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HALLOWE'EN NIGHT IN COLOGNE
31st October 2003
For the final concert of this month DAVID BOWIE and his band performed tonight in Cologne, Germany at the Koln Arena. The twenty-one song set list was as follows:
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Reality
04. Fame
05. Cactus
06. Afraid
07. China Girl
08. Hallo Spaceboy
09. Sunday
10. Under Pressure
11. Ashes To Ashes
12. The Motel
13. Loving The Alien
14. Changes
15. She'll Drive The Big Car
16. The Loneliest Guy
17. I'm Afraid Of Americans
18. "Heroes"
19. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
20. Suffragette City
21. Ziggy Stardust
From Alex and TheLodger.
DAVID IN AND ON LA CITY BEAT MAG
31st October 2003
Issue Number 18 of Los Angeles CITY BEAT USA magazine contains an exclusive DAVID BOWIE interview as well as a cartoon drawn front cover.
The excellent and insightful interview entitled 'White Heat' by Dean Kuipers, took place in Manhattan during the Reality rehearsals.
You can read the full article online here @ www.lacitybeat.com
WONDERWORLD COMPETITION - LAST CHANCE
31st October 2003
It's the final day today (31st) to enter the WONDERWORLD competition which ends at midnight (GMT)... it's your opportunity to win a copy of the fabulous just published 160-page book DAVID BOWIE: LIVE IN NEW YORK signed by MYRIAM SANTOS-KAYDA.
Click here to enter the competition and see the usual rules and regulations. If competitions aren't your bag you can order David Bowie: Live In New York now in the USA and receive a 30% discount. List Price: $35.00. Price: $24.50. You Save: 30%. Alternatively, you can also order from the UK with a 10% discount.
RON DAVIES REST IN PEACE
30th October 2003
Sad news to report of the passing away of songwriter RON DAVIES aged only fifty-seven. Ron, died at his home in Nashville on Thursday of a heart attack.
As you all must surely be aware DAVID BOWIE famously covered one of Ron's songs It Ain't Easy for inclusion on his classic album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars' album in 1972.
Ronny Wayne Davies was born on January 15th, 1946, in Shreveport, La. His father, local country singer Tex Dickerson, often took his eldest son to see and hear such legends as Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Red Foley and Johnny & Jack. (The songwriter took the name Davies after he was adopted by his stepfather, Darby Alan Davies).
Davies got his first guitar when he was 11 and immediately began writing songs. After his success with the Wailers, he signed to A&M Records. His first album for the label was Silent Song Through The Land. He followed it with U. F. O., which was produced by Grammy-winner Tommy Vicarri.
In the 1980s, Davies moved to Nashville, where he became a writer for Cedarwood Publishing and later for Warner/Chappell. In 1999, he played the lead role in George Jones' music video, 'Cold Hard Truth'.
Other artists that covered his songs were Three Dog Night, Joe Cocker, Dave Edmunds, Anne Murray, Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jerry Jeff Walker, among many others. His most famous compositions are 'It Ain't Easy' recorded by Three Dog Night and David Bowie; 'Long, Hard Climb' for Helen Reddy and Maria Muldaur; 'The Man I Used To Be' for Jerry Jeff Walker; and 'Waitin' On A Dark-Eyed Girl' for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
CLUB BOWIE: RARE AND UNRELEASED CD
30th October 2003Update: Scheduled for release by EMI on 17th November is CLUB BOWIE - Rare and Unreleased 12" Mixes on CD.
The tracklisting is still yet to be confirmed, but the EMI withdrawn promo CD for Club Bowie: Rare and unreleased 12" mixes is as follows;
1. The Scrumfrog Vs David Bowie - Loving The Alien (Original Club Mix)
2. David Bowie - Let's Dance (Trifactor Vs Deeper Substance Remix)
3. David Guiletta Vs David Bowie - Just For One Day ("Heroes") (Club Mix)
4. David Bowie - Starman (Metrophonic Remix)
5. Solaris Vs Bowie - Shout (Original Mix)
6. David Bowie - China Girl (Riff & Vox Club Remix)
7. Solaris Vs Bowie - Shout (Amazon Dub)
8. David Bowie - Magic Dance (Danny S Cut & Paste Remix)
9. David Bowie - Let's Dance (Club Bolly Extended Remix)
You can pre-order Club Bowie: Rare and Unreleased 12" Mixes now.
Update: (from BowieNet) This is the confirmed nine-track tracklisting for the official release:
1. The Scumfrog Vs Bowie - Loving The Alien
2. David Bowie - Let's Dance (Trifactor vs Deeper Substance Remix)
3. David Guetta Vs David Bowie - Just For One Day (Heroes) (Extended Version)
4. The Scumfrog Vs David Bowie - This Is Not America
5. Solaris Vs Bowie - Shout
6. David Bowie - China Girl (Riff & Vox Club Mix)
7. David Bowie - Magic Dance (Danny S Magic Party Remix)
8. David Bowie - Let's Dance (Club Bolly Extended Mix)
9. Video of David Bowie - Let's Dance (Club Bolly Mix)
FOUR OZ DATES CONFIRMED
30th October 2003
Four of DAVID BOWIE's 'A Reality' concerts in Australia have now been 100% officially confirmed for February 2004. Announced so far are dates in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne.
17th February: Australia, Brisbane Entertainment Centre
20th February: Australia, Sydney Entertainment Centre
23rd February: Australia, Adelaide Entertainment Centre
26th February: Australia, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
Check out the 'A Reality' tour page and Free Classified Reality Ticket Exchange which contains around 130 wants, trades and sales.
From BowieNet
DAVID LIVE IN VIENNA TONIGHT
29th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band just got off stage an hour or so ago in Vienna, Austria at the Wiener Stadthalle. They performed the longest set list so far with thirty songs. 'The Loneliest Guy' finally made it's live debut tonight during this tour, and there was a welcome return to Reality.
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Reality
04. Fame
05. Cactus
06. Sister Midnight
07. Afraid
08. China Girl
09. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
10. Hallo Spaceboy
11. Sunday
12. Under Pressure
13. Ashes To Ashes
Band Intro: (then DB did a bit of Frank Zappa's It Can't Happen Here)
14. Days
15. Fashion
16. Never Get Old
17. The Motel
18. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
19. Loving The Alien
20. Changes
21. Let's Dance
22. She'll Drive The Big Car
23. The Loneliest Guy
24. I'm Afraid Of Americans
25. "Heroes"
26. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
27. Bring Me The Disco King
28. Hang On To Yourself
29. Suffragette City
30. Ziggy Stardust
From K3ther.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
29th October 2003
Inside the current issue of WINDOWS XP magazine there's a short review for DAVID BOWIE's Reality album along with a nice colour photo - (from Jackie & David)...
Check out some excellent DAVID BOWIE live photographs from his recent Milano concert at the Italian Bowie Site Moonage Daydream - (from Daniele)...
Featured inside this month's ROLLING STONE Italian magazine is a large DAVID BOWIE interview along with beautiful photos and a review of an interesting chat between David and W. Burroughs - (from Daniele)...
Vidare Rösta!... wanna help DAVID BOWIE's 'New Killer Star' to peak as #1 in Sweden? Swedish entertainment fanzine, Labyrint, has a Top 20-list voted by the readers. And, one week ago 'New Killer Star' entered the list as #18. Last Friday, when the list was updated, the semi-classic Bowie track has gone up to #12. So, now, why don't you help us Swedes to get Bowie at the top spot? Just do like this: Go to www.labyrint.nu/topp20.asp - it's in Swedish, but all very simple... Pick 7 songs (there among Bowie, of course...), scroll down, write your name and e-mail address, click vidare (that's Swedish for 'go on'), and give the songs you've chosen points between 1 to 12 (Bowie you give 12, right?). Then, you cast your votes by clicking the rösta button (that's Swedish for 'vote') Next Friday, maybe Bowie will be #1... (Don't mind that the recent #1 song is called 'Lady Stardust'. It has nothing to do with the Bowie song) - (from Daniel)...
