Category: News
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Happy Birthday to David Bowie!
Today is the day that David Bowie, the main man of this blog, turns 62! We here at CrackedActor wish Mr. Bowie a happy, healthy, productive, and prosperous year.
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References to David Bowie in the Upcoming Watchmen Movie
Alex McDowell, the production designer for the upcoming (hopefully sooner rather than later, if Fox doesn’t have their way and screw everything up) Watchmen movie gave a lecture at MIT before Thanksgiving and shared a few interesting tidbits about some set design for Watchmen. Among other things that are only of interest to Watchmen geeks,…
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Merry Christmas!
We would like to bring you a small token of David Bowie joy on Christmas. So sit back, rejoice, and squee.
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30 Century Man Now Playing
The biography of Scott Walker, 30 Century Man, is now playing in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. After release last year in the U.K. it has finally reached Stateside! The documentary features David Bowie and Brian Eno, among other musicians. See the official website for dates and venues.
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R.I.P Guy Peellaert
After a long illness, Guy Peellaert has passed away. He was 74. Peellaert is best known for designing the covers for Diamond Dogs and The Rolling Stones’ It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll. Read more about Peellaert at the L.A. Times and GuyPeellaert.com.
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Bowie at the Keep A Child Alive Ball 2008
Last week David Bowie and Iman attended the annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball. Nothing really earth-shattering happened for me to report on, but I do want to direct you to the blurb written in The Sun. The picture accompanying the article is really great. Too bad The Sun is territorial about their photos,…
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Looking At Music Exhibit Will Feature Videos by David Bowie
The Looking At Music exhibition at MoMA will examine the influence of technology on experimentation in music. Music videos from the early days of The Beatles, David Bowie, Captain Beefheart, The Residents, and Devo will be featured to demonstrate changes in tehcnology and music since 1965. Starting on December 1. 2008 Thurston Moore of Sonic…
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Rock Ballets by Ballet Nouveau Features Music of David Bowie
Ballet Nouveau is running a show through November 9, 2008 that features the music of David Bowie, Queen, and INXS. The show, Rock Ballet, is actually a ballet in three parts. The first, “Mediate”, is choreographed to music by INXS. The second, “Love of my Life”, is choreographed to music by Queen. The third, “An…