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	WAITING IN THE SKY (BEFORE THE STARMAN CAME TO EARTH) (2024) Limited 11 track vinyl album released on Record Store Day (April 20, 2024). More info at davidbowie.com

	DAVID BOWIE: ROCK N ROLL STAR! (2024) Coming in June, a huge box set focused on Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album. More info at davidbowie.com

	ZIGGY STARDUST THE MOTION PICTURE (2023) Restored and extended, available now on CD, DVD and bluray. CD at Warner Music Vinyl at Warner Music Blu-Ray at Warner Music

	REAL COOL WORLD (2023) Adam Rudegeair and The Bowie Project's FIFTH volume of jazz interpretations of David Bowie tunes Link to Adam's Band camp

	DAVID BOWIE: MOONAGE DAYDREAM (2023) Blu-ray, DVD, CD and double CD release of the recent Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen directed film.

	DAVID BOWIE: DIVINE SYMMETRY (2022) Hunky Dory era box set.

LOCAL ARTIST RELEASES

STRANGE CHANGES (2021)

Adam Rudegeair and The Bowie Project's fourth volume of jazz interpretations of David Bowie tunes

Link to Adam's Band camp

A BETTER FUTURE (2021)

Second volume of Bowie songs by the Melbourne based David Bowie covers band, The Thin White Ukes

Link to facebook page

ART CRIME INC (2020)

Adam Rudegeair and The Bowie Project's third volume of jazz interpretations of David Bowie tunes

Link to Adam's Band camp

IT'S ALWAYS TIME (2018)

Adam Rudegeair and The Bowie Project's second volume of jazz interpretations of David Bowie tunes

Link to Adam's Bandcamp

BOWIE UNZIPPED (2016)

Debut live album by Bowie Unzipped (featuring Jeff Duff).

Link to Website

THIN WHITE UKES (2016)

Debut studio album by Melbourne based David Bowie covers band, The Thin White Ukes

Link to facebook page

THE BOWIE PROJECT (2015)

Adam Rudegeair and The Bowie Project's debut album of jazz interpretations of David Bowie tunes.

Link to Adam's Bandcamp

LOCAL AUTHORS

THE GOLDEN YEARS

A paperback/hardback by Sydney author Roger Griffin.

Link to Book Depository

THIS WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING

The autobiography of Jeff Duff.

The tome is dedicated to Bowie who features heavily in the pages of the book and Jeff's life.

More info.

BOWIE A TO Z

The release of Bowie A to Z, a new hardback written and by Australian author and comedian Steve Wide. Illustrated by Libby VanderPloe.

Link to Book Depository

EXPERIENCING DAVID BOWIE

A book from New Zealand author and academic, Ian Chapman.

Link to Amazon

ENCHANTING DAVID BOWIE

A paperback from Australian author and academic Toija Cinque.

Link to Bloomsbury

TO CATCH A FALLING STAR

A novel from Australian author and Bowie Downunder member Peter Haywood.

Link to Sid Harta PublishersAFEB

MELBOURNE

Apr 4-21

ACMI PRESENTS...

FOCUS ON RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

Join us in the cinema as we celebrate the career of one of the greats with a beautiful selection of his films, video art and music videos with fine performances both offscreen and on.

LINK

MELBOURNE

Apr 14

THE BOWIE PROJECT

Adam Rudegeair's re-imagining of Bowie as hard instrumental jazz.

The Brunswick Ballroom.

LINK TO TICKETS

MELBOURNE

Apr 14

ACMI SCREENING OF 'MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE'

David Bowie had just released 'Let's Dance' and was at peak 1980s popularity. Takeshi Kitano was making his feature film debut as an actor and would embark on his directing career six years later. And, Ryuichi Sakamoto marked his first acting role in a feature film.

ACMI SESSIONS:

* Fri APR 5 at 6 PM
* Sun APR 14 at 3 PM

LINK

PERTH

Apr 19

SIP & SING

Come along for a night of sipping & singing as we paint some of our favourite artists while listening exclusively to their tunes!

These classes are beginner-friendly, and the perfect night out for any fan.

For this event, we will be painting and singing along to the one and only, David Bowie!

6:30pm

The General Collective, 580 Beaufort Street Mount Lawley, Perth.

LINK

FREMANTLE

Apr 20

JUSTIN BURFORD SINGS DAVID BOWIE

Much like his previous outing with Nirvana, Buford will present stripped-back and unique arrangements of many of Bowie's most iconic songs.

7:30pm

The Duke of George, Fremantle, WA

LINK

MELBOURNE

May 9

THE BOWIE PROJECT

Adam Rudegeair's re-imagining of Bowie as hard instrumental jazz.

The Paris Cat

LINK TO TICKETS

ADELAIDE

May 18

ASHES TO ASHES: THE DAVID BOWIE EXPERIENCE

At the Arakaba Hotel, Fullarton

LINK

May 24

DIAMOND DOGS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

David Bowie's final glam rock masterpiece (with some music touching upon soul and funk) was released on this date 50 years ago.

The album was the product of two distinct ideas - a musical based on a wild future in a post-apocalyptic city, and setting George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four to music.

The album hit UK #1 and AUS #3, spawning the hits 'Rebel Rebel' and 'Diamond Dogs'.

Significant reissues include Rykodisc in 1990 (two bonus tracks and the original, uncensored, artwork) and in 2004, a 2-disc version released by EMI/Virgin )the third in a series of 30th Anniversary 2CD Editions).

FREMANTLE

May 25

TOOWOOMBA

May

ASHES TO ASHES: THE DAVID BOWIE EXPERIENCE

At The Armitage

LINK

REDCLIFFE, QLD

June 1

ASHES TO ASHES: THE DAVID BOWIE EXPERIENCE

At The Redcliffe Entertainment Centre

LINK

GOULBURN

Sep 6

ASHES TO ASHES: THE DAVID BOWIE EXPERIENCE

At Goulburn Performing Arts Centre

LINK

Sep 24

TONIGHT 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Following the massive sales of LET'S DANCE, Bowie said he wanted to "go further" with his next record, aiming to explore R&B, funk and reggae music.

Recording of the new album began in May 1984 at Le Studio in Quebec, Canada.

Despite relying heavily on cover songs, TONIGHT was another sales success. It bore the transatlantic top 10 hit BLUE JEAN, itself the inspiration for the Julien Temple-directed short film Jazzin' for Blue Jean, in which Bowie played the dual roles of romantic protagonist Vic and arrogant rock star Screaming Lord Byron.

Blue Jean was released Sept 10 and the album Sept 24. The following year, LOVING THE ALIEN was released as a single.