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1 GIANT LEAP OF BOWIE'S MEMORY
31st August 2002

1 GIANT LEAP aka Jamie Catto (Faithless) and Duncan Bridgeman have recorded a wonderful new version of DAVID BOWIE'S 'Memory Of A Free Festival'. The track was recorded at Glastonbury as a tribute to the origins of the festival.

Mission Statement: Last year Jamie Catto, film maker and founding member of Faithless and Artist/Producer Duncan Bridgeman, joined forces to create the project, 1GiantLeap. They embarked upon a global journey that included Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, United Stated and United Kingdom, equipped solely with a digital audio camera and a vision. This vision - to capture and share with others, the unique fusion of sound, image and spoken word from some of the world's most influential artists and musicians such as Neneh Cherry, Michael Stipe, Dennis Hopper, Asha Bhosle, Kurt Vonnegut and Baaba Maal.

Jamie states in his Glastonbury online diary: "I guess I should tell you the Mission we had in mind: Having specially prepared a backing track of David Bowie's 'Memory of a Free Festival' we decided to make a short film about Glastonbury based on the song including images and bits of interview from the madness there and, in typical 1GL style, grab as many of the best artists playing there to sing or play on the track."

Visit their excellent website @ www.1giantleap.tv - click on the Glastonbury link to view the movie and hear the track in Windows Media or RealPlayer formats.

The 1 Giant Leap DVD will be released in mid September in the UK and Europe.

SWEDISH RECORD STORE SIGNING
31st August 2002

And we'd speak of a Swedish room... DAVID BOWIE will visit Bengans (a Swedish record store) on Friday, 13th September at 17:00 hrs to sign his brand new album Heathen!!! There will also be a draw of exclusive Bowie stuff among those who attend. Hang on there's more...

The following day, he will (once again) play on the Swedish TV programme 'BingoLotto' on 14th September (Saturday).

From Zig Dust®.

DAVID INTERVIEWED ON NPR
30th August 2002

Watch Episode 24 of NPR's Online Music Show 'All Songs Considered' which features DAVID BOWIE. Besides watching the mini promo for Slow Burn you can listen in RealAudio to an interview with David Bowie and NPR's Renée Montagne, as well as the outtakes. Excellent stuff.

Please click here to visit npr.org website.

I'D WALK A 'MOONLIGHT MILE'
30th August 2002

Songs by DAVID BOWIE, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Robert Plant, and others are featured on the soundtrack for the film MOONLIGHT MILE, which opens September 27th. Directed by Brad Silberling, Moonlight Mile is a drama about a young man (Jake Gyllenhaal) mourning the death of his fiancee while continuing his relationship with her parents (Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon).

Silberling said he carefully chose songs for the soundtrack that are not necessarily well-known but are "the unsung heroes from some of the finest albums ever made... they're the ones you grew to love most, even though their better known siblings always stole the limelight. They're the ones you called your own."

The Moonlight Mile soundtrack is released on September 24th. The full tracklisting includes: 'I Want To Take You Higher,' Sly & The Family Stone; 'Moonlight Mile,' The Rolling Stones; 'Love Will Come Through,' Travis; 'Twentieth Century Boy,' T-Rex; 'Sweet Head,' David Bowie; 'Everybody Is A Star,' Sly & The Family Stone; 'I Hear You Knocking,' Dave Edmunds; 'Rock And Roll (Part 2),' Gary Glitter; 'Razor Face,' Elton John; 'I'll Be Your Lover Too,' Van Morrison; 'Comin' Back To Me,' Jefferson Airplane; 'Buckets Of Rain,' Bob Dylan; 'Song To The Siren,' Robert Plant; and 'The Telling,' Mark Isham.

AND GO GLAM WITH BOWIE
30th August 2002

The American Movie Classics' 10th annual film preservation festival, will include restored versions of DAVID BOWIE'S "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" and The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter." The theme for the anniversary celebration is "Rock 'n Roll in the Movies," with an emphasis on the 1970s, when Hollywood moviemakers and the rock world were groovin' to the same beat - or trying to. The three-day festival, Friday to Sunday, includes "Ziggy Stardust," "Gimme Shelter" and the Bee Gees-flavored "Saturday Night Fever" among films in which the art forms clicked.

"The Last Waltz" helps kick off the first night, airing at 10 p.m. EDT Friday. It follows the 8 p.m. EDT debut of an original documentary, "Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s." The ever-elegant Bowie narrates the documentary, which boogies through the decade when Hollywood was unafraid of movie musicals and musicians found success through exposure in films. Offering generous clips, the documentary trips through a dizzying array of '70s genres: reggae; disco; glam, classic and punk rock; and "avant-garde extravaganzas," as Bowie puts it, including the resounding flop "Xanadu."

"There's a lot of very, very bad films that came out in the '70s, especially when you got on the music side," The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb comments in the documentary. "It was really cashing in on what 'Saturday Night Fever' had done, and you cannot repeat a phenomenon." Among the juicy tidbits recalled in the documentary: Elvis Presley's manager talked him out of playing a fading rock star in "A Star is Born," giving Kris Kristofferson the role opposite Barbra Streisand; "Xanadu" was a box-office flop in 1980 but the album, with the Electric Light Orchestra, went double-platinum.

Visit the amctv.com for more details and information, including a DA Pennebaker biography and interview.

FASCINATION EXHIBITION REVIEW
30th August 2002

'Fascination' - Through Sept. 30, Gallery 16. DAVID BOWIE has created and inhabited more personae, and spawned more rock trends and subgenres, than almost any other popular musician. Not all of his "changes" have earned critical and popular acclaim, but there's no denying that he has managed to stay relevant and contemporary throughout his nearly four-decade-long career.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his most famous incarnation, Ziggy Stardust, "Fascination" features works by more than 40 artists, including visual art, essays, a CD remake by S.F.-area bands of Bowie's 1977 album Low (for sale at the gallery), and Fascination, a play by Kevin Killian and Wayne Smith that will be performed Sept. 6 at the Lab. Each of the paintings, sculptures, photographs, and collages centers on some aspect of Bowie's oeuvre - including issues of authorship, sexual identity, and the blurring of high and low art.

Two of the most remarkable works in the show are collective efforts. One, Myriam Santos-Kayda's Doing Bowie, is a checkerboard of 18 photographs of Bowie worshippers, each accompanied by a testimonial. The scrawled words are intensely personal, given this public medium; they seem to be intended more for Bowie's private viewing than for the delectation of a gallery crowd. The other is similarly intimate but more haphazardly structured. It's a massive wall collage of artwork and postcards submitted to the gallery by fans around the world. Each piece of text is a first-person retelling of a different fan's Bowie dream, which sounds a little creepy but ultimately comes off as a warm and non threatening tribute by non-rock stars to their ultimate rock star.

Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1616 16th St., S.F. (415) 626-7495.
(Performance of Fascination Sept. 6, 8 p.m., The Lab, 2948 16th St., S.F. $5-$10. 415-864-8855).

By Lindsey Westbrook (www.sfbg.com).

