Film information from Steph.
SURVIVE ENTERS UK CHARTS
31st January 2000
The second UK single taken from DAVID BOWIE'S 'hours...' SURVIVE has entered the UK charts at number 28 in the official BBC chart and in at number 20 on the independent chart.
SPACEFACE'S PHONE CALL FROM MR. B
30th January 2000
A personal telephone call from DAVID BOWIE was the special prize in an exclusive competition on BowieNet awarded to SPACEFACE aka Karen, for news gathering talent.
You can read the phone chat conversation at http://members.tripod.co.uk/~KarenDawson/dbkdphonecall.html
From Spaceface's Odds and Ends.
INCITE MAG - FREE OMIKRON CD-ROM
30th January 2000
The January edition of INCITE has a free cover mounted OMIKRON CD-ROM and quite a few pages about the game and DAVID BOWIE'S involvement. There is an also a small interview with David entitled: 'Bowie's Virtual Self' with some excellent photographs.
You can the read the full interview at www.incitegames.com and gaze at a couple of new photographs.
BOWIENET MEGA CHAT LAST NIGHT!
27th January 2000
Last night's guests in BowieNet Chat Room included: HOLLY PALMER and EMM GRYNER, (DB's backing singers), GAIL ANN DORSEY, MARK PLATI, MIKE GARSON and also DAVID BOWIE himself.
You can read the full transcription here.
BOWIENET CHAT GUESTS TONIGHT
26th January 2000
Tonight's guests in BowieNet Chat Room are: HOLLY PALMER and EMM GRYNER, (DB's backing singers), GAIL ANN DORSEY and also making an appearance will be DAVID BOWIE himself.
The chat kicks off at 8.00 p.m. EST, that's 1.00 a.m. GMT, BowieNet members only - type in #GuestChat.
Info via BowieNet.
INCITE MAG - FREE OMIKRON CD-ROM
26th January 2000
The January edition of INCITE has a free cover mounted OMIKRON CD-ROM and quite a few pages about the game and DAVID BOWIE'S involvement. There is an also a small interview with David entitled: 'Bowie's Virtual Self' with some excellent photographs.
Info from San and Don.
REX RAY WEB SITE GOES ONLINE
25th January 2000
Graphic designer extraordinaire REX RAY, who's work for DAVID BOWIE includes 'hours..', 'Thursday's Child', 'The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell', etc along with Bowie poster art has now gone online. Check out his excellent web site and marvel at the graphic feast laid out before your very eyes.
www.rexray.com
CDN ACTOR IN DAVID BOWIE PROMO VIDEO
10th January 2000
CHAD RICHARDSON, a Newfoundland singer-songwriter who is currently performing on Broadway in the hit musical Rent, plays a young DAVID BOWIE in the video for "The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell", from his latest album, "hours..."
Through his agent, Richardson auditioned for the role on 31st August at which he was shown footage of Spiders From Mars-era Bowie and asked to mimic his moves and mannerisms. "I walked out of the audition going, 'That was ridiculous,'" says Richardson, but he got the gig and shot the video at the infamous Kit Kat Klub on 7th September, directed by Dom and Nick.
Richardson, a long-time Bowie fan who didn't need to practice for the role, wore a costume complete with a shoulder-length orangey-red wig, made of real hair, which the stylist cut to resemble how Bowie looks today.
"The shoot was deadly," says Richardson. "I was watching Bowie's video takes most of the day and I'd pass him and say, 'Hello.' At one point, I introduced myself to him and said, 'I'll be playing the young you.' And then, when I actually got to do my scene at the very end of the video, where I'm the new Bowie re-born, it was very cool because Bowie was watching and he runs up after - and MTV were filming the whole thing for a documentary on the making of the video - and he said, (affects a British accent) 'Oh, my God, it's unbelievable. You've got all my moves down proper. I can't believe it.'
"Then we hung out and talked for quite a bit after that and talked about Newfoundland because he played there 12 years ago and went whale watching there after the show. He was super nice and after he said, 'Let me get some pictures,' and he brought his photographer over and I got to take a couple of pictures too."
By Karen Bliss - Jam! Music.
