RARE AND DISCOVERED db IN RC
28th February 2003
The current issue of RECORD COLLECTOR (March No. 283) contains an eight-page feature entitled 'Daydream Believer' that focuses on the new DAVID BOWIE and Mick Rock publication 'Moonage Daydream: The Life And Times Of Ziggy Stardust'.
There are several previously unseen photographs of db by Mick Rock gracing the pages and busting up his brain for the words is David Wells.
The book published by Genesis Publications Ltd, in a limited edition of 2,500 numbered copies, is available by phoning 01483 540970 or by visiting their website @www.genesis-publications.com for more information.
Elsewhere in the magazine included in their 'Diggin' For Gold' section is a piece from Andy Barding explaining the DEE DEE 1967 single release 'Love Is Always' / 'Pancho' (Belgium 7", Palette PB 25.579) which have English lyrics both penned by David Bowie.
Whilst were talking about current magazines... David also appears in CLASSIC ROCK this month with a two-page feature again covering Ziggy Stardust, which features a rather nice large Ziggy shot.
NEWS HAD JUST COME OVER
27th February 2003
If all the recent news and information of upcoming DAVID BOWIE releases and performances has gotten you all in a tizzy wave of anticipation here it is all is neatly gathered and rounded up.
24th March: 'Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture' is scheduled for re-release on CD, DVD and vinyl by EMI.
Late April: 'Aladdin Sane' 30th Anniversary CD release by EMI.
Early May: (Unconfirmed) Live DVD and CD of last year's Berlin show at the Max Schmeling Halle (22nd September 2002) during the Heathen tour.
June-Sep: The new album David is currently working on should have a release date somewhere between June and September.
The 2003 Bowie tour (yes that's this year) will be visiting the "usual places" and in words directly taken from the horse's mouth (I mean finger tips)...
DB: "....we will tour this year. As well as the usual suspect places, we will play Australia and Japan and New Zealand and.... etc."
"THE BEST VOCAL EVER PUT TO TAPE..."
27th February 2003
In this week's NME in their 'Burn It!' section, singer Anthony Roman and drummer Greg Collins from NYC band RADIO 4 pick their choices for their ultimate compilation album.
Their final track is DAVID BOWIE anthem "Heroes". Anthony says of the track: "Quite possibly the best vocal ever put to tape. The peak of the Bowie/Eno relationship which continues to fascinated us all."
WE'RE BACKING UP A MAJOR PLAN
27th February 2003
DAVID BOWIE'S band for the Tibet US Benefit show tomorrow (28th Feb) at Carnegie Hall, New York City will include: Tony Visconti on bass, Gerry Leonard (aka Spooky Ghost) performing on acoustic guitar and the Scorchio Quartet.
David is planning on performing two songs, a new track plus an oldie. There's also the duet to be performed with Ray Davies.
Check out the official Tibet US Benefit website.
LIQUID ASSETS TRAILER ON BBC1
26th February 2003
BBC 1 TV are currently showing a long trailer for the forthcoming DAVID BOWIE documentary 'Liquid Assets: Bowie's Millions' to be shown on BBC3 Sunday 2nd March at 20:00 GMT.
For those of you without digital can tune in Sunday on "normal" telly and view it on BBC2.
A couple more broadcast dates added are: Saturday 8th March at 21:15 on BBC3 and the following day on BBC2 Sunday 9th March at 11:00. To see a full listing scroll down this page.
BEWARE THE SAVAGE JAW
25th February 2003
DAVID BOWIE appears on a new SIBL Project benefit CD entitled 'Songs Inspired by Literature: Chapter Two'.
'Chapter Two' features 10 winning songs from their international songwriting competition as well as several songs donated by world-class songwriters: David Bowie, Tom Waits, Vicki Randle, Rosanne Cash and Steve Earle. Just like in Chapter One, the true featured stars of Chapter Two are the books, plays and poems that inspired those songs. The CD booklet features those literary works, highlighting the unique connection that those works share with the songs they've inspired.Full tracklisting:
01. Dee Adams - Pennsylvania ** Grand Prize Winner
Inspired by Orson Scott Card's novel 'Songmaster'
02. Eileen Laverty - Tread Softly
Inspired by W.B. Yeats poem 'He Wishes for the Clothes of Heaven'
03. David Bowie - 1984
Inspired by George Orwell's classic novel '1984'
04. Ira Marlowe - The Wish
Inspired by Johann Wolfgang Von Gothe's play 'Faust'
05. Marta Gomez - Paula Ausente
Inspired by Isabel Allende's memoir 'Paula'
06. Deborah Pardes - Bobo's Country
Inspired by Alexandra Fuller's memoir 'Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight'
07. Michelle [Bloom] - Listen, the Silences
Inspired by Thomas Merton's Essays 'Raids on the Unspeakable'
08. Larry Kenneth Potts - The Ballad of Poker Alice
Inspired by Stephen Ambrose's historical novel 'Nothing Like It In The World'
09. Steve Earle - Dixieland
Inspired by Michael Shaara's historical novel 'The Killer Angels'
10. Vicki Randle - Don't Let Me Fall
Inspired by James McBride's memoir 'The Color of Water'
11. Patti Witten - Goin' Back to Moline
Inspired by Robert Clark's novel 'Mr. White's Confession'
12. Tom Waits - A Good Man is Hard to Find
Inspired by Flannery O'Conner's short story 'A Good Man is Hard to Find'
13. Stephanie Riggio - Voice Inside (Song of Siddharta)
Inspired by Hermann Hesse's novel 'Siddhartha'
14. Rosanne Cash - The Summer I Read Colette
Inspired by 'Colette's Collected Stories of Colette'
15. Ana Porter - Hunger
Inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'
16. Gaskit - Peel This Away
Inspired by Elie Wiesel's autobiographical novel 'Night'
The Songs Inspired By Literature (SIBL) Project, Inc. is a creative non-profit producing advocacy and educational materials exclusively for the literacy movement. They use music as a vehicle to engage, inspire and reinforce the magic of literature and the power of reading.