DAVID BOWIEs album Reality in the Finnish charts - the album peaked on the chart from #9 to #8. This week it sadly crashed from #8 to #38, but 'Best of Bowie' re-entered the chart at #29! Reality has now been on the chart for 6 weeks (Sunday 26th October) - placings 9, 14, 23, 27, 8, 38 - (from Risto...
DAVID LIVE IN MUNICH LAST NIGHT
28th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band played in Munich, Germany last night at the Olympiahalle. 'Sister Midnight' has been added for the first time since the warm-up gig at Poughkeepsie in New York. The twenty-five song set list went as follows:
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. Sister Midnight
06. Afraid
07. China Girl
08. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
09. Hallo Spaceboy
10. Sunday
11. Under Pressure
12. Ashes To Ashes
13. Fashion
14. Never Get Old
15. The Motel
16. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
17. Loving The Alien
18. She'll Drive The Big Car
19. I'm Afraid Of Americans
20. "Heroes"
21. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
22. Bring Me The Disco King
23. Hang On To Yourself
24. Suffragette City
25. Ziggy Stardust
Visit the Reality 2003 tour page to see all the previous set-lists, fan reviews, photographs and Reality show stats so far by clicking on the dates and countries of each show.
From Maja.
DAVID AND IMAN TO PROMOTE TOMMY HILFIGER
27th October 2003
Press Release: Oct. 27 2003 - Tommy Hilfiger USA, Inc.David Bowie and Iman to Appear in First Ad Campaign Together
Designer Tommy Hilfiger Taps Rock and Fashion Icons for New H Hilfiger Collection
Rock legend DAVID BOWIE and his cosmetic executive and supermodel wife, IMAN, will appear for the first time together in the launch advertising campaign of designer Tommy Hilfiger's new Spring 2004 collection, H Hilfiger, the company announced today. The union illustrates Hilfiger's long time love of fashion and music. In his search for "faces" to represent the new brand's collection, the designer looked for cultural icons that would strike an emotional chord across generations and around the world. He selected Bowie and Iman as the perfect representatives for the sleek, sophisticated campaign.
"David Bowie and Iman bring everything I'm looking for to represent this brand - music, style, elegance, creativity, sophistication - they're a living testament to all that influences and inspires me," said Hilfiger. "David is not only a rock 'n' roll legend and a true artist, he's also a style icon whose evolving look over the years has had a huge impact on the world of fashion and music. And Iman, in addition to being the ultimate supermodel and a style icon in her own right, is the ideal woman - smart, entrepreneurial, chic, beautiful, ambitious and creative. Together they communicate the essence of the H Hilfiger lifestyle perfectly, and I am honored to feature them in my new campaign."
"I very much admire Tommy's ability to weave so many influences into his work," said David Bowie. "Iman and I are thrilled to be working with him."
"I'm very taken by Tommy's new H Hilfiger line," said Iman. "And working with both David and Ellen Von Unwerth on this project is a real plus, and such a lot of fun."The campaign was shot in Amsterdam in October 2003 by renowned photographer Ellen Von Unwerth and will appear in select American men's and women's magazines in April '04. The shoot took place between stops on Bowie's sold out European 'A Reality' Tour promoting his new CD by the same name. The campaign supports the launch of H Hilfiger, the brand's new pinnacle line. H Hilfiger is sophisticated, sexy and refined, and its high-end quality and signature detailing make it the gold standard among Hilfiger's diverse product offerings.
Bowie's worldwide 'A Reality' Tour will reach North America December 6, following his already sold-out U.K. and European leg, which runs October 7 through November 28. The U.S. and Canadian dates will encompass 20-plus cities.
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources and markets men's and women's sportswear, jeanswear and childrenswear under the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks. Though a range of strategic licensing agreements, the Company also offers a broad array of related apparel, accessories, footwear, fragrance and home furnishings. The Company's products can be found in leading department and specialty stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Central and South America, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and other countries in the Far East, as well as the Company's own network of outlet and specialty stores in the United States, Canada and Europe.
DAVID LIVE AT THE SCHLEYER-HALLE
26th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band performed in Stuttgart, Germany tonight at the Hanns-Martin Schleyer-Halle. They played a twenty-four song set list, which ran as follows:
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. China Girl
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. Ashes To Ashes
11. Fashion
12. Never Get Old
13. The Motel
14. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
15. Loving The Alien
16. She'll Drive The Big Car
17. I'm Afraid Of Americans
18. "Heroes"
19. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
20. Bring Me The Disco King
21. Changes
22. Let's Dance
23. Suffragette City
24. Ziggy Stardust
From JeromeB.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
25th October 2003
Inside today's THE MIRROR UK newspaper was two-page DAVID BOWIE interview entitled 'Bowie: I'm Hunky Dory'. You can read the full article here - (from Geraldin)...
Try and get hold of a free monthly UK magazine called BLOWBACK Issue No. 1 of this youth culture mag contains a rather nice five-page feature on artist REX RAY entitled 'Rex Rated Reality'. Inside Rexxy baby talks about working with DAVID BOWIE, designing his album covers, his artwork and his chemical memory - (many thanks to San & Don for sending)...
Just six days left to submit your entry into the latest WONDERWORLD competition. It's your opportunity to win a copy of the fabulous just published 160-page book DAVID BOWIE: LIVE IN NEW YORK signed by MYRIAM SANTOS-KAYDA. The competition ends at midnight on 31st October 2003 (GMT). Click here to enter the competition and see the usual rules and regulations. If competitions aren't your bag you can order David Bowie: Live In New York now in the USA and receive a 30% discount. List Price: $35.00. Price: $24.50. You Save: 30%. Alternatively, you can also order from the UK with a 10% discount...
BOWIE SWISS SET LIST
25th October 2003
The twenty-four set list from DAVID BOWIE's performance in Zurich, Switzerland at the Hallenstadion last night consisted of the following songs:
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. China Girl
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. Ashes To Ashes
11. Fashion
12. Never Get Old
13. The Motel
14. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
15. Loving The Alien
16. I'm Afraid Of Americans
17. "Heroes"
18. Heathen (The Rays)
(Encore)
19. Bring Me The Disco King
20. Slip Away
21. Changes
22. Let's Dance
23. Suffragette City
24. Ziggy Stardust
From Noggin.
REALITY HIGHS IN ALBUM CHARTS
24th October 2003
Here are the latest worldwide highest chart placings for DAVID BOWIE's latest album Reality. On the pan-European charts, Reality went in straight to No. 1 on the European Top 100 Albums tally. Also hit another number one spot in Czech Republic...# 1 - Czech Republic (1, 10, 22, 31)
# 1 - Denmark (1, 9, 5, 8, 28)
# 1 - Europe (Billboard European Top 100) (1, 4)
# 2 - France (2, 7)
# 2 - Greece (2, 3, 18)
# 2 - Norway (2, 21, 23)
# 2 - Portugal
# 2 - Russia (2, 2)
# 3 - Austria (3, 10, 49)
# 3 - Germany (3, 6, 15)
# 3 - United Kingdom (3, 17, 35)
# 4 - Belgium (4, 5, 13)
# 4 - Israel
# 4 - Italy (4, 10, 20, 30, 42)
# 5 - Argentina (5, 15, 20)
# 5 - Sweden (5, 13, 19, 26)
# 5 - Switzerland (5, 15, 25, 37, 53)
# 6 - Ireland (6, 23, 45)
# 7 - Iceland (7, 12, 15)
# 7 - Poland
# 8 - Finland (9, 14, 23, 27, 8, 38)
#13 - Australia (13, 38)
#13 - Canada (13, 30)
#14 - Netherlands (60, 15, 14, 23)
#16 - New Zealand (16, 32, 48)
#23 - Estonia
#25 - Spain
#29 - USA (29, 69, 99)
(Ed. Thanks to everyone who've sent in chart placings).
