Month: July 2009

Tod Browning’s freak you was…

That DB mentioned in the above headline being David Brighton of course. Mr Brighton wants to notify Bowie fans in California of a couple of one nighters that he’ll be doing with his band on nights off during his run in Las Vegas with Legends in Concert. (05.05.2009 NEWS: DAVID BRIGHTON VEGAS RESIDENCY)

Here’s the stuff from DB himself…

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David Brighton and the Space Oddity Band will be performing a 100 minute show that will include a special celebration of the 35th anniversary of the classic David Bowie album Diamond Dogs. We will also be performing many of your favorite Bowie numbers from the late 1960s through the 1990s.

OC Fair – ACTION SPORTS ARENA.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Showtime: 8:00pm
The OC Fair & Event Center is located at
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
Admission*: Reserved Seats $12.50-$17.50 (includes free Fair admission).
Parking: General $5, Preferred $8.
*Limited general admission seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis with paid Fair admission. Paid admission to the Fair does not guarantee as seat in the Arena.

2009 OC SUPER FAIR: July 10-Aug. 9. Open Wed.-Fri, Noon-Midnight; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-Midnight. Adult $10, Senior (60+) $7, Child (6-12) $5, children 5 and under are free.

Link to Ticketmaster purchase page: www.ticketmaster.com

OC Fair website: ns.ocfair.com

For Directions: ns.ocfair.com

The second show takes place on August 8th:

August 8th at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Show time: 8PM
84245 Indio Springs Dr Indio, CA 92203-3405
(800) 827-2946

For More Info: www.fantasyspringsresort.com

For Directions: www.fantasyspringsresort.com

www.davidbowietribute.com

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So there you have it. If you’re in the area for either of these shows, you’d be barking mad not to attend.

The days fell on their knees…

As is often the way with these things, details of this calendar have been given to Amazon by an understandably enthusiastic publisher, even before the content has been signed off.

The official 2010 calendar is published by Slow Dazzle once again (despite conflicting details on Amazon) and will be available towards the end of August/early September.

The calendar contains fourteen “Rare & Unseen” Mick Rock shots from ’72/’73. This translates as five unpublished pictures with the remainder being previously published photographs, albeit in nowhere near the size and quality of these calendar versions.

The reason we were holding back on announcing was because we are still working on a BowieNet member discount, details of which to follow shortly.

Stay tuned for a sneak preview of some uncropped images from the calendar, along with a contest to win signed copies.

Singing old songs we love…

Those of you waiting for these results obviously know what they’re all about. (07.13.2009 NEWS: VH1 STORYTELLERS CD/DVD WINNERS & 07.14.2009 NEWS: VH1 STORYTELLERS CD/DVD OUT IN USA TODAY)

And so on with the extra ten winners…

alpakman
Bennie
changes1
collector
Ladyofthelake
lunamagic
mephisto
michaelwbates
mimic147
wine

If you lucky buggers would like to send in your postal details, your prizes will be with you faster than you might imagine.

Thanx again to EMI on both sides of the pond for their continued generosity.

Well you wouldn’t believe what I’ve been through…

We told you about the inclusion of Cat People on the Inglourious Basterds soundtrack back in May (05.14.2009 NEWS: BOWIE TRACK ON NEW TARANTINO SOUNDTRACK) and we had been hoping to run a contest for the above very limited edition promotional vinyl 45 7″ before now too.

Sadly our supply didn’t come through as of yet, though we have been promised we’ll be getting ten copies for a contest…and that’s an exclusive first look at the sleeve above.

Meanwhile, those of you kicking around the Oxford Street area tomorrow (Wednesday) are in with a chance of picking up a copy at HMV. Here’s the lowdown…

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Quentin Tarantino meets fans at HMV Oxford Street

WHAT: Signing session

WHERE: HMV London, 150 Oxford Street W1

WHEN: Wednesday 22nd July at 12.30 pm ? 1.30 pm

Fans of the legendary film director Quentin Tarantino will have a chance to meet him in person when he visits HMV?s flagship store on Oxford Street in London?s West End on Wednesday 22nd July 2009 to promote his highly anticipated new film ?Inglourious Basterds?.