DAVID NAMEDROPS "NEIL" DURING THE ASTORIA GIG
9th January 2000
When DAVID BOWIE and his band rocked London's Astoria last month on 2nd December, an unexpected surprise for me personally was David explaining the story of 'Neil', The Thin White Duke chat conversation I had with Sharan, oops I mean MissX on this web site, after he finished performing 'Word On A Wing'. Thanks D :)
First read the chat conversation here and thenListen to David's comments during The Astoria gig.
Big thanks to SK for the RealAudio file conversion.
BOWIE APPEARANCE ON THE O ZONE REPEATED TODAY
9th January 2000
In case you missed it last week, get your video recorders ready (right at the start of the programme) for an appearance of DAVID BOWIE on UK BBC2's TV music programme THE O ZONE at 11.50 a.m. today Sunday 9th January.
David is to talk about his latest single release 'Survive', which is ready for release on the 17th. See here for full details of the new single release.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES DAVID!!!
8th January 2000
To David
Have a wonderful, wonderful day
Best wishes and lots of love from
Paul and everyone here at Wonderworld xx
ASHES TO ASHES? MIKE GARSON
7th January 2000
MIKE GARSON has just composed 'Requiem For The 20th Century' a modern tribute to the death of the 20th Century. Using a Yamaha Midi Grand Piano, Mike composed, performed and produced the entire track himself. Completed New Year's Day 2000, this inspiring track celebrates the passage of time in Mike's unique Now! Music style. Click the link below starting January 8th to listen. (RealPlayer Required).Requiem For The 20th Century
From webmaster Matt G at Mike Garson's Now! Music Network.
NEW DAVID BOWIE BIG BREAKFAST PHOTOS
6th January 2000
Lots of new photos of ex Dulwich Bluejay DAVID BOWIE captured swinging his baseball bat, washing the dishes, on the bed and in a shed... all on The Big Breakfast Show from Channel Four UK TV last month.
Click on photograph.
Big thanks to Total Blam Blam you Golden Nugget ;)
THE JEAN GENIE DISCOVERY - UPDATE
6th January 2000
There has been quite a few emails and the odd telephone call concerning the previously undocumented 'The Jean Genie' performance on TOP OF THE POPS in December 1972. A few people have said they saw the actual performance. David was introduced as "live" and played the harmonica throughout.
Mike Harvey, webmaster of The Ziggy Stardust Companion, emailed me and forwarded this correspondence from the owner of the recording from a while back:"Mike. At long last, confirmation that 'The Jean Genie' performed in 1972 exists. I have a recording of this performance in my possession. Ronson's solo is brilliant. Its a very dry mix, lots of harmonica and Ronno's unique guitar sound and style of solo. The only problem is I've lost the last four or five seconds of the song right at the end. It originally finished with Ziggy shouting "Whey!" The sound quality is not brilliant, but it is listenable. Comparable to maybe the quality of the "Va Va Va Vroom" bootleg. Could you let other Ziggy fans know that it did happen. I thought it was just me! It was a long time ago, but this is as accurate as I can be. It would have probably been performed on Top of the Pops on the last Thursday of 1972. That would be December 28th...The situation was thus. I was away at a Xmas party and asked my cousin to record the song for me. This he did with a typical tape cassette recorder of the time. He dangled the cheap mike in front of the television speaker, and luckily for me, I loved it, and hence kept it. Years later I taped the recording onto another tape losing some quality and maybe the last 4 seconds of the song, which ended with the 'Love Me Do' style harmonica, finishing with Bowie giving a "Whey!" to end the song. I still have this second generation copy which is ok. I have written to the BBC to see if they could help, but I guess they were not that bothered, and I had the standard reply, which was that they did not have any record of such an event. But reading in between the lines, I guess they didn't put too much effort into it either. All Ziggy fans deserve to hear it." - Mervyn.
The piddling £3 million bet between Total Blam Blam and myself seems to have come to a stalemate... the vast majority of people are saying that they think David is saying "Get back on it". The best evidence for this came from Sean Doherty, who emailed to say:
"You're both wrong about The Jean Genie lyric. What Bowie says is "Get back on it", advising Trevor to get back on the bass line as he had started to play the chorus before it was time. I have an FM broadcast Master tape from radio station WFNX 101.7 in Boston from 11th May 1993 on a segment called "Hi Fi Tools" with Wes Junior where he comments on what Bowie is referring to in the song. It's about 5 minutes long and if you need a copy just say the word and I'll "get back on it" and send you a copy. Just thought you'd like to know. Deposit the 3 million into my Swiss account please ;) - Sean Doherty (26 years collecting Bowie) .