HIGHLY COWARD PROJECT
24th October 2003
Italian musician and DAVID BOWIE fan ALEX writes in to say... After months of hard work I'm very proud of announcing that my "Bowie music inspired" project is taking its final shape. The album will be called 'Highly Coward' - the opposite of a couple of album titles you MIGHT recognise:) - and it's not a simple collection of Bowie covers.Focusing mainly on the "Berlin era", I've tried to give a different point of view on the selected songs: 'Warsawa' is etnic-oriented, with lots of esotic instruments as didgeridoos and djembes; 'Repetition' and 'V-2 Schenider' have "big band" arrangements with full horn section; 'Breaking Glass' and 'Sound And Vision' are hard rock oriented, and more.
The album will be distributed by the newly-born BIT Records, an Italian label late this year, while in November 'Sweet Thing' will be given airplay to promote it.
Exciting ideas are spreading around the project, as bringing it to the theatres for a multimedia show involving young artist in different fields, from light designing to dance and film-making, but I'll tell you more about it in the near future.
'Highly Coward' is not only a devoted homage to the music of David Bowie (of whom I've been a hardcore fan for ages) but also a music project that leaves space for creativity and experimentation. This I wanted to share with my Bowie friends. I'll give you information soon about where to find the album.
A bit of a biography needed? Well, I'm working as a musician, arranger and singer here in Italy for theatre companies, dance projects and pop/rock music acts. Some of my songs have appeared in many compilations and I've just published a solo single, the first under the pseudonym 'Lexandher'.
From Alex.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
24th October 2003
New Jersey based rockers STEEL TRAIN have covered DAVID BOWIE's 'Space Oddity' for their next EP, entitled 1969. The EP due for release on 11th November features covers of six songs originally released in the year 1969. The EP also features covers of The Jackson Five, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Beatles, Bob Marley and Creedence Clearwater Revival. You can find out more about the band @ steeltrainrock.com - (from Jake)...
If you're in or passing through Nottingham... located at 'The Manhattan Gallery', is work by Christopher Carr, notebly, a wonderful picture of DAVID BOWIE a la "Heroes" album cover, for any of you arty types, who fancy shushing up that chimney breast with a little piece of original artwork - (from Thom)...
DAVID'S MILANO SET LIST
23rd October 2003
DAVID BOWIE's Italian concert tonight in Assago, Milan, at the Palazzetto Dello Sport FilaForum featured a twenty-three song set list.
01. Rebel Rebel
02. New Killer Star
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. China Girl
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. Ashes To Ashes
11. Fashion
12. Never Get Old
13. The Motel
14. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
15. Loving The Alien
16. I'm Afraid Of Americans
17. "Heroes"
18. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
19. Slip Away
20. Changes
21. Let's Dance
22. Hang On To Yourself
23. Ziggy Stardust
Thanks to Stefano
DAVID GETS SLICK WITH EARL
23rd October 2003
Longtime DAVID BOWIE guitarist EARL SLICK will release a new solo album, Zig Zag, December 9th on Sanctuary Records.
The disc will feature four instrumentals and collaborations with Bowie, the Cure's Robert Smith, Spacehog's Royston Langdon, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and Martha Davis.
Slick is currently touring as part of Bowie's band on the A Reality Tour, which hits the U.S. Dec. 6 for two months of shows. Bowie contributes vocals to the 'Zig Zag' track Isn't It Evening (The Revolutionary).
The album's first single will be 'Believe' featuring Smith, which is due to hit U.S. radio outlets in January. Elliott lends his pipes to 'Psycho Twang,' while Davis shows up on 'St. Mark's Place' and Langdon melodicizes on the title track.
"Each vocalist wrote his or her own melodies and lyrics," explains Slick. "Some of them got really rough demos from me and still managed to come up with amazing ideas. They really helped make this a unique record."
By Troy Carpenter via Reuters/Billboard.
BERCY SONGS ON FRENCH TV
23rd October 2003
Part of DAVID BOWIE's performance at The Bercy, in Paris is to be broadcast on French television next month. Four songs The Jean Genie, New Killer Star, Fame and Cactus will be shown on TV5 14th November at 20:05 (CET).
You can read French... David Bowie, la star légendaire du rock - Acoustic: Invité Exceptionnel. David Bowie, la star légendaire du rock sera l'invité exceptionnel de l'émission Acoustic. Le vendredi 14 Novembre, à 20.05 (heure de Paris) 26'.
Acoustic consacre son émission à David Bowie à l'occasion de son concert événement à Paris-Bercy et de la sortie de son album Reality avec une interview enregistrée dans les coulisses du concert et 4 titres joués sur scène : Jean Genie; New Killer Star; Fame; Cactus. Emission enregistrée à Paris-Bercy le 20 Octobre. Diffusion dur l'ensemble des réseaux de TV5.
Thanks to Waxy for the pointer from tv5.org
WORLD AIDS DAY BENEFIT CONCERT
22nd October 2003
Update: This news report from MTV.com is incorrect. DAVID BOWIE will NOT be appearing live at this concert in South Africa.
MTV.COM are reporting that DAVID BOWIE, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Beyoncé, Pink, Shakira, Bono and many others will take part in a benefit concert for AIDS awareness on November 29th in Cape Town, South Africa. The extravaganza will be broadcast live over the Internet, and a 90-minute special will air on MTV on World AIDS Day, December 1. A simultaneous feed will be available at no cost to all TV and radio stations around the globe.
Proceeds from the concert will go to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The event is expected to draw 40,000 people and will be recorded for CD and DVD release. In addition, the CD will feature around 15 new studio recordings, a spokesperson for the project said.
Mandela announced the concert Tuesday morning (October 21) at a press conference in London. Attendees included Ms. Dynamite and members of Queen and the Eurythmics, artists whose bands will also perform at the concert. Other acts that will play include Paul McCartney, Sting, the Corrs, Moloko, Paul Oakenfold with Shifty Shellshock and TC, Anastacia and African musicians such as Baaba Maal, Johnny Clegg and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. More artists will be announced soon.
The event will be called 46664, a very personal number for Mandela. "46664 was my prison number for over 18 years," he said. "I was imprisoned on Robben Island [and] known as just another number. Millions of people today infected with AIDS are just that - a number. They, too, are serving a prison sentence for life. No longer is AIDS just a disease, it is a human-rights issue."
The first song for the 46664 CD is "46664 (Long Walk To Freedom)," which was written by Bono, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and the late Joe Strummer of the Clash. The track was performed by Bono, Youssou N'Dour, Abdel and Dave Stewart, and can be heard starting Tuesday by calling (866) 614-6664. For every minute spent on the line, callers will have one dollar charged to their credit card. Called 'Give One Minute Of Your Life To Stop Aids', will encourage people around the world to dial a premium-rate number - 0906 0146 664 in the United Kingdom. They will be greeted by a message from celebrities, including Robert de Niro, Bill Clinton, David Bowie and Britney Spears, and hear one of a number of new songs recorded by Bono, Dave Stewart and others.
"I sort of had the idea, 'Why don't we use that prison number as a telephone number,' because if you use it as a telephone number globally, it's so easy for people to donate," Stewart said.
Additional tracks from the album, including one by Paul McCartney and one by Queen, will be previewed in the coming weeks.
For Queen guitarist Brian May, whose frontman Freddie Mercury died of AIDS in 1991, contributing to the cause offered a great opportunity to resurface with his former bandmates. "AIDS has become part of our lives, obviously ever since we lost Freddie, but it continues," he said. "And of course, as soon as Mandela speaks, the world listens. So, we had to be involved in this. Once we got down to South Africa and actually saw the magnitude of this tragedy, we became more and more committed. And the passion came from just knowing something had to be done."
By Jon Wiederhorn, with reporting by MTV Europe.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
22nd October 2003
On it's fifth week (Sun 19th Oct.) DAVID BOWIE's album 'Reality' storms up 19 places on the Finnish chart to it's peak (so far!) at #8. Surely it's got something to do with the sold-out gig in Helsinki on 10th October - (from Risto)...
