September 30:
For the hardcore Bowie collector, a couple of upcoming items may be
of interest:
- The BBC is set to
release a single version
of their promo
Perfect Day, which features Bowie singing a couple of lines, sometime
in November. (Thanks Hel2)
- Segasoft is
bundling a
sampler music CD with their online gaming
package (HEAT), featuring Bowie (along with The Sneaker Pimps, Celllophane
and Silver Jets).
September 30:
As numerous readers have pointed out to me (and I eventually saw a couple
of times), Bowie is making an appearance on US television advertisements.
- The most obvious one which has been running for about a week is the
use of snippets of "Heroes" running
during a Microsoft ad. The only lyric from the song which appears
is We can be Heroes.
- While eating dinner during Monday Night Football, I heard the strains of
Little Wonder wafting through the
air. Imagine my surprise to see a video clip of Bowie
from the 50th Birthday Bash! It turned out to be an advertisement
for Miller Genuine Draft, advertising their blind date music events
(for which, by the way, I'm still waiting for a setlist).
But there was Bowie in full glorious colour, singing an
Earthling song!
The Bowie publicity machine is obviously at full speed, building
up to the GQ Awards
and the release of
I'm Afraid Of Americans, which
looks to be Virgin's last push for Bowie in the US.
September 28:
Rocktropolis.com is now heavily promoting their Boston October 1 cybercast
of Bowie's show at the Orpheum. It will be available in multiple formats,
including RealAudio, RealVideo, NetShow, VDO, as well as still pictures
and an online chat. They're also promoting a competition to win
Earthling and
I'm Afraid Of Americans
together with Bowie t-shirts. The concert cybercast supposedly starts
at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.
You can go directly to the Bowie cybercast registration page at
Rocktropolis Boston cybercast
Note: Some AOL users have mentioned that they have
problems accessing rocktropolis pages. This is a problem with AOL.
September 25:
ITV.net appears to be the purveyor of the
Boston cybercast
on October 1 at 8 p.m. EST. They have a dedicated web page, and you'll
probably also need to download the appropriate software in preparation.
You can find it all at
ITV.net Bowie cybercast
September 23:
AllStar Magazine online is reporting that the upcoming
I'm Afraid Of Americans
single release will be a six-track EP with five remixes by Reznor and
one by Photek. Reznor also lends backing vocals to one of the
remixes and another remix features Ice Cube guest rapping.
September 22:
The BBC is running a promotional campaign called "Perfect Day", based
on the song from Lou Reed's Transformer album (which Bowie
co-produced). Bowie lends his voice to two of the lines from the
song. You can read more about it on the BBC web site at:
BBC Perfect Day
September 21:
Rocktropolis is
listing in their previews a cybercast of the
Boston show
on October 1.
September 18:
Chicago concert Friday, Sept 19!!
It has just been announced that Bowie will be performing Friday night,
September 19, at
Chicago's Vic Theater.
The initial word is that this
is a free concert. If it links up with some rumours heard earlier,
this is one of the Miller Genuine Draft Blind Date concerts, where people
win tickets but don't know who will be performing until the night before.
Also rumoured for the same night was The Chemical Brothers.
September 18:
Mick Rock's cancelled benefit is being revived as an online auction
of some of his limited edition photographs/prints of famous rock stars,
including a large number of Bowie during the Ziggy era.
You can find a catalog of items for sale (be sure to check all
the pages) at
www.superstars.com
September 13:
A Teenage Wildlife reader called up Bowie's management company,
Isolar, to ask about further New York dates. The official reply
from Isolar was that New York would only be getting the one GQ Awards show.
However, other New Yorkers have speculated that there would be a second
smaller club gig, but it wouldn't be announced until the GQ Awards
sold out.
September 11:
In the circular file, we have the following tidbits:
- TicketMaster has a
review
(only until the weekend) of the
Hollywood Athletic Club
gig.
- Rolling Stone has a fairly negative
review
of the San Francisco
show.
- Wall Of Sound has a
news item
on the tour.
- Seattle radio station KMTT has a link to RealAudio recordings of their
interview
with Bowie.
- Goldie mentioned in a recent interview that Bowie has
"co-penned" a track for Goldie's upcoming album.
September 10:
Dave and Shaz Priest of The Missing Link are holding a "Bowie Bash" for
UK Bowie fans at their home on Saturday 13th September. Dave
says
We'll be showing some rare video
footage, playing loads of rare material and generally having a good time.
There will also be a couple of members from a Bowie tribute band turning
up with guitars for a 'sing-a-long' later in the evening
If you're interested, try emailing Dave for directions at
david.priest@virgin.net.
September 9:
On Saturday night at
Vancouver,
Bowie announced before singing
I'm Afraid Of Americans:
"Everyone has their single season, and this will be our next single...
coming out in about three weeks"
Unclear whether this will be a North American only release, or worldwide,
but looks like Trent Reznor's remixes will see the light of day here.
MTV News is reporting that Virgin confirmed the Reznor remixes would
be available on the market, and noted that it would likely become
a collector's cover with a so-far "secretive hand-penned drawing by
Bowie himself".
September 9:
Forbes Magazine came out with its list of 20 wealthiest
entertainers based on total gross income in 1996-1997, and
Bowie appeared at #16 with $63 million gross income.
Presumably this includes the income from the bond sale
Bowie made for $55 million. Topping the list were
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
In other Bowie financial news, the LA Times is reporting that
he is selling his three bedroom condo in Beverly Hills for $895,000
because he and Iman now spend most of their time in either
New York or Switzerland.
September 5:
It appears as though Bowie is making a habit of appearing on breakfast
radio shows in each city he is performing. I apologise for the
late notice (I am currently homeless so updates are not happening as fast
as they normally would), but he was scheduled to appear on Vancouver's
Z95.3FM this morning (Friday).
He is also scheduled to
appear on Seattle's KNDD The End and KMIT The Mountain on Monday morning
September 8, and on
San Francisco's Live 105
on Tuesday, September 9.
Most of these stations are giving away tickets to the appearances, and
they appear to be similar to the setup for this year's
Atlantaand
Boston
radio appearances, where Bowie performed a short acoustic
set accompanied by Reeves Gabrels.
Listeners in other cities on the Earthling tour track should be on the
listen to your local Bowie playing station (I guess that leaves out
New York and Philadelphia :-)) to see if they announce
a Bowie acoustic appearance around the date of the concert.
September 4:
Jam! Showbiz has an
interview with Bowie,
where Bowie reveals that
Trent Reznor of
Nine Inch Nails fame has completed four remixes of
I'm Afraid
Of Americans. In addition, Bowie said he expect to have
Reznor (and possibly Goldie) help write and record songs for
his "next album" (Ed: So what happened to
2. Contamination?). Bowie confirms that
he won't be part of the video for
Puff Daddy's "Been Around The World". The report also says that
the upcoming acoustic track on Neil Young's Bridge Benefit album will
be "Heroes".
September 3:
For those of you having a hard time tracking down the
Seven Years In Tibet
CD single in your local store (or you just
can't be bothered going out of the house), Teenage Wildlife's
online music store
(in association with CD Universe) now has this the limited
edition from the UK in stock.
In addition, CD Universe has also recently added to their catalogue
The David Bowie Songbook
(a collection of Bowie covers by famous artists), the Japanese
single version of
Dead Man Walking,
and a couple of new videos including a listing (although I'm not
certain exactly what it is) for
The Glass Spider Tour.
Note that some of these may be on backorder, and not readily
available.
