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David Bowie and Iggy Pop to star in LEGO Rock Band

October 10, 2009

David Bowie and Iggy Pop will be reunited once again as they star together in LEGO Rock Band.

Both stars will provide their likeness and will be converted into LEGO minifigures for the game, which uses the same instrument controllers as the other Rock Band games.

Players will then be able to sing and play the guitar and drums to Bowie's 1983 track Let's Dance.

The animations for Bowie and his band and venue are loosely based upon the original music video for the track.

John Drake of Harmonix, which is developing the game along with Traveller's Tales, said: "Those two are pretty unreal. They are both artists who have a great sense of humour."

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September 22, 2008

War Child a longtime charity that helps kids in war zones has revealed the details behind its Heroes compilation. Due out November 22, it asks Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Brian Wilson and more to pick a new-ish artist to cover one of their classic songs. Among the selections are Duffy performing Wings' "Live and Let Die," Hot Chip tackling, .....

September 4, 2008

David Bowie's iSELECT:BOWIE compilation 12 career-spanning cuts and two exclusive jams originally bundled with the Daily Mail in June is due out through Virgin/EMI on October 14. Mr. Stardust himself hand-selected all of the songs, contributed liner notes and even remastered or re-recorded any tracks that needed a little tweaking. For instance, "Lady .....

June 11, 2008

EMI Music and BBC Worldwide have reached an agreement that'll unleash content from both parties. On one level, EMI will be able to use BBC's TV and radio archives to create products across the realm of DVDs, CDs, and digital downloads. And on the other, the BBC can use EMI performances in new international radio and TV programs. "We are very excited .....

May 20, 2008

A musical version of the David Bowie film The Man Who Fell to Earth is not on the way despite reports that the glam-rock legend granted the use of his music to director Peter Schaufuss. RZO Music released a statement on Bowie's behalf, saying, "We have licensed absolutely no material written by Mr. Bowie to Schaufuss. We have never been requested to .....

October 12, 2007

David Bowie's last five albums will get the box set treatment when Columbia releases David Bowie Box Set on November 27. The five albums, Outside, Earthling, Hours, Heathen and Reality, will each come coupled with a bonus disc. Complete tracklistings have not been announced, but rarities such as remixes and previously unreleased original tracks will .....

May 3, 2007

On June 5, David Bowie will be honored with a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award at the Annual Webby Awards ceremony, an international honor bestowed upon those who promote excellence on the Internet. The rock icon is honored for "pushing the boundaries of art and technology," the press release stated.How so? The statement continues, "From BowieNet, the .....

March 26, 2007

David Bowie has always been a vocal champion of the music he likes, singling out bands like the Arcade Fire and Secret Machines during interviews. Clothing line H & M has therefore given Bowie the opportunity to curate their newly launched High Line Festival in New York City. As the website explains, the festival is "a new multi-discipline arts festival .....

October 13, 2006

David Bowie has confirmed reports that he will appear in an upcoming episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, playing a character called Lord Royal Highness in an episode slated to air in 2007."I've hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs," Bowie said in a posting on his website. "Yesterday I got to be a character on...tan-tara...SpongeBob SquarePants. Oh Yeah!! .....