They have launched an awareness and outreach campaign for one of the USA's most critical, least discussed problems: adults who cannot read or write. Based in Northern California, they are made up of musicians, authors, teachers, and journalists. Their programmes and projects inspire adults who need to improve their literacy skills, and attract volunteers and supporters on behalf of literacy providers, many of whom do not have the financial resources or expertise to launch such a massive public awareness campaign.
Check out their website @ www.siblproject.org
From Gary H.
LIQUID ASSETS NEXT MONTH
24th February 2003
Update: The upcoming documentary 'Liquid Assets: Bowie's Millions' on BBC 3 will be broadcast starting on 2nd March, then repeated showings.
The series which examines the finances of prominent figures has this blurb concerning db: 'David Bowie has sold 120 million albums and has amassed a fortune, yet in the early stages of his career he had huge debts due to hotel bills and profligate shopping sprees.'
Programme dates and times:
2nd March
Liquid Assets: Bowie's Millions (Documentary)
Starting: 20:00 on Sunday 2nd March. Duration: 1 hour
Showing on BBC 3.
3rd March
Starting: 02:00 on Monday 3rd March. Duration: 55 minutes
Showing on BBC 3.
6th March
Starting: 02:05 on Thursday 6th March. Duration: 55 minutes
Showing on BBC 3.
8th March
Starting: 21:15 on Saturday 8th March. Duration: 55 minutes
Showing on BBC 3.
9th March
Starting: 03:05 on Sunday 9th March. Duration: 55 minutes
Showing on BBC 3.
9th March
Starting: 11:00 on Sunday 9th March. Duration: 55 minutes
Showing on BBC 2.
9th March
Starting: 11:00 on Sunday 9th March. Duration: 55 minutes
Showing on BBC 2 Scotland (Digital).
(Ed. After watching several of these documentaries I'd take the majority of everything said with a great big liberal pinch of salt, and just keep your fingers crossed they happen to show some nice footage of our DB to make it worthwhile watching).
VOYEUR BOWIE DAY IN HOLLAND
23rd February 2003Next Saturday 1st March from 12:00 noon until 16:00 at the STIP Gallery, Eerste Sweelinkstraat 20, Amsterdam, the International David Bowie fanclub THE VOYEUR in co-operation with STIP Gallery and Shop Around, presents a visual tour through the past of David Bowie.
At this exhibition you can amaze yourself viewing the masterpieces of twenty Dutch artists whom each visualised a certain phase from David Bowie's colour full career. From the promiscuous 'Ziggy Stardust' to the drugged 'Thin White Duke'. From the commercialised 'Serious Moonlight-crooner' to the latter day 'Heathen'.The Gallery, run by the internationally acclaimed tattoo artist and painter Henk Schiffmacher will be opened that Saturday especially for David Bowie fans. All David Bowie fans have free entrance and free drinks.
Members of 'The Voyeur' have a chance to win a limited edition screen-print personally signed and numbered by Peter Pontiac. Special guests: Henk Schiffmacher, Barry Hay from the Golden Earring and Peter Pontiac (under reserve).
Click on the flyer and you will find all details about this fantastic afternoon, on which two members of Bowie cover band Ch-Ch-Changes will play an acoustic live set.
From Peter Smit @ The Voyeur
GOOD LUCK DAVID!
22nd February 2003
DAVID BOWIE is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance section for the track 'Slow Burn' taken from his Heathen album.
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony which will be broadcast live from Madison Square Garden, New York on CBS 23rd February at 8:00pm EST.
Grammy Awards - 210 min. The gala returns to New York after a five-year absence with a first-time Sunday telecast. The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and AOL Keyword: GRAMMY
db ONLINE AUCTION UPDATE
22nd February 2003
Update: David Bowie Online Auction Update - 21st February 2003 - 7" singles, CDs, Cassettes and Polish Postcard Record Auctions ends Monday, February 24th!
These auctions will be ending on Monday, February 24th, throughout the day. The first auction ends at 10:00 a.m. EST, which is 15:00 GMT, and the last one ends at 6:45 p.m. EST, which is 23:45 GMT.
They end in the order they're in on the Recordings pages - first 7" singles, then cassettes, then CDs, and finally the Rykodisc Sound + Vision wooden box set and Polish postcard records.
From Julie Stoller @ The David Bowie Online Auction
TOO MANY COOKS?
20th February 2003
A long-lost musical collaboration between Mick Jagger and John Lennon has realised £1,400 at auction. The track, a cover of the blues song 'Too Many Cooks' recorded in 1974, featured Jagger on vocals, Lennon on guitar and Ringo Starr on drums.
Auctioneers Cooper Owen said the unlabelled acetate - a record made directly from a master tape - had been "grossly underestimated" and was "worth up to £10,000".
It came on the market after Tom Fisher, a London record dealer, bought it for £20 four years ago from a man claiming to be a friend of Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood.
Jagger is said to have personally verified it as genuine and said it was recorded while Lennon was estranged from Yoko Ono - the so-called Lost Weekend" period.
According to Jagger, the track was recorded at a session called 'The Birthday Bash' at the Record Plant studios in New York. DAVID BOWIE and Lou Reed were also thought to have been present.
In a message on his website, Jagger says: "The song has been available as a bootleg for 20 years. "I have no reason to think that the acetate in question has any more value than the other bootleg versions."
From Ingmar.
db... THE MASTER OF ROCK
20th February 2003
Coming up next week on RADIO TWO on Wednesday 26th February at 10:00pm (GMT) is 'Masters Of Rock'. Bruce Dickinson presents the third in a six-part series charting the evolution of hard rock over six key years. This week covers the 1972 period which features DAVID BOWIE.
Next week's issue of the Radio Times (Nicole Kidman cover) includes a small Ziggy shot. It's detailed on the radio header page with a pic of him, bottom-left.
