Category: News
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Don’t Wait Up for Omikron 2
IGN picked up a German blog site’s interview with Quantic Dream COO Guillaume de Fondaumière which revealed that Omikron 2 may be another 2 years in the making. Referring to O2, Guillaume said, “We have started to work on this very innovative and very challenging project. However, you shouldn’t expect this title anywhere before 2009.”…
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High Line Festival Line Up Announced
At long last, the line up for David Bowie’s High Line Festival was posted on Bowienet today. Eight musical acts will perform over the eleven day festival spanning May 9 through 19 including: The Arcade Fire Air The Polyphonic Spree Deerhoof Daniel Johnston Bang on a Can All Stars The Legendary Stardust Cowboy The Secret…
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Follow Up on the Ziggy Stardust Costume Auction
As a follow up to our previous post about the Ziggy Stardust costume which Christie’s will be auctioning on April 26th, a new article on Bloomberg.com has shed some light on which costume in particular will be on sale: Designed by Freddi Buretti, the blue Ziggy Stardust outfit exposes a leg and a shoulder and…
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David Bowie Song Featured in Propel Commercial
Propel Fitness Water has aired a new commercial featuring Under Pressure. The commercial opens with a giant trash monster running down the street. As the monster runs, he loses bit of trash off his body and falls apart to reveal a man underneath. Once free of the garbage, the man stops and takes a swig…
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Mention Of This Site In Mojo Magazine
“Movin’ on up!” This site was given a very brief mention in Mojo Magazine’s 60 Years of Bowie special collectors edition. The mention appears in the ‘Bowie On The Internet’ section on page 119. Article appears after the jump. Thanks Martin O’Gorman!
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David Bowie’s Nokia Recommendations
Today’s issue of The Times Online features David Bowie’s article on his latest recommendations for Nokia’s Music Recommenders service. Needless to say, it is an outstanding article. The official Music Recommenders website also features in their blog his comments on each track that he selected.
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A Star for the Mayor of Sunset Strip
A number of news services including the Washington Post picked up an Associated Press article on Friday about L.A. rock D.J. Rodney Bingenheimer getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. David Bowie and a cavalcade of other performers are featured in the 2003 documentary about Bingenheimer, The Mayor of Sunset Strip. Bowie sent…
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David Bowie’s Last Ziggy Costume To Be Auctioned
On April 29, the Christie’s in London will be auctioning off one of David Bowie’s costumes that he wore during his final show as Ziggy Stardust. As of yet there are no pictures of exactly which costume will be auctioned (he wore more than one at that show), but fear not – your Webmistress never…
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Gail Ann Touring with the Hollaback Girl (redux)
Let it never be said that Gwen Stefani has no taste – at least musically. She has asked both Gail Ann Dorsey and Zach Alford to join her for a second solo tour to promote her new solo album “The Sweet Escape.” You can view the full article, again reported by the Poughkeepsie Journal, here. …
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Fancy A Cab Ride?
Elizabeth Goodman of Rolling Stone wrote a brief article recounting her roommate’s cab ride with David Bowie. The poor girl had been caught in the rain in the middle of Manhattan when the Bowie drove by in a cab like a Duke in Thin White armor and offered her a ride. During the cab ride…