Category: News
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David Bowie Featured in Upcoming Movie “August”
David Bowie The Actor is back on the big screen with a small role in the latest Josh Hartnett vehicle, “August.” David plays the part of a CEO of a dotcom corporation and amazingly managed to film his part earlier this week during what I’m sure was an insane High Line Festival schedule. That might…
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The Thin White Duke Brings Out the Fat White Duck
The Highline Festival ended on a high note on Saturday, with the roaring sound of laughter at Madison Square Garden. Ricky Gervais made his American stand up comedy debut there, performing a 70 minute show that sold out in its first day of ticket sales. A tuxedo-clad David Bowie won some of the first laughs…
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High Line Updates: Daniel Johnston and Co.
The Highline Ballroom was the setting for an eclectic triple-header on May 16th featuring the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, followed by the Bang on a Can All-Stars, followed by Daniel Johnston. Jon Pareles of the NY Times wrote a good review the complete show. For the uninitiated, here’s a bit of history on the Legendary Stardust…
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The Devo – David Bowie Connection
Yesterday’s edition of the Telegraph featured a great reminiscence by Jerry Casale from Devo on the Cleveland show on David Bowie’s 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. Casales said that the show “solidified right then and there what I wanted to do with Devo.” He decided to quit sitting around and toking up and just bouncing around…
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High Line Updates: Design Presentation, El Automóvil Gris
Last night James Corner, a landscape architect and urban designer, gave a presentation on his plans for the High Line. There’s not much more to say about it, but here is the link to the What’s Up: NYC notice. Also, shame on us for not mentioning this before but David wrote a great review of…
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High Line Updates: The Polyphonic Spree, Claude Cahun
The Hammerstein Ballroom stage was invaded on Friday night by a small army of singers dressed in black military uniforms calling themselves the Polyphonic Spree. Quite a diversion from the usual gowns, the new duds promote their upcoming album, The Fragile Army. Daunting as it may have seemed, all they fired upon the crowd were…
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More Notes from David Bowie on the High Line Festival
BowieNet has two more brief reviews from David Bowie on the High Line Festival acts. In his first review, he very briefly talks about Air’s show from Friday night. In his second review, he gives readers an insight into the feel of TV on the Radio’s show by giving not only his own feelings but…
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High Line Festival Artist Review
Amid all the hullabaloo about the bands playing the High Line Festival and the Spanish film exposition, we have not heard much about the visual artists who are exhibiting their work. NY1 News steps up to the plate a bit to give us a brief comment and description of the work of Laurie McCleod. McCleod…
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More News on David Bowie and the Burlesque Club
Some of you may remember that we reported on a rumor that David Bowie and Sting were teaming up to open a burlesque club in Manhattan. No? Don’t remember? Here’s the link. According to the New York Observer and backed up by Gawker, the deal is back on now that Bowie, Sting, and Forty Deuce…
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Review from David Bowie himself of the Arcade Fire Show
BowieNet is featuring a few words from David Bowie himself on last night’s Arcade Fire show. WireImage also has two pictures of David and Iman at the show. I love the picture of Iman – she looks like she’s having a ton of fun! Anyway, as always David’s description is very eloquent but for a…