This Month's Bowie Picture In Q

No, I won’t do Subterranean Homesick Blues, now clear off!

I wrote a song for you…

I fully expected to find this month’s Q Bowie picture (04/11/01 NEWS: THIS MONTH’S BOWIE PICTURE IN Q) within the pages of aforementioned questionnaire, but alas, ’twas not to be. A few pages later though, there he was, in a Bob Dylan birthday special that made no real mention of David, but nevertheless reproduced a mono shot from 1985 of our man with Mr Zimmerman himself.

Even further on in the mag, next to a full page advert for ‘Substitute – The Songs Of The Who’, is a review of the album from which these words are lifted:

“David Bowie, doing something from his own era rather than pretending to be a teenager…adds glistening cadence to Pictures of Lily.”

There ya go. Haven’t I always said that Bowie’s the man for glistening cadence just when you need it!?

Eno On Cocaine And Sex With Bowie In Q

Secret secrets never seen…

The July edition of Q has a few Bowie references worth a mention. Brian Eno is the subject of this month’s ‘Cash For Questions’, and a fine subject he is too. Managing to skilfully dodge some of the more irreverent probings, the ex-Roxy Music synth player (sorry, couldn’t resist) answered the question “You. Bowie. Cocaine. Sex?” (from TS Saxon) thus:

“Whenever I’ve worked with Bowie there have never been any drugs involved at all. And, no, I’ve never had sex with him. Sorry. I don’t like drugs in the recording studio – they just mean everything takes five times longer to do.”

The whole article is really rather funny, and without spoiling the piece, this question from Lars Makie of Detroit, while not Bowie-related (well perhaps it is sort of), made me chuckle:

“At the height of your time with Roxy Music, who was the biggest ponce, you or Bryan Ferry?”

To which Brian responded: “A ponce is someone who lives off the earnings of prostitutes. Perhaps you mean “woofter” or “peacock”? Actually I was more pea-hen, and Bryan was more Rhode Island Red, heh heh!”

The interview ends with some good news for fans of Eno’s voice, in answer to a question from Andrew Burns in Liverpool:

“Can we expect another Eno “vocal” album?”

“Yes! [punches the air triumphantly]. Soon. This year…I hope.”

And staying with Q for a moment…

Bowiephiles

Casting News : The Guardian : 05/15/01 Eric Idle has spent years updating the 1978 cult classic, The Rutles : All You Need Is Cash. The sequel, Can’t Buy Me Lunch, features unseen out-takes from the first movie and spoof interviews with David Bowie, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks and Steve Martin on how The Rutles changed their lives. (see David’s Journal 2/9/01)

The Mullet : Sunday Times : 05/20/01 The Mullet has rushed back to prominence in the UK since John Prescott’s clash with a mullet wearer last week. In a half page, detailed analysis of the style, Maurice Chittenden says, David Bowie, the rock star, is credited with re-introducing it to Britain (last seen in the 19th century) with his Ziggy Stardust persona in the 1970s. His then wife Angie was inspired from leafing through old copies of Vogue and combining different hair-styles of models.”

Charles Kennedy : The Independent : 05/21/01 Deborah Ross interviews the leader of the Liberal Democrats. “He’s David Bowie mad. Your favourite Bowie track? ” ‘Young Americans’.”” Also, Sunday Times : 05/20/01 From an in-depth profile. “A day without David Bowie is a sad day”

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Secrets Of Successful Collaboration

In the radio review section of The Guardian, Elizabeth Mahoney describes Brian Eno‘s recent guest appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show (BBC Radio 2).

“It was a thoroughly demystifying interview, with Eno, instead of exuding the expected glacial coolness, revealing that for 20 years he and Bowie have conversed mainly in Pete ‘n’ Dud voices, with Bowie as Pete. “We need a bit more tremolo, Dave,” he said, in Dud-voice.”

(image : Blammo)

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Two Bowie-related Shows At Edinburgh Festival

…come to the show tonight

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival promises to be a treat for Bowie fans this year with the news that two recent Bowie-related presentations will be playing there. Both ‘From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads’ and ‘Darkness and Disgrace’ will be enjoying a run at the world-famous festival. You may remember coverage for both of the shows on these very pages. (08/28/00 NEWS: IT’S THE FREAKIEST SHOW – 01/17/01 NEWS: BOWIE GETS THE CABARET TREATMENT IN LONDON – 01/23/01 NEWS: DARKNESS AND DISGRACE ENDS SUNDAY)

The full programme of events for the festival will be released on 5th June, and we will post any more relevant details as we get them, but I can tell you the dates for these two particular shows now. Sordid details following…