From Charlie.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
19th February 2003
Leading international clothes designer PAUL SMITH has bought copies of the David Bowie/Mick Rock book, Moonage Daydream to sell in his shops around the world. Moonage Daydream is to be found in Milan at his shop at 30 Via Manzoni; in New York at 108 Fifth Avenue and also at two of his London outlets: in the heart of the West End in Covent Garden and in Notting Hill at his shop in Westbourne Grove - (from Genesis Publications)...
The current issue of MOJO magazine (March 2003) features a few DAVID BOWIE snippets inside. First off is a piece called 'Last Night A Record Changed My Life'. This month it's 'Teenage Doper Roddy Frame' and he's picked Scary Monsters. Also there's a little piece about a collection of unseen Bowie photo's taken by Terry O'Neill during the recording of Pin-Ups being at auction at Bonhams. Apart from that... Mojo this month is FULL of Punk :-) What a fab issue :-) and it has an absolutely totally BRILLIANT free CD with it, on Nasty Green Vinyl - (from Spidey and Don)...
DAVID BOWIE'S 'Panic In Detroit' was played as background music in the BBC2 sitcom Happiness last night - (from Funky Pumps)...
BOWIE COLLECTORS ONLINE AUCTION!
17th February 2003
Update: The next online auction starts today (17th Feb) covering Fan Publications, Fanzines, Film Programmes and Lobby Card Auctions. They'll start around 10:00 am EST, which is 15:00 GMT. As always, the auctions will last for three weeks, and will end throughout the day on Monday, March 10th. I'll have them ending every few minutes from 10 a.m. E.S.T. through the afternoon (afternoon through evening GMT), so if you're bidding on different items, they won't all be ending at the same time.
This enormous collection of rare DAVID BOWIE memorabilia is being offered for sale by major db fan and collector JULIE STOLLER, former editor of the U.S. newsletter 'Sound & Vision' (1987-1992).
Recordings, books, fanzines, posters, press kits, promotional items, t-shirts, displays, magazines and newspapers, audio and video tapes, and much more! Most items sold by auction to highest bidder. Offers for particular items or groups of items will be considered during the preview period.
Free Bowie items and Sound & Vision newsletters to winning bidders, while supplies last! Many one-of-a-kind and super rare collectibles!!
Click here to visit Sound & Vision: The David Bowie Online Auction! @ http://bowiestuff.sytes.net.
CLASSIC BOWIE, CIRCA 2002
15th February 2003Check out this superb DAVID BOWIE Heathen album release Wall Poster, now available. 'Classic Bowie, Circa 2002. Live in Boston, New York and Philadelphia.'
Full colour and sized 24 x 36 inches, usually ships in 24 hours. List Price: $21. Save 10% : $2.01. Your Price: $18.99. Be quick they are going like hot cakes!
See this and the latest items in the BowieWonderworld Online Shop
DB ON LIQUID ASSETS
14th February 2003
The opening programme in the series LIQUID ASSETS was broadcast tonight on BBC1 (BBC3). The programme tonight focused on that other magnificent db... David Beckham and his missus Victoria.
There's a programme trailer currently showing on BBC which shows several clips of each of the celebrities. The blurb for the programme goes like this... Just how rich is rich? Find out as this series looks at the bank balances of the flush and famous including recent profiles of DAVID BOWIE, Elton John, Bono, Posh and Becks and P. Diddy.
No financial file or spreadsheet is left unturned in the process of putting a figure to fame. Elton John discusses his very public financial scandal and it's revealed David Bowie has made the majority of his money from business deals, not his music.
After watching this evening's programme, I'd take the majority of everything said with a great big liberal pinch of salt, and just keep your fingers crossed they happen to show some nice footage of our DB to make it worthwhile watching.
Other upcoming TV... on the 20th February there's a repeat showing of THE PIXIES documentary on Channel 4, UK. The documentary looks at how the seminal 80s US band influenced rock music in the 90s. Featuring rare footage of their first London gig in 1988, and contributions from David Bowie, U2, Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Badly Drawn Boy and Blur. The programme starts at 01:55 on Thursday 20th February. Duration: 1 hour, Channel 4, UK.
"...THIS SHOW WILL REMAIN WITH US THE LONGEST"
13th February 2003Here are the full details of the various formats of Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture, scheduled for release on 24th March.
Filmed and recorded on the 3rd July 1973, at London's Hammersmith Odeon, this is the final concert performance from DAVID BOWIE as 'Ziggy Stardust' and has since become known to his fans as "The Retirement Gig".
For the first time the full introductions to the songs and David's chat inbetween have been included and it is also the first time his famous farewell speech has been available on CD.
Tracklisting:
Intro - Ninth Symphony / Hang On To Yourself / Ziggy Stardust / Watch That Man / Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All The Young Dudes / Oh You Pretty Things / Moonage Daydream / Changes / Space Oddity / My Death / Intro - (Contains William Tell Overture) / Cracked Actor / Time / Width Of A Circle / Let's Spend The Night Together / Suffragette City / White Light White Heat / Farewell Speech / Rock 'N' Roll Suicide / Pomp And Circumstance: March No 1
This is available as: Double CD in clamshell box with PVC slipcase including 24 panel pull-out poster, 1x mock ticket and a 12 page booklet in the style of a fanzine and features for the first time on CD the full length version of "Width Of A Circle".
Limited numbered double red vinyl LP in deluxe gloss varnished gatefold sleeve with pull out poster.
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture PAL DVD comes packaged as a clamshell box in PVC slipcase with a 24 panel fold out poster and an 8 page booklet in the style of a fanzine. The picture has been cleaned and digitally remastered and new 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes have been created by legendary producer Tony Visconti, who also adds commentary as does director D.A. Pennebaker. DVD rom extras include calendar, screen saver, desktop pictures and weblinks.
