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Month: June 2007

  • Who Doesn’t Want a Burlesque Club in Their Neighborhood?

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    Last month we reported that Bowie, Sting and Ivan Kane had picked a location to open their New York City burlesque club, Forty Deuce. The selected building at 19 Kenmare Street was formerly the home of a mobster hangout called Little Charlie’s Clam Bar. Now, according to Downtown Express, a group of neighboorhood residents are…

  • David Bowie Saw the Future

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    Back in June of 2002, David Bowie was interviewed by the New York Times about his forthcoming album Heathen. During the interview, he predicted that the advent of digital music downloads would undoubtedly drive up the cost of concert ticket prices. On the future of the music industry, he stated: Music itself is going to…

  • To Talk of Stars and Kings and Feet

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    Apparently Lindsay Lohan has completed her 12th step and Paris Hilton has joined a convent, because Iman’s feet were worth discussing on ConcreteLoop.com last month. With a close up of Iman’s feet in heels from the 2007 Can-Do Awards, blogger Angel wrote: Those dogs above need more than a deep-soak, they need help. I guess…

  • Video from Webby Awards

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    Those of you who, like me, would wither away into dust without seeing David Bowie’s Webby Awards acceptance speech, fear not.  The BowieNet has the video posted in good quality, complete with introduction by Rod Corddry.  To get the full impact of Bowie’s speech, you must view the video at BowieNet.  Thankfully, Corddry let Bowie…

  • Anecdote From The Set of “The Hunger”

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    Musician David J, the sometime bassist and vocalist for Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, posted an interview from Popular 1 Magazine on his site today in which he recounts an amusing anecdote about the time he spent on the set of “The Hunger”. After spending a day and night filming the disco scene, he had…

  • David Bowie Wins Webby Award for Lifetime Acheivement

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    At the June 5 ceremony for the 11th Annual Webby Awards, David Bowie received an award for Lifetime Achievement.  David received the award for his digital and technological innovations.  His most well know accomplishments include his official site and ISP BowieNet (the first ever musician-related internet service provider), his digital media company UltraStar, his site…

  • Celebrating Two Anniversaries

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    Fans of David Bowie will want to recognize two very important anniversaries. Today David and Iman celebrate the 15th anniversary of their formal wedding ceremony in in Florence, Italy. They were officially married on April 24 in a secret civil ceremony, but later had a formal ceremony for friends and family. Today also marks the…

  • Buy Bowie at Target

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    Well, not Bowie himself (don’t we all wish). *Ahem* I haven’t seen an official press release from Target, but several sites are reporting that punky British designer Keanan Duffty, who currently has a low-priced menswear line at Target stores, is releasing a limited-edition fall 2007 line. The name of the line…Bowie by Keanan Duffty for…

  • Band Mates Update

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    I don’t know about everyone else, but I love to know what Bowie’s former and current band mates are up to from time to time. So I have two updates for you today. Catherine Russell, sometime member of David Bowie’s band, will be performing at the Rochester Jazz Festival on June 14. Russell has been…

  • David Bowie Song Featured on Upcoming Kurt Cobain Biopic

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    A hearty slap on the back from me and the Webmaster if you can guess what the song is! The biopic, entitled “Kurt Cobain: About A Son” is due out late this year.  It will feature some rarely-seen interviews with Kurt and some footage of places that shaped his life.  The soundtrack to the film…