Blam honey... should we send him £1.5 million each? LOL
You can still listen to a segment of this rare recording and read the original story here.
DAVID DECIDES ON A NEW STYLE SIGNATURE! Bo 'MM
6th January 2000
The latest exclusive journal entry from DAVID BOWIE on BowieNet, he says he has decided on how to scribe his signature for this new third century... instead of Bo 2YK, Bo '2000, or Bo '00, or even Bo 'Millennium... he has plumped for using a Roman numeral style, Bo 'MM.
In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: "Donuts mmm... Beer mmm... Chicken Wings mmm... Bowie mm."
HOLLY TO DO TWO IN NEW YORK THIS MONTH
6th January 2000
DAVID BOWIE back up singer HOLLY PALMER is taking to the stage again for some special low-key shows in New York City this month, with special guest Robin Macatangay on guitar.
You can go see her at the: Dark Star Lounge on 158 West 72nd, New York City. Tel: 212-799-4599. Two shows on January 20th and 21st, showtime is 8.30 p.m. and admission is $5.
Information from Jason.
THE VOYEUR FANZINE... NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
6th January 2000
The new year issue of the fanzine of the international DAVID BOWIE fan club 'The Voyeur' is out now. In this issue all about the 'hours...' promo concerts, radio and TV shows during the months of August till October, the German cyberchat, a short story by Holly Palmer, and an Omikron contest. For more information go to The Voyeur web site.
From Ludo Wopereis.
DAVID WINS ARTIST OF THE MILLENNIUM IN TEL AVIV
4th January 2000
DAVID BOWIE has yet another trophy to add to his mantlepiece - he has been named 'Artist of the Millennium' by RADIO TEL AVIV in Israel.
Bowie's current album '...hours' has also been his most successful ever in the Middle East, firmly entrenched at number one.
(Ed. Congratulations David).
THE PRIORY COLLECTION TONIGHT
4th January 2000
If you missed it first time around... check out on UK television tonight THE PRIORY COLLECTION - highlights of the celebrity chat show hosted by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston which featured DAVID BOWIE last November. David's appearance in the 'Sorry I Can't Be With You' section is bound to be repeated because he was best thing on the whole series.
The one hour long special is on Channel Four at 6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.
REMINDER: BOWIE ON THE O ZONE TODAY
4th January 2000
Get your video recorders ready for an appearance of DAVID BOWIE on UK BBC2's TV music programme THE O ZONE at 7.10 p.m. today Tuesday 4th January.
David is to talk about his latest single release 'Survive', which is ready for release on the 17th. See here for full details of the new single release.
RODNEY BIGGENHEIMER RADIO INTERVIEW
4th January 2000
DAVID BOWIE phoned Los Angeles radio station KROQ on Sunday (January 2nd) night and gave host Rodney Biggenheimer a lengthy interview, revealing some of his upcoming plans.
Bowie, who turns 53 on Saturday (January 8th), said he's considering possibly playing at one of the European music festivals this summer. "But that's it for about 18 months," he remarked, adding with a laugh, "I'm becoming a recluse now."
He also announced that producer Tony Visconti (T-Rex, Thin Lizzy), who worked with Bowie on a number of his classic '70s records, including the Ziggy Stardust album, will be back on board for the recording of Bowie's next studio album, though he couldn't say when he would begin working on it.
But most exciting for long-time Bowie fans was the news that he's considering going back and tracking many of the songs he's written for his albums over the years that, for one reason or another, were never recorded or otherwise finished. He said there's lots of such material just waiting to be tackled.
By Troy J. Augusto.
(Ed. David mentions in his latest journal entry (3/1/00) on BowieNet that "the idea is for him to record some of the songs he wrote between 1964 and 1969 and it's not so much a Pin Ups II as an Up Date I." He goes on to say "first out of the box will be 'Can't Help Thinking About Me', of course, followed by...???". There are also plans to have the whole of the recording of this 60's Project on studio cam. 7/24 on BowieNet).
