Month: March 2001

Stardust, the David Bowie Tribute Band has relocated from Chicago to New York City and is seeking new band members. From acoustic to techno, they cover ALL of Bowie’s musical work, but with their own style.

They are looking for applicants who are at least 21 years old and can read charts and tab. Multi-instrumentalists with backing vocals preferred. Should look good on stage and of course be a Bowie fan!

For more information, contact twilightstudios@yahoo.com

Thanks, Paul!

Tell them I’ve got a dream…

As Saint Alphonzo posted on the boards today, we are happy to announce that we are going to begin using Community Advocates. A Community Advocate – or Helping Hand – is a BowieNetter who volunteers to take on a specific role in the community, whether it’s helping out with new members’ questions on the message boards, assisting us in the Gallery, gathering news, noting calendar events, etc.

So far we have two Helping Hands, Christine.Schmidt and Frida! They have volunteered to lend a hand, specifically with the Rants & Feedback & Naggers Top Ten Boards, not just in answering whatever questions they can, but also in ensuring that everyone’s questions get answered! Thanks, Christine & Frida!

This is also a good time to introduce you to Maggie (actually NaggyMaggie) – NaggyMaggie is not a “CA,” she is an UltraStar employee who will be answering general customer service questions on the “Rants and Feedback” message boards. When it rains, it pours! We just want to make sure that all of your questions get answered.

Also, there are a few more Helping Hands positions available. If you are interested in volunteering, just send an e-mail to Saint Alphonzo indicating which CA position you’re applying for and include a brief note about why yu’d like to help. The positions we still have open are:

1) Gallery Guru – browse through the Gallery for blank postings, duplicate postings, oversized images, etc. Help determine weekly featured selections.

2) Calendar Cat (Europe) – keep eyes peeled for any upcoming Bowie events in Europe, whether it’s on TV, radio, theatre, local entertainment, online, etc.

3) Calendar Cat (U.S.) – same, but for U.S.

4) News Nanny – You’d be hard pressed to find some Bowie related news that we haven’t already got our hands on between Total Blam Blam, Spaceface and our other “inside” sources, but – just in case – we want one person to look out for anything we might have missed!

The down side of these positions is that once you agree to become a CA, you will not be eligible to compete in any of the various BowieNet competitions such as the Points Competition, Monthly Lyric Puzzle, etc. etc. I’m sure we can make it up to you, but that’s something you may want to consider if you want to volunteer.

Tap my pretty little feet

Just in case you haven’t visited for a while, Iman has a new diary entry over at I-Iman.com.

As well as the inside story on The Sephora Beauty Fashion Show (Our models strutted down the runway in all their I-IMAN Makeup fierceness and the show was a great success!!), we are also treated to a lovely snippet “new mama, Moroccan style.”

“In Morocco, as a custom of celebration, new mothers are pampered and treated to the ritual of having their hands and feet painted with elaborate henna designs.”

Check out the whole story at I-Iman.com.

:))

Thanks, Spaceface!

Can you hear me well? Can you hear me at all? Well, the actual TESTING is not complete, but we have our 20 volunteers. Sorry to everyone who wrote and didn’t get selected – don’t worry, you’ll get to hear the radio SOON! Thanks for offering, and to those of you who received a confirmation e-mail, thanks in advance and happy listening! Beta Testers: Please be sure to include all pertinent information in your report including your connection speed, platform (Mac or PC), Operating System and geographical location. Thanks again for your help! We’re almost ready to rock!

Ned Ambler, art artist included in the recent exhibit we told you about at The Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, has just wrapped on his third feature film. ‘Knackered’ (115 minutes) was filmed on DV by hotshot MTV cinematographer Ron Egozi and stars Jonny Cragg of the band Space Hog, and Howard Stern alumni transsexual Danna Bradley. David is fond of his work and reportedly purchased one of his pieces at the recent exhibit.

I could play the wild mutation as a rock & roll star

VH1’s ‘100 Greatest’ series continues this week, with a four hour long show devoted to the 100 Greatest Artists of Rock’N’Roll. The show starts at 1.00pm EST on Sunday March 18th, with the top twenty countdown beginning at 4.00pm. Their programme schedule describes this last segment as :-

“4.00pm : Celebrating the twenty godlike geniuses without whom we would all be worms scrabbling in the dirt.”

Here are the top ten:

1 : The Beatles
2 : The Rolling Stones
3 : Jimi Hendrix
4 : Led Zeppelin
5 : Bob Dylan
6 : James Brown
7 : David Bowie
8 : Elvis Presley
9 : The Who
10 : The Police

:))

Thanks, Spaceface!

As we close in on our close but still undisclosed launch date, we’re looking for a few good nuts to help us in the final stages of Beta Testing BowieRadio! If you feel you’re up to the task and have a few hours to listen, just e-mail Saint Alphonzo with a subject of “Radio Test Volunteer,” and the first twenty respondents will receive a link sometime tomorrow to begin testing. Please apply only if you really have the time to listen carefully and help us fine toon this super cool feature! Thanks in advance for your help!

How long, I wondered, could this thing last?

For those of you that never actually got around to purchasing the ‘Red Hot & Rhapsody’ charity album for the Bowie track it contains, and that suffer a twang of guilt every time they listen to their Napster download version (that robs the charity of its royalties), salvation is at hand in the form of a free download.

The album, a collection of covers of George Gershwin songs, was released in the ‘Red Hot’ series aimed at raising money for AIDS-related charities, and it contains the evocative and quite beautiful treatment of ‘A Foggy Day (in London Town)’ that was recorded by David and Angelo Badalamenti in 1998. Click on the image above to see a photograph of the pair together at the recording in New York.

Amazon have made the track available in its full 5:24 minute glory, and while the download is free, there is a facility to make an online donation of a dollar or more. If you have not heard the track yet, I suggest you whiz over to Amazon now and treat yourself to one of Bowie’s all-time best vocal performances. You lucky people you!

Total Blam Blam – (European Correspondent)

In the unlikely event you missed these yummy crummies (or even if you’ve seen them already), here they are again all in one place! These will be archived on the site soon – stay tuned for details!

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“Bar 65”
David and Philip Glass
Philip Glass with Monks
Heroes
Strings Warm Up
“Namecheck”
Philip Glass Directing
Tony Visconti does Jimmy Page
Silly Boy Blue

Remember, if you don’t hear any sound it may be necessary for you to turn the AUDIO OFF at the top of this page, close your Real player and open it again. You will, of course, need RealPlayer to view the clips.

Those of you in the area may want to catch a fave act of DB’s on Saturday next week (March 17th).

An assured good time will be had by all!!

Call (212)613-6346 for more info.