Month: April 1999

The Australian Rugby League Football Club, The Sharks, is using a cover version of Heroes as the soundtrack in a TV and cinema campaign to promote the team in the Sydney area for the next 6 months.

26 years ago today (April 13, 1973), ‘Aladdin Sane‘ was released. At thetime, Ziggy and the Spiders From Mars were touring Japan.

Here are a few Mick Rock exclusive photos of the “Aladdin Sane” period.

The May 1999 issue of Celebrity Style, (with Cher on the cover) has a short feature on Bowie. The cover, reads “The Music Issue: Who Matters and Why.” The Bowie item can be found on page 36.

The Philippe Auliac official web site is now open for business.Have a look at the first selections of these rare Bowie images at his new site NETGALERIE.

Philippe Auliac, is also a contributor to liveandwell.com (page 8 entry #65)

Following up on FAME: TECHNICAL NOTE: The BowieNet/Beatnik Interactive “Fame” Remix requires you to Download the Beatnik Player 2.0 AND the music files (350k) to work properly.

Here is a video clip from the David Bowie/ Placebo performance, LIVE on-stage at Irving Plaza in New York City.

The video contains the performance of Placebo’s “Without You, I’m Nothing” and the MarcBolan/T.Rex staple “20th Century Boy“.

As promised, here is a special “online viewing” of the Christopher Brook’s exhibition on display at the Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery. This is Christopher Brooks second solo exhibition, which runs from April 8th until May 29th 1999. There will be an opening reception on Saturday April 10th, from 6 to 8pm. See you there!

OPENING: SATURDAY 10TH APRIL, 1999, FROM 6-8PM
ADDRESS: 453 WEST 17TH STREET, 2ND FL, CORNER OF 10TH AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10011

For more information, please contact ‘r_goldsworthy@hotmail.com’ or call (212) 414-4560.

Well, not exactly, but his music is.Fascination, (from Young Americans) is being used (briefly) as background music in the stage play Closer which stars Natasha Richardson, Rupert Graves, Anna Friel and Ciaran Hinds.

26 years ago this week (April 6, 1973), theDrive-In Saturday single wasreleased.

Sundance Channel
Today, starting at 11:45 a.m.
(110 min)
Basquiat

Rated R – 1996, Drama: Based on the story of Jean Michel Basquiat,a noted New York artist whose career was cut short by a heroinoverdose. Dir: Julian Schnabel, Starring:Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper.

Additional Air Dates:

4/09/99 11:45AM EST
4/09/99 7:00PM EST