Month: November 2000

And the mountain moved its eyes…

BowieNutter Freecloud – aka Huff – is appearing in Manhattan tonight at:

CB’s Gallery – 315 Bowery @ Bleecker St.
7:00 PM
$5 cover
45 minute set starts and ends on time!

Here’s what the buzz is about – if you were at the BowieNet Picnic in June then you know the deal!

“Huff’s music needs to be chewed and digested – take the time!”

– www.cybercitymag.com

“I quite liked it.”

– David Bowie, on Huff’s North Cathedral Way

“Clever…..reminiscent of Woody Guthrie and David Bowie”

– The Berkshire Eagle

“Huff is always willing to throw a bit of sarcasm in his songs….butultimately Huff’s songs are very poignant.”

– Songwriter’s Monthly

….and here’s a little trip down memory lane to get “in the zone” for the gig:
 

Ashes to Ashes
Five Years
Moonage Daydream

Dot Music, just a wee bit behind, it seems, has realized that David is finishing up a new album entitled Toy. Good show, mates! In the article, rumors abound about more albums, more Roseland shows, etc. Check it out!

A puzzled man who questioned what we came here for…

Marti Pellow last night performed a very well-received version of ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ during the first of two sold out shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Pellow is best known for his time with blue-eyed soul act Wet Wet Wet. (Love Is All Around 14 weeks at number one, 4 platinum albums in the UK etc.)

Mr Pellow is making his comeback after a well publicised drug problem, and while the trademark smile seems less evident than it used to be, the Scottish heart-throb certainly seemed to be enjoying himself last night. The tour is a precursor to his debut solo album, due in the new year, which he has just returned from recording in Memphis and New York with legendary soul producer Willie Mitchell.

Apart from the Bowie song, Pellow is currently also playing The Troggs’ ‘Love Is All Around’ and The Beatles’ ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ both of which were number ones for ‘The Wets’ in the UK. No news yet as to whether he intends to commit ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ to disc.

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

As we all look forward to David’s cover of Pictures Of Lily, I thought you might like to hear something about one of The Who’s gigs on the European leg of the current Greatest Hits World Tour.

Click here for some great images, links and the story.

Thanks, Spaceface!

Stuck between Rock and a hard place…

On viewing my e-mail in-box this morning I was overwhelmed by a feeling of disappointed perceptual expectation. You see, normally on the morning after a competition announcement I can expect a bulging box. But, alas not this morning. What could possibly be wrong? Good prize, question wasn’t that hard…why oh why the blinding silence?

Thankfully it would seem the lack of any response was down to a rogue full point in the MrTotalBlamBlam@AOL.com address. All my fault. Go back to yesterday’s competition for a fully functioning competition. Sorry 🙁

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

Q magazine have a feature this month called MAD PROPS.

They trawl through a long list of artists and their props, from Alice Cooper to Slipknot. First to be mentioned in the article is our hero. David Bowie : The telephone

What was it for: On his Glass Spider tour, Bowie would be lowered from atop his spider in a chair while giving it some “0898”. A Trimphone version also appeared on the ’74 Diamond Dogs tour: Bowie would clamber into a giant mechanical hand which extended out over the audience while he sung Space Oddity.

Greatest Moment: When the mechanical hand broke. “David had to crawl back down the pole,” said producer Tony Visconti. “The fans were trying to grab his bottom.”

The caption on the photo says : ” Hello, is that the hairdresser’s? I want to complain about a defective mullet.”….lol

How about a stage full of ‘toys’ for the next tour?

Thanks, Spaceface!

Q magazine have a feature this month called MAD PROPS.

They trawl through a long list of artists and their props, from Alice Cooper to Slipknot. First to be mentioned in the article is our hero. David Bowie : The telephone

What was it for: On his Glass Spider tour, Bowie would be lowered from atop his spider in a chair while giving it some “0898”. A Trimphone version also appeared on the ’74 Diamond Dogs tour: Bowie would clamber into a giant mechanical hand which extended out over the audience while he sung Space Oddity.

Greatest Moment: When the mechanical hand broke. “David had to crawl back down the pole,” said producer Tony Visconti. “The fans were trying to grab his bottom.”

The caption on the photo says : ” Hello, is that the hairdresser’s? I want to complain about a defective mullet.”….lol

How about a stage full of ‘toys’ for the next tour?

Thanks, Spaceface!

Future Legends

“Dennis Hopper? More like Sir Laurence Olivier!” …was the response I got from the flamboyant Mr Michael Rock when I informed him that a popular UK music weekly had labelled him the “Dennis Hopper of rock photography”. I met living image-grabber Rock, (real name Rock) in London earlier this year, while he was over to promote his Raw Power book, that excellent record of Iggy and the Stooges at their animalistic peak. Well, Mick has some more product available for public consumption: ‘Legends of Rock…The Legendary Photographs of Mick Rock’ which comes in the shape of a 2001 calendar.

The calendar features a different Mick Rock session for each of its months, with more than a few breathtaking pictures to satisfy your Bowie-hungry niece this Christmas. Every month has a few words from Mick regarding each session. David is the featured artist for January, and Mick had this to say about the day before that fateful announcement on July 3rd 1973:

“DAVID BOWIE – SUMMER OF 1973 – This photo was taken at Hammersmith Odeon. The night before, a wide-eyed Bowie pulled me aside. “This is it, it’s over. Tomorrow’s the last show. Don’t tell anyone.” I didn’t believe him, but he announced it during the encore. It was indeed ‘La Fin de Ziggy’.”

Go here to order a copy of the calendar online and click on the picture above to see what other months are related to David…and to see who else gets the ‘preserved for posterity’ treatment from Sir Larry…and (pant, pant) for your chance to win one of these beauties for yourself.

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

BowieWonderworld.com Competition number 7 is now on, featuring one grand prize winner and two runners up.

Each winner gets a copy of The Complete David Bowie book… and the grand prize winner also gets to delve into the LW vault and choose 3 items.

Thanks, Paul!

Cha cha cha cha chan…er….chia?

It’s Holiday Season, and you know what that means. Time to go out and find the perfect gift for your loved ones, spreading holiday cheer around like a budding Chia Pet. Huh?

now BowieNutters squeakie and kelmarsupervixen have come up with the ideal gift for your dearest Bowie fan – the ultimate in cha cha changes…I mean cha cha Chia!

Thanks, Squeakie