Month: August 2007

  • Alas, David Bowie Will Not Be Appearing in ‘Doctor Who’

    Every Friday night I turn into a squeeing eight-year-old girl when ‘Doctor Who‘ comes on the SciFi channel. Nothing is allowed to distract me lest I turn into a very unhappy eight-year-old girl. So imagine my excitement when I saw a news item in ‘The Sun’ claiming that Bowie would be appearing in an episode…

  • Update on Soundtrack to Ian Curtis Biopic ‘Control’

    As we reported this time last year, David Bowie and several other glam rockers will be featured on the soundtrack of ‘Control’, the upcoming biopic of the life and death of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis.  Both of Bowie’s songs will be featured in the movie itself.  Among the artists featured on the soundtrack are…

  • Let’s Dance the World Over

    Indian singer Sona Mohapatra recently worked with Nile Rodgers on cutting a new version of Let’s Dance. The first reports are unclear if she worked directly with David Bowie in the studio or if she’s singing along to his existing vocal tracks. On the sound of the reworked song, Sona says “they obviously wanted us…

  • New Jareth Action Figure

    The new Jareth action figure looks to be made for the segment of David Bowie’s fan base that is attracted to men. I present to you Exhibit A: Really. Check out the package. This toy must be made to attract the male-loving David Bowie fans. Can there be any other reason why a toy maker…

  • Bowie’s Old Manager Writes Autobiography

    David Bowie’s notorious old manager, Tony Defries, will be releasing a “tell-all” autobiography next year to be titled Gods and Gangsters. This comes after some 40 years of media silence in which Defries has never been interviewed. Defries is best known for launching the careers of Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mott the Hoople, Luther Vandross…

  • Neal Preston Photo Essay

    Spinner.com is running a brilliant photo essay by rock photographer Neal Preston, who has photographed David Bowie on several occasions. The photo that Preston chose to share a memory about is from the 1976 Station to Station Tour at the Los Angeles show. Among the 19 other photos are John Lee Hooker, Freddie Mercury, the…