(Ed. The cheapest place I find the double CD release on the internet is at CD WOW!for a mere £8.99 including postage).
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
12th February 2003
More new BowieWonderworld columnists to be introduced, as well as latest columns from Nevada Kerr, Diamond Dave, Roger B and Mr. Touchshriek. You can read all the latest columns here...
You can now pre-order the DVD of Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture - released by EMI Records, run time is 90 minutes...
And how are we all today my Spooksters? A gentle reminder that SPOOKY GHOST will be at large this weekend - Friday February 14th TLA Philadelphia 8pm (opening for Jeffery Gaines) and Saturday February 15th at the Living Room New York City 10:00pm to midnight. Paul Bryan (bass), Doug Yowell (drums), Pamela Sue Mann (singing). Love to see youse there - (from Gerry Leonard)...
THE THREE TUNS GETS IT NAME BACK!
11th February 2003Just to let you all know that The Rat and Parrot has been renamed and changed back to THE THREE TUNS today, just the official name change for now, refurbishment to come!
Thanks to everyone who supported this cause, those who signed the Three Tuns petition, attended the Bowie fan events at the pub over the past 2 years, gave, encouraged, supported and organised.
Click on the photograph and you can see the newly placed signs :)
From Alan landlord of The Three Tuns in Beckenham.
TMWFTE GETS SPECIAL RELEASE TREATMENT
11th February 2003Today (11th Feb) sees the release of the special collectors edition of THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH on DVD.
Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, the complete and uncensored movie version, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring DAVID BOWIE as the offbeat title alien character Thomas Jerome Newton.
Synopsis: Nicolas Roeg's acclaimed cult masterpiece - like you've never seen or heard it before. DAVID BOWIE made his unforgettable feature film debut as a visitor from a dying planet who becomes a reclusive multi-millionaire, only to lose himself in an earth-bound abyss of decadence, self-destruction and alienation. Candy Clark, Rip Torn and Buck Henry co-star in this enigmatic masterpiece directed by Nicolas Roeg (Don't Look Now, Performance) that remains an extraordinary combination of sci-fi epic and mind- blowing allegory, as well as one of the most provocative motion picture events of our time.
The movie has now been fully restored from original negative materials and featuring remastered DTS and Dolby EX audio for an unparalleled new experience in sound and vision.
The full list of bonuses and extras are spread over the two discs which includes an 8-Page Collector's Booklet - the set also includes:
The Man Who Fell To Earth - Feature Presentation (Disc One)
- Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- THX Approved
The Man Who Fell To Earth - Bonus Materials (Disc Two)
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Talent Biographies
- Poster and Still Gallery
- Watching The Alien - An All-New 24 minute featurette
- Original Screenplay in DVD-ROM
Genre: Sci-Fi
Encoding: Region 1 (US and Canada only)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
Street Date Release: 11th February 2003
Year Originally Released: 1976
Rating: R. Length: 139 Mins
List Price: $29.98. Price: $22.49 (and eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping). You Save: $7.49 (25% Discount). You can purchase The Man Who Fell To Earth now.
BOWIE FAN BOOK TAKES SHAPE
10th February 2003
Another DAVID BOWIE fan currently researching and planning a db publication is new BW columnist Mr. Touchshriek aka GARY.
"So how can I help?" I can hear you saying. Well Gary intends to write a "fan" book about how David Bowie has affected us fans.
How, when and why you got the Bowie bug. What age you were? Where were you? Doing what? How he changes people, how they find themselves, absolutely everything imaginable about and to do with the facts of db obsession. Also strange meetings, relationships, weird happenings, coincidences, etc etc you get the idea.
If you have contributions to make please email Gary at
BOWIE IN AUSTRALIA... BOOK
10th February 2003
Hi db fans... Just a quick message to let you know that I am writing a book about DAVID BOWIE in Australia and would like to get in contact with any of you who may have seen Bowie live in Australia... or may have live CDR's of Australian shows... or clippings from the Australian press.
The book is set for a release later this year and any help from you guys would be greatly helpful.
Cheers David Newman - please email
LIVING IN LIES BY THE RAILWAY LINE
9th February 2003
It could well be worth checking out THE SOUTH BANK SHOW tonight on ITV1 at 11:20pm. Melvyn Bragg talks to acclaimed writer HANIF KUREISHI, the scribe behind controversial Oscar-winning film My Beautiful Launderette and the BBC drama The Buddha Of Suburbia.
Surely the programme will mention DAVID BOWIE in connection with the soundtrack for Buddha or at least the fact that Hanif went to the same school as David at Bromley Technical High School in Keston, South Bromley.
YOU'RE BETTER THAN MONEY
9th February 2003
Today's SUNDAY EXPRESS supplement magazine S:2 reveals 'The 100 Richest People In Britain'. DAVID BOWIE is placed as the 41st richest person in the UK with £510 million.
DAVID BOWIE
£510 million
(2002: No. 35 £500 million)
Age: 56
Started with: Nothing
Big Break: Recording Space Oddity
David Bowie was recently voted the second-greatest British artist of all time. he also makes number two in the pop money stakes, behind only Sir Paul McCartney. His 30-year music career brought £200 million in royalties, including £6 million last year. But it was the pioneering Bowie Bonds which kept the cash flowing - bringing him £33 million by selling royalties in advance from his back catalogue. On top of his art collection, the running of Internet-based BowieBanc and a stake in celebrity website UltraStar, Bowie's real cash cow has been the portfolio of Swiss property he acquired in the Eighties and which have made him more than £200 million. It is the reason he is ahead of fellow pop stars, many of whom have sold more records.
In the 'Top 10 UK Musicians' list David is placed second.
Top 10 Musicians
01. Sir Paul McCartney - £1.19 billion
02. DAVID BOWIE - £510 million
03. Sir Elton John - £497 million
04. Mick Jagger - £320 million
05. Keith Richards - £280 million
06. Tom Jones - £275 million
07. Barry Gibb - £225 million
08. George Michael - £220 million
09. Robert Plant - £180 million
10. Phil Collins - £165 million
David is also featured in the overall 'Top 10 Real Cash' which estimates the top ten amounts held in actual cash, not assets, land, property and shareholdings).
