About a month ago after the second King of Rock and Roll passed away, a very highly talented, beautiful and ambitious musician from second best Korea named Luna Lee produced this truly incredible tribute to David Bowie. She played all the parts on the ancient Korean 6th century instrument known as the Gayageum:
You can see more of her popular videos here.
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This song was originally written and recorded in 2011 by Mr. Garson for his Bowie Variations album but he has never performed it since then.
From Mike Garson's Facebook page:
"While the whole album was variations on David’s music, this one meant the most to me because I wrote it for him. It’s how I felt about David in musical terms. Though there’s no doubt I have more music for David coming, this is what I have to offer this morning. Please feel free to share this with others and respond with your memories, thoughts and feelings."
See more at Mike Garson's official website.
"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief."
In this song "Lazarus" he sings "Look up here, I'm in Heaven"
Quite a fitting stage exit from this world, indeed. RIP.
Note: The sold out off Broadway play Lazarus written By David Bowie & Enda Walsh continues through January 20th. Most likely it will be continued for a much longer run.
See all related previous posts here.
Via Rocket News March 7, 2013
As a promotion of David Bowie's soon-to-be-released new album "The Next Day" Sony Music Japan will be converting part of it's building into the David Bowie Cafe from March 9th - March 24th. This new cafe will feature music from the new album and a special selection of food and drinks as inspired by Bowie. Pub Cardinal, a British Pub on the first floor of the Sony Building will be converted into a cafe decorated with various photos, posters, album covers etc. from the now five-decade career of the The Thin White Duke.
Moar...
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New David Bowie Single & Album Comeback
In addition to the recent high ranks on the iTunes charts, David Bowie's new single "Where Are We Now?" is currently #6 on the The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart. This is Bowie's highest UK chart entry in the past 20 years when 'Jump They Say' reached Number 9 in 1993. The album that includes this single "The Next Day" has also performed very well on the iTunes charts and will be officially released on March 8th.
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Earlier today we discovered this page for email updates on David Bowie Concert Tickets! As stated in the above screen grab "Sign up to be notified as soon as David Bowie tour dates are announced." This appears to be good news for Bowie fans, but we cannot confirm the possibility of a Bowie concert tour at this time.
UPDATE: A second site with possible Bowie concert tickets has been discovered here.
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New David Bowie Single & Album Comeback
On this day his 66th birthday, January 8th 2013, David Bowie has made a long-awaited, surprise comeback into the spotlight with the release of a new single "Where Are We Now?" and a pre-release announcement of his upcoming new ablum entitled "The Next Day" on his official website and iTunes.
NEWS UPDATE: Via iTunes Store Top 10 Songs January 8, 2013 "Where Are We Now?" is currently #1 on the UK and Sweden iTunes charts. Also it is now rated at #2 in Finland and #4 in The Netherlands.
Here is the music video "Where Are We Now?"
Here is the official press release:
New York, NY--January 8, 2013--In the early morning hours of Tuesday the 8th January, Iso/Columbia Records released a new single by David Bowie titled 'Where Are We Now?' exclusively launching in the iTunes Store in 119 countries. David Bowie's first new album in ten years and his 30th studio recording, THE NEXT DAY is also available as a pre-order on iTunes with a wide release scheduled for March. January the 8th is of course David Bowie's birthday, a timely moment for such a treasure to appear as if out of nowhere. Throwing shadows and avoiding the industry treadmill is very David Bowie despite his extraordinary track record that includes album sales in excess of 130 million not to mention his massive contributions in the area of art, fashion, style, sexual exploration and social commentary. It goes without saying that he has sold out stadiums and broken ticket records throughout the world during this most influential of careers. In recent years radio silence has been broken only by endless speculation, rumor and wishful thinking ....a new record...who would have ever thought it, who'd have ever dreamed it! After all David is the kind of artist who writes and performs what he wants when he wants...when he has something to say as opposed to something to sell. Today he definitely has something to say. Produced by long term collaborator Tony Visconti, 'Where Are We Now?' was written by Bowie, and was recorded in New York. The single is accompanied by a haunting video directed by Tony Oursler which harks back to David's time in Berlin. He is seen looking in on footage of the auto repair shop beneath the apartment he lived in along with stark images of the city at the time and a lyric constantly raising the question Where Are We Now? "The moment you know, you know you know" resonates from the new single's lyric. Now we all know...David Bowie has been in the recording studio...just when we least expected it!!And here are the track listings for the new album:
