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Holly Palmer
On Monday we told you about David’s two wonderful backup singers; Holly Palmer, (the blonde) and Emm Gryner, (the brunette), and pointed out Emm’s web site. But what about Holly??
Well here you go, check out
Mark And Lard's Bbc Radio One
Bowie and his band appeared yesterday (October 25th) on the Mark and Lard Radio One show. There was a 5-7 minute interview with David in which he said that ‘Survive’ would be the next single released in the UK. Bowie’s appearance was accompanied with the performance of five songs:
1. Survive
2. Drive In Saturday
3. Something In The Air
4. Can’t Help Thinking About Me
5. Repetition
Artists normally get 3 only songs on the show, so 4 was a tip of the hat to Bowie, and 5 was a credit to Bowie’s loyalty to his fans (he apparently had to do some smooth talking to squeeze a fifth song onto the show).
go to BBC Radio One online
Cd-now Interview
Bowie’s interviews aren’t limited to just TV, or radio, or magazines. Here, he is interviewed by the #1 music retail store on the Web, CD-Now.
“I’ve been comfortable with all the things that I’ve made over the years — I’m a very happy writer; I like the work that I’ve done.”
go to the interview at cd-now
David Bowie To Receive The Legend Award At The Wb Radio Music Awards
Honor to be Presented at Ceremony During Live Broadcast on The WBAt the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino In Las Vegas, October 28, 1999
Los Angeles ? David Bowie, one of the most influential and ground-breaking musicians of our time, is set to receive the Legend Award, to be presented at The WB Radio Music Awards, it was announced today by Anthony Eaton, Executive Producer of The WB Radio Music Awards. The WB Radio Music Awards honors music’s hottest performers and the nation’s top on-air radio personalities. This major television special, to be broadcast live on The WB from 8-10 PM Eastern Standard Time, will take place Thursday, October 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
In addition to receiving the award, David Bowie will perform during the awards show, joining an already stellar line-up of performers from a variety of music genres including Kid Rock, Garth Brooks, ‘N Sync, Naughty by Nature, Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth and Faith Hill.
David Bowie, the self-described “Chameleon of Pop,” began playing music at age 12. Throughout his career, he has anticipated pop trends and stylistic changes, radically exploring new musical territory. From his early years as a glam icon, to his critically acclaimed work in the late 1970s, to his runaway commercial success in the 1980s and 1990s, Bowie has remained an important influence on scores of musicians and fans.
Also taking part in the telecast will be Christina Aguilera, Lou Bega, David Boreanaz, B*Witched, Kenny Chesney, Ginuwine, Luscious Jackson, Jo Dee Messina, 98 Degrees, Julio Iglesias Jr., Josh Jackson, Vitamin C, Robbie Williams, and Tom Green, in addition to other surprise celebrity guests.
The first true testament to the powerful impact radio has on the success of a musical act, The WB Radio Music Awards will be presented by radio air personalities, recording artists and today’s hottest actors to the winners in several categories including “Pop Song of the Year,” “Country Artist of the Year,” “Alternative Artist of the Year,” “Hip Hop/R&B Artist of the Year,” “Air Personality of the Year,” and non-traditional categories such as “Best Car Jam,” “Best Hook-Up Song,” and “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Nominations are based upon radio airplay as determined by Mediabase, the medium’s leading source for tracking airplay. The WB Radio Music Awards Academy is comprised of 400 radio programmers in various formats from the top radio markets, and they will select the winners.
In addition, viewers will be able to vote for their favorites on-line at http://TheWB.excite.com. Since Thursday, October 14, fans have been able to vote for “Best Car Jam” and “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Beginning at 8:00 p.m., Eastern time on the night of the show, viewers will also be able to vote for three new categories: “Best Performance,” “Most Stylin’, Male” and “Most Stylin’, Female.” Votes on the “Most Stylin'” categories will be tabulated during the broadcast and announced live on the show. The results of the voting on “Best Performance” will be posted on the Internet and will also be announced during the nightly news on many of The WB affiliates.
Tickets for the awards show are available at the Mandalay Bay Box Office and all TicketMaster outlets. To charge by phone, call (702) 474-4000. Reserved tickets are priced at $50, $40, $30 and $20. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. locally.