Top 10 Real Cash
01. Bernie Ecclestone - £2.7 billion
02. Sir Paul McCartney - £800 million
03. John Bredenkamp - £705 million
04. Lily Safra - £680 million
05. Donald Gordon - £500 million
06. DAVID BOWIE - £420 million
07. Sir Donald Gosling - £405 million
08. Sir Elton John - £350 million
09. Sir Edwin Manton - £320 million
10. Simon Fuller - £290 million
Written and compiled by Anil Bhoyrul and Rebecca Wright @ Sunday Express.
SAT1 BOWIE CONCERT
9th February 2003
The songs broadcast on tonight's DAVID BOWIE concert from Berlin on SAT1 in Germany were as follows:
01. Cactus
02. Slip Away
03. I'm Afraid Of Americans
04. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
05. I've Been Waiting For You
06. "Heroes"
07. Heathen
08. Rebel Rebel
09. Survive
10. Alabama Song
11. Afraid
12. Everyone Says Hi
13. Hallo Spaceboy
The filmed concert was taken from David's performance on 22nd September in Berlin at the Max Schemling Halle.
WHISTLE TEST YEARS
9th February 2003
There's a new series starting on BBC2 TV this coming Thursday. The WHISTLE TEST YEARS will be raiding the archives for the best of the rock show which ran from 1971 to 1987. This series takes a chronological look at the show, opening with the years 1971-72. Bands featured include DAVID BOWIE, Lindisfarne, Curtis Mayfield, Fairport Convention, Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steppenwolf and the Beach Boys.
Thursday, 13th February
Whistle Test Years
23:50 to 00:35 (45 minutes long).
The programme will be broadcast on the following BBC2 channels: BBC 2 / BBC 2 Scotland (digital) / BBC 2 Northern Ireland (digital) and BBC 2W (digital).
Thanks to Jackie & David E for the pointer.
GERMAN BOWIE CONCERT TONIGHT ON SAT1
8th February 2003
Reminder: Don't forget tonight is the broadcast in Germany of DAVID BOWIE'S concert from Berlin during his last tour. Screened on SAT1 TV channel, the 45 minute programme starts at 12:00 midnight tonight until 1:30am (CET).
The filmed concert is taken from David's performance on 22nd September in Berlin at the Max Schemling Halle.
If you have an analogue dish, the broadcast from Berlin is free and unscrambled on Sat 1 (Astra transponder 6) at 11:00pm (GMT) UK time. Sat1 teletext page 384 has all the details (subtract 1 hour for UK time) - (thanks to Gobrian for the extra info).
DAVID'S WRITING NEW SONGS
7th February 2003
DAVID BOWIE has mentioned in one of his recent journal entries over on BOWIENET that it looks likely that he'll also be performing with RAY DAVIES at the forthcoming Tibet Concert Benefit Concert at Carneige Hall in New York City on 28th February. They will be performing one of Ray's songs.
Besides the pairing, Tony Visconti is currently working on "a string and acoustic guitar arrangement" for David's set.
In another journal entry, David lets it be known that he is currently writing new material ready for recording. He describes the direction his new songs are taking as musically "upbeat" and suggests there are "some really good stage/live things here."
There are a few tickets STILL available for the Tibet concert if you act really really quick. Scroll to the bottom of this news page and type in "david bowie" in the 'search for tour dates' box or visit the Carneige Hall official website at www.carnegiehall.org or telephone their box office on: (212) 247-7800.
From BowieNet.
DON'T MIND ME SAYING SO... AN UPDATE DEMON
7th February 2003
Big thanks to Paul C for sending in two CDRs full of scanned DAVID BOWIE concert tickets and stubs for the Concert Appearances section. I shall be adding these over the next few weeks. Note: I have added a 'mouse over' on each concert date that has 'extras'. When it changes to a yellow colour you'll know there is something extra to view about that concert, be it a concert ticket, a review and so on...
An excellent response from the WONDERWORLD columnists over the past week - thanks guys! :) Here are all the latest columns which can also be found on the home page on the right hand side column, as well as the dropdown menu at the top of this news page. Say hi to the latest two new columnists RogerB and Angel.
Angel: Aladdin Sane - not quite Ziggy in America
Black Owl: The Journal of a Clown (Part 1)
Mr. Touchshriek: 49p from Woolworths!
Mr. Touchshriek: One Magical Movement
Mr. Touchshriek: Why I didn't put Bowie on the back of my Jacket!
Nevada Kerr: Torture Comes And Torture Goes
RogerB: I looked and frowned and the monster was me
Simon: Tolkien - Allegory?
The Lodger: Postcard 01
All the archived columns can be found here.
LABYRINTH SUPERBIT DVD RELEASE
6th February 2003
Journey into the fantastical world of LABYRINTH, starring DAVID BOWIE, Jennifer Connelly and a cast of incredible creatures created by Jim Henson and produced by the Master of Myth George Lucas.
Edition details:
- Approximate running time 102 minutes
- Certificate PG.
- Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
- Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
The Superbit titles utilise a special high bit rate digital transfer process which optimises video quality while offering a choice of both DTS and 5.1 Dolby Digital audio. All Superbit DVDs start with High Definition masters. The Superbit Collection will set a new benchmark in high resolution DVD image and sound, creating the ultimate in home entertainment. By reallocating data normally used for value-added content, Superbit DVDs can be encoded at double their normal bit rate while maintaining full compatibility with the DVD-Video format. The result is picture quality that provides outstanding detail.
Superbit DVDs play on all DVD players. Currently DVDs are encoded to optimise space for the feature plus added value and audio streams. The Suberbit collection reallocates and converts the physical space ordinarily devoted to added value to higher bit rate video transfer and both Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS audio.
