Help The Relief Efforts In Kosovo By Bidbing On A Special Brian Eno Cd Box Set!

WAR CHILD (www.warchildusa.org) is holding a silent auction for 10 compilation CDs produced by Brian Eno.

What is War Child? War Child is an international organization that helps children around the world suffering from the ravages of war, and from all other forms of violence. Backed by the music and entertainment industries, including Patrons David Bowie, Luciano Pavarotti, Brian Eno and Tom Stoppard, War Child works to get aid to children in need, no matter what.

In an effort to raise funds, War Child is auctioning 10 box set compilation CD's produced by Brian Eno. The set is entitled Antennae #1, and includes a cd featuring artists such as Tricky, Massive Attack, Me'shell Ndegeocello. In addtion to the CD, the box set also includes a piece of wallpaper designed by David Bowie, an original piece of artwork by Damien Hirst, a one-of-a-kind Polaroid snapshot taken by Anton Corbijn, and an instruction sheet written by Eno on how best to enjoy the set.

The aim is to fund at least one truckload ($5,500) of War Child "Emergency Relief and Kid Packs" for refugees. War Child has no politics; its' only agenda is to help children. This is a great cause, so let's put the power of the BowieNet community behind this one. Go to the auction now.

FYI: the top 10 highest bidders will be determined this coming Monday, May 17 at 5:00p.m. So get your bids in NOW!

Stigmata Track

David Bowie has contributed music to the film Stigmata starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne, which will be released on August 27th. The song is called "The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell" and a different version of the song will also be included on the soundtrack which is currently scheduled for release on August 10. Other artists confirmed for the soundtrack include Massive Attack, Remy Zero, Chumbawamba, Billy Corgan and the Afro Celt Sound System featuring Sinead O'Connor on vocals.

The Schedule: Upcoming Events

Melissa Auf der Maur:
Wednesday, May 19th at 2:00pm E.S.T.

Roger O'Donnell:
Friday, May 21st at 6:00pm E.S.T.

"WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING" webcast:
Monday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. EST

Melissa Chat Details

O.K. Here are the Details. Melissa Auf der Maur will chat with BowieNet members LIVE on Wednesday, May 19th at 2:00pm E.S.T.

Please log into the #ChatGuest room for this chat event. See you there.

If you have any questions you would like to ask before the live chat, you can e-mail your Melissa Auf der Maur questions to info@davidbowie.com. We will use these pre-chat questions in addition to your live questions.

Roger O'donnell Chat Details

O.K. ONE MORE TIME...Here are the Details.

Roger O'Donnell of The Cure will chat with BowieNet members LIVE on Friday, May 21st at 6:00pm E.S.T.

Here is a fun little autobiography written by the man himself.

If you have any questions you would like to ask before the live chat, you can e-mail your Roger O'Donnell questions to info@davidbowie.com. We will use these pre-chat questions in addition to your live questions.

Please log into the #ChatGuest room for this chat event. See you there.

What's Really Happening

As David reveals in the Eidos Press conference, the "WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING" cyber song webcast is later this month. Here are the details:DATE: May 24th TIME: 7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. ESTWe will post the official press release and more details in the next few days, so check back soon.

Eidos Press Conference

Last night at the House of Blues in L.A., David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels were the guests of honor at a press conference announcing "Omikron: The Nomad Soul", the new futuristic 3D action-adventure game from Eidios.

Bowie and Reeves talked about the writing and production of the tracks and fielded questions from reporters.

One of the highlights of the event was the 4-minute game clip, which featured the track "New Angels of Promise".

David also talks about the "What's Really Happening" cyber song webcast (scheduled for May 24th) as well as his historical computer involvement.

Here are 2 links to the conference, choose your bandwidth: 28k | 56k

Special thanks to House of Blues for the Video

Gisborne 2000

Here is a production poster from the Gisborne camp. We thought you would like to check it out.

Have a look at this poster, and visit the Gisborne 2000 website for additional information.

Special Announcement: Eidos Interactive Announces New Game With Bowie And Crew As Characters

David Bowie and long time co-conspirator Reeves Gabrels have collaborated with one of the world's leading publishers of computer games to create original music for the new game "Omikron: The Nomad Soul."

"Omikron: The Nomad Soul" is a brilliant, strikingly stylistic and futuristic 3D action-adventure game. It will be released on PC CD-ROM and other games platforms in October 1999.

David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels worked closely with the game's developer, Quantic Dream, based in Paris, France. They spent several weeks with the development team and created original songs for the game. In the game itself, Bowie plays "Boz," while he, Gabrels and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey appear as the virtual band performing in several bars in the streets of Omikron City.

Have a look at this Omikron: The Nomad Soul preview.

In addition, BowieNet will be posting the press conference via RealVideo within 48 hours. Stay tuned for details.

Eidos Interactive And David Bowie Change Face Of Interactive Entertainment

LOS ANGELES

Announce Collaboration on Omikron: The Nomad Soul, a Break-Through PC GameFeaturing theWorld's First "Virtual Album"Eidos Interactive, a leading worldwide developer and publisher ofinteractive entertainment,Wednesday announced a collaboration with legendary rocker David Bowie onOmikron: TheNomad Soul(TM).

Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, Bowie 's collaborator and guitarist since 1989,worked closely withthe game's developers, Paris-based Quantic Dream, to create original musicfor the game, includingeight new songs.

Bowie also plays the role of Boz, a character in the game, and appears alongwith Gabrels andbassist Gail Ann Dorsey in a virtual band, which performs in several bars inthe massive Omikron city.

Omikron: The Nomad Soul is a brilliant, strikingly stylistic and futuristic3D action-adventure gamethat Eidos is releasing on PC CD-Rom in October 1999. Omikron has been morethan two years indevelopment and implements never-before-seen features such as facial motioncapture in realtime.