The tits flew and far and wide... Quite a bit of a db week on tv this week! Not only did he appear on the Fashion gig on Channel 4 on Sunday, and the on TOTP2 repeat last night, there was more than a tad on offer on Sunday night, on BBC2 at 9pm. Not that I'm a perv or anything, but I was curious about the sex magazine industry history, so I tuned in (Ed. So did I, but I was too embarrassed to mention it ;) ), and guess what, the producer must be a complete db nut! The whole soundtrack to all these images of Playboy, Penthouse and others was 'Let's Dance', Oh You Pretty Things, Fashion, Fame, Sound And Vision and Golden Years, all played 'on loop'. The show itself was boring (Ed. Yeah right LOL), but the db soundtrack was worth the price of admission alone! It's on for another 2 weeks, so get your vcrs ready for a quirky slice of db ephemera - (from Martin)...
SECOND PARIS SHOW SET LIST
21st October 2003
The second of DAVID BOWIE's two concerts at the Palais Omnisports (Bercy) in Paris, France happened earlier tonight. The twenty-two song set-list had five songs performed for the first time during this tour, namely 'All The Young Dudes', I've Been Waiting For You', 'Sound And Vision', 'Be My Wife' and 'Always Crashing In The Same Car'. 'Breaking Glass' was aborted after about one minute in favour of a "more thrustier take!" The set list was as follows:
01. New Killer Star
02. Pablo Picasso
03. All The Young Dudes
04. I've Been Waiting For You
05. Fame
06. Cactus
07. China Girl
08. Hallo Spaceboy
09. Under Pressure
10. Fashion
11. Afraid
12. Days
13. Sound And Vision
14. Breaking Glass (aborted after about 1 min)
15. Be My Wife
16. Ashes To Ashes
17. I'm Afraid Of Americans
18. "Heroes"
19. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
20. Always Crashing In The Same Car
21. Hang On To Yourself
22. Ziggy Stardust
You can view all the set lists played so far by visiting the 2003 Tour page and clicking on each date. If you click on the country, a fan-based concert review will pop-up. There is also an up-to-date listing of all songs performed so far during the tour.
Courtesy of Lodger79 and TheLodger.
RADIO TWO RECORD OF THE WEEK
21st October 2003
DAVID BOWIE's second single release from his Reality album the double A-side 'Never Get Old' / 'Waterloo Sunset' has been chosen as the BBC RADIO TWO 'Record Of The Week'.
The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Colin Martin, Executive Producer Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist.The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list, which receive the most plays, about 20 each week; B list 10 plays and the C list around 5 plays.
The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any CD can be considered for inclusion it must be commercially available.
From P.Tudor.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
21st October 2003
Another USA DAVID BOWIE 'A Reality' concert date has been announced. David will play The Wiltern, in Los Angeles, USA on Wednesday 4th February 2004. Tickets for this show go on sale next weekend at 12:30pm on Sunday 26th October via ticketmaster.com - visit The Wiltern website for more details...
DAVID BOWIE 'A Reality' tour ticket exchange classifieds. FREE to place advertisements. Over 100 ads online to buy, sell, wanted, exchange available to view now. Do you fellow db fan a service and sell your spare tickets at face value and let's beat the touts - Reality Ticket Classifieds - please note: Anyone deemed to be "ripping off" fans will get their advert deleted and blocked from posting again - "May the db fan force be with you."...
Looking For Wallpaper? Mike's StartUp Logos has put up a new DAVID BOWIE wallpaper up on his website based on the Reality album cover. The URL is: Mike's StartUp Logos @ http://www.neotek-ink.ca/msl/ - click on the wallpapers link - (from Mike...
The Illustrated db Discography has been newly updated with reviews, plus the Canadian and US 'New Killer Star' Promo CDs. Check it out at www.illustrated-db-discography.nl - (from Ruud)...
PARIS OR MAYBE HELL
20th October 2003
The first of DAVID BOWIE's two concerts at the Palais Omnisports (Bercy) in Paris, France happened earlier tonight. The twenty-five song set-list went as follows:
01. The Jean Genie
02. New Killer Star
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. China Girl
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. White Light, White Heat
11. Ashes To Ashes
12. Fashion
13. Never Get Old
14. The Motel
15. 5.15 The Angels Have Gone
16. Loving The Alien
17. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
18. I'm Afraid Of Americans
19. "Heroes"
20. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
21. Bring Me The Disco King
22. Changes
23. Let's Dance
24. Suffragette City
25. Ziggy Stardust
Courtesy of Lodger79 and TheLodger.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
19th October 2003
Reminder: Don't forget that DAVID BOWIE appears on the goggle-box tonight as part of the Fashion Rocks for the Prince's Trust concert from the Royal Albert Hall. David was beamed into the RHA via a pre-recorded performance. The two-hour ten-minute broadcast on CHANNEL 4 in the UK starts at 22:00 and slightly later in Scotland on SC4 just after midnight. The concert is also being shown on A&E in the USA on 29th October. (David appears right at the very end of the show)...
In the USA, Virgin Records will this Winter reissue a number of DAVID BOWIE releases, including 'Black Tie White Noise,' the 1989 box set 'Sound + Vision' and remastered versions of 'Scary Monsters,' 'Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' and 'Let's Dance.' Additionally, the label will re-release last year's 'Best of Bowie' with a bonus DVD. A DVD will also be added to the repackaged 'Black Tie White Noise.' - Read the full Billboard article here...
There's a repeat showing of the BBC 2 TOP OF THE POPS 2 special with DAVID BOWIE on Monday 20th October starting at 19:00. Also being shown at the same time on... (takes big breath)... on BBC 2 Scotland (Digital), BBC 2 East, BBC 2 North West, BBC 2 Midlands, BBC 2 South, BBC 2 Northern Ireland (Digital) and BBC 2 North...
You can watch some live concert snippets from DAVID BOWIE along with an interview on German ZDF news via their website. (Warning: Don't view if you want to spoil the opening of the Reality show or close your eyes for 40 seconds then watch it). Click here to view if you do...
Feel free to send in any fan-based concert reports from the DAVID BOWIE concerts you attend. You can either email them in or post up on the BW Message Board...
DAVID BOWIE has started work on his first novel. But don't hold your breath. "It'll never be completed in my lifetime, but I'm having a ball. I start with the first female trade unionists in the 1890s in the East End and I'm coming right through to Indonesia and the political problems of the South China Seas," he said in the latest issue of WORD magazine. "I'm picking up these extraordinary things I never knew. It's something I've been writing for the last 18 months and it's hideously hard."...
He has long been a keen DAVID BOWIE fan, counting a gold disc signed by the rock star among his most treasured possessions. But now CHARLES KENNEDY, the Liberal Democrat leader, is to make his Bowie obsession public and play one of his favourite tracks on the BBC. The Liberal Democrat leader, 43, will appear next week on Desert Island Discs, and will explain what makes Bowie his musical hero. Among the eight records he will select is "Young Americans", the title song from his 1975 album. There are other tracks on the album that might have been more apt for a politician, including "Win", "Can You Hear Me?" or "Fame", but he opted for "Young Americans" because of the time he spent in the United States as a Fulbright scholar. You can read the full article here...
FRANKFURT BOWIE SET LIST
18th October 2003
Tonight DAVID BOWIE performed his eighth concert of his current European leg of his 'A Reality' world tour in Germany, Frankfurt at the Festhalle-Messe.
For the first time during the tour the opening song changed in sequence. The twenty-six song set list was performed as follows:
01. The Jean Genie
02. New Killer Star
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. China Girl
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. White Light, White Heat
11. Ashes To Ashes
12. Fashion
13. Never Get Old
14. The Motel
15. 5.15 The Angels Have Gone
16. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
17. I'm Afraid Of Americans
18. "Heroes"
19. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
20. Bring Me The Disco King
21. Slip Away
22. Pablo Picasso
23. Changes
24. Let's Dance
25. Suffragette City
26. Ziggy Stardust
You can view all the set lists played so far by visiting the 2003 Tour page and clicking on each date. If you click on the country, a fan-based concert review will pop-up. There is also an up-to-date listing of all songs performed so far during the tour.
Courtesy of Lodger79 and TheLodger.
TWO SONGS ON HARALD SCHMIDT SHOW
18th October 2003DAVID BOWIE and his band appeared on the DIE HARALD SCHMIDT show in Germany on Friday evening (17th Oct).