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TMWFTE DVD BONUSES
6th February 2003
Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Double DVD Collectors Special Edition features the following bonus materials on disc two). Order The Man Who Fell To Earth now and save 25%.
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Talent Bios
- Poster and Still Gallery
- 'Watching The Alien' - An all-new 24 minute featurette
- Original Screenplay in DVD-ROM
Scroll down the page for (1st Feb) further release information.
UNCUT SPECIAL ZIGGY ISSUE OUT NOW
6th February 2003Published yesterday all over the UK is the excellent latest issue of UNCUT magazine (issue 70) which concentrates in the main on DAVID BOWIE and his character Ziggy Stardust throughout.
Besides the excellent Ziggy shot adorning the front cover by Sukita, inside there is a massive twenty-one page feature!, a whole host of other db articles, as well as the free cover mounted CD 'Starman'.
The eighteen track free CD features rare and exclusive versions of 18 classic David Bowie songs covered by various artists.
Tracklisting:
01. Ian McCulloch: The Prettiest Star.
02. Culture Club: Starman.
03. Guy Chadwick: Fall In Love With Me.
04. Edwyn Collins: The Gospel According To Tony Day.
05. The Divine Comedy: Life On Mars?
06. Alejandro Escovedo: All The Young Dudes.
07. Midge Ure: The Man Who Sold The World.
08. Associates: Boys Keep Swinging.
09. Big Country: Cracked Actor.
10. Peter Murphy: Funtime.
11. The Polecats: John. I'm Only Dancing.
12. Blondie: "Heroes".
13. Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Rebel Rebel.
14. Duran Duran: Fame.
15. The Gourds: Ziggy Stardust.
16. The Langley Schools Music Project: Space Oddity.
17. Christian Death: Panic In Detroit.
18. Black Box Recorder: Rock 'N' Roll Suicide.
OK big deep breath... inside the magazine...
(p3): Nice Ziggy shot. (p8 and 9: Starman CD track listing and information.
(p11): 'Stardust Memories': Dispatches write about Mick Rock's Moonage Daydream book, the lavish limited edition book of Mick's David Bowie photographs.
(p42-66) 'Gimme Your Hands' - When David Bowie invented Ziggy Stardust in an attempt to revive his flagging career, he changed our world as well as his own. In this 21-page special, the key players in the Ziggy story look back at the rise and gall of a glam rock superstar. Written by Chris Roberts, photography Mick Rock, includes 34 photographs and lots of information. Reminiscences and contributions from Tony Visconti, Mick Rock, Ken Scott, DA Pennebaker, and way too many others to mention. Spider Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey tells Uncut that he is "keeping his mouth shut", he and bassist Trevor Bolder are writing a book about the whole thing.
(p144): Uncut recommendation 'Best Of Bowie' DVD short review.
(p86/87/88/90): 'The Pit and The Pendulum' a five-page interview with Lou Reed talking about his latest album 'The Raven' which includes a black and white photo of David and Lou performing at the Royal Festival Hall in 1972.
(p162): David Bowie Fans May 1976, Uncut Editor Allen Jones writes his rock 'n' roll war stories from his diary, this time recalling the time David Bowie returned to the Empire Pool London in May 1976.
(Ed. Do yourself a favour and make sure you grab a copy of this magazine or you'll regret it).
ZIGGY RIP 3 7 73
5th February 2003
Great catalogue number... Always on the lookout for bargains: The soon-to-be-released DAVID BOWIE 2CD 30th Anniversary of Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture can be purchased via CD WOW!
Alternatively you can purchase Ziggy Stardust: The Motion [VINYL] 2LP Record, released 24th March by EMI (catalogue number: ZIGGYRIP3773), as well as the audio 2CD version Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture released 24th March by EMI (catalogue number: 5419792). Along with the DVD version of Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture.
David Bowie latest releases can be found here.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
5th February 2003
An even bigger bargain: You can purchase GOLDIE'S 2CD album 'Saturn Returnz' that features DAVID BOWIE singing on the track 'Truth' at all Music Zone record shops in the UK for a mere £4.00. Yes a mere £4! - (from my MUM)...
Happy Birthday returns to GEORGE UNDERWOOD - best wishes and have a great day!
Q magazine (March) the 200th edition, features an exclusive two page piece concerning DAVID BOWIE along with an excellent full page photograph...
The lyrics and chords to the LOU REED track 'Hop Frog' sung by DAVID BOWIE and released on Lou's latest album The Raven can be downloaded here...
db collectors: The remixed version of 'I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship' by DEEPSKY I mentioned the other day can be located on a scarce 33 1/3 RPM vinyl only promotional record. Released on ISO Records through Columbia (CAS 59068). The full tracklisting is:
A SIDE:
01 Everyone Says 'Hi' (Metro Remix) 7:21.
02 Everyone Says 'Hi' (Metro Remix - Radio Edit) 3:43.
B SIDE:
01 I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship (Deepsky's Space Cowboy Remix) 7:52.
(Thanks to Total Blam Blam at BowieNet)...
LIFE ON MARS? HITS NUMBER 1!
5th February 2003
The classic DAVID BOWIE song 'Life On Mars' which has been covered by JASPER STEVERLINCK has hit the NUMBER ONE spot over in Belgium in their ultra top 20 chart.
The song was recorded and mixed by Staf Verbeeck at Jet Studio Brussels and is released on Lipstick Notes Records. Sung by Jasper Steverlinck, arranged and performed by Steven and Stijn Kolacny (piano).
From Hendrik.
EVERYONE KEEP SAYING 'HI'
5th February 2003
Everyone say hi to the latest BOWIE WONDERWORLD columnist BLACK OWL who has written her very first column 'The Journal of a Clown (Part 1)'...
SIMON dips his nib in the ink once again, to complete his seventh masterpiece discussing the subject of JRR Tolkien - Allegory? Hang on there's more...
