later tracks to be recorded, Suffragette City and Rock ?n? Roll Suicide, are different mixes or exactly as the final album versions.

Anyway, the seller's description of the acetate is wordy if nothing else, but it's good to see that even a Bowie fan of my standing can still learn something from eBay...Here's a tiny excerpt and apparently it's "not some far-fetched theory".

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Another theory, which makes even more sense, is that Bowie worked concurrently on a number of his future projects and albums and that the tracks recorded during the Ziggy Stardust sessions were split between this release (Ziggy Stardust) and his 1973 album (Pin-ups), with ?Round and ?Round originally planned for Pin-Ups, then for the Ziggy Stardust and then, ultimately, dropped from both.

This is not some far-fetched theory: mind you, we know for sure, that ?Sorrow?, Bowie?s 1973 single, was originally recorded during the Ziggy Stardust sessions and was initially planned for inclusion in the album, but ultimately ended up on his next release (Pin Ups), about a year later.

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Sorrow recorded during the Ziggy sessions eh? You learn something wrong every day.