He performed two tracks from his Reality album, his next single 'Never Get Old', followed by 'New Killer Star'. There was also a very short interview with David from the stage.
You can view David's performance with RealPlayer via www.sat1.de - scroll to the base of the page and click on 'highlights'.
HAMBURG SET LIST
16th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE's opening German concert tonight in Hamburg at the ColorLine Arena contained twenty-four songs. The set-list went as follows:01. New Killer Star
02. Fame
03. Cactus
04. China Girl
05. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
06. Hallo Spaceboy
07. Sunday
08. Under Pressure
Song 2 (Snippet of Blur song)
09. White Light, White Heat
10. Ashes To Ashes
11. Fashion
12. Never Get Old
13. The Motel
14. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
15. Loving The Alien
16. I'm Afraid Of Americans
17. "Heroes"
18. Heathen (The Rays)
(Encore)
19. Bring Me The Disco King
20. Pablo Picasso
21. Changes
22. Let's Dance
23. Suffragette City
24. Ziggy Stardust
AHOY THERE SAILOR
15th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band performed in the Netherlands this evening at the sold out Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam.
Included in the twenty-seven song set-list for the first time this tour were 'The Jean Genie' and 'Fashion'. The impromptu performance of 'Song 2' came about when David blew inside a bottle after taking a drink, it sounded a little like a trumpet, and then Earl Slick joined him by playing guitar.
01. New Killer Star
02. The Jean Genie
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. China Girl
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. White Light, White Heat
11. Ashes To Ashes
Song 2 (Snippet of Blur song)
12. Fashion
13. Try Some, Buy Some
14. Never Get Old
15. The Motel
16. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
17. Loving The Alien
18. I'm Afraid Of Americans
19. "Heroes"
20. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
21. Bring Me The Disco King
22. Slip Away
23. Changes
24. Pablo Picasso
25. Let's Dance
26. Suffragette City
27. Ziggy Stardust
THEY HAD A HORROR OF ROOMS
15th October 2003
No I won't be afraid... There is to be a DAVID BOWIE night in London on Hallowe'en, which will be titled 'Scary Monsters'. Bowie-themed dress will be encouraged and at least 50% of the music played will be by Bowie, with the remainder being either Bowie-related, or by his peers and influences, or by artists he's influenced.
There'll also short live sets by three up-and-coming Bowie-inspired bands, all of whom will play a Bowie song.
When: Friday 31 October 2003 (8pm - 2am)
Where: The Verge, 147 Kentish Town Road, London NW1
You can find full details on the website @ http://scarymonsters.info - go check it out.
From Sean.
GOT YOUR ENTRY IN?
14th October 2003
Don't forget your entries into the latest WONDERWORLD competition, which is now well underway. It's your opportunity to win a copy of the fabulous brand new 160-page book DAVID BOWIE: LIVE IN NEW YORK signed by MYRIAM SANTOS-KAYDA. The competition ends at midnight on 31st October 2003 (GMT) and here's the rather straight-forward question...Q: 'How many tracks written by David Bowie contain the word 'photograph' in the lyrics?' Click here to enter the competition and see the usual rules and regulations.
Big thanks to Mask for arranging this competition. Not only is she supplying the book and signing it, she's even gonna post it directly to the winner. What more could anyone ask for? Check out some more of Mask's wonderful work in the Arts Lab section.
If competitions aren't your bag you can order David Bowie: Live In New York now in the USA and receive a 30% discount. List Price: $35.00. Price: $24.50. You Save: 30%.
Alternatively, you can also order from the UK with a 10% discount.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
14th October 2003
The second CD single to be released from DAVID BOWIE's Reality album is 'Never Get Old' in November. Bonus tracks will include 'Waterloo Sunset', although the full tracklisting is yet to be finalised - (from TBB @ BowieNet)...
The Riverside Studio DAVID BOWIE concert from Hammersmith which was broadcast in cinemas around the world is to be released on DVD (Region 2 only) as a special DVD release of Reality next month. The full 11 Reality album songs performed live at Hammersmith will feature on the DVD - (from TBB @ BowieNet)...
Check out the latest Loving The Alien cartoon strip by MIKE TOREVELL which has been going for thirteen weeks non stop - seems just like yesterday...
DAVID BOWIE tribute act ROB STORM performs at the North's, top tribute venue in Chapeltown, Pudsey in Leeds, UK next Saturday (18th October)...
OSLO SPECTRUM SET LIST
12th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band performed in Norway, Oslo tonight at the Spectrum. The set list for the sold out gig was similar to the Helsinki gig besides the inclusion of '5:15 The Angels Have Gone', which has been added for the first time during this tour :)
During the show David came out with the immortal line: "I promise you, little, white and skinny as I am, that we absolutely LOVE doing these songs for you."
The twenty-five song set list went as follows:
01. New Killer Star
02. Modern Love
03. Fame
04. Afraid
05. Cactus
06. China Girl
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. Pablo Picasso
11. White Light, White Heat
12. Ashes To Ashes
13. Never Get Old
14. The Motel
15. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
16. Loving The Alien
17. She'll Drive The Big Car
18. I'm Afraid Of Americans
19. "Heroes"
20. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
21. Bring Me The Disco King
22. Slip Away
23. Let's Dance
24. Suffragette City
25. Ziggy Stardust
Thanks to Flua.
UPCOMING GERMAN TV AND RADIO
12th October 2003
There's a whole host of DAVID BOWIE German television appearances, interviews, special shows, movies and radio lined up for this month.
13th October: Riverside Studio concert broadcast (11 songs) at NDR 2 Radiokonzert. You can listen in online at www.ndr2.de - bookmark it now.
17th October: David makes an appearance on the DIE HARALD SCHMIDT, SAT.1 at 23:15pm CET, which is then repeated a few hours later at 3:00am.
18th October: David Bowie Video Special, Power Hour, Onyx.tv at 7:00am and 17:00 CET
20th October: There's a David Bowie interview on the Special 10 Jahre '2001' on Viva at 21:00 CET.
24th October: David Bowie: A Very Special Birthday Celebration, Oynx.tv at 6:00pm. The 1997 birthday concert performance from MSG in New York City.
29th/30th October: 'Get The Clip' features a David Bowie interview on Viva Plus at 12:00 CET.
Check out the October monthly planner for more details, repeats and other worldwide programmes and events.
FASHION ROCKS FOR THE PRINCE'S TRUST
12th October 2003
As you all know DAVID BOWIE is to make an appearance on the forthcoming FASHION ROCKS FOR THE PRINCE'S TRUST gala concert in London. David will be beamed live into the Royal Albert Hall from his Rotterdam concert on 15th October.
The show will be broadcast on CHANNEL 4 television on Sunday 19th October at 22:00 for 2 hours and 10 minutes. It also is showing on Scottish Channel 4 just after midnight at 00:05.
Some of the other biggest names in music will be side-by-side with the biggest names in fashion. Beyonce Knowles, Robbie Williams, Bryan Ferry, Sheryl Crow, Kelis and more. And 17 international designers, from Armani to Prada to Yves St Laurent.
Sold out weeks ago, Fashion Rocks is one of the most exciting and revolutionary fundraising events ever. Presented by the glamorous pairing of Elizabeth Hurley and Denis Leary, this prestigious event will see the world's top fashion houses joining forces with the world's leading artists in the ultimate fusion of catwalk and concert.
Sir Tom Shebbeare, Chief Executive of The Prince's Trust [princes-trust.org.uk] says "Fashion Rocks is a hugely exciting fundraising event for The Prince's Trust. Music and fashion is a powerful combination and the fantastic support we have received from long-standing Trust supporters like Nicholas Coleridge, Managing Director of Conde Nast, and icons from the world of showbusiness will help us to give even more young people a second chance in life."
The Prince's Trust is the UK's leading charity for young people, helping individuals overcome barriers to get their lives working.
The world's top fashion models will showcase the collections of 17 international designers on a specially designed catwalk. Each show will be accompanied by live music from a different major rock act or singer.