LONDON HMV SIGNING DAY
29th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE is all set for another London in-store signing session in September. David will be visiting the HMV store in Oxford Street, London on Monday 9th September at 11:00am for an hour. 150 tickets will be distributed via BowieNet. Below is the press release for this event:

David Bowie meets his fans at HMV: rare PA as prelude to Mercury Music Prize.

One hundred and fifty lucky David Bowie fans have the chance to meet their hero when he makes a very rare personal appearance at HMV's 150 Oxford Street flagship store in London's West End next month.

Bowie visits the store for an hour from 11.00 am to 12.00 midday on Monday 9th September. Such is the anticipated demand to meet Bowie, however, that fan access will be restricted to the first 150 people obtaining free tickets for the event. Full details of how fans can obtain tickets will be available via his website, www.davidbowie.com.

David Bowie will be signing copies of his much-acclaimed hit album, Heathen, which is shortlisted as one of the Albums of the Year in the 2002 Panasonic Mercury Music Prize. Bowie's HMV appearance comes a week prior to the Final of the Mercury Music Prize, on Tuesday 17th September.

Released in June this year, Heathen sees David Bowie reunited with legendary producer Tony Visconti. Guest musicians on the album include Pete Townshend and the Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl.

Info from BowieNet and NME.

BEST OF BOWIE DOUBLE DVD
29th August 2002

Scheduled for release on 4th November the BEST OF BOWIE DVD, (cat. no. 490 1039) which is released in conjunction with the 'Best Of Bowie' compilation CD, contains the following forty-seven tracks on 2 DVDs:

DVD 1:
    01. Oh! You Pretty Things (The Old Grey Whistle Test) (Take 2)
    02. Queen Bitch (The Old Grey Whistle Test)
    03. Five Years (The Old Grey Whistle Test)
    04. Starman (Top Of The Pops)
    05. John, I'm Only Dancing
    06. The Jean Genie
    07. Space Oddity
    08. Drive-In Saturday (Russell Harty Plus Pop)
    09. Ziggy Stardust (from The Motion Picture)
    10. Life On Mars? (Mick Rock)
    11. Rebel Rebel (TopPop)
    12. Young Americans (Dick Cavett Show)
    13. Be My Wife
    14. "Heroes"
    15. Boys Keep Swinging
    16. DJ
    17. Look Back In Anger
    18. Ashes To Ashes
    19. Fashion
    20. Wild Is The Wind
    21. Let's Dance
    22. China Girl
    23. Modern Love
    24. Cat People (Live from Serious Moonlight Tour)
    25. Blue Jean
    26. Loving The Alien
    27. Dancing In The Street

DVD 2:
    01. Absolute Beginners
    02. Underground
    03. As The World Falls Down
    04. Day-In Day-Out
    05. Time Will Crawl
    06. Never Let Me Down
    07. Fame '90
    08. Jump They Say
    09. Black Tie White Noise
    10. Miracle Goodnight
    11. Buddha Of Suburbia
    12. The Heart's Filthy Lesson
    13. Strangers When We Meet
    14. Hallo Spaceboy
    15. Little Wonder
    16. Dead Man Walking
    17. Seven Years In Tibet
    18. I'm Afraid Of Americans
    19. Thursday's Child
    20. Survive

Info from EMI via BowieNet.

SPOOKY AT THE LIVING ROOM
29th August 2002

Greetings all you hot things... there will be a SPOOKY GHOST gig on Friday September 6th at 8:00pm to 9.00pm at The Living Room in NYC. Featuring Paul Bryan (Bass), Shawn Pelton (Drums). Special guests: Pamela Sue Mann, Mark Plati, Betty Boop. Come early for a solo Paul Bryan set at 7.15 pm.

Venue: Living Room NYC, corner of Stanton and Allen. Telephone: 212-537-7237.

From Mr Ghostly aka Gerry Leonard.

ZIGGY ANNIVERSARY PACKAGING
28th August 2002

The current Medialinenews.com newsletter for August 2002 features an article entitled EMI Dresses Up Bowie's 'Ziggy' With Book Package by Larry Jaffee.

(August 9, 2002) London, U.K. - EMI last month marked the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking David Bowie album Ziggy Stardust and Spiders From Mars with a deluxe, two-CD bound book package.

More than 100,000 units were manufactured in Europe for worldwide distribution, reports Nigel Reeve, EMI's A&R manager for catalog, based here.

Since EMI, through its Virgin imprint, reissued a remastered albeit no-frills version of the entire Bowie back catalog in 1999, "we knew that it had to be a bit special," said Reeve, who had "a free reign to do what I wanted [with the Ziggy reissue]."

Reeve's role in the project included coordinating "everything from start to finish." That entailed supervising the remastering and digging out the unreleased tracks, as well as packaging considerations such as conceiving the book presentation and "sitting with the art director to make sure that the right things went where."

Once Reeve decided to go with an all cardboard-constructed book sized for store racks, he "received figures from two or three suppliers, and went with one which gave us exactly what we wanted but at a reasonable price." The supplier turned out to be a London packaging firm called CMCS, but because of the tight deadlines, the work was split with another vendor as well, Italian media packaging specialist Pozzoli.

Reeve acknowledged that "there are always cost implications" with special packaging, but there was a realization within EMI that the anniversary Ziggy edition had to be special because the company had already reissued a digitally remastered version of the album nearly three years ago. "I had a little more leeway," Reeve said, referring to budget considerations, without revealing exactly how much he had to spend on the project.

Bowie himself didn't have much input in the packaging for the Ziggy reissue because the artist was busy with his new album Heathen, which was released in June on his own label ISO Records, distributed by Sony's Columbia Records. Meanwhile, EMI retains the rights to the back catalog through 2013, noted Reeve, who has worked at EMI for 17 years.

"I would have liked [Bowie] to be more involved with the packaging. In the end, he got a nice package, but you never know how good it can be [without an artist's participation]," he said, noting that Bowie was involved in the packaging for EMI's 2000 triple-CD release Bowie at the BBC.

Although Bowie wasn't available to bounce off ideas, Reeve noted that the EMI art department did have access to the musician's personal photograph archive, maintained by the same company that administers the "BowieBond" securities, which raised the artist $55 million a few years ago using his back-catalog royalties as collateral. EMI's deluxe two-CD collectors' package includes a 36-page booklet, including new sleeve notes by David Buckley (author of The Complete Guide To The Music Of David Bowie), a time line, briefly tracing the recording history of the album by Kevin Cann and previously unseen photographs by Mick Rock. The first disc covers the entire album, digitally restored; the second disc compiles outtakes from the sessions.

Inside the package is a cardboard insert promoting a new £350 book also published in July co-authored by Bowie, Moonage Daydream - The Life And Times Of Ziggy Stardust, a 340-page limited edition history of Ziggy, featuring a 10,000-word text by Bowie and 500 photographs by Rock. Each of the 2,500 numbered copies is signed by Bowie and Rock, and quarter-bound in blue leather.

EMI art director Drew Lorimer noted that the package features "a fair amount of new (previously unseen) photography-based material."

