Author: Webmistress
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Rock Ballets by Ballet Nouveau Features Music of David Bowie
Ballet Nouveau is running a show through November 9, 2008 that features the music of David Bowie, Queen, and INXS. The show, Rock Ballet, is actually a ballet in three parts. The first, “Mediate”, is choreographed to music by INXS. The second, “Love of my Life”, is choreographed to music by Queen. The third, “An…
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David Bowie Items Up For Auction At Christie’s
Christie’s auction house in New York City will be holding it’s first auction of punk rock memorabilia this year. Memorabilia of David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, and the Clash will be among the items that are up for auction on November 24, 2008. Simon Lipman of Christie’s commented in an Associated Press interview that, “Ten…
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A Few Favorite Things – List Round-up
Over the past several days I’ve seen a bunch of nonsense lists pop up on random sites featuring David Bowie’s name. I didn’t think they were each worth their own post, but I collected enough to make a post about them worth my time. They’re kind of fun to read. Nonsense List #1: The Top…
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More War Child Album Updates
Update #3: It is official. The War Child album to which David Bowie is contributing his song “Heroes” to be covered by TV On The Radio will be postponed until 2009 due to more artists showing interest. Maybe we’ll get a double disc? *hopes*
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Iggy Drops A Big Ol’ Hint for David Bowie
In a recent interview with Larry Ryan at the Independent, Iggy expressed interest in working with David Bowie sometime in the future. When asked by Ryan “You reunited with the founding members of the Stooges when recording Skull Ring, do you think you will ever reunite with David Bowie to make any new music?” Iggy…
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David Bowie Takes Song of the Year Title….For 1969
As Rorschach would say, hurm. I’m not exactly sure of the purpose of the article written by Dan Cairn for the Times-Online, but nevertheless he has chosen David Bowie’s Space Oddity as the Song of the Year for 1969. Despite the fact that Cairn briefly gives play to the mistaken interpretation that Space Oddity is…
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War Child Album Updates
Update #1: In my previous post about the upcoming War Child album “Heroes”, I reported that the song David Bowie was contributing had not been released yet. The official word from BowieNet is that the song will be….wait for it….don’t want to ruin the surprise….”Heroes“! I know, right? Knock me over with a feather. …
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Ziggy Stardust Costume Will Be Displayed by The British Music Experience
The David Bowie Archive recently loaned one of the early Ziggy Stardust costumes made by Freddie Burretti to The British Music Experience. The permanent exhibit will be using their displays to demonstrate how British music has shaped the past six decades of British popular culture. It will open in 2009 in the O2 Arena in…