Month: March 2008
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A World Without Bowie As Jareth?!
Close your eyes and imagine a world where David Bowie turned down the role of Jareth in Labyrinth. Millions of little girls won’t have their eyes opened to the wonderful world of the male area by Bowie’s tights. Millions of little boys won’t look down at themselves and think, “Am I going to look like…
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Thoroughly Covered
A few notable Bowie covers have popped up in the news recently and are worth a mention here. The first is by new band The Last Of The Shadow Puppets, a union of Artic Monkeys singer Alex Turner and Miles Kane’s of The Rascals. Their first album, The Age Of Understatement, will feature their take…
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Yes He “Will”
Back in February we reported a rumor that Bowie may be cast in the upcoming movie “Will” starring Lisa Kudrow and Liam Aiken. According to Bowienet today, he will indeed have a part in “Will” playing himself. While the movie will be a musical dramedy, Bowie has described his screentime as being “a ten second…
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In Case You Don’t Have A Bowie Shirt For Every Day of the Year…
…You can now fill in those days where you have to wear *gasp* non-Bowie t-shirts with a brand spankin’ new shirt. Funny t-shirt site TeesMyBody now has a new David Bowie in Space shirt. The front of the shirt shows a cartoonish illustration of Aladdin Sane floating away from his spaceship in a spacesuit. I…
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Download Labyrinth
God bless The Jim Henson Company. They’ve just released Labyrinth for download on iTunes. Boys and girls, if you’ve not already got a copy of Labyrinth then now is the time to buy it. Don’t let another night go by where you have not experienced the awesomeness of Labyrinth. Oh yeah, the Dark Crystal is…
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Bowie At The Ballet
This weekend the Amherst Ballet will be performing it’s seasonal show “Dance Diversity: A Collage of Works.” The third part of the performance is a piece choreographed and performed to “Space Oddity.” University of Massachusetts faculty member Jenny Bennett-Mansur choreographed the work and showcased it at Northampton’s First Night. The dance s described as a…
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Another Day, Another Compilation
What Bowie song is the obvious choice to appear on the soundtrack for the TV show “Heroes”? Why, “Heroes” of course! Knocked me over with a damned feather. Bob Dylan and Iggy Pop have some songs on the album as well. I’m so bored by this bit of news I can’t be bothered to write…
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Xiu Xiu Covers Under Pressure
On their new album Women As Lovers, Xiu Xiu recorded an excellent cover of Under Pressure. The song featured Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy singing Freddie Mercury’s vocals and Michael Gira singing Bowie’s vocals. As always, Stewart delivers an intense vocal performance. If you are ever curious to hear a verbal demonstration of the word…