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SYDNEY:
Ziggy: The Songs of David Bowie returns to the Sydney Opera House in an array of 5 different shows taking place over 3 days in July. More info and tickets here |
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There are plans for the David Bowie Is exhibition to tour the globe following it's run in London. According to The Quietus (March 2013), "Already, negotiations to take it to Paris, Berlin, Sao Paulo, Australia and Japan are at an advanced stage. ".
UPDATE: Toronto, Canada has officially been confirmed as the first city after London. Link. |
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In response to David Bowie's daughter-in-law - Rodene Jones - developing breast cancer, Rodene and her husband Duncan Jones are currently raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The BCRF is an independent, non for profit organisation that has an A+ rating (the highest possible) on CharityWatch.
More info here. Donate here. |
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SYDNEY:
German electonic music pioneers and David Bowie inspiration, Kraftwerk have announced shows for the Sydney VIVID Festival. They will play their catalogue of eight albums across four days. More info here |
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MELBOURNE:
If you missed Georgia Fields performing The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (exclusively arranged for string quartet) this last summer at Pure Pop records - here is another chance.
The album is again performed by Georgia but better still, it appears as part of a trio of classic album revivals....
The Need Somebodies (Harry Howard, Edwina Preston and Cam Butler) will perform Raw Power by Iggy Pop and The Stooges while Duke Batavia will perform Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel.
All of this takes place at The Flying Saucer Club in Elstenwick. $27 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission.
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AUCKLAND - April 13:
Labyrinth screens as part of Auckland City Council's Movies in Parks program. Free admission. More info here.
SYDNEY - April 17:
Labyrinth returns to the Orpheum Theatre. More info here.
MELBOURNE - April 28:
Labyrinth returns to the Astor Theatre asa double feature with Ghostbusters. More info here. |
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AUCKLAND:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti collaborator Zaine Griff and his band will be launching a new album THE VISITOR this Saturday night in Parnell. The show will feature the album's producer - Split Enz keyboardist extraordinaire Eddie Rayner and moreover, it is only $15 entry. Click on the flyer (left) for more details. |
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PERTH (March 23)
ADELAIDE (March 25)
MELBOURNE (March 27)
BYRON BAY (March 30)
SYDNEY (April 2)
IGGY AND THE STOOGES have booked three headlining shows for 2013 – Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. This will be their first ever Australian headline shows. Guests for these shows are the Beasts Of Bourbon.
Click on the image on the left for further details. |
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MELBOURNE:
The Need Somebodies performs Raw Power at Pure Pop Records, St. Kilda.
More info here. |
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MELBOURNE:
Phil Ceberano performs Transformer at Pure Pop Records, St. Kilda.
More info here. |
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ADELAIDE:
Documentary film maker D.A. PENNEBAKER (Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture among many others) will appear at Elder Hall with his collaborator Chris Hegedus. The evening-long artist conversation covers a 60 year eye witness account of popular American culture. Featuring Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, JFK, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Bill Clinton, Norman Mailer and Germaine Greer. Elder Hall - 8 PM, Feb 28, 2013. |
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The release of David Bowie's second digital single from The Next Day - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)". See here. |
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Author of The Complete David Bowie, Nicholas Pegg is the guest programmer for a two-hour special on Australia’s Edge Radio, dedicated entirely to the music of David Bowie. 6-8 PM Eastern Standard Time. Connect here. |
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MELBOURNE:
Labyrinth returns to the Rooftop Cinema this summer.
A full program is available here. |
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MELBOURNE:
Georgia Fields performs The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust at Pure Pop Records, St. Kilda.
More info here. |
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MELBOURNE:
Julia Stone performs the album Let's Dance at Pure Pop Records, St. Kilda.
More info here. |
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MELBOURNE:
David Bowie movie The Hunger plays at the Rooftop Cinema.
The movie appears as part of a trio of films dedicated to director Tony Scott who tragically died in August. The other Scott movies being shown at The Rooftop are Beverley Hills Cop 2 (Jan 17) and True Romance (Jan 15). |
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David Bowie's 66th birthday.
After years of silence, Bowie has stunned the music world by releasing a brand new song at midnight New York time. A brand new album is to follow in March.