The set design will feature an under-lit circular catwalk and the largest video projection screen ever used. The event will also be broadcast in primetime on Channel 4 and by more than 70 international stations.
(Ed. My guess is a db live rendition of 'Fashion', but maybe that would be a bit too obvious? I hope all you db fans attending the show in Rotterdam are gonna make a right royal racket with some 'Bowie' chanting).
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
11th October 2003
Make sure you pick up a copy of the UK SUNDAY EXPRESS newspaper tomorrow (12th Oct). On the front cover and inside the 'Sunday' supplement there is an exclusive article written by DAVID BOWIE in his own fair hand about living in New York. Also inside is another article written by Tony Visconti talking about with David and Marc Bolan - (from Glass Spider)...
In the November issue of VANITY FAIR there is an article by DAVID BOWIE entitled 'Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie.' David writes that he has a collection of 2,500 vinyl LPs and from these he has selected his "greatest discoveries" 25 albums "without chronology, genre, or reason, in no particular order" that are among those he just had to get on CD. Interesting write-up by David accompanies each album listed. Also, nice picture too. Their website blurb states: Confessions of a vinyl junkie: From a collection comprising thousands of albums, David Bowie chooses 25 vinyls that simply must go to CD. It's a soundtrack of the rock star's life - spanning gigs, affairs, and continents - in which James Brown and John Lee Hooker rub shoulders with Chinese folk, the Velvet Underground, and the Fugs - (from Emm)...
This coming Monday (13th Oct) DAVID BOWIE will feature in De 10 meest extravagante beroemdheden (RTL4, 21.30) he's placed at number 7 and the item has some interviews with fans who attended the Reality screening in Amsterdam - (from Noepie)...
For one week only AOL Broadband members can exclusively watch a special five-song set from DAVID BOWIE recorded on 23rd September for Sessions@AOL. The five tracks are: 1. New Killer Star / 2. I'm Afraid Of Americans / 3. Rebel Rebel / 4. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon (acoustic version) / 5. Days - (from TBB @ BowieNet)...
Check out this Spanish website that contains a short video of DAVID BOWIE performing on his 'A Reality' tour in Copenhagen - Click here to view - (from Guillermina)...
Frustration with the business of entertainment is nothing new for ERIC IDLE of ex Monty Python fame. He points out that his 1978 TV movie, the inspired Beatles spoof The Rutles, All You Need Is Cash, was difficult to finance, and few know that he actually made a Rutles sequel two years ago, 'Can't Buy Me Lunch.' You've never heard of it because it's sitting on a shelf at Warner Bros. The studio doesn't know how to market this TV movie, which features a host of stars - including Garry Shandling, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin and DAVID BOWIE - talking about how Idle's fictional Beatles-esque pop group The Rutles influenced their careers. You can read the rest of the article here - (from Montreal Gazette)...
HELSINKI SET LIST
10th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band performed in Finland, Helsinki tonight at the Hartwall Arena. The twenty-five song set list for this sold out gig went as follows:
01. New Killer Star
02. Modern Love
03. Fame
04. Afraid
05. Cactus
06. China Girl
07. Hallo Spaceboy
08. Sunday
09. Under Pressure
10. Pablo Picasso
11. White Light, White Heat
12. Ashes To Ashes
13. Never Get Old
14. The Motel
15. Fantastic Voyage
16. Loving The Alien
17. Looking For Water
18. I'm Afraid Of Americans
19. "Heroes"
20. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
21. Bring Me The Disco King
22. Slip Away
23. Let's Dance
24. Suffragette City
25. Ziggy Stardust
From Janne M
MORE SOUND + MORE VISION IN 4CD BOX SET
9th October 2003
With the critical success of DAVID BOWIE's latest and quite fabulous new album Reality, it's as good a time as ever to rediscover Bowie's incredible back catalogue.
With this in mind, EMI (Cat: 5945112) and Virgin have decided to facilitate your Bowie exploration by re-releasing Bowie's classic 1989 Rykodisc box set SOUND + VISION.
The original Sound + Vision box set, which has long been out of print, contained three jam-packed CDs, whereas this new re-release will hold four discs of Bowie goodness. That's 70 tracks, which have all been remastered. They also promise that the new set will be "more competitively priced" than the original release, which commands a high price among collector.
Most of the extra songs on the new fourth disc come from Bowie albums that came out after the box set's initial release in 1989. There are a handful of tracks from the 1995 soundtrack to Buddha Of Suburbia, tracks from 1993's Black Tie White Noise, and several songs from the first two Tin Machine albums. There are also previously unreleased mixes of 'Nite Flights' and 'Pallas Athena'.
The new version of Sound + Vision will be in stores on December 1st in the UK and 2nd in the USA. The full tracklisting is as follows:
CD 1:
Space Oddity (original demo 1969)
The Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud (rare B-side version 1969)
The Prettiest Star (single version 1970)
London Bye Ta-Ta (stereo mix recorded 1970) previously unreleased stereo mix
Black Country Rock (from The Man Who Sold The World)
The Man Who Sold The World (from The Man Who Sold The World)
The Bewlay Brothers (from Hunky Dory)
Changes (from Hunky Dory)
Round And Round (alternate vocal take 1971) previously unreleased alternate vocal take
Moonage Daydream (from The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars)
John, I'm Only Dancing (Aladdin Sane outtake 1973)
Drive-In Saturday (from Aladdin Sane)
Panic In Detroit (from Aladdin Sane)
Ziggy Stardust (live from Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 1973)
White Light, White Heat (live from Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 1973)
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (live from Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 1973)
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (from Pinups 1973)
Sorrow (from Pinups 1973)
Don't Bring Me Down (from Pinups 1973)
CD 2:
1984/Dodo (recorded 1973)
Big Brother (from Diamond Dogs 1974)
Rebel Rebel (rare single version 1974)
Suffragette City (from David Live 1974)
Watch That Man (from David Live 1974)
Cracked Actor (from David Live 1974)
Young Americans (from Young Americans 1975)
Fascination (from Young Americans 1975)
After Today (Young Americans outtake 1975)
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (recorded 1975)
TVC15 (from Station To Station 1976)
Wild Is The Wind (from Station To Station 1976)
Sound And Vision (from Low 1977)
Be My Wife (from Low 1977)
Speed Of Life (from Low 1977)
"Helden" (German version of "Heroes" 1989 remix)
Joe The Lion (from "Heroes" 1977)
Sons Of The Silent Age (from "Heroes" 1977)
CD 3:
Station To Station (from Stage 1978)
Warszawa (from Stage 1978)
Breaking Glass (from Stage 1978)
Red Sails (from Lodger 1979)
Look Back In Anger (from Lodger 1979)
Boys Keep Swinging (from Lodger 1979)
Up The Hill Backwards (from Scary Monsters 1980)
Kingdom Come (from Scary Monsters 1980)
Ashes To Ashes (from Scary Monsters 1980)
Baal's Hymn (from Baal E.P.) previously unreleased on CD
Drowned Girl (from Baal E.P.) previously unreleased on CD
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (soundtrack album version)
China Girl (from Let's Dance)
Ricochet (from Let's Dance)
Modern Love (Live) (B-side) previously unreleased on CD
Loving The Alien (from Tonight)
Dancing With The Big Boys (from Tonight)
CD 4:
Blue Jean (from Tonight)
Time Will Crawl (from Never Let Me Down)
Baby Can Dance (from Tin Machine)
Amazing (from Tin Machine)
I Can't Read (from Tin Machine)
Shopping For Girls (from Tin Machine II)
Goodbye Mr. Ed (from Tin Machine II)
Amlapura (from Tin Machine II)
You've Been Around (from Black Tie White Noise)
Nite Flights (Moodswings Back To Basics Remix Radio Edit) previously unreleased radio edit
Pallas Athena (Gone Midnight Mix) previously unreleased Jack Dangers Remix
Jump They Say (from Black Tie White Noise)
Buddha Of Suburbia (from Buddha Of Suburbia)
Dead Against It (from Buddha Of Suburbia)
South Horizon (from Buddha Of Suburbia)
Pallas Athena (Live as Tao Jones Index)
You can pre-order Sound + Vision 4CD Box Set now.
