• DAVID BOWIE's EART HL I NG album released 15 years ago today. My, my, time do fly...

• Aimsel Ponti, News Assistant at The Portland Press Herald tells it how it is concerning DAVID BOWIE's 1972 masterpiece album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars' - love on ya! - [Read here]...

• The last few remaining tickets (34 to go) for the DB512 - THE 2012 UK DAVID BOWIE CONVENTION in Bedford, England which takes place in three weeks time on Saturday 25th February are selling fast. You need to order them asap, otherwise you won't get in. No tickets will be available on the door. The last date for ordering online via PayPal is the 18th. I guarantee it will be a sold out event. See below for more details on how to purchase...

• You couldn't possibly release a new movie named 'Hunky Dory' without having a DAVID BOWIE song on the soundtrack. Directed by Marc Evans, this funny coming of age film stars Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch, Robert Pugh and Haydn Gwynne. The movie is officially released on 2nd March in the UK - [View trailer]...

DB512 - THE 2012 UK DAVID BOWIE CONVENTION takes place at Holy Moly's @ Esquires in Bedford, England this month on Saturday 25th February.

There is a self-contained bar and a full in-house sound system that will be playing non-stop David Bowie and Bowie-related music from 12 noon until the event is over (9pm).

This is the 5th Bedford David Bowie Convention I have organised (83, 85, 90, 98) and will be by far the most intimate. Those that have attended previous conventions will know that it's the best place meet and mix with other Bowie fans from all over the UK (The Friendliest Bunch You'll Ever Meet), with Holy Moly's being taken over by David Bowie fans for the day and evening.

Live music at the Bowie Convention is provided by Lipstick Torpedo, MudHoney, Amannin Sane (Nick Fielding), Rob Hallward (aka Wayne Beau) frontman of Pink on Pink and Funmilayo.

The schedule runs as follows:

       12:00 - DB Music Mix (2 Hour)
       14:00 - Amannin Sane (30 Min) live on stage
       14:30 - DB Music Mix (1 Hour)
       15:30 - Rob Hallward (30 Min) live on stage
       16:00 - David Bowie Concert Screening
       17:00 - MudHoney (30 Min) live on stage
       17:30 - DB Music Mix (90 Min)
       19:00 - Lipstick Torpedo (1 Hour) live on stage
       20:00 - DB Music Mix (1 Hour)
       21:00 - Convention Ends

As usual there will be the Bowie Raffle taking place, with lots of great things to be won.

There is also room for traders (4 tables), if anyone is interested in selling CDs/DVDs and other Bowie Memorabilia. Tables are £50 for the event and anyone interested should contact DP.

       Venue:        Holy Moly's @ Esquires
       Address:      60a Bromham Road, Bedford, MK40 2QG, England
       Telephone:  01234 340120
       Website:      bedfordesquires.com

Tickets are on sale NOW priced at £15.00 plus £1.50 postage (UK Only) each and are available now via PayPal only. Please make payments to: - tickets will be mailed out during the first week of January.

There are only 34 TICKETS remaining. The last day for buying tickets via PayPal is Saturday 18th February.

There will be NO tickets sold on the door. This is a ticket only event. There are only a limited number of 250 tickets due to the size of the venue, so it's a first come first served basis. Once they are gone Paypal account will no longer accept payments and the event will be be sold out. A limited number of tickets are now available from Danny's Bar at Esquires.

Note: If anyone is after tickets but DOES NOT use PayPal, they can contact the above email address and David can send you an invoice from PayPal and you will be able to pay via credit card or debit card.

If you have any queries about obtaining tickets please ring 07532 453821.

Check out the Facebook events page at facebook.com/events

From David Priest.

• Broadcast on BBC RADIO 2 tomorrow night Thursday 2nd February on the Johnny Walker show at 23.00hrs is the classic album series which looks at the DAVID BOWIE albums Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane - [Listen in here]...

• There are only 36 TICKETS remaining for the DB512 - THE 2012 UK DAVID BOWIE CONVENTION which will be held at Holy Moly's @ Esquires in Bedford, England this month on Saturday 25th February - if you intend on going please act now, otherwise you won't get in!...

• In Australia there's a tribute night dedicated to DAVID BOWIE and IGGY POP 'Life on Mars' taking place on Friday 10th February at the Bell Tavern, 1645 Burwood Highway, Belgrave, Melbourne, Australia. Free entry. 3 hour show - [More details]...

• Italian DAVID BOWIE tribute band SKIN MACHINE are to perform at Mayflower Pub, Str Litoranea, Borgo Sabotino, Latina, Italy on Saturday 11th February at 22:00 until 1:00 - [More details]...

• DAVID BOWIE appears in the current issue of MOJO magazine. Inside there is a Bowie: Eno, Iggy and Low feature. David Bowie: A genuine sonic revolution, Low was an album conceived in chaos and dismissed as 'a piece of crap'. Paul Trynka revisits the lockdowns and spirits that went into its creation. (New Order are on the front cover)...

Next month sees the Off the Shelf Highlighting History Festival taking place in Sheffield, England and UK DAVID BOWIE fans might be interested to know that the 'The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie and the 1970s ' talk is part of the event.

The festival starts on Thursday 2nd March through to Sunday 4th March.

The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie and the 1970s talk is by the cultural historian PETER DOGGETT, who follows Bowie's career from 'Space Oddity' to 'Scary Monsters', tracing the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world, mixing brilliant musical critique, biographical insight and cultuiral amalysis to create a uinique study of a major artist and his times.

More details and information can be found over at shef.ac.uk website or on their Facebook Events page.

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DAVID BOWIE graces the front cover of the current issue of ROLLING STONE magazine in the USA.

The February publication cover blurb states: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust: How David Bowie Changed The World'.

Inside, contributing editor Mikal Gilmore examines how David Bowie was really just trying to hold on to his sanity while he made rock and roll safe for glitter gods and space oddities.

More details over at rollingstone.com

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DAVID BOWIE WONDERWORLD REMINDERS DB512 - THE 2012 UK DAVID BOWIE CONVENTION at Holy Moly's @ Esquires, Bedford, England on Saturday 25th February if you intend on going you need to buy your tickets asap. Strictly limited to 250 only. ONLY 34 TICKETS LEFT! The last day for buying tickets via PayPal is Saturday 18th February. NO TICKETS are being sold on the door. BE QUICK! DAVID BOWIE Original Album Classics Box Set featuring Outside, Earthling and 'hours...' released by Columbia/Sony Music on 9th January - you can purchase NOW.             [Close]