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It’s all I ever wanted…
As we mentioned on Monday, apart from the two passes above, the other item up for grabs is another signed ‘Survive’ 7″ picture disc that already has an incredible high bid of $265.00, and that’s with almost four days still to go! That’s what I call a determined bidder.
You can reach the BowieNet Auctions Page by clicking on the image above.
Me, I hope that I’m crazy…
“So which artist used to paint naked at his easel with pins stuck through his penis? Is it possible to walk out from a warehouse art-show and plunge to your death? Matthew’s wired and rushy art history, alternately irritating and insightful, gives late 20th century Britart what it needs – a confusing, loony relevance.”
Ten well-informed BowieNetters identified the text above as a quote from David Bowie regarding Matthew Collings’ book; ‘Blimey! From Bohemia to Britpop: the London Artworld from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst’. They identified it because we asked them to in the competition we set last week, (02/19/02 NEWS: WIN MATTHEW COLLINGS’ ART CRAZY NATION) and they are listed below:
tess@davidbowie.com
kiarrith@davidbowie.com
psaudino@davidbowie.com
amgunn@davidbowie.co.uk
joyjo@davidbowie.com
zimmie@davidbowie.com
piccadilly@davidbowie.com
gothicrock@davidbowie.com
kcgrady@davidbowie.com
corinap@davidbowie.com
Postmistress Susans will send each of you a copy of Matthew Collings’ most entertaining ‘Art Crazy Nation: the post-Blimey! Art World’, as soon as you have furnished her with your address, and then you can find out for yourselves what sort of a madman would paint without clothing with pins through his doo dah!
I won’t let the day pass without her…
The very classy
“Have you seen how English my list is? It’s not even intentional. I love this track and ‘TVC15’ – in fact the whole ‘Station To Station’ album is so crazy and funky and conceptual. The track is long – you can put on your make-up and be done by the end of the song. It’s from his real, mid-’70s cocaine period.”
While we’re talking tacky things at NME, (only joking Princess…well, would you cross her? She looks meaner than our very own Kelmar Super Vixen) you may be interested in their celebrity voicemail downloads. The most popular of their downloads is the
Anyway, that doesn’t seem to have bothered the trillions of people who have put it at number one in the download chart, ahead of Eminem, Madonna and Elvis. You can make up your own mind by listening to this
And you’ll believe you’re loving the alien…
New York producer
‘Loving The Alien’ is the follow-up to The Scumfrog’s 2001 Ibiza hit, ‘We Love You’, which used samples from The Rolling Stones’ song of the same name. Several mixes of The Scumfrog vs David Bowie will be released through UK label
“Once we had an easy ride and always felt the same.”
London Boys, David Bowie and Ray Davies last Friday.
But he put the blame on me and Ray…
Here are a couple more pictures courtesy of Tony Visconti from the backstage area at the Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall last Friday. The seated chap is non other than legendary Kink,
Of course their association goes back even further than 1973, almost forty years in fact, to the December 1964 Gerry And The Pacemakers Tour of Northern England on which, along with Marianne Faithful and Gene Pitney, both The Kinks and The Manish Boys were support acts. They worked together again as recently as 1986 when they both starred in the film ‘Absolute Beginners’.
David also started his performance on Friday by blowing a brief tribute to Ray (ooooer missus) on the harmonica Lexi had slipped into his pocket. Anyway, enjoy the pix, please excuse the shakey quality of these shots, but would you have a steady hand in the presence of these two Rock Gods?
While we’re on the subject, LAUNCH, the music bit of YAHOO! has posted a
“Bowie later emerged onstage sporting a Station To Station haircut and offered a sensitive new ballad titled “I Would be Your Slave” before–in the true vision, style, and audacity that only Bowie possesses–he delivered a stunning interpretation of “Space Oddity,” complete with Glass on piano, Yauch on bass, and an octet of strings that included Martha Mooke and the Kronos Quartet. To top it off, all this was expertly conducted and arranged by Tony Visconti.”
YAHOO! also had mention of this offering from
“The Tibet House benefit has long been a launch pad for relatively unknown artists, and this evening was no exception, as Chocolate Genius began the show with a breathtaking acoustic version of Bowie’s ‘Soul Love’.”
As last year,
“I hope that people will use a night like this and think again of some of the most beautiful aspects of the Buddhist traditions of compassion and nonviolence, and use one’s full intellect and think things through.”
