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  • Review of the Arcade Fire show at the High Line Festival

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    The following review was kindly written for CrackedActor.com by Samuel Mohar. I must admit, I’ve never been much of a fan of Arcade Fire but this review makes me want to give them another chance. If anyone else wishes to contribute a review to be posted on this site, contact me or the Webmaster at…

  • David and Iman Attend Gala at the Met

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    David Bowie and Iman put in an appearance at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala on Monday night. According to Bowienet, the two sat with Stella McCartney and Scarlet Johanson, among others. Iman was dazzling in a white trouser suit and David wore a standard tux. Post-Gazette.com has a decent-size picture…

  • High Line Festival Updates

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    There have been a few updates on the High Line Festival and its schedule over the past few days. Since the Webmaster and I just got back from being away on a weekend holiday, I’ll just give you the brief run-down. This first one may be a little late in coming for those of you…

  • Time Out New York Interviews Bowie

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    David Bowie is the cover story for this week’s Time Out New York magazine. He, Laurie Anderson and Ricky Gervais were each interviewed about the Highline Festival. Some of his interview, which covers his film selections for the Highline Festival, was truncated for the printed magazine, so he had the complete interview posted on BowieNet…

  • Bowie and Bono Turn Out to Honor Lou Reed

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    Last Thursday Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed was awarded the George Arents Pioneer Medal, Syracuse University’s highest alumni award. The award was presented to him during a special event at the W Hotel Union Square in New York City. Lou’s Arents Award was for “Excellence in the Arts” as he is not only known for…

  • Is David Bowie Really Going To Send Music Into the Final Frontier?

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    This one is a head-scratcher for me too. This week the Webmaster and I came across two stories about Michael C. Luckman‘s Signals to Space Concerts. Luckman plans to hold music festivals in Tokyo, Berlin, New York, China, Russia, Mexico and London and beam the music out into space for extraterrestrial beings to hear. The…

  • David Bowie to Receive Webby Lifetime Achievement Award

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    According to PRWeb, David Bowie will be honored at the 11th Annual Webby Awards which will be held on June 5th in New York City. He will receive their Lifetime Achievement Award “for a career that has pushed the boundaries of art and technology.” The Webby Awards were established in 1996 and are considered to…

  • The Ziggy Costume Has Been Sold!

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    As we mentioned on March 13 and March 21, the blue flame-patterned costume designed by Freddie Burretti was up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London.  The bidding must have been fierce – according to Bloomberg.com the costume went to the Hard Rock Cafe for a whopping £10,800 ($21,500), almost double the original estimate…

  • NYC’s Not Big Enough for Two Festivals?

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    New York Magazine’s Arts & Events section published an article yesterday on the rivalry between the producers and patrons of Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Festival and those of David Bowie’s High Line Festival. Both festivals are set in New York City in the very near future. The article suggests that the friction springs from…

  • David Bowie and Iman Celebrate Their 15th Wedding Anniversary

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    15 years ago today David Bowie and Iman were married in a secret civil ceremony held in Lausanne, Switzerland. They later celebrated their union with a formal wedding in Florence, Italy, on June 6th. The traditional fifteenth anniversary gift is crystal, while the modern gift is a watch. According to Bowienet, David and Iman attended…