Month: April 2007
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The Ziggy Costume Has Been Sold!
As we mentioned on March 13 and March 21, the blue flame-patterned costume designed by Freddie Burretti was up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London. The bidding must have been fierce – according to Bloomberg.com the costume went to the Hard Rock Cafe for a whopping £10,800 ($21,500), almost double the original estimate…
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David Bowie and Iman Celebrate Their 15th Wedding Anniversary
15 years ago today David Bowie and Iman were married in a secret civil ceremony held in Lausanne, Switzerland. They later celebrated their union with a formal wedding in Florence, Italy, on June 6th. The traditional fifteenth anniversary gift is crystal, while the modern gift is a watch. According to Bowienet, David and Iman attended…
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More Covers of David Bowie Songs (For Those Of You Who Love Them)
The latest cover of a David Bowie song will be done by Clan of Xymox. While working on their album due out later this year, Clan of Xymox recorded a cover of “Heroes” for their teaser single. The single is due out May 22 and will include a poppy version and an industrial version of…
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Forthcoming USA David Bowie Releases
The long-awaited issue of the Young Americans CD/DVD is due out the United States on June 5th, along with The Best of David Bowie 1980-1987: Sight & Sound CD/DVD. Both CD/DVD set were released in other countries on March 19, but the USA will be patiently waiting until June 5th for these special editions. The…
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Brief diversion from news on Bowie: the proposed Blogging Code of Conduct
On Sunday April 8, Tim O’Reilly, the CEO of O’Reilly Media, proposed a Blogging Code of Conduct that he hopes to have posted on bloggingcode.org. The purpose of the code of conduct is to repress personal attacks on blogs. Why am I posting about this here? The news portion of this site is technically a…
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Happy Easter!
To those of you who celebrate, we hope you have a Happy Easter! The Webmaster and I are celebrating by catching The Decemberists at Hard Rock Live tonight. Way better than a basket full of junk food to rot your teeth.
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Trailer for the new Scott Walker Film
30 Century Man, the new biographical documentary about the life and career of musician Scott Walker is currently being promoted by the distributor Verve Pictures. It is due for release in the UK on April 27, with showings currently scheduled through June. The film is directed by Stephen Kijak and features interviews with several artists…
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More David Bowie Covers – This Time From Poison
Looking for a reason to stay relevant enough to tour and make money, Poison is putting out an album of covers. Needless to say, it will not be nearly as awesome as ‘Pin Ups.’ Anyway, some of the covers on the album are good choices. The album will include “Suffragette City” by David Bowie, ‘Just…
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Vote for a David Bowie Cover by Switches
The London-based band Switches are planning to cover one of five special songs as a B-side for their next single. The songs in the running are “Boys Keep Swinging” by David Bowie, “Sexx Laws” by Beck, “Buddy Holly” by Weezer, “Girls and Boys” by Blur, and “Steady As She Goes” by The Raconteurs. The single…