Month: October 2000

The 1980 (channel) 4 show…

Don’t forget to tune into Channel 4 in the UK tonight at 9:05pm for Top Ten. Apart from contributions from the characters I mentioned yesterday, look out for a great interview snippet of David from 1980 and some very rare footage from David’s appearance in The Elephant Man from the very same year.

Speaking of which, watch out for Spaceface’s excellent Elephant Man special soon. No, it’s not about me, it is about the stage play that portrayed the tragic life of John Merrick. Despite the visual evidence above, David didn’t get the part for any obvious visual puns that could be made. Nevertheless, fans helped through puberty by Labyrinth will be pleased to learn that Spaceface’s piece will feature more similar poses! };-)

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

Psst … Have you heard the correct version of Ziggy Stardust on disc two of Bowie at the Beeb? As you already know, a computer error during the resequencing of the album’s tracks duplicated the first disc’s Ziggy and used it again on disc two. While this mistake was resourceful at best, it has deprived fans of some vintage Ziggy. Keep your eyes on bowienet next week to see how owners of the double minted cd can download the missing track for free.

In case you missed these two clips posted earlier this month, here they are togther. These animated concert clips are hidden within the game Omikron, and apparently require quite a bit of gaming skill to reach. Here though, all you have to do is figure out how to work that mouse….

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Bowie back-up singer Emm Gryner will make an appearance on Saturday October 28that the Seattle Asian American Film Fest and take part in a Q&A sessionwith the crew of the film, “The Debut” after its screening. “The Debut” is a new indie feature film directed by Gene Cajayon and makes its first visit to Seattle in a series of opening nights across the west coast. Emm’s song, “Southern Dreamer” is featured in the film. Since the film has only seen the film festival circuit, Emm hopes any Bowienetters out in Seattle will come and check out the festivities.

For more info, check out:

http://www.saaff.com

http://www.emmgryner.com

There’s still time to vote….

There are still several hours left to vote for David and Iman as the most stylish couple in VH1’s VOGUE Fashion Awards! Just log on to the VH1 Website to cast your vote before tonight’s awards!

It was twenty years ago today…

…well twenty years and a couple of weeks actually, that ‘Ashes to Ashes’ reached number one in the UK. The Phill Jupitis presented Top Ten programme (no that’s not me above, it’s him!), celebrates this and other Bowie achievements (including the release of Scary Monster’s (and Super Creeps) and DB’s Broadway debut in The Elephant Man) in tomorrow’s look back at the year 1980.

Contributors to the show (which airs at 9:05pm on Channel 4 in the UK on Saturday the 21st) include: producer Tony Visconti, who you will know for his work with David on and off for more than 30 years now; Natasha Kornilof, designer of some of the early Ziggy outfits and of the ‘Ashes to Ashes’ Pierrot costume (or should I say co-designer, we mustn’t forget David’s own contributions to these creations); Richard Skinner, Radio One DJ for yonks from 1979, and last, Stephen Pafford of unofficial VFM fanzine, Cranking Out, who has rocketed from caption writer of BowieStyle to author for this programme!

Apart from the look back at David’s incredible success during the year 1980 in part one of the programme, Top Ten also covers topics from the same year as diverse as Kelly ‘I Love To Love’ Marie and the phenomena that was Rubik’s Cube, which David Bowie never mastered, having more important things to do with his time, probably.

As ever, don’t forget to look for hidden click-throughs and mouse-overs that are brought to you courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood European Correspondent!

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

We’ve only got 36 hours….

…to VOTE on VH1’s latest poll for MOST STYLISH COUPLE!

David and Iman have been nominated for the most stylish couple in VH1’s VOGUE Fashion Awards, and let’s face it, clearly they deserve this one! So come on gang, let’s get those mice a-clickin’! Competition includes Madonna & Guy Richie, Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick and Julia Roberts & Benjamin Bratt.

When you get to the main page, just look on the bottom for the most stylish couple link!. Just click here, or on the image above.

Didn’t they teach you to get your haircut at school?…

Published sometime earlier in the year, ‘Stoned’ by Andrew Loog Oldham was recommended to me by DB, and having read the thing, I feel duty-bound to pass the recommendation on to you. For the youngsters among you, Andrew Loog Oldham was the ultra-hip young genius who took an unknown band of scruffs to world-wide superstardom as The Rolling Stones, and ‘Stoned’ is his fascinating story.

Apart from Andrew’s own unique angle on things, ‘Stoned’ is punctuated by the words of his contemporaries “captured in seventy original conversations. Mary Quant, Pete Townshend, Vidal Sassoon, Nick Cohn and Lionel Bart are among the colourful cast reassembled for this historic look at one of our era’s most influential and elusive figures.”

Oh, and David gets a few mentions himself, including his thoughts on cult Rock ‘n’ Roll singer and all-round fruitcake, Vince Taylor. DB is also credited with the following quote:

“Sometimes it’s better not to meet your idols; that way they stay intact.”

A piece of advice I have thankfully well and truly ignored. David Bowie remains intact!

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

From the Atlantic City Film Festival comes this rather nice review ofDB’s performance in “Mr. Rice’s Secret:”

“Music Icon David Bowie is remarkably subdued in a role that conjuresimages of Peter Fonda’s Oscar nominated turn in the superb “Ulee’sGold.” Bowie’s Rice is understated, intelligent and gentle, yet offersan air of mysticism that you can’t quite put your finger on.”

The whole review (excellent) will appear in the Atlantic City Press onFriday.

It’s not too late to see this film at the festival if you’re in the area – you can get your tickets here!

The eyes have it…

The overwhelming traffic in the direction of www.bowieart.com as an exclusive free David Bowie print was announced a few days ago, was so extraordinarily heavy that it caused the BowieArt servers to meltdown! You will be pleased to learn that the problem has now been rectified and the print is available again as a downloadable zip file. Click on the detail of the image above to take you there.

BowieArt yesterday also announced the opening of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery entitled: Painting the Century which opens next week (26th October) and promises to bring together “over one hundred major portraits, loaned from collections around the world, in what is said to be the most ambitious exhibition being mounted in London to celebrate the new millennium.”

The painting above (sorry about the poor quality reproduction) is a portrait of David and Iman by Stephen Finer, which can be seen at the exhibition. Some of you may remember Stephen’s portrait of David painted in 1994 (below) that is available in the NPG bookshop as a postcard. For more information on the exhibition and booking details etc, go here: http://www.npg.org.uk/century.htm

While we are on the subject of Bowie paintings, don’t forget that David has once again generously contributed towards the ArtAid 2000 art exhibition in support of Crusaid, Britain’s national fundraiser for HIV and AIDS. The exhibition currently underway at the Vinopolis Gallery in London SE1, runs from 12th October through to 31st October 2000. David has contributed one of his series of Dheads… Dhead LXIII…(see below) All the works are available for purchase, with all monies raised going towards the Crusaid charity. For further information visit Crusaid Web site.

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)