The game contains more than 400 different sets in four huge cities, 140characters that move in 3Dreal time and four hours of dialogue. The game features the first-ever virtual album, which characters in the gamecan purchase, takeback to their virtual apartment and play. The music of Bowie and Gabrels isthe perfect complementto the atmosphere of the Omikron experience. "I moved right away from the stereotypical industrial game music sound,"said Bowie . "My priorityin writing music for Omikron was to give it an emotional subtext. It feelsto me as though Reeves andI have achieved that." Omikron: The Nomad Soul introduces virtual reincarnation to the gamingworld. In order to movearound the city, the player must place his or her soul into the body ofsomeone in Omikron.Whenever this body dies, the soul is transferred into the body of the firstperson who touches thedead body. Iman, the world-famous model and Bowie 's wife, is featured as an`incarnable'character in the game.

" Eidos ' Omikron: The Nomad Soul is set to be a massive, leading-edgegame," said CharlesCornwall, CEO of Eidos Plc. "David Bowie 's involvement endorses the qualityof the game andthe fact that worldwide entertainment stars realize the value of thecomputer games market as anessential ingredient of the entertainment mix."

Eidos Interactive Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactiveentertainment productsfor the PC, PlayStation(R), Nintendo 64 and GameBoy Color.

Eidos Interactive is part of London-based Eidos plc (NASDAQ:EIDSY) withadditional offices inSan Francisco, Paris, Hamburg, Singapore and Tokyo. For more information onEidos Interactive'sproduct line visit http://www.eidosinteractive.com.

Off The Cuff

In this months GQ magazine (May 1999-page 71), Bowie gets a mention and photo in the article "So You Wanna Be a Rock-'n'-Roll Tailor?"

The article states that Bowie wears "almost any Paul Smith suit he can get his hands on."

Other Paul Smith admirers were Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Julia Roberts.

Dr. Of Music!

We have posted 22 new images of the Berklee Commencement. All photos were taken by Iman.

Last Night And Today At Berklee

Last night, Berklee students went all out in a very special tribute to David Bowie and fellow honorary doctorate recipient Wayne Shorter LIVE on stage at the Berklee Commencement Concert.

The students treated audience members to several Bowie classics, including Space Oddity and Modern Love, and even a "Bowie-medley". You can enjoy this 2 hour stream by clicking here

As you know, Bowie will deliver the commencement speech to this year's graduating class today. We will be providing a link to Bowie's speach right here on BowieNet, so check back soon. We all look forward to seeing "Dr. Bowie" in action! Congratulations to this years graduating class and to you David.

Check out the Berklee College of Music website for more details.

Special Announcement: Chat With Floria Sigismondi

Unfortunately, the Floria Sigismondi chat scheduled for Monday, May 10th at 4 PM EST will have to be RESCHEDULED due to scheduling conflicts. Floria will join us at a later date to be announced. The good news is the next news item (see below).

Speedo Contest Winner

With out any further adieu, can we get a drum-roll please?The winners of the Speedo Competition are:

A TIE:

ZeroGirl and Picadilly

You're Backstage Pass, Literally!

"What's Really Happening" is really happening!

First UltraStar and BowieNet gave the world a chance to co-write and record a song with David Bowie. Now, as an exclusive BowieNet project, we would like to ask for your artistic input with the event itself.

We are currently gearing up for the recording and web-cast of "What's Really Happening" LIVE on BowieNet later this month. We will broadcast the actual recording of the track live from the studio with David Bowie and our Grand prize winner Alex Grant.

So here is where you come in. As part of the upcoming event, we need to create the all-access passes for our backstage personnel. David thought you might like to give it a go (designing that is) and share your creative powers in creating the "BowieNet Cybersong Event - Backstage Pass." We invite you to submit the backstage pass design that will be used for this event.

Send your best designs to info@davidbowie.com If your design is used, you will receive an autographed event pass (designed by you and autographed by Bowie). Designs will be accepted for the next 7 days, so come on, send your designs in now and be in the running to receive this one of a kind event souvenir.

Dr. Bowie

Tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST, watch and listen on the Web as Berklee students pay tribute to David Bowie and fellow honorary doctorate recipient Wayne Shorter LIVE in streamed RealVideo.

Check out the Berklee College of Music website for more details.

Top 500

The results from this years UK Record Collector "Top 500 Collectable Artists poll" are in. Bowie comes in at number seven.

1 The Beatles
2 The Rolling Stones
3 Queen
4 Elvis Presley
5 Pink Floyd
6 Bob Dylan
7 David Bowie
8 John Lennon
9 The Who
10 Led Zeppelin

Big Shot

David gets snapped by National Portrait Gallery's official portrait-photographer, Carolyn Djangoly, for a book on the 100 most importantBritons over 50 years of age. Ooooer!!

Cinco De Mayo

What's it all about? The origination for Cinco De Mayo, The Fifth Of May, commemorates the defeat of the French army by the Mexicans at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. During this period Mexico had accumulated heavy debts to several nations, including Spain, England and France, who were demanding payment. When Mexico finally stopped making any payment, France, eager to add to its empire, decided to establish its own leadership in Mexico by installing Napoleon's relative, Archduke Maximillian, as ruler of Mexico. France invaded the Gulf coast of Mexico and began to march towards Mexico City. .Along the way to Mexico City, The French army encountered some strong resistance at the Mexican forts of Loreto and Guadalupe. Lead by General Ignacio Zargoza Seguin, a small, poorly armed militia of about 4,500 were able to stop and defeat a well outfitted French army of 6,500 soldiers. The victory was a glorious moment for Mexican patriots and is the cause for the historical date's celebration. Thanks to http://www.mexonline.com for the historical information.