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads

The cast of ‘From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads’
Writer/Director, Adrian Berry standing

‘FITTNB’ runs every night from 1st-26th August at 11.00pm for 26 performances at:
C (Venue 34), Adam House, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Tickets £7.50 / £5.50 conc – Box Office: 0131 225 5105

Darkness and Disgrace

Russell Churney and Des de Moor

‘Darkness and Disgrace’ runs between 13th-27th August at:
The Pleasance venue at 12.15pm every night. Tickets £7.50

Two Bowie Songs On Seventies Compilation

Look out you rock ‘n rollers…

‘I Love 70s’, a double CD compilation released this week on Virgin, features two Bowie compositions. Track 7 on CD1 is Mott The Hoople’s 1972 rendition of ‘All The Young Dudes’, which is followed by Bowie’s own classic performance from Hunky Dory of ‘Changes’. ‘I Love 70s’ is a follow up to the bizarrely named ‘I Love 80s’ which featured songs from the erm…Eighties…but more specifically David Bowie’s ‘Ashes To Ashes’ and ‘Absolute Beginners’. (02/07/01 NEWS: BOWIE AT THREE PLACES IN UK CHART?)

The CDs are companion soundtracks to the BBC series of the same name and both compilations provide the likes of ‘Baby’ Steve K with a handy condensed musical journey through two of the decades that the little man missed. };-)

Familiar Voice On Rustic Overtones Album

On their latest album, seasoned indie-rockers Rustic Overtones welcome a new life and a new backup singer: David Bowie.

Viva Nueva is the Portland, Maine sextet’s Tommy Boy Records debut following several releases on Ripchord Records.

David sings backups on two tracks, “Sector Z” and “Man Without a Face,” both of which encapsulate Rustic Overtones’ blend of ska, punk, hip-hop and jazz.

Viva Nueva is produced by Tony Visconti (insert lightbulb here), and is scheduled for release on June 5. For further details, go to SonicNet.

David Bowie For Number Ten?

…stands in steel by his cabinet

As the UK election campaign hots up, a new name has entered the political fray. We all know about David Bowie’s friendship with Labour leader, Prime Minister Tony Blair, and it’s common knowledge that the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy, has pretty well stolen Boy George’s crown as official number one Bowie fan (of which more later)…and then there is leader of the opposition, Tory boss William Hague, who is…well, who is William Hague.

All of the above clearly think they are capable of holding the keys to 10 Downing Street, but according to a soon to be published interview with rock group Travis over at WorldPop.com, there is a man that would do a better job than any of the above when it comes to leading this great nation. That’s right, Fran Healy and Dougie Payne of Travis reckon David Bowie is the man for the job. Here’s a bit of what they said regarding the matter:

‘David Bowie would be an excellent politician,’ enthused Fran. ‘At least he’s stylish. We’re going to start an electoral ballot for David Bowie as PM. Or an electro ballot … a special one for David Bowie!’

Personally, I doubt the man would ever want the job, but just in case he does fancy a career change, can I book my place as ‘Minister for Fun’ on his cabinet following the landslide victory that the good people of the UK would no doubt give him. };-)

Thanks to Superstar DJ and Top Twenty recording artist Marc Riley, aka Lard, for pointing me in the direction of this story. Congratulations to both Mark and Lard for the success they are enjoying with their rock group The Shirehorses. Their album, ‘Our Kid Eh’, has gone straight in at number twenty in the UK album charts, no doubt helped by the limited edition brown eight track cartridge that initial copies were released on…already as rare as rocking horse poo. Anyway, great to see justice finally done in the form of this recognition for the boys, after years of being ripped off by other top-flight acts!

Slow Down Arthur, The Movie?

In this week’s NME, Jarvis Cocker talks about his plans to direct his first feature film.

“It’s at a very early stage of development, but a friend of mine, Harland Miller, wrote a book called Slow Down Arthur, Stick To Thirty, (News : 5/9/01 and 6/7/00) which is about a David Bowie impersonator in York in the early ‘ 80s. He sold the rights to DNA who are the people who made Trainspotting and I am trying to pitch to direct that. I would really like to do it, especially since I came down here (London) to study film.”

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Congrats To The Trivia Winners!

Congrats to the winners in last night’s Trivia Chat! Some questions were tougher than others, and we even had a stumper! (“According to David in chat, who was responsible for the birth of glam Rock?” The answer? Why it’s Wee Willie Harris, of course)!

Each of the following fast thinkers (and typists) won an autographed CD of their choice:

    nightlight
    agirl
    irmavep
    rednik
    aleczandah
    kisch
    aeroz3
    gilly
    demerson

Congratulations, and thanks to everyone for playing!