Quentin will be at the store from 12.30 pm to sign copies of a very special, HMV exclusive, limited edition 7″ single of ?Cat People (Putting Out Fire)? by David Bowie, which appears in the film. This highly collectable limited edition 7″ is available only as a bonus gift for customers who preorder the “Inglourious Basterds: Motion Picture Soundtrack” at the store on the day of the event.

?Inglourious Basterds? is an epic ensemble film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, it stars Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger telling the story of a woman?s revenge against the regime that killed her family and a band of American Jewish soldiers known as ?The Basterds?

The film will be in cinemas nationwide on 19th August 2009.

Access to the queue to meet Quentin Tarantino will be restricted to customers with wristbands only. 150 wristbands will be available free from 8.00 am on the morning of the event at the store. One wristband per person only, no reservations, at participating store only.

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So you’ll need to get there very early if you want a copy signed by Quentin.

Fingers crossed that our contest copies will be with us shortly.

Shake it, shake it baby…

Well I’ve been up all night, shakin’ it up and enjoying the results.

I’m talking about the new iPhone/iKlax Space Oddity application of course which became available along with the 40th anniversary Space Oddity EP from midnight UK time.

The application allows you to create your own mixes and save them and if you can’t be bothered with anything as complex as sliding faders and muting tracks you can just shake your iPhone for a brand new mix.

It’s all good fun and it’s great to be able to hear each of the eight original individual stems that make up Space Oddity…including David’s “Little mouse fart” sound effect! I kid you not.

You also have the opportunity to create the longest mix of this Bowie classic as the total length of this version is actually longer than the original full album version by a few seconds.

If you don’t have an iPhone, it’s still possible to mix the tracks in your preferred programme as the stems are available with the EP from iTunes and can be imported in to various mix applications for the PC and Mac including the free iKlax Creator software.

Go to this specially created Space Oddity 40th Anniversary page for more details including a short video that makes things a little clearer and links to buy both the Space Oddity EP and the Space Oddity App.

Shake it up, Shake it up…

This is Ground Control…

You’ve no doubt heard Duncan Jones make mention of his visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center back in March, when collectSPACE arranged to interview him about how NASA and other international space programs served in part as inspiration for his vision of a Helium 3 mining operation on a near future Moon.

We’ve been hanging on to this story in the hope that the interview that accompanies the pictures taken during Duncan’s tour would be published by now.

Four months later the interview remains unpublished. However, the pictures are still worth a look and it’s great to see the look of wonderment on Duncan’s face as he explores the Johnson Space Center like a kid in a toy shop. Go here to view the pictures.

Meanwhile, director Tony Scott was recently interviewed by The Huffington Post on his latest movie, a remake of The Taking of Pelham 123.

After talking about the problems associated with shooting on the subway, Tony recalled an abandoned scene he tried to shoot with David Bowie on the subway for The Hunger. This brought the interviewer neatly round to ask a question about Duncan Jones.

I’ll leave you with that question and Tony’s hilarious response…

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Q: Speaking of The Hunger, did you know that David Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, had his film, Moon, released the same time as yours?

TS: Shit! I saw Duncan the other day in L.A. I forgot he was David’s son!

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You can read the full thing here.

I’ve got believers…

The Benassi vs Bowie DJ remix that we’ve been telling you about since March (03.09.2009 NEWS: BENASSI vs BOWIE DJ REMIX DUE PLUS EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK) is finally released today, albeit as a digital download only.

I’m not sure why, but it seems Benny Benassi is now known as Marco Benassi in the iTunes store…either way, these are the seven tracks available for download.

