Author: Webmistress
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Another David Bowie Cover, But This Time For A Good Cause
I know we bitch a lot on this site about the seemingly never-ending stream of David Bowie covers…either that or we ignore them like the latest Cat Power cover. However, the newest cover will be featured on the album Heroes being released on November 24 by the charity War Child. So I don’t even have…
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“Reality” Anniversary
A wistful David Bowie anniversary has come and gone – Reality was released five years ago on September 15, 2003. I can hardly believe that five years has come and gone with not a peep about a new album. *sigh* A lot has happened in those five years, but one of those things was not…
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Commercial Round-up: Found David Bowie
It’s always a pleasant surprise when a commercial I expect to be grating and annoying turns to sweetness with a few notes from a David Bowie song. The latest commercials to use Bowie’s music are the new bubble one from Rhapsody, the new one from Royal Caribbean, and one from Marks and Spencer. The Rhapsody…
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David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” Voted Gayest Album
Out Magazine recently took a poll of 100 gay musicians, performance artists, actors, comedians, writers, critics, label reps, and DJs and asked them what albums had the biggest impact on their lives. The number one album on the list is, of course, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. The…
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Vote with David Bowie to “Keep A Child Alive”
David Bowie is asking for your vote for the American Express Members project “Keep A Child Alive.” The Top 5 projects to split $2.5 million in funding. The top project will receive $1.5 million, the second project $500,000, the third project $300,000, and the final two will receive $100,000. Here’s how to vote: How to…
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Brilliant Essay on David Bowie’s “1.Outside”
Sometimes stormy days can be fruitful. Since Tropical Storm Fay has made it impossible to work or even safely go outside (hah, see what I did there? Outside?!), I’ve taken the opportunity to dig through my list of unread David Bowie-related stuff that has piled up on this busy week. Lo and behold, I’ve come…
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“Heroes” Being Used to Advertise for Nike China
For the remainder of the Olympic Games, viewers in Asia will get a nice surprise when they view the advertisements for Nike China. “Heroes” has been licensed for use not only during the Olympics in Nike ads promoting the upcoming Chinese sports documentary DARE, but also for use in related promotional DVDs. I doubt that…
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David Bowie Gives You More Reasons To Love Gary Oldman
I’ve been debating with myself for several days now whether or not I wanted to make this post and show my ignorance of a Bowie obscurity that any fansite owner worth their salt should know. But then I remembered I have no shame and decided let everyone know what a terrible Bowie fan I am…