Category: News
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More Covers of David Bowie Songs (For Those Of You Who Love Them)
The latest cover of a David Bowie song will be done by Clan of Xymox. While working on their album due out later this year, Clan of Xymox recorded a cover of “Heroes” for their teaser single. The single is due out May 22 and will include a poppy version and an industrial version of…
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Forthcoming USA David Bowie Releases
The long-awaited issue of the Young Americans CD/DVD is due out the United States on June 5th, along with The Best of David Bowie 1980-1987: Sight & Sound CD/DVD. Both CD/DVD set were released in other countries on March 19, but the USA will be patiently waiting until June 5th for these special editions. The…
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Happy Easter!
To those of you who celebrate, we hope you have a Happy Easter! The Webmaster and I are celebrating by catching The Decemberists at Hard Rock Live tonight. Way better than a basket full of junk food to rot your teeth.
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Trailer for the new Scott Walker Film
30 Century Man, the new biographical documentary about the life and career of musician Scott Walker is currently being promoted by the distributor Verve Pictures. It is due for release in the UK on April 27, with showings currently scheduled through June. The film is directed by Stephen Kijak and features interviews with several artists…
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More David Bowie Covers – This Time From Poison
Looking for a reason to stay relevant enough to tour and make money, Poison is putting out an album of covers. Needless to say, it will not be nearly as awesome as ‘Pin Ups.’ Anyway, some of the covers on the album are good choices. The album will include “Suffragette City” by David Bowie, ‘Just…
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Vote for a David Bowie Cover by Switches
The London-based band Switches are planning to cover one of five special songs as a B-side for their next single. The songs in the running are “Boys Keep Swinging” by David Bowie, “Sexx Laws” by Beck, “Buddy Holly” by Weezer, “Girls and Boys” by Blur, and “Steady As She Goes” by The Raconteurs. The single…
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Favorite Puppeteer from Bowie’s Childhood Passes Away
Ventriloquist Terry Hall, the creator and voice of a puppet named Lenny the Lion, died yesterday. Terry and Lenny made their television debut on the BBC in 1956, and subsequently starred in four programs including the Lenny the Lion Show, Lenny’s Den, Pops and Lenny and Reading With Lenny. It has been noted that David…
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Tickets On Sale for the High Line Festival
Tickets for the High Line Festival went on sale yesterday. Those wanting to attend the performances will need to buy each ticket separately through Ticketbastard, erm, Ticketmaster. The prices for each performance are pretty reasonable, but be ready to fork out some extra cash for all of the extra charges that Ticketmaster lumps on top…
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HighlineFestival.com Launches
The official High Line Festival website is now live at HighLineFestival.com. The site features photos of the performers, the schedule of events, and write ups about David Bowie, the festival organizers, the Friends of the High Line, and so on.