THE SINGER AND THE MODEL
3rd January 2000
THE SUNDAY TIMES The Singer and the Model.
DAVID BOWIE, 52, and his wife IMAN, 44.
"We spent new year at home in our apartment in New York. David was booked to appear at a dawn concert at Gisbourne in New Zealand alongside Kiri Te Kanawa but he pulled out because he wasn't happy with the organisation. We thought of flying off somewhere else exotic, but with the millennium bug and all the trouble and confusion that might cause we decided to have a quiet night in with family and friends at home near Central Park in New York. That is almost as unusual and exciting for us as flying around the world. David spent the early part of the evening surfing the Internet - he is addicted - and I was cooking."
Thanks to Steph.
ARENA BBC2 TONIGHT FEATURES DAVID BOWIE
2nd January 2000
Better late than never... On BBC2 TV tonight at 10.45 p.m. till 12.00 a.m. on ARENA... Dennis Hopper provides a wickedly witty insight into the powerful world of advertising. THE FINE ART OF SEPARATING PEOPLE FROM THEIR MONEY also stars DAVID BOWIE. Directed by Hermann Vaske in 1996.
Thanks to Stephen for the reminder.
NEW YEARS EVE BIG BREAKFAST SURPRISE
2nd January 2000
Did you see that DAVID BOWIE was on the BIG BREAKFAST again last night/this morning at 2.06am? Just a little piece, introducing some award thingy, but he was very funny as usual.
He introduced himself as "I AM THE WORLD FAMOUS ROCK GOD DAVID BOWIE" then went on to say "When I was asked to be part of the panel judging the Biggest Breakfast Ever Millennium Awards it was 'PROBABLY' the proudest moment of my life and I hope you enjoy the show."
Then Johnny Vaughan (tongue in cheek) jokingly has DB do it again, with "more sincerity on the I AM" and asked him to drop the word 'probably'. David then done it again with the crew laughing along with him. It was a nice surprise seeing him on there again at that time.
From San and Don.
DAVID GETS REAL O ZONE FRIENDLY
2nd January 2000
Get your video recorders ready for an appearance of DAVID BOWIE on UK BBC2's TV music programme THE O ZONE at 7.10 p.m. this Tuesday 4th January.
David is to talk about his latest single release 'Survive', which is ready for release on the 17th. See here for full details of the new single release.
SIGN UP THE FOR DEEBEE COVER PROJECT
1st January 2000
Got any musical talent? Want to showcase the world your unbelievable talent? Yes? Well then here's your opportunity. The DeeBee Cover Project's aim is to collect DAVID BOWIE cover version songs performed by Bowie fans worldwide and then make the pieces available for streaming from the BowieNet web site. The contest closes on 29th February. Go check out the rules and sign up at DeeBee Cover Project.
Email Ramsey at ramsey@dca.net for full details and chose your song.
SURVIVE TO APPEAR IN 'RANCID ALUMINIUM' MOVIE
1st January 2000
News has just filtered through about an independent UK film that are using DAVID BOWIE'S 'Survive' on the soundtrack to the film which is due for release on 23rd January. The film is entitled 'Rancid Aluminium' directed by Ed Thomas with production company 'Fiction Factory' based in Cardiff, Wales. The cast includes Tara Fitzgerald and Keith Allen who are set to appear in the new movie.
The second UK single to be released from DAVID BOWIE'S 'hours...' album is 'Survive'. It is to be released in a three part set on 17th January. Full information on the third part of release is still to be announced.
Tracklisting and release information:
'Survive' CD1 - UK...1. Survive (Marius de Vries Mix)
..2. Survive (Album Version)
..3. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata Version)
..4. Survive (Video)
'Survive' CD2 - UK (Live In Paris Collectors Edition).
..1. Survive (Live)
..2. Thursday's Child (Live)
..3. Seven (Live)
..4. Survive (Live Video)
'Survive' 7" Limited Edition Picture Disc - UK.
..1. Survive (Marius de Vries mix).
..2. Seven (Live)
HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2000!!!
| Created: Jan 2000 © Paul Kinder | Last Updated: 31/1/00 |