"We also tried to take the old images [associated with the album] and Photoshop them, Warhol-style," he said, citing the colorized negatives of familiar images as an example.

"I laid it all out in one evening and then tweaked it over a week-and-a-half to see how copy flowed with the images," Lorimer said.

A frustrating part of the process was not being able to come up with the original negatives for the album cover. "It's like a jigsaw [puzzle] how to find these things. We asked EMI employees to bring in their copies of the original vinyl album (released in 1972 by RCA), and on each of the three copies brought in, the cover jacket artwork looked different," he noted. Lorimer ended up going with the graphic files used the last time that the CD was reissued because they comparatively were in the best shape.

Lorimer entered the project thinking, "I didn't want a jewel case; I thought that would be really boring," and he likes that the package "reads more like a book than a CD booklet."

The release has had a few minor packaging gaffes. Lorimer thought that the paper stock for the book was going to be thicker, and Reeve admitted that the discs slightly protrude from the bottom of the two disc sleeves due to an error in the gluing process. That problem has been since corrected in reorders.

Early sales reports show the book package moving at a brisk pace. Assuming that the anniversary release performs to expectations, Reeve added that he has in mind special packaging for five or six other Bowie albums. Next up: 1973's Aladdin Sane.

Thanks to Will for the pointer.

BIG DAY OUT FOR BOWIE?
27th August 2002

Big Day Out organisers are talking with DAVID BOWIE to headline their summer festival. Promoter Ken West said negotiations with the notorious flight-phobic Bowie have lingered for three years.

"There is the fear of the travel thing and we are asking him to do the longest trip possible: New York to Perth and back.

"Still, David Bowie is a holy grail, and we like holy grails very much," Mr. West said.

The Livid Festival begins in Brisbane on October 12th.

By Nui Te Koha - 23/8/02 Courier-Mail (Queensland Newspapers).

From Marion.

REEVES LA GIG TOMORROW NIGHT
27th August 2002

This coming Thursday (29th August) REEVES GABRELS performs his last LA gig before interplanetary excursion at the Alterknit Lounge @ The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, California, USA at 10 p.m 'till 12:30.

The full line-up is: Reeves Gabrels (lead vocal and the electric guitar), with Paul Ill (bass and backing vocals), G. Elroy McMullen (pedal steel, baritone, guitar and backing vocals), Brock Avery (drums, samples and electronic percussion), Special guest Irishman at 9:00pm Donnacha O'Donnell.

From Reeves.

BOWIE ALBUM CHART PLACINGS
27th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE'S Hunk Dory is still on the up! No 39 this week. A remarkable achievement.
Heathen is down six places to number 70.

Below are some of the various worldwide chart places for Heathen:

    Austria 4, 5, 7, 13, 18, 24, 25, 34, 37, 56
    Belgium 4, 4, 6, 14, 17, 16, ?, 29, 33, 38, 44
    Denmark 1, 4, 4, 5, 6, 15, 17, 16, 21, 26
    France 3, 5, 7, 11, 16, ?, 33, 49, 51, 75
    Germany 4, 6, 8, 14, 12, 15, 20, 30, 41
    Holland 19, 19, 24, 28, 41, 57, 83, 97
    Norway 2, 3, 5, 6, 14, 18, ?, 38, 30
    Sweden 6, 8, 14, 22, 27, 33, 55, 44, 41, out of Top 60
    Switzerland 7, 7, 16, 22, 16, ?, 17, 29, 31, 49
    UK 5, 11, 27, 19, 20, 27, 37, 35, 45, 64, 70

    UK Hunky Dory 42, 39

From John Sellars.

THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
26th August 2002

The German Sony website are reporting that DAVID BOWIE is set to appear on Wetten daß on German television performing 'Everyone Says Hi' along with an interview on the 5th October - (from Marion)...

There are some gorgeous photographs of IMAN online at the DE BEERS website. Click on the news link to read a piece about Iman's involvement with their new design collection. Visit www.debeers.com - (from Jackie & David)...

DAILY TELEGRAPH 'COMPLETE' REVIEW
25th August 2002

Saturday's edition of the DAILY TELEGRAPH featured (on page 1) a small review of Nick Pegg's revised and updated book THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE.

Review: The Complete David Bowie by Nicholas Pegg (Reynolds & Hearn, £19.95, pbk) - Thirty years since Ziggy Stardust, 25 since Low and "Heroes". Your average fan knows such highspots of the Bowie chronology without thinking, but since the man has been at work for four decades, there is much even the most ardent worshipper can't call to mind. Hence this book, now in its second edition and so up to date that it manages to fit in 20 or so pages on Bowie's latest album, Heathen, released in June. But this is not just a trainspotter's manual. Pegg has a keen critical intelligence and his prose is more than functional. Part of the fun is disagreeing with him on the merits of a sing, a tour, a bootleg. One problem: most Bowie fans are now in middle age, their eyesight not all it was. Couldn't something have been done about the type-size? - Christopher Bray.

(Ed. Grrr - these reviewers are getting too cheeky these days. They knocking down a pegg or two).

DB ON CNN PEOPLE NEWS
25th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE appears on the CNN People in the News programme. This afternoon there was a 7 minute David Bowie interview segment this afternoon at 2:00 pm (Chicago time). It will be on again at midnight tonight (8/25 Chicago time), Sunday at 7:00 pm, and late Sunday night (8/26) at midnight.

Three people were on the hour long show. First was Elvis Costello, 2nd David Bowie and 3rd Bono.

From Annette.

ZIGGY FINALLY MEETS HIS STARDUST
24th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE has long asserted that the name of his 1970s alter-ego 'Ziggy Stardust' was inspired by the LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY (Norman Odam, aka. 'The Ledge').

Though Bowie was reportedly a fan, the two had never met. That all changed on 14th July during the Area 2: Festival gig in San Francisco, as explained by Odam's friend Tony Philputt, who directed an as-yet unreleased documentary about The Ledge.

Click here to read Tony's account of the meet up @ www.keyofz.

Thanks to Zog for the posting on the BW MB yesterday.

SECOND PARIS SHOW CONFIRMED
24th August 2002

2nd show confirmed - Tickets for the upcoming DAVID BOWIE concert at Le Zénith on 24th September sold out completely within minutes. According to France International Radio, a second show has been added for the following day on Wednesday 25th September with tickets on sale now. International callers ring 0033 142 313 228 and 0892 683 622 within France.

Date: 24th September - SOLD OUT
Date: 25th September - On sale now

Venue: Le Zénith - 19ème 211, Avenue Jean Jaures, 75019, Paris, France.

Check the 2002 Concert Performances for more details of upcoming shows.

(Ed. A few people have emailed stating they have called 0033 153 53 64 64 and made phone reservations using credit cards and at the FNAC Box Office window).

THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
24th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE'S filmed performance from the Olympia in Paris on 1st July is to be previewed next Wednesday 28th August at La Cite de la Musique in Paris, before the TV debut on the ARTE channel on 12th September - (from Eric C)...