The show is being produced by Tall Pony Productions. The executive producers are Anthony Eaton, three-time Grammy winner in the long-form video category; Paul Joseph, Executive Producer and Co-creator of “Rick Dees Weekly Top 40,” and Von Freeman, Director of Marketing, Clear Channel Communications-Los Angeles.
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The Nomad Soul Previews
Get your Surround-Sound ready, BowieVR is coming! Here are some game reviews and snippets about “The Nomad Soul,” which is due out this November.
“Yes, following his Internet dabblings, the Thin White Duke has launched himself headlong into the wonderful and frightening world of video games… Bowie provides all the game’s music, in conjunctionwith Tin Machine co-founder Reeves Gabrel. Bowiealso appears in the game, both as a key characternamed Boz, and as the lead singer of an in-gameband called The Dreamers, whose virtual concerts itis possible to attend.”
“On top of all this is the music of David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels… …and we’re not talking just soundtrack, either. ‘There’s even a spot ot two where you can grab a concert of the Dreamers, featuring 3D-modeled versions of David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels.'”
“The soundtrack is equally noteworthy. In an attempt to both create an unearthly musical environment and maximize the mass-market potential of the game, the creators of The Nomad Soul, French developer Quantic Dreams, went straight to the top-perennial rock star David Bowie… The team quickly found themselves talked into an entirely new collection of music by a very enthusiastic Bowie… The former Ziggy Stardust also appears in the game as a digitized freedom fighter.
“…’Omicron’ has plenty of original aspects that should set it apart from illustrious competition… Not the least of these features is a soundtrack by the original sci-fi rocker, David Bowie.”
Question:
[to senior game designer Philip Campbell]
What’s it like to work with Bowie?
Answer:
We ended up with a totally original soundtrack, gaming;s craziest virtual concerts, tons of motion-captured dialog, AND the world’s most beautiful beautiful wife.
The News segment of Incite Games Online has a short interview with Bowie about his involvement in the game:
Question:
“Are you computer literate?”
Answer:
“I was the first artist to take computers on the road in the ’80s, I’ve been working on the Internet for two yars now, and I’ve been producing art on the computer since 1994. I can mouse about.”
Question:
“Many computer games’ soundtracks seem thrown together. How did you take that into account?”
Answer:
“We spent some time [with the game developers] understanding the depth of the game. We got to know the characters intimately.”
Question:
“Are computer games something you’ve wanted to get involved with for a long time? And why this one?”
Answer:
“They said we could work our way. We’ve turned doen three previous offers beacause we didn’t have that freedom. With other offers people had preconceived notions of the music. I had to do it my way.”
“…I can’t forget to mention the fact it plays an equally worthy theme song co-written by the legendary and very hip, David Bowie (I restarted the game just so I could listen to the song again).”
“Eidos has released a new movie (20Mbs) is which you can see David Bowie virtually live in an all new Omikron: The Nomad Soul Virtual Concert. (Publisher’s Note: Fantastic track! If you are a fan of Bowie, this is a must!)”
go to our Nomad Soul Section
go to the official Nomad Soul website
Emm
Well, they are both solo singers in their own right and today we direct you to the really very good site of Emm. Go have a look at:
go to www.emmgryner.com
Viva Las Vegas
It’s official, David Bowie will be awarded with the first-ever “Legend Award” during The WB Radio Music Awards on Thursday, October 28, 8 P.M. ET/PT. The show is LIVE from Las Vegas!
In addition to the award, Bowie will also perform a song during the show, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
go to www.ultimatetv.com for more information
Rare Space Oddity Single
This rare “Space Oddity” single could be worth up to £125 in the UK. Here is the description given in MOJO Magazine:
Basically an elongated single, this release, fast approaching the value of Elgin Marbles (well, nearly!), attracts attention not only for its garish sleeve, but also for the fact that the version of Space Oddity is the one stemming from the original video.
There’s not much else aboard – unless you want to add Laughing Gnome and Rubber Band to your collection yet again. But perhas the legend “compiled by a Scary Monster and created by a Supercreep” might prove inviting.
From SpaceFace 😉
Tfi – Party – Netaid Weekend
The TFI – PARTY – NETAID WEEKEND section was recently updated with many, many more pix. Check them out here.
Please send your contributions to info@davidbowie.com and we will add it to this new section.