The Next Day tracklisting Standard Version: 01. The Next Day 3:51 02. Dirty Boys 2:58 03. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 3:56 04. Love Is Lost 3:57 05. Where Are We Now? 4:08 06. Valentine's Day 3:01 07. If You Can See Me 3:16 08. I'd Rather Be High 3:53 09. Boss Of Me 4:09 10. Dancing Out In Space 3:24 11. How Does The Grass Grow 4:33 12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire 3:30 13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4:41 14. Heat 4:25 Total (Approximately) 53:14 Deluxe Version 01. The Next Day 3:51 02. Dirty Boys 2:58 03. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 3:56 04. Love Is Lost 3:57 05. Where Are We Now? 4:08 06. Valentine's Day 3:01 07. If You Can See Me 3:16 08. I'd Rather Be High 3:53 09. Boss Of Me 4:09 10. Dancing Out In Space 3:24 11. How Does The Grass Grow 4:33 12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire 3:30 13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4:41 14. Heat 4:25 Bonus tracks: 15. So She 2:31 16. I'll Take You There 2:44 17. Plan 2:34 Total (Approximately): 61: 03For more information visit davidbowie.com Related: David Bowie Reflects on Comeback David Bowie Comeback Part II
Here is a rare photo of David Bowie and Axl Rose of Guns N Roses. This photo was taken in October 1989 at the China Club in Los Angeles when GNR opened for the Rolling Stones. Photo by Lisa Rose/Globe Photos, Inc.
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Here is a rare photo of David Bowie at the age of eight in 1955. At that time he was attending the Burnt Ash Junior School and he sang in the school choir. His voice was considered "adequate" but his recorder playing showed an "above-average musical ability". At the age of nine his dancing ability was said to be "vividly artistic" and "astonishing" for a child.
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"Speed of Life" by David Bowie & Masayoshi Sukita
Genesis is proud to announce SPEED OF LIFE, the new publication born out of a 40-year collaboration between musician, actor and producer, David Bowie, and photographer and designer, Masayoshi Sukita.
In their fine bound edition, the authors have opened up Sukita's archives to assemble a 300-page photo essay which, captioned with their own recollections and memories, traces the development of Bowie's remarkable career from 1972 to the present day.
Here's an exclusive peek at one of the previously unpublished shots with accompanying caption from Bowie himself...
"So, let’s try a little Kabuki face. Well, it convinces me. With my make-up man Pierre La Roche, and the help of Kabuki star Tamasaburo, I braved the world of Kabuki make-up. The cupid lips made it back to the USA along with cherry coloured cheeks." - BOWIE
What a Christmas for David Bowie fans!
Sunday night's much-anticipated first screening of the newly-rediscovered clip of Bowie, Ronson, Woodmansey and Bolder performing The Jean Genie on BBC TV's Top of the Pops saw a packed National Film Theatre struck agog at the majesty of Ziggy in action: in pristine, full-colour TV quality.
Talking of coffee tables, here are some glimpses of a glossy new book by Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita. Speed of Life (a snip at £360) shows Sylvian’s direct forebear and antecedent David Bowie posing in Kyoto during a holiday there in 1979 — the time he was hanging out with Sinologist David Kidd.
Bowie, after hinting that Japan was to be his new home, left for New York, explaining that Japan would make him “too Zen”, which would cause him to stop writing.
But perhaps the oddest and most interesting of Sukita’s images, revealed for the first time in the new book, are the studio shots where he portrays Bowie as a salaryman on his way to work, attempting to beat the clock
”The scene, brief and looped, has the elusive appeal of a new Yeti or Bigfoot reel. Joe Salama, who posted the fragment, says: “This exceptional cine footage was taken by my late father on a trip up to the West End of London totally unaware that David Bowie was the young dude that smiles graciously at the camera.”
"Well, I thought I could do better than that, and before long I’d googled enough to publish with some confidence the true facts of this remarkable document. Somebody in the comments points out that it’s more likely to be 1966 or 1965. I’m able to confirm that this is spring 1965."
"I also found this Lower Third handbill, drawn by Bowie himself in 1965, showing him with the same hairstyle and the same high rounded shirt collar you see in the film."
David Bowie is reportedly on the brink of walking away from EMI, the troubled UK music group in the middle of an auction, after a 15-year relationship in which the label held the rights to the bulk of his back catalogue including classic albums Ziggy Stardust and Space Oddity.
Bowie's contract comes to an end in January and the Financial Times reports today that EMI have declined to comment.
Bowie is apparently in talks with Universal Music and Sony Music, who hold the rights to his output since 1995. Continued...
