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Here are a few shots of the MINI, the “Art Car” that was part of an Nation Wide design Competition.
The Mini company asked Kate Moss (model), Paul Smith (clothes designer) and Bowie to design a car. All three were exhibited at the prestigious Design Museum at Butlers Wharf in London.
Responding to a poll conducted by EW Online (www.ew.com), more than 36,000 voters named their favorite rock artists of the classic era (before 1980). The polls put David Bowie at the top of the heap, with a majority (35%) of the votes, beating out John Lennon, Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix to name a few. Barbara Streisand came in a distant second with 16.5% of the vote.
Here is the half page photo where David gets the Number One Best Solo Artist mention.
Largent had this to say about his number one pick: “This pre-MTV trilogy from the glam rocker’s Lodger days influenced the look of all videos to this day.” Click here to view the Lodger videos.
Bowie also snags 2 of the Top 100 Greatest Album Covers with Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs.
And it’s not over yet… Here is the link to the Entertainment Weekly poll page, where you can submit your votes.
Entertainment Weekly has decided to continue the poll until June 1. So go ahead and show them how we rock the vote one more time. The final votes will be presented on Wednesday, June 2, 1999. We will keep you posted…
Unfortunately, today’s chat with John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask has been postponed. We will let you know when it is re-scheduled.
From selecting the lyrics, to rehearsal, recording and mixing of the song, Internet users were right there, every step of the way, in the creation of the Cyber Song “What’s Really Happening.”
Utilizing both traditional streaming video technology and the new Lucent 360 “BowieCam”, BowieNet brought the World Wide Web into the studio with David Bowie and crew for over 3 hours, providing a ground breaking “insiders view” into the studio session.
The entire process of recording a song was de-mystified and opened for all to see. The session included rock guitar maven Reeves Gabrels recording guitar solos, and was produced by Mark Plati, who also laid down a few bass lines for this track.
Bowie, recorded vocals and coached young Alex Grant and Larry Tressler (Alex’s buddy) through their virgin “background vocals” recording. As a special treat, Bowie, Reeves, Plati, Alex Grant and several other participants took turns chatting with BowieNet members, who rapid-fired them all with questions, jokes and praise. All in all, it was a great evening. Special Thanks to Vic from Lucent Technologies and the Tunes.com crew.
In the coming weeks, BowieNet will post archived versions of the studio session, as well as photos and other treats from last night’s event. Stay tuned for more?
May 26: This week’s special collector’s issue of Entertainment Weekly (May 28) focuses on the “100 Greatest Moments in Rock” and has multiple Bowie references. Amongst the most prominent a half page picture and text for the incarnation of Ziggy Stardust MTV’s VP of music programming Lewis Largent cites the videos from Lodger as “influencing the look of all videos to this day” Best of all, the Bowie Online Army romped home in the EW Online poll for best solo artist, putting db in the number 1 spot with 35% of the votes cast, almost 20 points ahead of the second place getter Barba Streisand.
Please log into the #ChatGuest room for this chat event. See you there.
If you have any questions you would like to ask John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask before the live chat, you can e-mail your questions to info@davidbowie.com. We will use these pre-chat questions in addition to your live questions.
Show Synopsis: A rock musical concerning Hedwig, an imaginary character ? a person of indeterminate gender from East Germany, transplanted to the white-trash world of a Kansas trailer park. “Hedwig & the Angry Inch” is a naughty, funny “glam-punk” rock musical.
Theatre Information
Address
113 Jane Street
New York, NY
Show Credits
Written by John Cameron Mitchell.
Lyrics and Music by Stephen Trask.
Directed by Peter Askin.
Show Times
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 8PM
Friday at 8PM and 11PM
Saturday at 7PM and 10PM
Sunday at 7PM
Tickets:
$39.50 – $49.50
Tickets are $19.99 for Friday, 11PM Performances.
Tele-charge: (212) 239-6200
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) is a sci-fi drama film about Thomas Jerome Newton (Bowie), a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying, drought-stricken planet.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has been confirmed as the third act at the Gisborne 2000 Millennium concert. The Gisborne New Zealand native and world-renowned opera star will be accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in the First Light celebration, held at sunrise January 1, 2000. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is well know for her 1981 performance, when she sang at Prince Charles’ wedding. Visit the Gisborne 2000 website for additional information.
LIVE cyber song webcast 7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. EST, the world can watch during the rehearsal, recording and mixing of the song “WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING”, brought to you by UltraStar and BowieNet.
Our Grand Prize winner Alex Grant, will join David Bowie in the studio to record their collaborative efforts created during the Internet’s first Cyber Song Contest – “WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING” .
Tonights event will feature 2 technology options. We suggest you try BOTH.
PLEASE NOTE: LINKS MAY NOT BE ACTIVE UNTIL THE EVENT BEGINS
We will be having a BowieNet “insider” in the studio, checking things out and answering your questions. This event reporting will go on throughout the evening and will be held in the regular chat area. Tune in for the up-to-date, play-by-play postings, exclusivly for BowieNet members.
Check the contest section for the links to the webcast and all other Cyber Song webcast updates.
BowieNet members will get an exclusive view into the “What’s Really Happening,” cyber song recording session via an official chat during the event. We will be having a BowieNet “insider” in the studio, checking things out and answering your questions. This event reporting will go on throughout the evening and will be held in the regular chat area. This should be fun!