Month: February 2001

Child of Tibet, you’re a gift from the sun…

Most of you will already have seen this story from Newsday.com that was posted on the message boards last night by killer. But for those of you that don’t visit the boards, click on the painting of the spookily familiar little lad above for the transcript of the piece, including David’s short interview.

In the feature the Bowie band for Monday’s show is said to feature Philip Glass on keyboards, Paul Kinder impersonator, Moby, on guitar and Tony Visconti on bass. Among other things David also talks about his time with Chime Yong Dong Rinpoche and the lasting influence Chime’s teachings have had on David’s life. Check it out.

Total Blam Blam (European Correspondent)

Here is the second part of Emmanouil the Troll’s interview with Emm Gryner continued from Tuesday of this week. This segment includes a live performance from Emm! Keep in mind that this is a special interview for BowieNetters because it’s the last time the Troll will interview Emm, as he’s graduating from George Washington University in a few months. The Troll has provided us with many a great interview! Take a moment to thank him and wish him good luck in his future in radio!

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Emm Performs Live!

Conclusion

Thanks, Emmanouils!

New Music Night And Day…

The March edition of Record Collector has rather cheekily beaten Uncut to the punch with a twelve-page-special on the ‘Berlin years’. The piece looks at each album from the period in some detail including the trilogy of Low, “Heroes” and Lodger, Iggy Pop’s The Idiot and Lust For Life and the live Bowie album from the 1978 tour, Stage. Gary Numan, Martin Fry and John Foxx talk about how the period influenced their own work, and that influence is further discussed in a piece that traces the continued importance of the works up to and including Radiohead’s Kid A.

While the article attempts to explode many of the myths that have survived across the years, it also continues to propagate some of the more tedious ones. Having said that, the sensationalism is countered to some degree by the attempt to study the content of this most magnificent body of work. The magazine also has an exhaustive discography that includes the uncommonly rare 7″ Low sampler at £500 ($700) and a red vinyl pressing of Low (of questionable validity) listed at the same price.

Of course I nailed my colours to the mast when I wrote a full page piece on the ‘Berlin years’ for the International Express three years ago. But it’s still wonderful to see so much interest in this most prolific and fascinating period of Bowie’s career.

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

EXCLUSIVE FOR BOWIE FANS:

Although “Uncut” posed a number of email questions to both DB and TV, which the boys very kindly answered in full, the bulk of the article is disappointingly yet another “cut and paste” job, sourcing much of its material from the same half dozen books that are always brought into the fray when Berlin is periodically trotted out. The same old myths and rumours. And sadly, much of the DB and TV interviews were not used, so, just for us, here are the ENTIRE ‘UNCUT’ Q&A sheets that were given and completed by our Berlin “Heroes”, David Bowie and Tony Visconti. Enjoy!!

A lover’s secrets in the UK…

If you’re in the UK right now, don’t forget to tune into VH1’s Bowie Day today from 18:00 GMT. Among the usual treasures such as David’s 1978 performance for The Beat Club and the magnificent 1999 Storytellers show, we are promised “The pop musical chameleon’s most flamboyant videos to date”. And lord knows he’s been flamboyant!

Go here for the complete schedule, and click on the logo above for VH1’s rather splendidly written little Bowie biography. };-)

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

Boys keep swinging

At last, Placebo are to release their latest album, Black Market Music, in the USA! The album will be released on May 8th and will be accompanied by some live gigs. You can check out more at Allstar, here.

In the UK, they have also released a further single from the album, Special K, and you can read more at The BSH, here.

I know lots of you are looking forward to the USA dates, as that was the ‘most asked’ question when they chatted to us last September. I’ll let you know more as it happens!

:))

Thanks, Spaceface!

In his weekend update, Walter Robinson from artnet.com writes about the new exhibit at the Rupert Goldsworth Gallery that we told you about on Friday, February 16th. He writes:

A few blocks down, the intrepid young dealer Rupert Goldsworthy reopened hisscrappy gallery after a brief hiatus. The works that caught my eye were someblack ink drawings by Elisabeth Kley of autocratic old biddies like LouiseNevelson, Pauline Trigere, Elsie de Wolf, Adele Simpson. An interestingmetaphor for the artist’s subject, to be sure! They’re $500. Kley used towrite for Artnet, before the magazine had its editorial budget cut to thebone!

Click here to read his whole Weekend Update, and click on the image above for a larger image.

pale blinds drawn all day

Thursday 22nd February (i.e. tomorrow) is David Bowie Day on VH1 in the UK. This rather lovely picture of David heads the satellite, cable and digital television listings page of this week’s Sunday Times. Programme times are :

18.00 Top 20 : David Bowie
20.00 David Bowie : Live At The Beatclub
21.00 VH1 To 1 David Bowie : An interview with the singer and actor
21.30 Greatest Hits : David Bowie : His best selling singles
22.00 Behind The Music : Iggy Pop
23.00 Storytellers : David Bowie

enjoy!

:))

Thanks, Spaceface!

Tell the others

Only five days to go until the Tibet show! For those of you attending, have a wonderful time!!! When you come back down to Earth, how about submitting your stories and pictures to the Bowienet members Tibet pages? Those of us left at home can’t wait to hear all about it! If you will be making your own page, submit your link as soon as you are ready. If you would like to write a few words about your experiences and send us some of your snaps, then you can email and we will add them to the page. If you find a news story, either online or printed, mail that too. All contributions will be credited to the submittor(s).

email : tibet@davidbowie.com

David, have a ball!!! We will be rooting for you.

:))

Thanks, Spaceface!

Let the children boogie…

The televisual feast, ‘Stars in their Eyes’, that was the mother of creations like the Ziggy-fied creature above*, (and many other David Bowie’s at various stages of his career) has posted requests via the UK media for talented youngsters to appear in a ‘Little Stars in their Eyes’ to be hosted by the lovely Matthew Kelly.

This is a golden opportunity for our very own BowieNet baby, Steven King, to shine, as contestants must be under 14. So, if you’re in the UK and you think your child could be a juvenile success, then call this number for an application form: 0870 400 4000. Good luck Stevie boy.

*Sorry, couldn’t find your identity anywhere Ziggy clone. Get in touch if you know who you are? };-)

Total Blam Blam (European Correspondent)

Pub is shortlisted for top historic landmark award

The Beckenham pub, where DAVID BOWIE used to perform, has been shortlisted in a search for hostelry features that people would most like to see preserved.

The Rat and Parrot, formerly the Three Tuns, in Beckenham High Street is one of ten finalists in BBC History Magazine doomsday project. The project is a nationwide search for historic landmarks local people think should be saved for future generations, recorded in some way or simply given the recognition they deserve. The pub, which hosted David Bowie’s Beckenham Arts Lab back in 1969, will appear in the March issue of the magazine and those nominating the pub will receive a selection of history books published by BBC Worldwide.

If the Rat and Parrot wins the competition, it will be the subject of a special feature and the magazine, together with the nominator, will work out the best way of making sure the pubs fame is preserved.

Also nominated are No Place Field burial grounds, Plymouth, Roggs Delicatessen, Whitechapel, London, and a recording of recollections of a Devon boyhood.

The shortlist of 10 was chosen by a panel of five judges including archaeologist and broadcaster Julian Richards and BBC History Magazine editor Greg Neale.

Everyone taking part in the project will receive a years free subscription to the magazine.

Update: The Rat & Parrot (formerly known as the Three Tuns) came second – and is featured on page 46-47 of the March edition of the BBC History magazine, now in the shops.

The winners and all the entries will also be posted up on our website at www.bbcworldwide.com/historymag by the end of this week.

Thanks, Paul!