T-shirt Contest

OK, Who won you ask?? Well, it's not over yet. We still have one more week (plus a day or 2) to go. We've got over 177 t-shirt designs to review. Once you've found your favorite one, send in your vote.

Don't forget, the top 5 winning t-shirts designers will get an autographed copy (that's signed by Placebo AND Bowie) of the limited edition EP from Placebo and David Bowie- "Without You, I'm Nothing" - for our BowieNet tshirt contest prizes.

Remember, one vote per person please! Contest ends Friday, October 22, 1999

Netaid In Usa Today

USA Today has an article about Saturday's Net Aid concert in Wembly Arena, London, England:

Here is an excerpt:
"With long hair framing his gaunt face and suspenders holding up elegant pants, Bowie in his latest incarnation seems a perfect cross between Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke, eccentricity melding with sophistication."

"In the audience, Boy George sang along to the lilting Drive-In Saturday, while everyone seemed to remember some of the words to China Girl and Life on Mars. Though the concert still had a few hours to run, it was Bowie's Rebel Rebel, ground out with a strut and a sly smile, that resonated long after the nine performers had headed home in long black limousines."

"After donating to NetAid, one might consider investing in Bowie, whose stock-market listing could only get a boost from his redemption of Saturday's well-intentioned but uninspiring show."

go to USA Today article

Special Announcement: Virtual Vienna

Can't make it to the show in Vienna? Well then, BowieNet has something special for you. In conjunction with http://lion.cc you can watch the concert via a webcast LIVE from Vienna! Go to http://lion.cc for more details.

What? Don't speak German? well, here is the translation for you:

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On Sunday, 17th October 1999 you can see the show of the year live on http://bowie.lion.cc starting at 8 pm. People who were not able to get tickets for the Bowie show in the Libro Music Hall in Vienna need not miss it.

David Bowie fans who were not able to get tickets for the show on the 17th of October 1997, which has been sold out for two weeks, will get a consolation: Lion:cc broadcasts the show live on the internet.

The Bowie show will be broadcast live from the Libro Music Hall on http://bowie.lion.cc on Sunday from 8pm onwards, an can be seen on that website for three month after the live webcast. Parallel to that BowieNet Europe, the german speaking version of BowieNet, is launched.

Bowie, voted star of the century by the readers of the English daily paper The Sun, has just released his 23rd album "Hours...". It entered the Austrian album sales charts at number 4.

According to Bowie's request, the capacity of the venue was reduced so that only 3000 lucky ticket holders plus 150 press representatives from nine different countries can enjoy the show of the year.

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More on BowieNet Europe soon!

Netaid On Tnt Tonight

"NetAid: A Concert Special" airs Wednesday night (TONIGHT) on Turner Network Television. There will be a two hour show (including footage from all three shows) on TNT Channel in the U.S., starting at 8pm EST.

Tune into this two-hour special encore presentation of NetAid.

go to NetAid
go to TNT-TV.com

European Show Ticket Giveaway

10 lucky BowieNet members have Bowie tickets in their hands and are heading to Paris! Winners were notified yesterday. Where is your ticket you ask? Well, you still have one more day to get your requests in for the Vienna / Libro Music Hall Ticket Giveaway! The clock is ticking! We will stop accepting ticket requests at NOON EST, on Thursday October 14th, 1999. Don't delay. Get your ticket requests in by then. The show is Oct. 17th at the Libro Music Hall, Uia Valtellina 25, Vienna.

Netaid Photos

Here are some great photos of Bowie taken at the NetAid show. Photos were taken by Alan Sheldon and Brian Aris.

The www.netaid.org rock concert to fight global poverty have started reporting viewership for its Internet broadcast.

Organizers said 2,385,455 people logged on to the NetAid Web site to see at least part of the 11 hours of music from three venues: Wembley Stadium in London, Giants Stadium outside New York City and the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

David Bowie, Bono, Sheryl Crow, Puff Daddy and dozens of other rock acts helped attract the large viewership on the Internet.

Chart Watch

From the UK, Bowie's new album "Hours..." debuted in the top 5 position on the charts. "Hours..." is Bowie's 25th top 10 album in the UK.

Here is the overall European Charting:
No 5 in Great Britain
No 2 in Sweden
No 5 in Japan
No 4 in Norway
No 7 in Italy
No 4 in Austria
No 9 in Greece
No 4 in Germany
No 7 in France

Top Ten all over Europe!