Tribute act JEAN GENIE are playing a gig in Preston, UK on 7th September at the Marquee Club. Tickets are priced at £5 in advance and £7 on the door - (from Paul F)...

The full tracklisting for DAVID BOWIE'S forthcoming UK single release 'Everyone Says Hi' can be found below - scroll down to August 18th news...

OPENING DOORS AND PULLING SOME STRINGS
23rd August 2002

Out now and available in all good record stores is THE STRING QUARTET TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE released by Vitamin Records (catalogue number: CD-8668).

Whether strutting the stage as the glam-rock icon Ziggy Stardust, pushing the boundaries of popular music with Heroes and Sound and Vision or rocking the world with tracks like Lets Dance, David Bowie consistently reinvents himself and the role of the artist in music. Bowie is one of the most charismatic and controversial figures rock 'n' roll has produced. Ever. His career has spanned decades, produced innumerable hit records, included globe spanning tours, stellar collaborations and entertained millions of fans worldwide. In the spirit of a man who lacks loyalty to any one musical style, "The String Quartet Tribute To David Bowie" presents a compilation of his greatest hits as told by some of today's hottest string players and arrangers. The result is a magnificent fusion of utter emotional depth!

This excellent collection features: PETR UHLIR (violin), JAN ALAN (violin), JIRI MASARIK (viola), PAVEL MALINA (cello), ROMAN FINGER (contrabass) and contains the following tracks:

    01. Ashes To Ashes (Listen to mp3 here)
    02. Changes
    03. Space Oddity (Listen to mp3 here)
    04. The Man Who Sold The World
    05. Ziggy Stardust
    06. Golden Years
    07. Let's Dance
    08. "Heroes"
    09. Fame
    10. Falling Through Space

Visit the TributeTo.com website.

(Ed. Watch this space for an upcoming BW competition to win one of five of these albums).

THIS WEEKEND - DAILY TELEGRAPH REVIEW
22nd August 2002

Coming up in THE DAILY TELEGRAPH review section this weekend will be a review of the new edition of Nick Pegg's THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE.

Published by Reynolds & Hearn, The Complete David Bowie has been painstakingly written and newly researched, and utilises all the various Bowie source material available in print and on the Internet.

With a brand new cover shot from David's recent performance at the Meltdown Festival, this exhaustive book now reaches a very commanding 560 pages in total. Featuring right-up-to-date information covering David's latest studio album Heathen and the songs contained therein. The performances section is also complete up to and including the 2002 Area 2 Festival dates.

Click here or scroll down to 7th August news for the complete information about this new edition.

From Richard @ Reynolds & Hearn.

SECOND PARIS SHOW ADDED
22nd August 2002

2ND SHOW CONFIRMED: Tickets for the upcoming DAVID BOWIE concert at Le Zénith on 24th September sold out completely within minutes. According to France International Radio, a second show has been added for the following day on Wednesday 25th September with tickets on sale now.

Date: 24th September - SOLD OUT
Date: 25th September - On sale today

Venue: Le Zénith - 19ème 211, Avenue Jean Jaures, 75019, Paris, France.

Check the 2002 Concert Performances for more details of upcoming shows.

(Ed. A few people have emailed stating they have called 0033 153 53 64 64 and made phone reservations using credit cards and at the FNAC Box Office window).

THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
21st August 2002

Mentioned on the official Queen web site @ www.queenonline.com - 'Under Pressure' the classic collaboration between Queen and DAVID BOWIE is set to feature on the new EMI/Capitol album 'Best Of Bowie'. The 2CD set, which is due in late October/early November, will include tracks that span the entire career of the solo star including 'Rebel Rebel', 'Space Oddity', 'Changes', 'Ashes To Ashes' and 'Let's Dance' - (from René)...

In the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, DAVID BOWIE gets some coverage. There's a large picture of him in the rain during an Area 2 show, a small brief account concerning the 'Best of Bowie' album being released, and his 'Soul Train' performance is ranked number 6 of the 50 worst rock 'n' roll disasters - (from Paranoid Eyes)...

Check out the THE BOWIE SHOW.COM website for the exhibition at GALLERY 16 in San Francisco, USA. FASCINATION @ Gallery 16 is a special nightly event devoted to DAVID BOWIE and his MASSIVE influence on not just music, but fashion, art, culture and everything that matters. To give you an idea of how good the exhibition is here's a mini review from a local SF newspaper... 'Bowie is the one true innovator of our time. He has not only changed, but shaped the past, present and importantly future of our lives. From the Human League to Japan, Bauhaus to Siouxsie, Depeche Mode to Suede, Bowie still stands head and shoulders above the rest and FASCINATION can proudly stand among the best odes to Bowie there has been.' - (Scroll down to August 7th news for full details of dates and opening times)...

Reminder: If you are in or around the Sheffield area tonight you can watch DAVID BOWIE in 'Baal' - the screening takes place at the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield (Paternoster Row) at 8.40 pm...

DB DVD ROUND UP
20th August 2002

Several DAVID BOWIE related DVDs are about to be released over the next few months...

CAT PEOPLE is scheduled for release on 27th August. DVD $17.49 (List $24.98). Region 1 encoding (for use in US and Canada only).

BASQUIAT is scheduled for release on 3rd September. DVD $13.99 (List $19.99). Region 1 encoding (for use in US and Canada only); Standard; Soundtrack in English.

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH is schedule for release on 1st October. DVD $15.98 (List $19.98). Region 1 encoding (for use in US and Canada only).

ZOOLANDER is being released on Region 2 DVD and PAL-VHS on 7th October, previously only available for rent. The DVD will have 2 hours of extra footage. (I am trying to find out if any of the extra footage features Mr. B). VHS has a retail price of £12.99 and DVD has a retail price of £19.99 - (from Russ).

You can click here to pre-order these DVDs via CDNow, with savings of 30% and 20% off list prices.

NEW ENTRY IN AT NO. 42!
19th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE'S album Heathen falls 19 places to number 64 this week in the United Kingdom. However, Bowie has an album much higher up the charts! There is a new entry at Number 42 this week and it is none other than HUNKY DORY!

This position is not totally unexpected, since there is a current promotion running whereby the majority of Bowie's back catalogue can be purchased for the ridiculous price of £5.99 each. (With Hunky Dory and Pin Ups at just £3.99 each). Hunky Dory always fares very well in these sort of promotions and is always the best seller.

From John S.

BOWIE DOES ELVIS TRIBUTE AT THE GORGE
18th August 2002

The final DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the Gorge Ampitheatre in WA, USA on 16th August (Friday) comprised of the following songs. To mark the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, David performed his own all time favourite Elvis song 'I Feel So Bad' and then sang 'One Night'.

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    China Girl
    Slip Away
    Space Oddity (snippet)
    Fame
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    I've Been Waiting For You
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    Heroes
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    I Feel So Bad
    One Night
    A New Career In A New Town
    Fashion
    Everyone Says Hi
    Hallo Spaceboy
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

From David.