01 – D.J. (Radio Edit) 2:45
02 – DJ (Vocal Mix) 6:15
03 – DJ (Planet Funk Remix) 6:49
04 – DJ (Mobbing Remix) 5:45
05 – DJ (Alex Gopher Remix) 6:06
06 – DJ (Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooney Remix) 6:00
07 – DJ (eSQUIRE Remix) 5:44

Of course, all seven of these mixes have been available in some territories since April 14th via Juno Records…along with three other mixes…

01 – DJ (radio edit) 02:45
02 – DJ (extended version) 06:15
03 – DJ (Planet Funk remix) 07:39
04 – DJ (Alex Gopher remix) 06:06
05 – DJ (Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooney remix) 06:00
06 – DJ (ESQUIRE remix) 05:44
07 – DJ (Dan McKie & Andy Morris remix) 06:05
08 – DJ (Dan McKie & Andy Morris Substramental) 06:01
09 – DJ (Mobbing remix) 05:45
10 – DJ (Riva Funk remix) 06:59

For those of you that prefer the good old-fashioned CD format, the generous folk at Positiva have given us ten of the above 48 minute 8-track promos to distribute to ten lucky BowieNetters.

Now all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a copy is email me here and ask nicely.

The contest runs until midnight New York time next Sunday (26th) with winners being announced shortly thereafter.

Usual BowieNet rules apply: Only one entry per BowieNet account and please remember you must enter using your BowieNet e-mail or at least supply your BowieNet user name. If you do neither of these things you won’t be eligible to enter.

Don’t forget that you can watch the accompanying video for this remix here.

Hooked to the silver screen…

If you’ve been awake over the last few days you can’t have failed to notice Duncan Jones in the UK media….Including TV, Radio and the press.

It seems that the UK media is a little more obsessed with Duncan’s family line than most, but he seems to have come to terms with the inevitability of that and is handling this line of questioning with intelligence and his usual good humour.

Sadly there’s not enough time to keep track of it all on these pages, but here are links to some of the recent more interesting pieces…

The Guardian – July 16th – Film Weekly – Audio interview with Jason Solomons

LBC 97.3FM – July 16th – By The Light Of The Moon – Audio interview with Jeni Barnett

Time Out – July 15th – Duncan Jones talks ?Moon?

Telegraph – July 14th – Duncan Jones on filming ‘Moon’ By Vicki Reid

Sky News – July 13th – Video interview – Bowie Son Over The Moon With Film

There has been tons more stuff which you can find via a Google search.

MOON opens today in the UK. Go here to search current listings in your area.

Singing old songs we loved…

I’m afraid there’s not much we can tell you about this album due in February 2010 on the Los Angeles Manimal Vinyl Records label, aside from the fact that you shouldn’t believe everything you read about the line-up until it’s been officially announced on the Manimal Vinyl website.

Stay tuned here or there for updates.

Blue Jean, look out world, you know I’ve got mine…

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the vinyl 45 single, EMI has released thirty five hits bundled with their B-sides via iTunes. Here’s the official blurb…

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60TH ANNIVERSARY OF 45 SINGLE CELEBRATED BY EMI MUSIC WITH ‘DIGITAL 45’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING JULY 14 – EMI’s Single Celebration Begins Exclusively at iTunes with More Than 35 Hits Bundled with B-sides & Replicated Label Art for Download Purchase

Hollywood, California – July 14, 2009 – To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the vinyl 45 single, EMI Music is launching a ‘digital 45’ campaign on July 14, bundling hit singles with B-sides and replicated label art for download purchase. EMI’s digital 45s will be included in iTunes D45, a showcase for these new digital bundles on iTunes.

They will be exclusively sold by iTunes between July 14 and July 27, after which they will be available for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

More than 35 digital singles will launch the campaign, including original 45 single A-sides and B-sides and top hits by Coldplay, David Bowie, R.E.M., Poison, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dean Martin, Duran Duran, Nat King Cole, Blondie, and Billy Idol, among others.

The 45 single, pressed on 7″ vinyl, debuted in 1949 and is named for the number of revolutions per minute it takes to play the content on each of its sides.

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Three of those 35 digital singles are the above Bowie 45s which you can purchase via the links below. A word of warning though, (hinted at in today’s lyric quotation) the Blue Jean file is defective and it skips at around 2:50 in to the track. We’ll let you know when the file has been replaced with a good one.

Let’s Dance
Let’s Dance (Single Version) 4:07
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 5:09

China Girl
China Girl (Single Version) 4:16
Shake It 3:50

Blue Jean
Blue Jean 3:11
Dancing With the Big Boys 3:34