Month: July 2009

A gentle face you’ve seen before…

Mr Duff does his regular Ziggy thing at The Vanguard in NSW, Australia, on Sunday night. Click on the poster above for details.

I have to say the origin of Jeff’s Ziggy poster has been nagging me since we first used it here on BowieNet back in 2006. (10.07.2006 NEWS: ZIGGY AT THE VANGUARD IN SYDNEY NEXT WEEKEND)

However, my memory was jogged while working on the recent piece about Madman magazine and issue #4 of Red Rocket 7 back in May. (05.10.2009 NEWS: MADMAN ISSUE #15 FINALLY ON THE SHELVES)

Here’s the relevant window from the strip…

Stay tuned to win a very rare mint condition copy of issue #4 of Red Rocket 7 shortly.

With my torture film…

If the headline above sounds familiar, that’s because a similar event took place in Columbus, Ohio, back in May. (05.17.2009 NEWS: MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOWING AT OSHIMA RETROSPECTIVE)

As you can see from the scan of the September BFI Guide cover above, Londoners will get their chance to see Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence on the big screen again at the NFT on Wednesday, September 2nd, and on the following day, September 3rd.

Here’s the blurb from the guide…

Priority booking is available to BFI Members from 11.30am on Tuesday 4 August. Public booking opens on Tuesday 11 August.

The BFI Nagisa Oshima retrospective runs at the NFT from August 28th to September 25th.

Werden wir Helden, Für einen Tag…

Following public demand after the success of the current Vodafone TV-Spot in Europe, EMI will be releasing a four track digital EP on Friday August 7th with the following tracklisting…

“Heroes”/”Helden”/”Héros”digital E.P.

1. “Heroes”/”Helden” (6.05)
2. “Helden” (German version 1989 remix) (3.38)
3. “Héros” (French single version) (3.32)
4. “Heroes” (live) (6.14)

The live version is taken from the Stage album.

I wish to sing a sing-a-long song, A sing-a-long song is fine…

Following on from the Labyrinth sing-along in New York in January, (01.06.2009 NEWS: SINGALONGA LABYRINTH IN NEW YORK ON FRIDAY) and the one in Atlanta last month, (06.05.2009 NEWS: LABYRINTH SATURDAY SING-ALONG IN ATLANTA) the Massachusetts Museum Of Contemporary Art will now be hosting a Labyrinth Sing-A-Long on Thursday, August 27th.

Here’s an edited excerpt from the press release…

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MASS MoCA has been showing enthusiastic crowds outdoor films and sing-a-longs for the past decade, and the tradition continues this year with a sing-a-long version of the famous cult classic Labyrinth. The film will enchant families and David Bowie enthusiasts alike, offering a chance to enjoy an ?80s themed night of fantasy and fun while singing as loud as they want. Costumes are encouraged. Labyrinth includes subtitles for the song lyrics for anyone needing a reminder.

A cross between The Never-ending Story and The Wizard of Oz, Labyrinth brings together the talents of several leading lights of entertainment, including the incomparable puppetry of Jim Henson, the awkwardly hilarious storytelling of Monty Python?s Terry Jones, and the movie-making talents of sci-fi director and producer George Lucas. Rounding out this dream team are icons David Bowie, who wrote and performed all the music for the film, and Jennifer Connelly in the lead roles.

?A real masterpiece of puppetry and special effects, an absolutely gorgeous children’s fantasy movie,? says The Chicago Tribune.

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Go here for more.

You love bands when they’re playing hard…

We’ve been carping on about this one since David filmed his cameo back in March of last year: 03.23.2008 NEWS: AUGUST PIC FOR…ERM…MARCH – PLUS WILL UPDATE & 04.02.2008 NEWS: EXCLUSIVE BOWIE PIX FROM WILL CAMEO…HONEST GUV! & 02.06.2009 NEWS: BANDSLAM WILL ROCK ON & 04.26.2009 NEWS: BANDSLAM DUE IN AUGUST – HUDGENS TALKS BOWIE.

Well, just ahead of the film’s Theatrical release in the US on August 14th, the soundtrack is released via Hollywood Records on the 11th and David Bowie is on that too.