FASCINATION - SHO' NUFF
18th August 2002

As mentioned on 7th August - GALLERY 16 in San Francisco, USA are currently exhibiting FASCINATION @ Gallery 16 which is a special nightly event devoted to DAVID BOWIE and his MASSIVE influence on not just music, but fashion, art, culture and everything that matters. An interesting quote from a local paper read...

...'Bowie is the one true innovator of our time. He has not only changed, but shaped the past, present and importantly future of our lives. From the Human League to Japan, Bauhaus to Siouxsie, Depeche Mode to Suede, Bowie still stands head and shoulders above the rest and FASCINATION can proudly stand among the best odes to Bowie there has been.'

Check out TheBowieShow.com official website.

From David N.

...HE GAZES TO THE SHORE
18th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the Shoreline Ampitheatre at Mountain View in San Francisco, California, USA on 14th August (Wednesday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    China Girl
    Slip Away
    Fame
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    I've Been Waiting For You
    5.15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    A New Career In A New Town
    Fashion
    Everyone Says Hi
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

From David.

EVERYONE SAYS HI - UK CD
18th August 2002

I'm hearing that 'Everyone Says Hi' will be released as a three-part CD single pack in the UNITED KINGDOM on 16th September. The one-track UK promotional only CD has been pressed. The disc and inlay are marked 'promotional only', catalogue number SAMPCS0120001.

Courtesy of Total Blam Blam at BowieNet the tracklisting for all three UK CD formats are as follows:

CD1
    Everyone Says Hi
    Safe (outtake from 'Heathen' sessions)
    Wood Jackson (outtake from 'Heathen' sessions)

CD2
    Everyone Says Hi
    You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (from unreleased 'Toy' album)
    Baby Loves That Way (from unreleased 'Toy' album)

CD3
    Everyone Says Hi
    When The Boys Come Marching Home (outtake from 'Heathen' sessions)
    Shadow Man (from unreleased 'Toy' album)

'Safe' has been re-recorded, along with a lyric change from the original and first recording that was intended for the Rugrats movie soundtrack.

Someone emailed in to say that the JAPANESE CD for the single 'Slow Burn' features the bonus track 'Baby Loves That Way', in place of 'Wood Jackson' that appeared on the European releases. Confirmed: The 5-track CD, picture sleeve with obi-strip released on Sony (catalogue number: SICP-162). The tracklisting is:

    1. Slow Burn (Edit)
    2. Shadow Man (Album Version)
    3. When The Boys Come Marching Home (Album Version)
    4. You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (Album Version)
    5. Baby Loves That Way (Album Version)

Whilst we're talking about various foreign releases, you might like to know there was also a MEXICAN one track promo CD of 'Slow Burn', featuring a custom picture sleeve (catalogue number: PRCD98654) and released on the Columbia label.

Thanks to everyone who emailed and posted confirmation... Andrea, David H, Alan.

SET LIST FROM THE VERIZON
17th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the Verizon Ampitheatre in Los Angeles, USA on 13th August (Tuesday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    China Girl
    Slip Away
    Stay
    Fame
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    I've Been Waiting For You
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    Always Crashing In The Same Car
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

From Ken.

DB ON CNN THIS WEEKEND
16th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE is to appear on CNN for The Music Room with a feature about the Area 2 tour this weekend. It will air at 21.30 London time on Sunday August 18th.

Click here to visit the CNN website which has the interview online.

From Wayne S.

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY ALEXANDRIA!!!
15th August 2002

Happy 2nd Birthday Lexie!
Have a wonderful and happy day! Don't let Dad eat all the cake!

Best wishes and lots of love
Paul, Dawn, Michael and Jade xxxx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAWN!!!
15th August 2002

Happy Birthday Mrs. Rednik!
Many happy returns of the day and lots of love as always

Paul, Michael and Jade xxx

THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
14th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE and his band, along with Moby performed 'Cactus' and 'Everyone Says Hi' during the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. No interview, the music did the talking. During the opener, Moby sang and played guitar, with David singing "B-L-A-C-K" instead of the usual "D-A-V-I-D". Black obviously for Francis Black of The Pixies who wrote the track. Moby also played bongo's on 'Everyone Says Hi'. David wearing a shiny jacket over a white shirt and black trousers, complete black leather boots...

Tribute band LITTLE WONDER have had their gig on the 24th August at The Torrington in Finchley cancelled. Instead they are now playing at The Standard in Walthamstow on the 29th August. For more details visit www.changesbowie.co.uk...

HEATHEN... EIGHT WEEKS ON
13th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE'S album Heathen is still visible on quite a few charts worldwide, but desperately needs a single release to keep it in the Top 50. Below are some of the various chart placings.

    Austria 4, 5, 7, 13, 18, 24, 25, 34
    Belgium 4, 4, 6, 14, 17, 16, ?, 29, 33
    Denmark 1, 4, 4, 5, 6, 15, 17, 16
    France 3, 5, 7, 11, 16, ?, 33, 49
    Germany 4, 6, 8, 14, 12, 15, 20
    Holland 19, 19, 24, 28, 41, 57, 83, 97
    Italy 6, 10, 18, 21, 37, 40, ?, 45
    Sweden 6, 8, 14, 22, 27, 33, 55, 44
    Switzerland 7, 7, 16, 22, 16, ?, 17, 29
    UK 5, 11, 27, 19, 20, 27, 37, 35, 45

From John Sellars.

DAVID ON SUNDAY CNN NEWS
13th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE appeared on CNN NEWS on Sunday evening with a report about his nomination for the Mercury Music Prize with Heathen.

The piece featured a small interview about the nomination and a short clip from the Slow Burn video. Then surprisingly, and even nicer... a small clip from the Montreux Jazz Festival show of db performing 'Everyone Says Hi'.

Info and screen grabs from Spidey and Don.

DENVER SET LIST AND REVIEW
12th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the sold out Area: 2 Festival at the Pepsi Arena - City Of Lights in Denver, Colorado, USA on 10th August (Saturday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Cactus
    Breaking Glass
    China Girl
    Slip Away
    Fame
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    I've Been Waiting For You
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes" (longer version)
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    A New Career In A Town
    Fashion
    Everyone Says Hi
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

Click here to read tales from Denver Area: Two three reviews and thoughts from the show from Alassin and SLS, who both obviously had a wonderful time. Thanks guys!

From Alassin Sane.

THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
12th August 2002

You can now view the complete Slow Burn video by visiting the ColumbiaRecords.com website...

DAVID and IMAN appear in this month's issue of HARPERS & QUEEN - (page 267) one full page black and white photograph taken at the Serpentine Gallery Summer party...

DAVID BOWIE'S Ziggy Stardust outtake track 'Sweet Head' is to appear on the soundtrack of the upcoming Touchstone movie MOONLIGHT MILE. Due on 24th September, the soundtrack also features T.Rex's 'Twentieth Century Boy'. The movie open in US theatres on 27th September...

Concert review and some rather nice photographs from the Chicago show Bowie Graciously Steals Host's Thunder - Review by Tony Bonyata and photos by Phil Bonyata...