MR. TOUCHSHRIEK has already written his second column within the space of a few days and is asking himself 'Why I didn't put Bowie on the back of my Jacket!' - which takes a delightful and nostalgic look back to the thuggery of the 70s, being a Bowie fan, having a Ziggy cut and getting your head battered on nearly every street corner. Oh how I remember it well. Well personally my best friend was 6ft 4in in platform boots, aged 14 and built like a brick sh**house so I was OK ;)...
There's still plenty of room for more columnists, all ages, all sizes welcome. There's another 5 or so peeps currently writing their first columns. Come on don't be shy... get scribbling.
Check out the latest archive BW columns here or use the drop down menu at the top of the news page and also the direct links on the home page.
BERLIN BOWIE BROADCAST ON SAT1
4th February 2003
Confirmation of the broadcast date and time for the screening of the DAVID BOWIE concert on Germany's SAT1 channel in German newspapers. The 45 minute programme starts at 12:00 midnight until 1:30am on 8th/9th February (Sat/Sun).
The filmed concert is taken from David's performance on 22nd September in Berlin at the Max Schemling Halle. The show was professionally filmed with at least eight cameras, four hand-held on stage, one long dolly track centre stage and a small adjustable mobile crane.
The FULL set list consisted of:
Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Cactus
Look Back In Anger
China Girl
Slip Away
Fame
I'm Afraid Of Americans
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
I've Been Waiting for You
"Heroes"
Heathen (The Rays)
Warszawa
Speed of Life
Breaking Glass
What In The World
Sound And Vision
Art Decade
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Be My Wife
A New Career In A New Town
Subterraneans
Rebel Rebel
Moonage Daydream
Survive
Alabama Song
Afraid
Everyone Says Hi
Hallo Spaceboy
Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust
Music Special: David Bowie - Live in Berlin
Sun 09.02 00:00 (Sat1)
Aufzeichnung aus der Max-Schmeling-Halle, 2002
Check out the SAT1 website @ www.sat1.de for further information.
EVERYONE SAY HI
3rd February 2003
Everyone say hi to the latest BOWIE WONDERWORLD columnists...
MR. TOUCHSHRIEK has opened up his first column with his opinions on DAVID BOWIE'S first released live album 'David Live'.
Ed. DB trivia: Did you know? I was rummaging through some of my db bits and pieces last weekend and guess what I came across? A 1974 record shop promotional poster (in a pastel pink n' blue n' dust) for the impending release of David Live on double vinyl. Guess how much? David Live cost on the day of release... £3.75 for a limited period only! Bargain or what?
Also running out of ink as we speak is new contributor THE LODGER who's sent a postcard from the edge... watch this space. Any day now. Meanwhile, the enigmatic NEVADA KERR has sent in her latest column (no 16) The Beggarman On The Shelf.
Check out the latest archive BW columns here...
DEEPSKY SPACE COWBOY REMIX
2nd February 2003
Hailing from Los Angeles, DEEPSKY (Scott Giaquinta and Jason Blum) has produced world-class music that has rocked dance floors and stunned armchair listeners alike for more than 10 years.
From their 1997 single 'Tempest' (which served as the theme song for MTV's seminal electronica video programme 'Amp'), to their international hit 'Stargazer', to recent remixes of Madonna's 'Die Another Day' and DAVID BOWIE'S 'I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship', the Deepsky duo have established themselves as one of America's most sought-after production teams.
You can listen to 'I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship' (Deepsky's Space Cowboy Remix) by clicking here - RealAudio version.
Check out Deepsky's official website @ www.deepsky.co.uk
Thanks to RogerB for the pointer.
DB TV HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEBRUARY
1st February 2003
Get those video recorders ready... The pick of the best television programmes featuring DAVID BOWIE from around the world to be broadcast this month include the following:
1st February
USA: The Parkinson Show which featured a wonderful interview and performances from David Bowie will be broadcast on BBC America for the first time today at 8.00pm EST.
7th February
UK: David Bowie on the Performance Channel, 3 showings at 10:00am, 4:00pm and 10:00pm GMT.
8th February
UK: David Bowie on the Performance Channel at 4:30am GMT.
USA: Saturday Night Live featuring David Bowie, Comedy Central at 2:00am ET.
Germany: Broadcast of David Bowie's Berlin Concert (Sept 2002) on SAT1 at midnight 0:00 until 1:30am. Check out the SAT1 website @ www.sat1.de for more details and confirmation.
Check the February 2003 Monthly Planner for other DB TV programmes and worldwide events.
TMWFTE DOUBLE DVD SPECIAL RELEASE
1st February 2003
Cast your minds back twelve months ago... Do you remember when I first mentioned the project by SRT (Sound Recording Technology) in Cambridgeshire, UK who were remastering the soundtrack to THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH? Well now at last the full release information has finally come through.
Anchor Bay are releasing Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth. Starring David Bowie as the offbeat title character Thomas Jerome Newton, the movie will be presented with a THX-approved anamorphic transfer and DD5.1 and DTS6.1ES English audio.
The extras will be spread over two discs and will include a Watching The Alien featurette, a poster/still gallery, some trailers and TV spots, the original screenplay and many more "yet-to-be-announced features".
Synopsis: Nicolas Roeg's acclaimed cult masterpiece - like you've never seen or heard it before. DAVID BOWIE made his unforgettable feature film debut as a visitor from a dying planet who becomes a reclusive multi-millionaire, only to lose himself in an earth-bound abyss of decadence, self-destruction and alienation. Candy Clark, Rip Torn and Buck Henry co-star in this enigmatic masterpiece directed by Nicolas Roeg (Don't Look Now, Performance) that remains an extraordinary combination of sci-fi epic and mind- blowing allegory, as well as one of the most provocative motion picture events of our time.
Anchor Bay Entertainment is proud to present the complete and uncensored version of The Man Who Fell To Earth, now fully restored from original negative materials and featuring remastered DTS and Dolby EX audio for an unparalleled new experience in sound and vision.