Here is the tracklisting…

BANDSLAM Original Soundtrack

01 – Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
02 – Femme Fatale – Velvet Underground & Nico
03 – I Want You To Want Me – I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On (Featuring Aly Michalka)
04 – Where Are You Now – Honor Society
05 – Lunar One – Seventeen Evergreen
06 – Femme Fatale – Velvet Underground
07 – Twice Is too Much – Exist
08 – Road – Nick Drake
09 – Someone To Fall Back On – I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On (Featuring Aly Michalaka)
10 – I Want You To Want Me – Aly Michalka
11 – Pretend – Scott Porter & The Glory Dogs
12 – Stuck In The Middle – The Burning Hotels
13 – Blizzard Woman Blues – The Daze
14 – Everything I Own – I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On (Featuring Vanessa Hudgens)
15 – What Light – Wilco

Check out the official BANDSLAM site for more.

Down in space, its always 1982…

Peter Murphy of popular singing combo, Bauhaus, has released a 6:32 minute solo version of Space Oddity via iTunes as the second part of his Secret Cover campaign…John Lennon‘s Instant Karma being the first.

You may remember that Bauhaus are one of a select few that have taken a Bowie composition into the UK Top 20 singles chart, which they did with their cover of Ziggy Stardust in 1982.

It’s unlikely that this release will equal the success of Bauhaus’s Ziggy Stardust, but it’s an affectionate and heartfelt version that I’m sure many of you will enjoy.

Peter has been closing shows on his current tour with Space Oddity apparently much to the appreciation of his audience.

Baby, Don’t you cry, Baby, I’ll sing you a lullaby…

Joan As Police Woman have an exclusive tour-only CD available on their current Interpretation Domination tour and it’s called COVER.

COVER is a ten-track CD containing two Bowie compositions. The first you may already be familiar with, it’s Sweet Thing which we first told you about in February 2006 (02.02.2006 NEWS: BOWIE GETS DONE BY POLICE WOMAN) and which Joan talked exclusively to BowieNet about in July 2006. (07.19.2006 NEWS: J.A.P.W. TALKS TO BNET ABOUT DB AND SWEET THING)

The second is the Bowie/Pop composition, Baby, from Iggy Pop‘s 1977 classic The Idiot.

Here’s the full exclusive tracklisting:for COVER, which you won’t find anywhere else on the internet…including on J.A.P.W.’s own site!

Fire (Jimi Hendrix)
Overprotected (Brittany Spears)
Ringleader Man (T Pain)
Baby (Iggy Pop)
Whatever you Like (T.I.)
Lady (Adam and the Ants)
She Watch Channel Zero (Public Enemy)
Sacred Trickster (Sonic Youth)
Sweet Thing (David Bowie)
Keeper of the Flame (Charles Derringer)

If you fancy hearing these songs live, visit the sites below for details of Interpretation Domination: Intimate duo performances with Joan Wasser & Timo Ellis featuring reinterpretations of other artists works from COVER alongside original material written by Joan As Police Woman.

www.myspace.com/joanaspolicewoman

www.reveal-records.com

And don’t forget, COVER will only be available to purchase at J.A.P.W.’s live shows.

Speaking of Bowie covers…

You’ve really made the grade…

Earlier in the week (20th) The London Paper made the Space Oddity digital EP single of the week, while The Independent newspaper in the UK celebrated Space Oddity in its regular Story Of The Song feature on Friday (24th).

Also, David Bowie is the highest ranking artist App in the Paid Music Category on iTunes with the Space Oddity App making it to #24 on Friday.

We wish you well…

I’m sure you’ll all want to join me in wishing Iman a very happy 54th birthday.

She is pictured above at the launch party for Sam Fine‘s The Basics of Beauty DVD at The Warren Tricomi Salon At The Plaza Hotel in New York City last month.

Best wishes from everybody here at BowieNet, Iman, and please send all our love to Mr B too.

But I remember Sam, cos he was like me…

Clint Mansell?s tense and melodically beautiful score for psychological luna-drama MOON was released via iTunes on July 13th and physically through Black Records on July 20th.

Available on vinyl, CD and as a digital download, here’s the tracklisting for the album…

MOON – Original score by Clint Mansell

01 – Welcome To Lunar Industries
02 – Two Weeks & Counting…
03 – I’m Sam Bell
04 – I’m Sam Bell, Too…
05 – Memories (Someone We’ll Never Know)
06 – Are You Receiving?
07 – Can’t Get There from Here
08 – “We’re Not Programs Gerty, We’re People”
09 – The Nursery
10 – Sacrifice
11 – We’re Going Home
12 – Welcome To Lunar Industries (Three Year Stretch)

I’ll leave you with the sleevenotes for the release, provided by a very grateful Duncan Jones…