Author: Webmistress
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Reviews of the New Re-releases
As we reported in April, there have been two new re-releases from David Bowie’s back catalogue – Young Americans Special Edition and The Best of 1980-1987. Last week Blogcritics published reviews of each album. For the reviews for Young Americans Special Edition and David Bowie: The Best of 1980-1987, follow the links. Enjoy!
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American Idol Jeans
The Fox network’s ratings juggernaut American Idol has entered into a partnership with Lyric Jeans to release a clothing line inspired by and featuring lyrics from influential musicians. Musicians whose lyrics will appear on the clothing include David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, and The Beatles. Honestly, I don’t know whether I should rejoice or…
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Giorgio Armani and The Thin White Duke
Giorgio Armani joins the club of designers who have taken inspiration from David Bowie in his Thin White Duke era. In a change from his usual fare of subdued hues and cuts, his latest collection featured models stomping down the runway in skinny-tailored clothes and fedoras angled to the side, lit from above to look…
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Video from Webby Awards
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…
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Anecdote From The Set of “The Hunger”
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…
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David Bowie Wins Webby Award for Lifetime Acheivement
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…
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Celebrating Two Anniversaries
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…
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Buy Bowie at Target
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…
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Band Mates Update
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…
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David Bowie Song Featured on Upcoming Kurt Cobain Biopic
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…