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Classic Rock Briefs For October 29, 2008

U.K. Supergroup May Be In The Works For 2012 Olympics

There is talk of a collaboration between some well-recognized U.K. rockers in honor of the 2012 Summer Games that will be hosted in London. The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Elton John are among the names being mentioned as part of an Olympic supergroup. Others mentioned as possible performers for the event are Phil Collins, Sting, Van Morrison, David Gilmour, and Jimmy Page. Full Story.

Ten Things You Probably Did Not Know About Pink Floyd

Mark Blake, author of Pigs might fly, the inside story of Pink Floyd, has taken a list of ten facts from the history of the iconic group and shared them with U.K. newspaper The Times. The most amusing tidbit might be the one concerning the “gift” that the group sent to the deputy editor of a newspaper that wrote a review of Pink Floyd’s 1971 album, Meddle, that the members of the group were not quite satisfied with. Blake’s book, from which these ten facts were taken, is available at Amazon. Full Story.

Can Kate Moss Help Smooth Over Ron Wood’s Family Problems?

As a close friend of the Wood family, model Kate Moss has been asked to mediate between Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood and his family. Wood has been estranged from his family since his decision to continue his affair with 20-year-old Ekaterina Ivanova after his recent release from rehab. Although Moss had been standing by the family in her opposition to Wood’s actions, now that his daughter is expecting a child, it has been decided to ask Moss to work towards re-opening the lines of communication between Wood and his family. Full Story.

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Tags: 2012 Olympics, David Bowie, Elton John, Kate Moss, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood

David Bowie Crafts Collection of His Personal Favorites

David Bowie could likely be counted among some of the most unique rockers of all time. With a penchant for reinventing himself numerous times through the years, and creating an aura of mystery around issues involving his sexual orientation, one word that does not come to mind when I think of David Bowie is "boring."

Regardless of the controversies over his sexual orientation, and some of the wild rumors that circulated about the rocker through the years, there is no arguing with his success as a musician and performer. With an impressive number of hits such as "Fame," "Young Americans" and "Major Tom," Bowie has been a major force on the music scene for nearly four decades.

The most recent news from 61-year-old Bowie is that he will be releasing a new compilation of songs that represent his personal favorites. Culled from decades worth of his work, the new compilation, called iSelect: Bowie, will contain 12 songs that the performer himself says that he never tires of.

The compilation was originally included as a bonus CD that was bundled with the June 29 edition of the U.K. newspaper Mail on Sunday, which Bowie agreed to create after being asked by the newspaper to compile 12 of his own favorite songs for a limited edition CD to use as a giveaway.

Bowie obviously took the task very seriously and put together a selection of songs from his catalog that might be a bit surprising, considering the absence of the tracks that most of us think of as his major hits. The CD also includes commentary from Bowie for each track, outlining his reasons for selecting it as a personal favorite.

As an additional surprise, Bowie has included two tracks that are exclusive to this new compilation — one entitled "Time Will Crawl" (a re-mix from 1987’s Never Let Me Down) and the other "Some Are."

The new compilation is scheduled for release on October 14, although Amazon.com is advertising a September 30 release date on their site.

Tags: CD, Compilation, David Bowie, iSelect