I've added the first lot of DAVID BOWIE reviews for recent shows from the Area:2 festival can now be seen in the Press Archive section...

The BowieWonderworld Message Board has been upgraded. Now with no advertisements or pop ups, new features include a fully searchable database, last message posted at the top, facility to add your own photograph, your signature, who's online and all that malarky. The new 'Ultimate Board' will be added towards the end of this week - which will be kept online for a week or so and then I'll let the majority decide which one they prefer to use...

MICK ROCK TALK IN BATH
10th August 2002

Make a date to hear MICK ROCK the legendary music photographer known for his seminal work with DAVID BOWIE (and Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Syd Barrett). He's talking at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on Thursday, 22nd August at 7.30pm. Admission is a mere £3.00

    The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
    16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN.
    Telephone: 01225 312084

He will be taking you on an historical journey through his archive in words and pictures. Don't miss this rare opportunity...

From Bob Draper.

...LIKE A CHICAGO MOLL
10th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the Tweeter Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA on 8th August (Thursday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    China Girl
    Slip Away
    Fame
    I've Been Waiting For You
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    A New Career In A New Town
    Fashion
    Everyone Says Hi
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

From Jim S.

EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT TONIGHT
10th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE and Moby are to make an appearance on THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno on Monday 12th August. The show will be broadcast on the NBC Channel at 11:35 pm (EST).

If you want tickets for the show, here's how to go about it... Tickets for a specific show are available the day of the show only at the NBC Ticket Box, located at NBC in Burbank, CA. The NBC Ticket Box opens at 8:00 am. All available tickets are distributed to the public on a first come, first-served, two (2) tickets per person basis.

Click here for The Tonight Show ticket information.

PR NEWSWIRE BOWIE UPDATE
10th August 2002

UPDATE: A new press release on PR Newswire correcting their error: "Contrary to information circulated in a press release from PR Newswire, DAVID BOWIE will NOT be making an appearance at this Monday night's event at the Wherehouse Music store in Los Angeles. He was not confirmed to be on hand at this event."

From PR Newswire.

CONFIRMED EUROPEAN SHOWS
9th August 2002

Below are the current 'officially confirmed' European shows lined up for September 2002.

Sunday 22nd September - Germany, Berlin.
Venue: Max Schmeling Halle
Address; Velomax Berlin Hallenbetriebs GmbH Am Falkplatz 10437. Tel: (0 30) 443045.
Tickets are priced at 45 and 42 Euros (seated) and 38 Euros (standing).

Tuesday 24th September - France, Paris.
Venue: The Zenith.
Tickets priced at 45 Euros will be available via the FNAC website on Friday 16th August and afterwards on Tuesday 20th August after a 10 day exclusive for FNAC vendors. Telephone: +33 8 92683622.

Friday 27th September - Germany, Bonn.
Venue: Museumsmeile
Address: Am Hofgarten 21 53113 Bonn, Germany. Tel: 0228 737282.
Tickets are priced at 39.50 Euros.

Sunday 29th September: Germany, Munich.
Venue: Olympiahalle
Address; Olympiapark Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21 80809 München. Tel: +49 (0) 89-30 67-0.
Tickets are priced at 50/45/40/35 and 25 Euros.

Tickets for all the German shows are available from this Saturday 10th August at 9.00am, via the following Ticket Hotlines.

01805 57 0000 CTS Eventim (from Germany only) +49 521 560 500 Ticketservice Stratmann or www.prknet.de (click on "Ticket", then "Bowie", then choose the city and click on "kaufen" (to buy).

Info via BowieNet.

BOWIE TO DO SIGNING IN LA?
9th August 2002

UPDATE: A new press release on PR Newswire correcting their error: "Contrary to information circulated in a press release from PR Newswire, DAVID BOWIE will NOT be making an appearance at this Monday night's event at the Wherehouse Music store in Los Angeles. He was not confirmed to be on hand at this event."

According to a press release from PR Newswire DAVID BOWIE is lined up for an in-store signing in LA... Wherehouse Music Is Having a Party, and All of L.A. Is Invited!. Wherehouse Music, L.A.'s Biggest Music Chain, Thanks Loyal SoCal Customers - With 3 Days of Free Events, August 9th-11th.

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ - It's the biggest HOUSE party of the year. National music and video retailer Wherehouse Music is re-launching its 112 stores in Greater Los Angeles with a massive "House Party," comprised of a series of special promotions, sales and events over the weekend of August 9th-11th. Over the past three years, many of the individual locations have undergone a facelift from Blockbuster Music to Wherehouse Music. The Los Angeles-based chain felt it was time to re-affirm its presence in its home town.

That "thank you" comes in the form of three days of free events open to the public, including live in-store performances and appearances by Moby, David Bowie, Joe Satriani, E-40, Keith Sweat, Nate Dogg, Avant, assorted Playboy Playmates, and countless others.

THE FOLLOWING IS A CONFIRMED LIST OF EVENTS, AND THEIR STORE LOCATIONS:

- In-store performance by selected artists and CD signing by all artists, featuring Ash, The Avalanches, Blue Man Group, David Bowie, Dieselboy, DJ Dan, DJ Tiesto, John Digweed and Moby, on Monday August 12th at 6 PM.

100 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles.

THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE: NEW EDITION
7th August 2002

Tomorrow sees the publication of the revised and updated version of NICHOLAS PEGG'S 'The Complete David Bowie'. Published by Reynolds & Hearn, this painstakingly written and newly researched piece utilises all the various Bowie source material available in print and on the Internet.

With a brand new cover shot from David's recent performance at the Meltdown Festival, this exhaustive book now reaches a very commanding 560 pages in total. Featuring right-up-to-date information covering David's latest studio album Heathen and the songs contained therein. The performances section is also complete up to and including the 2002 Area 2 Festival dates.

THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE
Expanded and Updated New Edition - by Nicholas Pegg.

Critically acclaimed in its first edition, Nicholas Pegg's ground-breaking reference book The Complete David Bowie has been universally accepted since its publication in 2000 as the foremost source of detailed information and perceptive critical analysis of every aspect of David Bowie's career in music, theatre, art, cinema and beyond.

Reynolds & Hearn Ltd are now delighted to announce the publication of the much-anticipated new edition. Published on 8 August 2002, The Complete David Bowie will be extensively revised, expanded and updated, including all the latest developments in Bowie's career and also expanding on previous chapters to provide even more detail and discussion than before.

"There have been so many exciting developments in David Bowie's career over the last couple of years that it's been quite a challenge to keep up with him," says author Nicholas Pegg, "but that's what makes Bowie such a fascinating artist to write about. All of his new projects are included in the new edition - there's an in-depth discussion of the unreleased Toy album, not to mention other releases like Bowie At The Beeb and liveandwell.com, and David's involvement in films like Moulin Rouge and Zoolander. Most important of all will be the new entries on the Heathen album, the Meltdown Festival and the forthcoming tour, which promise to make the summer of 2002 an unforgettable time for Bowie fans."