The Man Who Fell To Earth - Feature Presentation (Disc One)
- Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- THX Approved
The Man Who Fell To Earth - Bonus Materials (Disc Two)
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Talent Biographies
- Poster and Still Gallery
- Watching The Alien - An All-New 24 minute featurette
- Original Screenplay in DVD-ROM
Genre: Sci-Fi
Encoding: Region 1 (US and Canada only)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
Street Date Release: 11th February 2003
Year Originally Released: 1976
Rating: R. Length: 139 Mins
List Price: $29.98. Price: $22.49 (and eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping). You Save: $7.49 (25% Discount).
This item will be released on February 11th, 2003. You may order The Man Who Fell To Earth now.
Thanks to Gary for the pointer :)
DUTCH BOWIE ART EXHIBITION
1st February 2003
A DAVID BOWIE art exhibition will be held this month at STIP GALLERY in Amsterdam, between February 16th till March 9th. Up The Hill Backwards! The Golden Years of David Bowie features eighteen renowned Dutch artists who have each given their artistic impression of a Bowie period.
Contributing artists include: Pieter Dorrenboom, Erik Kriek, Luuk Bode, Henk Schiffmacher, Leendert Masselink, Panc, Tijn Snoodijk, Cosh, Marco Lap, Pepijn v/d Nieuwendijk, Peter Pontiac, Joppe Rovers, Hans Kievit, Remko Kalkman, Vince and Niels Kalk.
Address:
Stip Gallery
Eerste Sweelinckstraat 20
1073 CM Amsterdam
Go to www.letsgoshoppingaround.com/bowie for more details and some examples of the artwork that will be shown.
From James.
DARKNESS AND DISGRACE IS BACK IN LONDON
1st February 2003
Top English chansonnier DES DE MOOR and RUSSELL CHURNEY, Julian Clary's ex-pianist, resume their travels with a wide-eyed alien from Bromley in February when their show based on the songs of DAVID BOWIE, 'Darkness and Disgrace', returns to London for a three-week run at Hampstead's Pentameters Theatre in a new, enhanced version.
Des and Russell take you on an intimate and emotionally dynamic musical excursion interpreting the work of one of the world's most enduring and fascinating performers. This is no Stars In Their Eyes tribute show, but a contemporary musical and theatrical appreciation of one of Britain's major international icons.
The show traces Bowie's oeuvre from its roots in the soul-soaked, creatively explosive London of the 1960s and onwards through a landscape peopled by mod Newley-wannabes, sexually ambivalent science fiction apocalypse prophets, Brel-fixated trash theatre queens, drug-stupefied cold war romantics, pre-millennial art murderers and wild-eyed aliens from Bromley.
Personal and moving, 'Darkness and Disgrace' rediscovers Bowie's fabulous talent and brings new readings to his words and music.
Superbly directed by Britain's foremost cabarettiste Barb Jungr, the show has drawn acclaim from critics and audiences alike since launched in 2000 at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, London, and enjoyed a successful run at the Edinburgh Festival fringe in 2001. This new version includes many extra songs including some from Bowie's 'Berlin' period.
"To hear these songs in such a personalised context is a real ear-opener.
I listened as though someone else had written them." - David Bowie
"A must see...stunning new versions of Bowie songs." - Xfm Radio
"Very rewarding... brings fresh life to the songs." - EdinburghGuide.com
"Fascinating...an enigmatic two hander." - The Times
"Intelligent and moving...providing new insights at every turn." - What's On In London
"An endless stream of compelling vignettes." - The Stage
For more see www.desdemoor.com
Tuesday 4th - Sunday 23rd February 2003 (except Mondays 3, 10 and 17)
Leigh and Longworth present
DARKNESS AND DISGRACE
Pentameters Theatre, Three Horseshoes, Heath Street, London NW3 6TE
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7435 3648
Times: 20:00-22:00 hrs Tues-Sat, 17:00-19:00 Suns
Tickets: UKP £10.00/£8.00
Transport: Hampstead Underground (Northern Line) 1 min.
DAVID BOWIE COLLECTORS ONLINE AUCTION!
1st February 2003
Update: The current online auction at present is for video tapes - all 'buy it now'. Next auction starting on 3rd February is Recordings: 7" ers, cassettes and CDs! (and Polish postcard records!).
An enormous collection of rare DAVID BOWIE memorabilia is being offered for sale by major Bowie fan and collector JULIE STOLLER, former editor of the U.S. newsletter 'Sound & Vision' (1987-1992).
Recordings, books, fanzines, posters, press kits, promotional items, t-shirts, displays, magazines and newspapers, audio and video tapes, and much more! Most items sold by auction to highest bidder. Offers for particular items or groups of items will be considered during the preview period.
Free Bowie items and Sound & Vision newsletters to winning bidders, while supplies last! Many one-of-a-kind and super rare collectibles!!
Click here to visit Sound & Vision: The David Bowie Online Auction! @ http://bowiestuff.sytes.net.
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL
1st February 2003
COOPER OWEN are currently holding Rock Legends Auction on the 20th February which contains a couple of DAVID BOWIE items.Sale 2077 Lot 37
'David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars' signed single
A copy of the 1972 'RCA Records' single John, I'm Only Dancing, signed on the front cover Love David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey all in blue ballpoint pen. Mounted, framed and glazed.
Overall measurements approx. 11.5 x 11.5 inch (29 x 29 cm)
Estimate £200-300Sale 2077 Lot 38
David Bowie signed poster, 1995
An advertising poster titled 'New Afro-Pagan and Work 1975-1995' for David Bowie's first solo art exhibition at The Gallery in Cork Street, London, signed David Bowie 95, in red marker pen. Framed and glazed.
Overall measurements approx. 23 x 35 inch (58 x 89 cm)
Estimate £100-150
From Kaz @ cooperowen.com
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