Do you think that my face looks the same?
The seventh BowieNet eBay auction if not already live, will be any moment. The three items you may be tempted by this week are the two passes above, and another copy of the signed ‘Survive’ 7″ picture disc that we featured in our first auction. (01/16/02 NEWS: RARE BOWIE STUFF FOR BOWIENET AND EBAY)
As I post this, the sixth auction is coming to a close. Don’t forget to bookmark the
My pretty has a picture, oh-so nice…
The rather mischievous David Bowie (look at his recent activities on the MBs if you’re wondering what I’m talking about) has sent in a couple of rather splendid shots for your enjoyment, (courtesy of Tony Visconti) from the annual Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall last Friday.
The picture above is of a pre-show DB and TV about to go onstage, and the one below is a magnificently atmospheric shot taken earlier at rehearsals. How good does he look? I can almost hear you salivating!
“Now, where did little Lexie put that harmonica? Hope she remembers tomorrow.”
Tony, David and Sterling rehearse ‘I Would Be Your Slave’ for last night’s show.
And the stars look very different today…
David Bowie stole the show again at the annual Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall last night. And, as revealed in David’s
As I post this, it’s 5:00am NY time, so I’m expecting a lot more feedback in a few hours, but in the meantime, I won’t bore you with my own second-hand account of what went on, instead, let’s hear it straight from three people who experienced this moving event for themselves.
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David Bowie looked like God Almighty himself. His hair was beautiful, and his suit was magnificent. It was a black suit with a small white check, with a belted jacket and wide leg pants. His hair was gorgeous, a little too much gel on the left side of his head, but still beautiful. He tooted a harmonica that had been slipped into his pocket by 17-month-old Alexandria, and sang a brief tribute to Ray Davies who had been out earlier.
The first song was a new one, I Will Be Your Slave, which was lovely, with string quartet accompaniment (I can’t remember the name of the quartet, sorry), Visconti, et al. Then, they were joined by yet another string quartet, the Kronos Quartet, and Adam Yauch for Space Oddity which was truly spectacular. It was just perfect, what a beautiful rendition. Then, with hardly a by-yer-leave, he swept off the stage, leaving only the Kronos Quartet behind.
Barbara & Richard Younger
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Once again…Bowie = brilliance. As amazing as it was to actually see Ray Davies completely shake Carnegie Hall, it was of course, our boy, Mr. Bowie that once again made the night.
1. David appears out of nowhere (mainly do to the fact that from where I was, it seemed like David popped out of the side of the head of the girl sitting in front of me.) David looks beautiful. Much better than usual. Maybe it was the whole “in person” thing. But his hair looks fabulous, he looked slimmer, and just better in general. Yes, we all thought it was impossible for Bowie to actually look better…but it happens. That’s why he’s so great. There’s always a surprise.
2. David woos the crowd and makes everyone feel warm and fuzzy after striking a few notes on the harmonica little Alex had slipped into his trousers before the show.
3. The Scorchio Quartet join David, Tony, and Sterling and they go into a new song. Haunting, romantic, and beautiful. If the rest of the new album is anything like “I would be your slave,” then this album will truly be a Bowie classic. David’s voice was the highlight of the song, soaring and diving throughout. The words were amazing as well. All and all, a breathtaking song.
4. A hush of tiny whispers run through the crowd trying to just guess what David’s going to do next… “Heroes”?, he already dispelled that idea in today’s journal.. “7 Years in Tibet?” “Changes?” Who the hell knows….Anyway…Visconti’s now conducting both the Scorchio Quartet as well as the Kronos Quartet…Philip Glass and Adam Yauch (from the Beastie Boys) also join in…
The strings are playing something slightly lonely and distant…the piano and bass are sliding between two very familiar notes….cue David…”This is ground control to major tom…” The place goes bananas…there could have been 12 Ray Davies rolled into one and it wouldn’t have touched the grace and power of the “Space Oddity” performed tonight.
Curiously absent from the song was the familiar 12-String acoustic strumming by David, but I’m not sure it would have really fit in with this arrangement anyway. The lift off sequence was only rivalled by the version performed at the Santa Monica Civic Center from 72. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah…..dam da ba ba…” so cute, so cute.
5. David leaves the stage. I zone out for most of the rest of the show. Just wishing David would play more…maybe come out and talk..something…thankfully Dave Matthews was not on the bill this year. That’s all I can say on that.