As well as including all the latest updates, the new edition will expand the detail of the earlier chapters. "For economic reasons we had to edit quite a lot out of the first edition," Pegg explains, "But Reynolds & Hearn have very kindly chosen to up the page-count and allow me to restore cut material throughout the book. So I've been able to add a lot more about the songs, the albums and in particular Bowie's career as an actor, which was a chapter I was especially pleased to be able to restore to its full length. It's been a long and thorough overhaul, so there are new nuggets of information on practically every page. The first edition was 350,000 words in length, but this one is going to be nearly 400,000!"

As before, The Complete David Bowie will include:

* The Albums - detailed production history and analysis of every album from 1967's David Bowie to 2002's Heathen.

* The Songs - hundreds of individual entries reveal the facts and anecdotes behind not just the famous recordings, but also the most obscure of unreleased rarities - from 'Absolute Beginners' to 'Ziggy Stardust', from 'Abdulmajid' to 'Zion'.

* The Tours - set-lists and histories of every live show.

* The Actor - a complete guide to Bowie's work on stage and screen.

* Dateline - the most exhaustive day-by-day calendar of Bowie's career ever published.

* Plus - the videos, the BBC radio sessions, the paintings, the Internet and much more.

From the 11-year-old's skiffle performance at the 18th Bromley Scouts' Summer Camp in 1958, to the 55-year-old's residency as artistic director of the prestigious Meltdown 2002, The Complete David Bowie discusses and dissects every last move in rock's most fascinating career.

    THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE
    Nicholas Pegg
    560 pages
    Paperback. £19.95. ISBN 1-903111-40-4
    Official publication date: 8th August 2002.

You can purchase The Complete David Bowie revised book here.

CARSON DALY TONIGHT
7th August 2002

Reminder: Tune In Tonight!... DAVID BOWIE on LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY. Check out David Bowie tonight on Last Call with Carson Daly as he talks to Carson about his tour and his music. David will be the guest for the entire show, and is set to perform 'Cactus' and 'Everyone Says Hi' from his critically acclaimed CD, Heathen. Don't miss this special appearance!

Last call With Carson Daly is on NBC @ 1:35AM (EST). (Please check your local listings).

DON'T FORGET THE MOTOR CITY
7th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the DTE Energy Music Center in Michigan, Detroit, USA on 6th August (Tuesday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    Slip Away
    China Girl
    Fame
    Hallo Spaceboy
    I've Been Waiting For You
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

From Jim S.

FASCINATION - THE BOWIE SHOW
7th August 2002

In August of 2002 GALLERY 16 in San Francisco, USA will mount an exhibition that will examine the way artists continue to be influenced by or address issues that DAVID BOWIE helped bring to the fore.

A catalogue/book will accompany the exhibition featuring small essays by 25 writers including Doug Coupland, Douglas A. Martin and Rick Moody. A limited edition version of the catalogue will contain a CD of musicians like, Matmos, Tom Recchion and Aeromicd covering tracks from Bowie's 'Low'.

On September 6th FASCINATION, a play written by Kevin Killian and Wayne Smith , that takes an irreverent look at Bowie's career will be preformed at The Lab.

    FASCINATION - the Bowie show

    August 15-September 30, 2002.

    Opening reception for the artists Thursday, August 15th 6-9pm

    doug coupland
    jamie garza
    cliff hengst
    lynne hershman
    scott hewicker
    jason mecier
    peter mitchell-dayton
    caitlin mitchell-dayton
    myriam santos-kayda
    rex ray
    matthew ritchie
    wayne smith
    dani tull
    griff williams
    jim winters

Gallery 16
1616 16th St., 3rd Floor @ Kansas
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 626-7495
www.urbandigitalcolor.com
Gallery hours: 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday and by appointment.

Check out TheBowieShow.com official website.

From Rex Ray.

MORE EUROPEAN SHOWS BECKON
6th August 2002

BOWIENET have confirmed one of recent batch of rumoured European shows happening this coming September.

The only "confirmed" show so far is in Paris, France on Tuesday September 24th at The Zenith. The venue is located at 19ème 211, Avenue Jean Jaures, 75019, Paris, with tickets going on sale on Tuesday August 20th. You can visit the Zenith official website for more details.

Other tentative shows lined up include gigs in Germany (Berlin, Bonn and Munich) and in London.

(Ed. I did hear a whisper last week about two possible shows at the Wembley Arena in October. Apparently there's also a major BBC TV chat show appearance lined up for September).

TORONTO GIG SET LIST
6th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto, Canada on 5th August (Monday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    Slip Away
    China Girl
    Be My Wife
    Fame
    I've Been Waiting For You
    I Would Be Your Slave
    Stay
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    Hallo Spaceboy
    Fashion
    Everyone Says Hi
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

Mini Review from JaBowie... By having Busta Rhymes not show up David did a longer set list. David was in a great mood voice in top shape. He had the sun right in his eyes early on in the set. He would then ask a person in the front row to give them their sun glasses! He said thanks for the sun glasses I will buy you a house next to mine. Later on in the set he kindly returned the glasses. The songs all sounded great live a real good mix. 'I'm Afraid of Americans' really stood out as well as 'Hallo Spaceboy' and 'Fashion'. He did some great grabbing his crotch motions during "Johnny wants pussy in cars!"

From JaBowie and Roman.

THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE
5th August 2002

DAVID BOWIE'S Gold selling album 'Heathen' has risen back up the charts here in the UK. After David's nomination in the Mercury Music Prize, the album rises slightly to number 35...

Intriguing little piece spotted by several people in this month's issue of UNCUT magazine. There is an advert for a Billy Idol DVD/Video of his VH1 Story Tellers performance including eight unbroadcast performances. Fine, yeah so what? I hear you say. Well the advertisement goes on to state: "part of an ongoing release programme including DAVID BOWIE" plus mentions of a few other artists - (from Craig)...

Check out a great online interview with DAVID BOWIE at the Canoe.ca/JAM website - split into two parts...

Part One and Part Two. And after you've scanned your little beady's over that you can sit back and watch this little MTV video popup of our David - (from JABowie)...

Two rather nice features to check out - David Bowie's Young Americans in the Philadelphia Weekly and Charming Heathen available via RollingStone.com...

BAAL featuring DB in the title role is being screened at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield (Paternoster Row) on Wednesday 21st August at 8.40pm - (from Cat)...

TWEETER CENTER GIG SET LIST
4th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at the Tweeter Center in Boston, USA on 3rd August (Saturday) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Breaking Glass
    Cactus
    Slip Away
    China Girl
    Be My Wife
    Fame
    I've Been Waiting For You
    I Would Be Your Slave
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    Stay
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    Everyone Says Hi
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

It was a slightly longer set than other Area 2's so far, as Busta Rhymes was a no-show for some reason. GREAT show!

Also on last Thursday night in New York for the taping of the Carson Daly Last Call program (showing this coming Tuesday night/Wednesday morning at 1:35 EST in the US) - David did an interview with Carson, then he and the band performed 'Everyone Says Hi' and 'Cactus'.

From DavidE.

