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  • More Bowie and Jackman

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    A brief update on the bit we did in May about Hugh Jackman recounting to Bowie how he sold his tickets to the show that Bowie did in Australia in 1981. The Orlando CBS affiliate Local 6 has added some more to the story. They quoted Jackman as saying, “Bowie went, ‘Oh yeah, I see.…

  • Brand New Talk…But It’s Not Very Clear

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    One of my guilty pleasures is reading trashy celebrity gossip; it makes me feel so normal and un-screwed-up in comparison. Since Defamer and Page Six only cover the West and East Coasts of the United States, I subscribe to the weekly dish from Popbitch.com. I like to be well-rounded in useless gossip. Anyway, imagine my…

  • Bowie Is An African, Too

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    Bowie announced that he will perform a couple of songs for the Keep A Child Alive organization’s Annual Black Ball on November 9, 2006. The show will be held at the Hammerstein Ball Room in Mew York Cityand hosted by Iman and Alicia Keys. Some of you might have seen the recent, striking ad campaign…

  • Rocketman Blasts Bands With No Fashion Sense

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    In a recent interview with Fashion Rocks Magazine, Elton John stated that he thinks the raggedy, tattooed style of young rockers is “ugly and unpleasant.” He feels that stage style, meant to entertain the audience, is being disregarded by young rockers in favor of “that tattoos and the T-shirts and the rings through the noses.”…

  • Give Me Your…..Strings?

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    I have really seen it all now. This evening I went to check my email one last time before going to bed and found the greatest thing I’ve seen all monthy. Saudade, in all her cyber-savvy, found the puppetry promo for Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide that Bowie never made. You just have not lived until…

  • She Is Iman…You Should Listen To Her

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    Iman appeared on the Tyra Banks show on Tuesday, July 4 to share some makeup tips with Tyra and her audience. She also took the opportunity to promote her makeup line Iman, which is wonderful by the way, and to mention what David is up to. After Iman’s tips to the audience, Tyra asked her…

  • The Thin White Duke Will Not Lead You Astray

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    Stuff.co.nz has a great article about TV On The Radio. As I’m sure you’ve heard, TV On The Radio is one of Bowie’s newest favorite bands, along with the Secret Machines and the Arctic Monkeys. Anyway, I had the privilege of seeing TVOTR support Bauhaus and Nine Inch Nails on the With Teeth Tour at…

  • More Love for the Awesome Gail Ann

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    Gail Ann has a new side project. She was asked to join ProJECT PERCoLAToR, an instrumental group formed by Jim Weider formerly of The Band. The band is currently touring in New England and has received favorable reviews from the Poughkeepsie Journal and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. If you want to catch them on…

  • Dancing With The Pink Boys

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    Those London Pink Floyd fans are a bunch of lucky bastards. Bowie made a suprise appearance with Pink Floyd at Royal Albert Hall on Monday, May 29. Apparently the secret was so well kept that even his own webmaster did not know until Bowie personally called him and told him to hustle over. Pink Floyd…

  • God Knows He’s Good

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    Silly bit of gossip for you all – while filming The Prestige, Hugh Jackman managed to offend Bowie. According to Jackman in an interview with The Courier-Mail, he told Bowie that the first show he ever bought tickets to was one that Bowie did in Australia in 1981. He then admitted to Bowie that someone…