MORE TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND
9th October 2003
As you know DAVID BOWIE begins his North American 'A Reality Tour' on December 6th in Event Center at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. Tickets for the event go on GENERAL sale at 10:00 a.m. this coming SATURDAY. Macy Gray is the special guest on the North American leg.
Tickets are priced at $86, $101 and $201. Tickets can be purchased at the Borgata box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420, or visiting www.ticketmaster.com
More information and concert details available here.
STOCKHOLM SET LIST
8th October 2003
The sold out second show of the European leg of 'A Reality' DAVID BOWIE tour played The Globe in Stockholm, Sweden tonight. The twenty-three song set list was as follows:
01. New Killer Star
02. Fame
03. Cactus
04. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
05. Breaking Glass
06. Loving The Alien (acoustic)
07. Days
08. Hallo Spaceboy
09. Under Pressure
10. Sunday
11. Bring Me The Disco King
12. Ashes To Ashes
13. Never Get Old
14. Pablo Picasso
15. Fantastic Voyage
16. I'm Afraid Of Americans
17. Heathen (The Rays)
18. Rebel Rebel
19. "Heroes"
Encore:
20. Slip Away
21. Hang On To Yourself
22. Let's Dance
23. Ziggy Stardust
From Aliocha and TheLodger.
GOTTA GET A WORD THROUGH
8th October 2003
Check out the latest issue of WORD magazine featuring DAVID BOWIE on the front cover and containing a seven-page interview with David by Paul Du Noyer.Word is a new music and entertainment magazine. It comes from a new independent magazine publisher which was started by many of the people responsible for the launches of magazines like Q, Mojo and Empire.
It's been started in the belief that there are some people whose interests are as broad as they are deep, who want to read something more than a caption and are more interested in what's going on right now than in re-hashing the past.
Word is available from all good newsagents including: WH Smith, Borders, Tesco, Safeway, Sainsbury, One Stop, Dillons, Martins, Virgin and HMV.
Visit the Wordmagazine.co.uk website for more details.
Thanks to JimmysGuitar for the pointer.
COPENHAGEN SET LIST
7th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE and his band rocked the Copenhagen Forum tonight in Denmark. The stage set consists of 8ft high catwalks to the sides and back, with tree branches a la the Reality album artwork over the side catwalks. The twenty-seven song set list for this opening sold out gig went as follows:01. New Killer Star
02. Afraid
03. Fame
04. Cactus
05. Battle For Britain (The Letter)
06. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
07. Breaking Glass
08. Reality
09. Changes
10. The Man Who Sold The World
11. Hallo Spaceboy
12. Under Pressure13. Sunday
14. Bring Me The Disco King
15. She'll Drive The Big Car
16. Ashes To Ashes
17. Never Get Old
18. Pablo Picasso
19. Fantastic Voyage
20. I'm Afraid Of Americans
21. Rebel Rebel
22. "Heroes"
23. Heathen (The Rays)
Encore:
24. Slip Away
25. Hang On To Yourself
26. Let's Dance
27. Ziggy Stardust
From TheLodger via Lodger79 (Mike)
HEY BOY WELCOME TO REALITY
7th October 2003
The opening show of DAVID BOWIE's 'A Reality' European Tour becomes a "reality" tonight with the sold out first gig in Denmark, at the Forum Copenhagen.
Best wishes go out to David, the band and the crew for a wonderful and happy tour.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
6th October 2003
Hands up who's spotted DOUGIE PAYNE bass player with Scottish band TRAVIS wearing a DAVID BOWIE t-shirt in their latest promo video for 'Re-Offender', directed by Anton Corbijn?...
CAMP FREDDY the all-star cover band that has been gigging around Los Angeles and New York since last year, will begin recording their debut for Sanctuary Records next month. "We're covering all these glam and punk songs," says Donovan Leitch, who tipped T-Rex's '20th Century Boy' and DAVID BOWIE's 'Jean Genie' as songs the band plans to record...
SHOWTIME NETWORKS is dramatically expanding its line-up of documentaries with a new programming category 'Sho Exposure', offering viewers a new documentary programme each month. In addition, Showtime Networks has acquired television rights for the documentary MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP, directed by George Hickenlooper, from First Look Media, which plans to theatrically release the film in early 2004. 'Mayor of the Sunset Strip,' which follows the exploits of L.A. disc jockey and scenemaker, Rodney Bingenheimer, recently bowed to critical acclaim at both the Los Angeles and Toronto Film Festivals and will also play at the New York Film Festival. Among those interviewed or included in rare film clips documenting the nearly three-decade career of Bingenheimer (who currently serves as a DJ at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles) are DAVID BOWIE, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Cher, Alice Cooper, Deborah Harry, Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love, Coldplay, Oasis, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, and many others. The documentary is directed by Hickenlooper and produced by Chris Carter, Greg S. Little and Tommy Perna. Donald Zuckerman serves as executive producer...
NEW BW COMPETITION UNDERWAY
5th October 2003
The latest WONDERWORLD competition is now underway. It's your opportunity to win a copy of the fabulous brand new 160-page book DAVID BOWIE: LIVE IN NEW YORK signed by MYRIAM SANTOS-KAYDA (aka 'Mask' to those of you who know her).
In October, 2002, David Bowie performed the New York City Marathon Tour. Five different nights in five different venues in each of New York's five boroughs. It was a tribute to New York, and a tribute to his fans. For the first time in over fifteen years, he let a photographer follow him on tour, capturing a David Bowie we've never seen before.
Myriam Santos-Kayda, acclaimed portrait photographer for the music industry, has captured David Bowie in rehearsal, in the dressing room, onstage and backstage, alone and hanging out with his band. Bowie, one of rock's most influential and enduring figures, reveals his complexity, humour, grace, and rigor as an artist and performer.
This competition ends at midnight on 31st October 2003 (GMT). Get on with it Rednik... so what's the question then?Q: 'How many tracks written by David Bowie contain the word 'photograph'?' Click here to enter the competition and see the usual rules and regulations.
Big thanks to Mask for arranging this competition. Not only is she supplying the book and signing it, she's even gonna post it directly to the winner. What more could anyone ask for? Also on the competition page make sure you click on the book cover for a nice surprise.
If competitions aren't your bag you can order David Bowie: Live In New York now in the USA and receive a 30% discount. List Price: $35.00. Price: $24.50. You Save: 30%.
Alternatively, you can also order from the UK with a 10% discount.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
5th October 2003
DAVID BOWIE's new album Reality has entered the Russian album charts at number two. Scroll down the page to see other chart placings...
Check out a piece via Reuters entitled DAVID BOWIE Enjoying His Newfound 'Reality' By Wes Orshoski - read here...
For those of you who can view Danish television - DR1, DR2, TV2 and ZULU will be showing programmes on our hero DAVID BOWIE on Monday (6th Sept) and Thursday (9th Sept) - (from Lars DK)...
Watch this space later on tonight for the next WONDERWORLD online free-to-enter competition...
Check out MIKE TOREVELL's latest cartoon strip number 12 of 'Loving The Alien'...
LATEST ISSUE OF THE VOYEUR FANZINE
4th October 2003
Out now is the September issue of THE VOYEUR is out now. Next to a lot of other interesting articles, in this edition of 'The Voyeur' you can read an exclusive interview with Mark Plati at the Amsterdam Amstel Hotel. (Click here for sneak preview of several pages) - also in this issue:- Watch out for 'The Voyeur'
- Welcome to 'The Voyeur'
- David Bowie at the Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie (review)
- Have you heard the news?
- Reality (the new studio album)
- A social meeting with Mark Plati (interview)
- The enemy is fragile (the Outside tapes)
- Bowie in the Netherlands (25 years ago)
- Down to the Riverside (the London concert reviewed)
- 2003-2004 A Reality world tour
- CD review (including promos, official and unofficial releases)
- Number one Bowie websites
Want to become a member of International David Bowie fanclub 'The Voyeur'? Visit the website at http://go.to/bowiefanclub or email for more information at thevoyeur@home.nl
From Peter Smit @ 'The Voyeur'.
THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
2nd October 2003
MOBY, the electronic pop star has joined MTV2 and the American Museum of Natural History to create SonicVision, a 40-minute digitally animated alternative music show that will play every Friday and Saturday night at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 at the Hayden Planetarium beginning tomorrow (3rd Oct). The soundtrack, featuring DAVID BOWIE, Radiohead, U2, Queens of the Stone Age, Stereolab, Fischerspooner, Boards of Canada and Moby himself, is part of the technology that turns the planetarium dome into a computer-generated musical and visual experience. Check out amnh.org for more information and full details...
DAVID BOWIE's new DVD only single 'New Killer Star' has been released in Canada as a CD only version - (from TheLodger)...
Unfortunately I don't think DAVID BOWIE was on CBS's 60 Minutes last Sunday Sept 28 as scheduled, but it looks like he is on this on Sunday morning (5th Oct), a show called UP NEXT they state that: 'Bill Flanagan has a few words about a rock legend who refuses to grow old: David Bowie' - (from Rod Green Bay)...
REALITY HIGHS IN ALBUM CHARTS
1st October 2003
Here are the latest worldwide highest chart placings for DAVID BOWIE's brand new album Reality. On the pan-European charts, Reality goes straight to No. 1 on the European Top 100 Albums tally. Also hits another number one spot in Czech Republic...
# 1 - Denmark (1, 9)
# 1 - Europe (Billboard European Top 100) (1, 4)
# 2 - France (2, 7)
# 2 - Greece
# 2 - Norway
# 2 - Portugal
# 2 - Russia
# 3 - Austria (3, 10)
# 3 - Germany (3, 6)
# 3 - United Kingdom (3, 17, 35)
# 4 - Belgium
# 4 - Israel
# 4 - Italy (4, 10)
# 5 - Argentina (5, 20)
# 5 - Sweden (5, 13)
# 5 - Switzerland (5, 15)
# 6 - Ireland (6, 23, 45)
# 7 - Iceland
# 7 - Poland
# 9 - Finland (9, 14)
#13 - Australia (13, 38)
#13 - Canada (13, 30)
#15 - Netherlands (60, 15, 14)
#16 - New Zealand (16, 32)
#23 - Estonia
#25 - Spain
#29 - USA (29, 69)
(Ed. Thanks to everyone who've sent in chart placings - please keep 'em coming).
NEW YORK'S A GO-GO AND EVERYTHING TASTES NICE
1st October 2003
Published today (1st Oct) is the eagerly awaited DAVID BOWIE: LIVE IN NEW YORK by photographer extraordinaire MYRIAM SANTOS-KAYDA, with foreword by David Bowie and published by powerHouse Books.In October, 2002, David Bowie performed the New York City Marathon Tour. Five different nights in five different venues in each of New York's five boroughs. It was a tribute to New York, and a tribute to his fans. For the first time in over fifteen years, he let a photographer follow him on tour, capturing a David Bowie we've never seen before.
Myriam Santos-Kayda, acclaimed portrait photographer for the music industry, has captured David Bowie in rehearsal, in the dressing room, onstage and backstage, alone and hanging out with his band. Bowie, one of rock's most influential and enduring figures, reveals his complexity, humour, grace, and rigor as an artist and performer.
About the Marathon tour, Bowie writes, 'The last time I came through the Northeast it was on the Area 2 Tour. We played in amphitheaters, which are usually a good distance from the major cities. Marathon courses are strategically planned to bring the runners to the streets. I would like to repay the fans that travelled so far to see me by bringing my show to them. But most importantly, I could get home from all the gigs on roller skates.'
David Bowie: Live in New York is an intimate portrait of one of rock and roll's most exciting events of the decade.
About the Author: Myriam Santos-Kayda (aka Mask) has been a portrait photographer for the music and entertainment industry for the past ten years. In addition to David Bowie, she has worked with Trent Reznor, Marilyn Manson, Tool, Garbage, Ben Harper, David Grey, Lisa Kudrow, Billy Bob Thornton, Tricky, System of a Down, Incubus, and Rob Zombie, among others. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Detour, Spin, Uncut, Entertainment Weekly, Q, Alternative Press, and New York Magazine. He record label clients include Capitol Hollywood, Sony Music, Columbia, Geffen, and Interscope Records. She received her degree from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and lives in Los Angeles.
Music/Photography
David Bowie: Live in New York
Photographs by Myriam Santos-Kayda
Foreword by David Bowie
Edition: Hardcover, 7.5 x 9.5 inches, 160 pages, 160 duotone photographs
Publisher: powerHouse Books; (October 2003)
ISBN: 1576871819
If you order David Bowie: Live In New York now in the USA you can receive a 30% discount.
List Price: $35.00. Price: $24.50. You Save: 30%.
Alternatively, you can also order from the UK with a 10% discount.
BOWIE FAN TICKET CLASSIFIEDS
1st October 2003
Let's beat the touts with 'A Reality' Tour Ticket Exchange. If you were unfortunate enough not to be able to buy the tickets you wanted for the DAVID BOWIE forthcoming Reality shows you can now post your own classified ads yourself to trade/swop/sell tickets with other Bowie fans worldwide.
There must be around 50 or so classified ads up there now. Please let me know if you get sorted and need your advertisement removing. Big thanks and respect to all you db fans who are willing to sell their spare tickets at cost price and help out their fellow fans. Love on ya!
Feel free to add your own wanted/exchange/swop/for sale classified advertisements here...DAVID BOWIE FAN FORCE TICKET EXCHANGE
Either email in and I'll post up on your behalf or even easier - do it yourself. Make sure you add a password if you want to alter your advertisement later.
Please note: Anyone deemed to be "ripping off" fans will get their advert deleted and blocked from posting again.
"May the db fan force be with you."
DAVID BOWIE IN SOUND & VISION
1st October 2003Scheduled for release on 27th October is a brand new DAVID BOWIE DVD entitled David Bowie 'Sound & Vision. Made last year by 20th Century/Fox TV, this DVD gives a complete profile of Bowie never before seen.
From his humble beginnings to international stardom and the present day, Bowie's story is presented in interviews with his wife, family and industry figures, videos, TV appearances, photos and behind-the-scenes footage.
Incorporating his musical success and often painful personal life, 'David Bowie Sound & Vision' will give you the most comprehensive and exciting look at the greatest musical icon of our time.
DVD details and release information:
- DVD Release Date: 27 October, 2003
- Studio: Stax Entertainment Ltd
- Running Time: 90 mins
- Region 2 encoding (Europe, Middle East and Japan only)
- PAL
- Catalogue Number: STX2074
- Certificate: E
You can pre-order the David Bowie: Sound And Vision DVD NOW and save a massive 25%
MOJO DAVID BOWIE SPECIAL EDITION!
1st October 2003
Last Chance Reminder: Be really quick to get your emails sent in... MOJO magazine are currently producing a special edition to be published next month (November) entirely devoted to DAVID BOWIE.
The magazine will contain rare and unseen photographs, newly commissioned features and new interviews. Plus The Top 20 Bowie songs of all time, as voted by fans, writers and musicians.
Here's were you fans come in... if you'd like to nominate YOUR own Top 5 or Top 10 Bowie songs to be included, you can e-mail your choices to the following address: special.projects@emap.com
Alternatively, you can email your top 10 songs to Wonderworld and I will pass them on for you.
To make it easier for you or just to jog your memories you can see a full list of Bowie song titles here.
Check out the mojo4music.com website.
DAVID BOWIE PHOTOS: FALL SPECIAL OFFER
1st October 2003
Surf on over to MUSICFOTO.COM and check out their 'Fall Special' - their biggest sale ever!! From September 1st until December 15th, 2003, Musicfoto offers a 20% discount on ALL photographs, plus an additional 5% on photographs ordered through PayPal!
Includes both photo sizes and no minimum quantity. Does not include gallery photos. All photographs are for personal use only, no reproduction permitted.
Check out the exclusive DAVID BOWIE photographs on offer which cover db live shots from 1974, 1976, 1978, 1983 and 1987 tours.
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