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Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Woody Woodmansey were two very special guests that appeared at the unveiling of the new plaque commemorating the 40th Anniversary of David Bowie’s ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.’ Read the rest of this entry »
David Bowie turns 65 today and we wish him a very happy birthday and a year full of life’s richest blessings. Weird and Gilly celebrate a 24th Anniversary today. 24 years of creating together. We’ve been listening together and laughing together a lot longer than that but that’s another story. Until we can tell it, crank it up and “let yourself go.” Cheers to the person that created this graphic – (unknown) and a much larger cheer to YOU.
Now, go CELEBRATE!!!
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David Bowie 1973 ‘Top Of The Pops’ anyone? So ~ like you, we kept hearing about the possible T.O.T. P. ‘Jean Genie broadcast on Dec. 21, 2011 but just about the time we settled with the notion of having to wait, BBC2 aired it as part of their Christmas special. Almost immediately, posting after posting started to appear on youTube and it felt like the entire planet was tuning in.
Bowie and The Spiders From Mars are caught here, in their absolute prime and the delivery of this video, 38 years later and the week of Christmas ~ kicked our spirits into overdrive. Read part 1 of the story here and the follow up here for the complete story but the video you’ll find posted below. Lean back and get ready to time-travel: UK 1973. “Let Yourself Go!!”
What a fabulous year!! Less postings than ever but that’s because we’ve been rocking out, traveling, working new jobs, hanging out with family, making new friends, seeing old friends and overall, Weird and Gilly have been ”jammin’ good” the entire year. Thank God for good folks like yourself who pop in and keep us going, we couldn’t do this without you. So, as one eye looks back fondly, the other one is focused on the future and we anticipate a bright and glamorous 2012 – together. Wishing all of you the absolute best year of your lives!!!
Last month David Bowie’s unreleased (2002) album TOY leaked on the web. Consisting of his old songs re-imagined and re-recorded, it’s long been anticipated by fans.
The recording of TOY can be found at: http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=732
Weeks later the TOY buzz continues as this cute lil’ finger puppet has just arrived in our mailbox. We’re uncertain of who created this number but we’d like to thank Sean ‘Masslayer’ Doherty in Boston for this great surprise! Click here for a PDF file that will instruct you how to make your very own David Bowie TOY! david_bowie
Happy Valentines Day!
Were you in New York at Radio City Music Hall on Valentines Day 1973? This was the first night of the second USA Tour for Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.
If you were there – we want to hear about it.
Drop us a line at wag@weirdandgilly.com
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“I once asked John Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said, ‘It’s great, but it’s just rock & roll with lipstick on.” David Bowie 1999
Heres to mega lipstick in the coming year.
Quote from Mouthing Off by John Luerssen.
Rock legend David Bowie is set to publish a new book featuring images from his personal archive from his decades in showbusiness. Bowie: Object will feature photographs of 100 personal objects, and “insightful, witty and personal text” written by the rocker, according to his official website. Publishersweekly.com reports the book will be the first in a series by the 1970s icon, although a release date has yet to be announced.
This story thanks to :http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1/20101002/ten-bowie-to-publish-personal-archives-c60bd6d.html
landed in Cleveland, Ohio 38 years ago today.
This performance marked the opening show of the US Tour and was held at the Cleveland Music Hall.
Were you there?
If so please contact us at wag@weirdandgilly.com
We want to hear your story.
Photo: Anastasia Pantsios
The European cannon is here – well almost.
We’ve been teased with this all summer and now with less than two weeks to go, it’s safe to start counting down.
On Tuesday, the 28th of September the deluxe versions of David Bowie’s 1976 classic Station To Station arrives in the USA. Available in multiple formats this return of the Thin White Duke is highly anticipated. This photo and info (below) originally posted on www.bowienet earlier this year.
Disc 1 CD = Original stereo Station To Station album
Disc 2 DVD = 5.1 Station To Station surround sound mix and original stereo album. 5.1 – Mixed by Harry Maslin.
Discs 3 & 4
2 x CDs = Uniondale, Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum March 23rd, 1976 – Mixed by Harry Maslin.
Live Nassau 1976 tracklisting
01 – Station To Station
02 – Suffragette City
03 – Fame
04 – Word On A Wing
05 – Stay
06 – Waiting For The Man
07 – Queen Bitch
08 – Life On Mars?
09 – Five Years
10 – Panic In Detroit (with most of drum solo edited out)
11 – Changes (with band Intro)
12 – TVC 15
13 – Diamond Dogs
14 – Rebel Rebel
15 – The Jean Genie