Netaid Bowie Interview

Bowie talks about YOU, the BowieNet members, UltraStar, and selecting set-lists in a NetAid online interview.

NetAid.org has posted up RealVideo backstage interviews with David Bowie, as well as "The Best of NetAid" Concert footage.

Other interviews include David Ganola and Iman, Eurythmics, Jewel, Quincy Jones, Robbie Williams, Sting and Wyclef Jean.

More Exciting News: Vienna Show Ticket Giveaway

BowieNet members can now officially enter our Vienna / Libro Music Hall Ticket Giveaway! 10 tickets to David Bowie's live Vienna / Libro Music Hall performance are up for grabs. The clock is ticking! We will stop accepting ticket requests at NOON, this Thursday October 14th, 1999. Don't delay. Get your ticket requests in by then. The rules are simple: fill out the form AND 10 lucky winners will be notified via email and placed on the guest list.Each member will only win one ticket. You may not give your ticket away, scalp it or put it on eBay - if you enter, you are stating that YOU will attend the show and supply your own transportation/lodging to the event. If you cannot attend for any reason, you must contact UltraStar so we can put the ticket back "in the hat" to allow another member the chance of winning. The show is Oct. 17th at the Libro Music Hall, Uia Valtellina 25, Vienna

Bowie On Cbc

CBC Infoculture has an online interview with Bowie by Laurie Brown.

Entitled David Bowie: The music industry's youngest star, the interview is available in RealVideo format.

Ireland Hq Show

Last night db played the HQ club (500 Capacity). The supporting acts were long-time Bowie favorites Placebo, and Eastern electronica master Talvin Singh,recent recipient of UK's prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Talvin also supported David at the secret London Hanover Grand.

Bowie fans who attended the show reported that Life On Mars was justpiano and vocals, and that Pretty Things rocked like a mutha!

Here was the set list:

Life On Mars
Thursday's Child
Can't Help Thinking
Word On A Wing
China Girl
Repitition
Always Crashing The Same Car
I Can't Read
Survive
Changes

Encore
Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
Seven
Drive In Saturday
Rebel Rebel

Included in the audience was Joe Elliot from Def Leppard, members of the huge Irish boybandBoyzone, and Irish singing phenomenon The Corrs were there as well.

The strangest guests of all were Andrew Lloyd Webber (Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, etc) and Mr. Riverdance himself Michael Flatley!

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Here is a review from Ireland biggest selling eveningnewspaper: The Evening Herald, written by Dermott Hayes:

Legend has its own place in social history and David Bowie is one very realand very vital musical legend.

All of this he proved and much more when he headlined the inaugural Witness(Guinness) invite only show in the Hot Press Hall of Fame last night.And every celebrity in Ireland checked it out to suss out what was happeningand to pay homage to someone who has always defied definition butpersonified celebrity.

Kicking off the show with a spirited ballad version of Life on Mars, Bowiebrought his audience through a musical kaleidoscope of his career fromChanges to China Girl and far beyond.

Thanks to Chris Gaffney for the news blurb

Exciting News: Paris Show Ticket Giveaway

BowieNet members can now officially enter our Paris / Elysée Montmartre giveaway! 10 tickets to David Bowie's live Paris / Elysée Montmartre performance have fallen into our laps and since we like to share so much - we are giving members the chance to win tickets.

BUT WAIT: The clock is ticking! Just a few short hours to get your name in! Don't delay. We are closing the entry page down TOMORROW AT NOON EST Sharp, so make sure you get your ticket requests in by then.

The rules are simple: fill out the form AND 10 lucky winners will be notified via email and placed on the guest list.

Each member will only win one ticket. You may not give your ticket away, scalp it or put it on eBay - if you enter, you are stating that YOU will attend the show and supply your own transportation/lodging to the event. If you cannot attend for any reason, you must contact UltraStar so we can put the ticket back "in the hat" to allow another member the chance of winning. The show is Oct. 14th, at Elysée Montmartre (72 BLD ROCHECHOUART) in PARIS

PLEASE NOTE: As a second added bonus, we have also secured 10 tickets for the Vienna Show!! Once the Paris tickets are gone, we will start the Vienna Ticket giveaway, so keep your eyes open!

Bowie On Bravo

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST on Bravo, don't miss the filmLast Temptation of Christ.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, David Bowie plays the part of Pontius Pilate in this critically acclaimed masterpiece.

Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey and Harvey Keitel star in Martin Scorsese's thought-provoking adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' controversial novel.

Tfi Friday

Bowie was the featured guest on Chris Evans' TFI Friday show. David performed the following songs:

Survive
Rebel Rebel
China Girl

Only 'Survive' was broadcast along with David's interview with host Chris Evans.

Netaid On Vh1

VH1 will show performances from the NetAid concert TODAY, Oct. 9th from noon to midnight EST, and will include simultaneous performances from all three locations:

Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ
Wembley Stadium in London
The Palais des Nations in Geneva

VH1.com will webcast the event, BOTH live on-stage and exclusive backstage footage.

The NetAid event is sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and Cisco Systems. Make sure you visit the United Nations' new Internet site (www.netaid.org) that aims to fight hunger and poverty worldwide.

Battle Of The Bowies

Virgin.net has posted up an interesting "Battle of the Bowies" in which the various Bowie personas are pitted against each other in bizarre Celebrity Death Match Style battles.

From Virgin:
Over the past 30 years, we've witnessed a multitude of David Bowies, as the ever-ch-ch-ch-changing one shifts restlessly between identities, images and sounds. But when push comes to shove, which Bowie has packed the perfect pop punch? Here, we send the eight best-known Bowies into the ring, to see which keeps swinging when the fur flies...

Want to find out about round two? Click here.

Virtual Concert

The World's FirstVirtual Concert, is here. Watch Bowie and crew performing "Something In The Air."

To get a better look, here are some screen grabs of the virtual concert. These screen shots show David and company performing a song inside the game!

Rolling Stone Review

Available on news stands in the October 28th edition of Rolling Stone, this Rolling Stone Review ( * * * * ) calls 'hours...' ...a testament to the serenity that comes with legend status, maturity and endurance.

Here is an excerpt:
Bowie's twenty-third album is as nakedly emotive a collection as anything in his ironic catalog; it's a summary statement from the man who invented postmodern rock & roll, so school is in session. But teacher is more concerned with baring wounds than with making big statements: "The pretty things are going to hell/They wore it out, but they were well" is as big as it gets.

The sentiment sounds chucked from Johnny Rotten's diary, almost a kiss-off from the rock era. Bowie is probably the only cat around with the history, irony and distance to deliver that lyric as self-critique, death sentence, feud reminiscence and party favor all the same time.

You can read the entire article here on BowieNet now. Thanks to our friends at Rolling Stone for the article.

Exhuming Mr. Rice Festival

This years 16th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) will feature the film Exhuming Mr. Rice. The Bowie film has been selected for screening on Sunday, October 24th at 11:00 a.m. The Chicago International Children's Film Festival is the largest children's film festival in North America, and receives 700 films from 50 countries (Disney, Nickelodeon, Showtime, HBO, Sesame Street, etc. also participate). Young people from a 70 member Children's Jury award prizes independent of the adult juries.

Exhuming Mr. Rice received an amazing response the children's jury and the children were extremely impressed with Mr. Bowie's performance. Here are some of the comments that were pulled from the voting forms:

"He was so natural and compassionate." (Virginia Welch, age 11.)

"Death is like a bad subject and his character made us feel OK about talking about it." (Alex Doss, age 12.)

"I saw him in a couple of movies. This is my favorite because he made me feel like he cared for about kids". (Destiny de Los Rios, age 10.)

Here is the CICFF Festival Schedule

EXHUMING MR RICE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
1999
Oct. 18-21	BUFF	Norway
Nov. 21 THRU Dec. 8	Junior Dublin	Ireland
Nov. 22 THRU Dec. 12	Cinemagic	Northern Ireland
2000
Feb. 9-20	Kinderfest	Berlin
Feb. 25 ? March 5	Fantasporto	Portugal

If you haven't already seen it, or even if you have, here is a Exhuming Mr Rice Special Feature from BowieNet.

Q Says...

The November issue of Q MAGAZINE has a review of "Hours..."

Here is an excerpt:
'hours...' is a richly textured and emotionally vividset.

'Thursday's Child and If I'm Dreaming My Life have theemotional throb of his tremulous '70's ballads "Can YouHear Me" and "Word on A Wing'

'This time around, Bowie sounds influenced by nobodyexcept himself, and he couldn't have picked a betterrole model.'

**** four stars!

Thanks to Spaceface for the scan ;)