JONES BEACH GIG SET LIST
4th August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE gig set list from the Area: 2 Festival at Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York, USA on 2nd August (Friday) was cut short because of adverse weather conditions. The set comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Cactus
    Slip Away
    China Girl
    Fame
    I've Been Waiting For You
    I Would Be Your Slave
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    Changes
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"

You can check out some photographs from the show via Wireimage.

From Roman.

ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS WIN
3rd August 2002

Big thanks to everyone who entered the latest BowieWonderworld Competition Number 11 to win one of five copies of SOUND & VISION: 'THE ELECTRONIC TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE' on CD. The 5 lucky winners drawn at random were:

Peter White : Roman Wynnycky : Mike Jennings : Michelle Palmer : Sibylle Niebuhr

The answers can be found in the competition area. Well done to the winners and thanks to CMH Records for kindly donating these prizes. Watch this space for another competition in the next few days or so.

SO INVITING - SO ENTICING...
3rd August 2002

As mentioned last month the PRINCE MUSIC THEATER in Philadelphia are showing the original Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture, all of a brand new 35mm print.

The opening night also featured a pre-show party and a post-show DAVID BOWIE karaoke and from the responses I've read and received the opening night and karaoke went down really well. You can read an online review from the film premiere at www.empyrelounge.com. If you're quick you can get to see one of the remaining showings.

New Print! Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (D.A. Pennebaker, 1973, 35mm, UK, Color, 90 mins) "Not only is it the last show of the tour - it's the last show that we'll ever do!" With these crushing words uttered onstage at Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1972, David Bowie dazed, confused, and broke the hearts of both The Spiders From Mars band and his legions of followers. With striking red hair, legs longer than a flamingo and a face of striking androgynous beauty, Ziggy Stardust defined glam-rock and has inspired such tributes as Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captured one of rock and roll's most historic concerts. Now beautifully remastered and remixed just in time for the 30th Anniversary celebration of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album. See it in all its glam, glitter, and glory! - Chris Mich www.rebelrebelfilms.com.

Remaining dates and times:
Saturday August 3rd at 8:00 pm
Sunday August 4th at 7:30 pm

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

(Ed. To whoever shouted out the Bowiewonderworld.com URL during the film premiere on the opening night - you're mad but very sweet - thanks).

DAVID BOWIE ECLIPSED
3rd August 2002

DAVID BOWIE graces the cover of a German magazine entitled ECLIPSED (July/August issue). The feature inside sees David reflecting on his time as his Ziggy Stardust character.

There are some rather cool photographs from Mick Rock and it is said that this issue is part one, with the next following issue portraying David's time in Berlin.

From Bianca.

ARTE DOUBLE DATE WITH DAVID
3rd August 2002

Major Bowie - Die vielen Gesichter des David Bowie. Der britische Rockstar auf Tournee: ARTE zeigt am 12. September das Konzert im Pariser 'Olypia' vom Juli, zudem ein Portait sowie David Bowie zusammen mit Takeshi Kitano im Psychothriller 'Furyo - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'.

Translation in English - On September 12th ARTE shows the Gig from 'Olypia', a Portrait of Bowie + the Movie 'Furyo - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence').

From Alex in Vienna.

SET LIST FROM THE PNC
1st August 2002

The DAVID BOWIE set list from last night's Area: 2 Festival show at the PNC Bank Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, USA (Tues 31st July) comprised of the following songs:

    Life On Mars?
    Ashes To Ashes
    Cactus
    Slip Away
    China Girl
    Fame
    I've Been Waiting For You
    I Would Be Your Slave
    I'm Afraid Of Americans
    Changes
    5:15 The Angels Have Gone
    "Heroes"
    Heathen (The Rays)

ENCORES:
    Everyone Says Hi
    Let's Dance
    Ziggy Stardust

From Rene.

EMI MUSIC TO RELEASE 'BEST OF BOWIE'
1st August 2002

EMI Music are to release a double CD compilation entitled BEST OF BOWIE next month on 21st October 2002. An authoritative collection for fans old and new, the Best Of is a natural successor and complement to earlier Greatest Hits compilations which only featured tracks from 1969 -'74, and 1974 -'79, reinforcing his status as the cultural catalyst for the 70's just as the Beatles were to the 60's.

Upon compiling a tracklist for global release, it became quickly apparent however, there were localised discrepancies in what constituted a definitive Best Of collection. As a consequence, and in a remarkable initiative, each territory was able to compile it's own unique tracklisting. As a result, there will be 16 bespoke albums, not all of them doubles, and not including the UK version.

A 'Best Of Bowie' DVD will be released on 4th November featuring videos, rare television appearances and previously unseen footage.

BEST OF BOWIE - EMI Records - Cat no: 539 8222 / 539 8232.

LITTLE WONDER TRIBUTE TO DB
1st August 2002

Tribute band LITTLE WONDER have two gigs lined up for this month. They play tomorrow night (Friday 2nd Aug) at The Rayners Hotel, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex and also on Saturday 24th August at The Torrington High Road, North Finchley, London.

If any Bowie Wonderworlders attend, please be certain to introduce yourselves to the band! For venue details and tickets try here.

More details can be found at www.changesbowie.co.uk.

HEATHEN NOMINATED FOR MERCURY PRIZE
1st August 2002

Bookmakers WILLIAM HILL have made DAVID BOWIE second favourite to win this year's Mercury Music Prize on September 17th with his fantastic new album Heathen.

Amongst the other nominations are Miss Dynamite and Beverley Knight, along with The Coral, Guy Barker, The Streets, Electric Soft Parade, Roots Manuva, The Bees. Favourites are Doves and The Streets both at 4-1.

From James Cabooter of Entertainment Research and Content Consultants @ www.mrib.co.uk.

HEATHEN CERTIFIED GOLD IN UK!
1st August 2002

Many congratulations to DAVID BOWIE on achieving over 100,000 sales of his latest album Heathen in the UK! Worldwide current positions for the album are as follows:

    Argentina 9
    Austria 4, 5, 7, 13, 18, 24
    Australia 9, 16, 35, 44
    Belgium 4, 4, 6, 14, 17, 16
    Canada 9, 16, 30, 49, 67, 77
    Czech 9, 9, 35, 20, out of Top 40
    Denmark 1, 4, 4, 5, 6, 15
    Finland 11, 19, 25, out of Top 40
    France 3, 5, 7, 11, 16,
    Germany 4, 6, 8, 14, 12
    Holland 19, 19, 24, 28, 41, 57
    Iceland 3
    Ireland 6, 13, 32, 43, out of Top 75
    Italy 6, 10, 18, 21, 37, 40
    Japan 10
    Malta 1, 2
    New Zealand 25, 22, 28
    Norway 2, 3, 5, 6, 14, 18
    Spain 27, 29
    Sweden 6, 8, 14
    Switzerland 7, 7, 16, 22, 16
    UK 5, 11, 27, 19, 20, 27
    USA 14, 37, 63, 89, out of Top 100

Big thanks to John Sellers.

Last Updated: 31/8/02

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