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Just a working man, no judge of men…
Though widely reported that David Bowie is still on the judging panel for the
You may remember that DB actually won the Webby Lifetime Achievement Award himself in 2007, (06.06.2007 NEWS: BOWIE ACCEPTS WEBBY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD) and who could forget his hilarious acceptance speech that went something like this…
“So, only got five words…Shit, that was five…Four right there…Three there…Two…”
Singing old songs we loved…
Two Bowie tributes are performing in the UK on Saturday night. First up, for purely alphabetic reasons, is
Saturday April 17th
The Buzz Club
Underhill Stadium
Barnet , Herts
EN5 2DN
Ticket Line: 0208 761 9078
You can view more details on the Absolute Bowie site
Next up is…
Laurence and his merry men are celebrating David Bowie’s upcoming Glastonbury tenth anniversary with a two part show. The first part will delve into Bowie’s 2000 Glastonbury set, while the second half of the show will nod more towards the Reality show.
Here’s a bit from Laurence…
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As well as being a show celebrating David Bowie as a timeless artist, we will also be paying tribute to Alexander McQueen who as you know passed away a few weeks back.
You would have seen Laurence clad in the `Union Flag` coat at previous gigs, a coat by McQueen. On this occasion the jacket, also by Alexander McQueen, worn by David Bowie at Glastonbury is being lovingly re-created by special commission. A beautiful piece that pays fitting tribute to another one of the UK`s great artists.
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Saturday 17th April
8a Parr Street,
Lower Parkstone,
Poole,
Dorset
Tel 01202 748945
I’d send my photograph to my honey…
Those of you in the UK that missed the NPG’s
As you may have gathered from the headline, David Bowie’s image is one of the
Bowie joins a select handful to make up this top ten, listed alphabetically below in a kind of alphabetical list…
The Beatles (NPG P577) by Linda McCartney
David Bowie (NPG P755) by Mick Rock
MIchael Caine (NPG P951) by David Bailey
Sir Winston Churchill (NPG P490(17)) by Yousuf Karsh
Audrey Hepburn (NPG x40179) by Cecil Beaton
John Lennon (NPG P575) by Linda McCartney
Christopher Robin MIlne (NPG x36153) by Marcus Adams
The Rolling Stones (NPG x88063) by Gered Mankowitz
Twiggy (NPG x125452) by Ronald Traeger
Virginia Woolf (NPG P221) by George Charles Beresford
I’m not sure you buy the Bowie card individually online right now, but you can purchase the full set
Hot tramp, I love you so…
There’s a chance that you’ll still remember this one that we set back in February. (02.22.2010 NEWS: GREAT BIG BOWIE 45 PLUS WIN SIGNED REBEL REBEL CARD)
We asked you to choose a Bowie 45 label that you would have preferred to Ziggy Stardust as one of Morgan Howell‘s artworks, while also working as a T-shirt design.
Well, funnily enough it turned out to be Rebel Rebel with the orange RCA label, as above, though you did choose three different variants of the RCA bag between you.
Here’s the top five, as chosen by you, with vote amounts in brackets…
Rebel Rebel (83)
Starman (59)
The Laughing Gnome (51)
Ashes To Ashes (49)
Memory Of A Free Festival Part 1 (37)
I don’t think anybody could have predicted that, though I think perhaps The Laughing Gnome got a higher placing than it might have done had this poll been open to BowieNet members only.
Anyway, the prize (an unnumbered version of the above single and signed card) goes to BowieNetter db1964. Send me your details and I’ll send you your Rebel Rebel.
On the subject of Morgan Howell’s artworks, which is what kicked all this off in the first place, Dylan Jones (GQ editor), has bought Ziggy Stardust complete with the now correct RCA bag from
Read about Jones’ world of pop paraphernalia in
We’re juvenile delinquent wrecks…
Ricky Gervais has been talking to The Guardian newspaper about the songs on the
Here’s what he said regarding All The Young Dudes…
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“Don’t wanna stay alive, when you’re 25″. Even though Cemetery Junction is set in a different time, I suppose we were trying to say that the attitude of youth never change. This song sort of became the anthem of the movie. It was written by David Bowie but of course made famous by Mott the Hoople. We used the Bowie version because his vocal gives the song more of an outsider feel.”
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As I pointed out in that original news piece, the version used is actually the Bowie/Mott The Hoople hybrid version available on the most recently remastered version of the Bowie-produced All The Young Dudes album.
When Ricky says: “This song sort of became the anthem of the movie”, that’s certainly borne out by the trailer and the TV advert which both feature All The Young Dudes exclusively.
You can read Ricky’s comments on the rest of the soundtrack over at
I take it on the road…
Following on from the announcement of London and Brighton dates for come, been and gone in June, (03.24.2010 NEWS: TICKETS FOR NEW RUN OF COME, BEEN AND GONE ON SALE NOW)
There’s then a break following the June 15th Brighton date until October performances in Melbourne and November dates in Luxembourg. Don’t be surprised if the show has changed yet again before October comes around though.
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Press your space face close to mine, love…
BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley sent me the image above, which is of his daughter Kate utilising the latest online sensation that is known as
There’s already a
In the triptych above I have used a photograph I took of Doodica, (a ‘bag lady’) who is a lovely local character we let sunbathe in our garden when the weather permits. She allowed me to use her likeness in exchange for a nice bottle of Diamond White.
You belong in rock ‘n roll, Well so do I…
The headline says it…this is according to
Personally I feel both Tin Machine albums are way underrated, written off all too readily by people who haven’t bothered to listen to them. There’s easily a whole album’s worth of great Bowie songs one can compile from all the Tin Machine releases.
In fact, below is the tracklisting I’ve done for my Tin Machine best of playlist: Psycho-Time-Bomb Planet.
The only rules I set myself with these playlists are that they must be a maximum of twelve songs and under forty five minutes…just like the good old vinyl album days! 😉
01 – Tin Machine (3:34)
02 – Prisoner Of Love (4:50)
03 – I Can’t Read (4:54)
04 – Amazing (3:04)
05 – Bus Stop (1:41)
06 – Run (3:20)
07 – Baby Universal (3:18)
08 – You Belong In Rock ‘N Roll (4:07)
09 – Amlapura (3:46)
10 – Betty Wrong (3:48)
11 – Shopping For Girls (3:44)
12 – Goodbye Mr. Ed (3:24)
That’s twelve tracks clocking in at 43 minutes and 30 seconds.
I know many of you will violently disagree with that tracklisting, but give it a listen. I think it’s a great compilation that stands up well alongside many of Bowie’s better appreciated albums. Feel free to send in your own versions, if I get a few I’ll post them here.
Anyway, I hope justice will prevail one day and eventually both TM and TM2 will be recognised as the valuable recordings they are.
FOOTNOTE: For the spotters among you, that’s the South Korean and Argentian vinyl pressings at the top of this piece.
I like your face in the crowd…
I’ve been waiting for the
We’d love to hear from any of the fans in this shot. Please get in touch if you were there when this picture was taken. Or even better, show us how your pictures came out?
Somebody plays my song in tune…
Mr Brighton has been in touch with the latest show info for
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We’d like to invite Bowie fans everywhere to come experience the full David Bowie Tribute production with us.
David Brighton and the Space Oddity band will be in concert:
4/28/2010
Show time: 8:00 PM
3000 Paradise Rd. Las Vegas, Nevada US
For More Info:
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