David Bowie teases "The Stars" single off new album (video)  February 19, 2013 - 14:23 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - After stunning his fans on his 66th birthday with a new single, the gorgeous, down-tempo "Where Are We Now," and news of new album due in March, David Bowie's surprise return to the spotlight carries on with news of a second single, due Feb. 26, The Hollywood Reporter said. "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," the third track listed on The Next Day, was teased on Bowie's official Facebook page with nothing more than a release date and the single's cover art, in which the song's title and Bowie's name are superimposed over a black-and-white photo of a metallic bust. Bowie has so far taken a heavily artistic slant to his first music project in a decade. "Where Are We Now," a song about Bowie's years spent in Berlin in the 1970s, debuted with a conceptual video directed by Tony Oursler. In it, the singer's face is projected onto the body of a puppet, next to another puppet featuring the face of Oursler's wife, Jacqueline Humphries. The album's cover, too, is a bold artistic statement. Devised by British graphic designer and filmmaker Jonathan Barnbrook, the controversial record sleeve features a reproduction of the cover of Bowie's seminal album Heroes -- but the word "Heroes" is crossed out and a white box obfuscates Bowie's face. Inside the box is the album's title, printed in a drab, Helvetica-like font that Barnbrook calls "Doctrine." "Obscuring Bowie’s image is also reference to his identity, not only in the past when he changed endlessly but that he has been absent from the music scene for the past ten years," Barnbrook explained in a blog entry about the design. The Next Day will be released in the U.S. on March 12. Partner news  Top stories The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. From America to Oceania including Africa, Europe and Asia, this international event has confirmed its popularity.   Partner news |  Latest news Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem  "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Dagestan twin blasts leave 3 killed, 40 injured An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.North Korea missile launch series enters third day “North Korea again launched a short-range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 missile,” said a ministry official. |