More info here. |
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JUNE 6, 2013
Release of the paperback David Bowie Treasures. More info here. |
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JUNE 24, 2013
Release of a fifth in a series of 7 inch picture discs that are following the original UK RCA release schedule. More info here |
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DEC, 2013
Scheduled publication date for Golden Years: 1970-1980 a book by Roger Griffin. More info here. |
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APRIL/MAY, 2013
NME have produced a special edition of their magazine simply titled BOWIE. |
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APRIL 26, 2013
A brand new Iggy and The Stooges album titled Ready To Die is released. More info here. |
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APRIL 20, 2013
A picture disc of The Jean Genie is one of three Bowie items due for Record Store Day 2013. More info here. |
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APRIL 20, 2013
1965! - a 4 track vinyl EP of vintage Bowie material is the second in a series of three Bowie items due for Record Store Day 2013. More info here |
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APRIL 20, 2013
A white vinyl 45 featuring Bowie's two new singles (Where Are We Now and The Stars) is the third in a series of three Bowie items due for Record Store Day 2013. More info here |
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APRIL 15, 2013
40th Anniversary remaster of Aladdin Sane. More info here. |
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APRIL 11, 2013
Release date of a 160 page hardcover book David Bowie: A Life in Pictures by Chris Welch. More info here. |
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APRIL 5, 2013
Vinyl release of Bowie's new album, The Next Day. See here |
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MARCH 28, 2013
Release of the book Ziggyology by Simon Goddard. See here. |
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MARCH 23, 2013
Corresponding with the Bowie V&A exhibit due to take place in London, a new book by Victoria Broakes and Geoffrey Marsh. Hardback here. |
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MARCH 28, 2013
In a world first, the famed Victoria and Albert Museum in London has been given full access to the David Bowie Archive. The resulting David Bowie Is exhibition commences on this date in London, UK. More info here. |
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MARCH-APRIL, 2013
The April edition of music magazine Uncut has Bowie on the cover. |
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MARCH-APRIL, 2013
The April edition of music magazine Q (#321) has Bowie on the cover. |
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MARCH-APRIL, 2013
The March edition of music magazine NME has Bowie on the cover. |
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MARCH 8, 2013 (NZ)
MARCH 8, 2013 (AUS)
Local release dates for the brand new David Bowie album The Next Day. More info here (AUS) and here (NZ). |
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MARCH, 2013
The March issue of Australian Rolling Stone has Nick Cave on the cover and a feature on David Bowie's new album. |
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FEBRUARY 26, 2013
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" - the digital release of Bowie's second single from the forthcoming album The Next Day. See here. |
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JANUARY 8, 2013
"Where Are We Now?" - the digital release of Bowie's first single from the forthcoming album The Next Day. See here. |
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DECEMBER 3, 2012
Release of album by Bowie inspiration Scott Walker. The new album Bish Bosch is considered one in a trilogy along with 1995's Tilt and 2006's The Drift. |
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NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Release of the Jean Genie Picture Disc. See here. |
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OCTOBER 30, 2012
David Bowie Style - a new book by Danny Lewis. See here. |
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OCTOBER 11, 2012
Release date of the book Bowie: Album by Album (The Studio Years) by Paolo Hewitt. See here. |
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SEPTEMBER 03, 2012
Release of the John I'm Only Dancing Picture Disc. See here. |
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SEPTEMBER, 2012
MOJO magazine cover story on David Bowie. |
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MID 2012
Another special edition book from Genesis Publications. See here. |
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JULY 7, 2012
A rehash of an earlier title (Under Review) but if you don't have that DVD, this one is very well priced. See here. |
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JUNE 28, 2012
New book by GQ editor Dylan Jones. See here. |
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JUNE 6, 2012
40th Anniversary Edition of Ziggy Stardust. Standard edition here. Expanded here. |
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JUNE 6, 2012
'Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust' - a book by Bowie producer Ken Scott. See here. |
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JUNE 6, 2012
NME's special edition on the 40th Anniversary of Zig. |
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JUNE, 2012
1980s era albums by Bowie collaborator Zaine Griff are now available on CD. See here. |
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JUNE, 2012
Bowie article in MOJO (regarding the book Sukita). See here. |
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MAY 9, 2012
The new French-English covers album by Iggy Pop. See here. |
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APRIL 21, 2012
Record Store Day limited edition release - Starman 7 inch picture disk (some stores only). |
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APRIL, 2012
Bowie 40 Years On - How Ziggy Changed His World and Ours - a cover story in Uncut magazine. |
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MARCH, 2012
An Axe to Break the Ice - Inside Bowie's Scary Monsters - a cover story in Record Collector magazine. |
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APRIL, 2012
How David Bowie Changed The World - a cover story in Rolling Stone. |
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FEBRUARY 8, 2012
20th Anniversary Edition of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me on DVD. See here. |
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FEBRUARY, 2012
A 10 page article in MOJO. The magazine has New Order on the front cover. |
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NOVEMBER 23, 2011
'Speed of Life' - a limited edition book by photographer Masayoshi Sukita. See here. |
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OCTOBER 15, 2011
'The Man Who Sold The World' - a book by Peter Doggett. See here. |
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OCTOBER, 2011
Le Freak - a book by famed Bowie producer and hit maker Nile Rodgers. See here. |
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Updated edition (version 6) of The Complete David Bowie by Nic Pegg. See here. |
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
DVD and Blu Ray release of the Duncan Jones directed 'Source Code'. |
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SEPTEMBER, 2011
'The Ultimate Music Guide: Bowie' from the makers of Uncut magazine. |
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AUGUST, 2011
'Hunky Dory: The True Story of His 1971 Classic' is a feature in this month's MOJO magazine. At newsagents now. |
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AUGUST, 2011
Release of 'Ziggy Played Surf Guitar' - a surf music tribute to Bowie. See here. |
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AUGUST 29, 2011
'Child Who Wants The Moon' - new album by Bowie collaborator Zaine Griff. |
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JULY 12, 2011
'The Bowie Variations' - a new album by Bowie pianist Mike Garson. See here. |
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JULY, 2011
Release of the 2012 David Bowie calendar. See here. |
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JUNE 6, 2011
'Golden Years Remix EP'. See here. |
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FEBRUARY 28, 2011
'Any Day Now' - a book by Kevin Cann. See here. |
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FEBRUARY 11, 2011
'Fragile Spaceman' - a new Bowie influenced album by Jeff Duff. See here. |
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DECEMBER 2010
'Catch of a Falling Star' - a Bowie inspired novel set in Melbourne. See here. |
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SEPTEMBER 2010
Re-release of 'Station to Station' (now as a deluxe edition). See here. |
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FEBRUARY 2010
Re-release of 'David Bowie' (now as a deluxe edition). See here. |
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