6. The show ends with a great set by Ms. Smith, followed by another all star rendition of “The People Have the Power.” Although David stood behind the cute little Brazilian daughter of Jao Gilberto, it was only after he came onto and lit up the stage that audience members decided that their seats were no longer good enough and that the front of the stage was the place to be.
7. The show is over. Everyone files out. I can’t get David’s new song or “Space Oddity” out of my head. Thank you so much! David should definitely play Carnegie Hall if he tours for his new album. Seeing him in a place like that is just wonderful. The acoustics were just mind-blowing. Either way, Bowie has once again proven that he can light up an entire show without playing a note, and then playing that note and giving a crowd of people something they will honor, cherish, and fall in love with again and again for the rest of their lives (unless they somehow forget or stop liking David…who knows how these things happen..)
love on ya! – Antoine Poncelet
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At about an hour and a half into the event, Sailor strolled out in all his glory, looking as great as ever, flashing us all a grin and making a joke at the fact that he needed a lyric sheet, by explaining that one song was “really new” and one was “really old!”
Backing him up were trusty Sterling and Tony Visconti on bass, as well as a string quartet. The first song played, a new song from the upcoming album I presume, was titled “I Would Be Your Slave” and was both sensual and moving, drawing the audience in. Sailor’s voice was in top form, and the entire song had a very romantic feel, that I think would not be far removed from “Lady Grinning Soul”.
When this was done, there was riotous applause, ’til the next song began. It seemed familiar, but I couldn’t place it, then nearly had a stroke when I heard the opening lines, “ground control to major tom…” Space Oddity! Unbelievable. Sailor seemed to enjoy himself immensely and even led us in the hand-claps! This was such an incredible night.. to hear the man perform one of his new songs most likely for the first time before an audience (and what a song at that!), and to sing one of his all time classics was worth the ticket alone.
This was a night that will stay with me, and many others, all the years to come.”
William Byron
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There ya go, three very satisfied customers indeed. Thanx again for sending this in folx, you will be rewarded in Heaven…and by us in our own little way too. Stay tuned to BowieNet for more stuff as we get it, including pictures from last night.
Remember, you can contribute anything you feel is relevant to Spaceface and Susans’ dedicated page by going
Open up your heart to me, and I would be your slave…
If you’re going to the Tibet House Benefit tonight and you want David’s set list to remain a surprise, then don’t click on the picture above from yesterday’s rehearsal, for it will take you to his
If, however, you can’t resist taking a peek, you may want to take a look too at the two short crummies below, (which the chaps at UltraStar filmed yesterday) one of which is a bit of the other song David will be performing tonight!
Mystery song [edit]:256k | 150k | 56k
David and generous BowieNetter:256k | 150k | 56k
Look out for more of this in a forthcoming Tibet House feature here on BowieNet.
DON’T FORGET: Everybody will be meeting up at the Heartland Brewing Company, which is at 1285 6th Ave (between West 51 & 52) tonight around 6:30pm local time. Howard has promised to get some beers in on his credit card (worth a trip for that alone), and he intends to leave the establishment without any of the Bowie goodies he will be arriving with. You lucky people you!
Some make you sing and some make you scream…
As is often the way with news of imminent live David Bowie shows, lots of rumours and guesswork have started scaring people into booking time off work etc. We will announce details of any definitely confirmed shows as soon as we have them, but in the meantime, don’t panic, we will have some good news for you very soon, before Joe Public hears about it too!
I can confirm that David’s rumoured appearance at the twelfth annual Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall, in New York City tomorrow night, is true. This will come as good news to any of you BowieNetters who bought tickets some time ago and have travelled across the globe to be in New York right now! };-)
You can keep an eye on proceedings by checking out the news as it happens tomorrow, and feel free to submit anything you feel is relevant regarding the performance by mailing any reviews or pictures (yeah, right) to TotalBlamBlam@DavidBowie.com with a subject line of “Tibet House Benefit”.
The first review we receive will get a special little something or other for their trouble, as will the sender of the first picture. I don’t think you’re actually allowed to take pictures at the event, but you’ve never let that bother you in the past!
Please send anything you have to Spaceface and Susans too by clicking on the image above for their dedicated page that also has a submit feature. Please do make sure you send to them too, or they’ll “have my guts for garters”…whatever that means.