David to make guest appearance in SpongeBob's First TV Movie - 2007-10-30
David Bowie has lent his voice for SpongeBob’s forthcoming TV movie, according to Nickelodeon announcement. For the premiere of the new movie, "Atlantis SquarePantis," scheduled for November 12, the cable network will feature a twelve-hour marathon of SpongeBob. Marjorie Cohn from Nickelodeon says, "SpongeBob has become somewhat of a celebrity among celebrities. When you have a rock legend like David Bowie interested in doing a guest role on the show, there's no question that SpongeBob commands serious star power." He adds, "In fact, David had so much fun recording his role as Lord Royal Highness, that he called it 'the Holy Grail of animation gigs' on his personal Web site."
David donates a $10,000 to help Jena 6 defense - 2007-09-20
David Bowie has donated $10,000 to a legal defense fund for six black teen boys accused of an attack on a white classmate in Jena, Louisiana. Mychal Bell, one of the teens, was convicted of second degree battery in June by an all-white jury, but the decision was overturned. The British rocker said in a statement, ,"A donation to the Jena 6 Legal Defense Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented," said the 60-year-old British rock star in a statement on his website. Today a thousand of protesters will march through the small town of Jena, announced the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
David Bowie re-releases ‘The Buddha of Suburbia’ - 2007-07-27
David Bowie's The Buddha of Suburbia, originally released 1993, has been remastered and will be launched on October 2 by Capitol/EMI. The album, which was done by Bowie along with the BBC-produced mini-series based on Hanif Kureishi's best-selling novel of the same title, has long been out of the market. Bowie says about the project, "This album may well have been one of the most enjoyable projects that I've been involved with." He adds, "My personal memory stock for this album was made up from an almighty plethora of influences and reminiscences from the 1970s."
David Bowie curator in the High Line Festival - 2007-05-08
David Bowie will curate the first High Line Festival, an 11-day series of music, film, comedy and art in New York. The festival will be named in honour of the 1.45-mile elevated train line on the city's West Side. According to New York Times, the line was used for last time in 1980, and is to be developed into a green corridor. Organizers will take care of conservation causes in several proceeds. Bowie, 60, had special regard when he selected artists and performers, saying he would attend himself. The Brooklyn art-rock group TV on the Radio will open Thursday. The fest begins Wednesday. Each year a different curator will be chosen.
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