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  • New Jareth Action Figure

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    The new Jareth action figure looks to be made for the segment of David Bowie’s fan base that is attracted to men. I present to you Exhibit A: Really. Check out the package. This toy must be made to attract the male-loving David Bowie fans. Can there be any other reason why a toy maker…

  • Bowie’s Old Manager Writes Autobiography

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    David Bowie’s notorious old manager, Tony Defries, will be releasing a “tell-all” autobiography next year to be titled Gods and Gangsters. This comes after some 40 years of media silence in which Defries has never been interviewed. Defries is best known for launching the careers of Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mott the Hoople, Luther Vandross…

  • Neal Preston Photo Essay

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    Spinner.com is running a brilliant photo essay by rock photographer Neal Preston, who has photographed David Bowie on several occasions. The photo that Preston chose to share a memory about is from the 1976 Station to Station Tour at the Los Angeles show. Among the 19 other photos are John Lee Hooker, Freddie Mercury, the…

  • Buddha of Suburbia To Be Remastered

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    On October 2, Capital/EMI will reissue one of the Webmaster’s and my favorite David Bowie records – Buddha of Suburbia. David Bowie says about the album and recording it, “This album may well have been one of the most enjoyable projects that I have been involved with. My personal memory stock for this album was…

  • Reviews of the New Re-releases

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    As we reported in April, there have been two new re-releases from David Bowie’s back catalogue – Young Americans Special Edition and The Best of 1980-1987.  Last week Blogcritics published reviews of each album.  For the reviews for Young Americans Special Edition and David Bowie: The Best of 1980-1987, follow the links.  Enjoy!

  • American Idol Jeans

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    The Fox network’s ratings juggernaut American Idol has entered into a partnership with Lyric Jeans to release a clothing line inspired by and featuring lyrics from influential musicians.  Musicians whose lyrics will appear on the clothing include David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, and The Beatles.  Honestly, I don’t know whether I should rejoice or…

  • Giorgio Armani and The Thin White Duke

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    Giorgio Armani joins the club of designers who have taken inspiration from David Bowie in his Thin White Duke era.  In a change from his usual fare of subdued hues and cuts, his latest collection featured models stomping down the runway in skinny-tailored clothes and fedoras angled to the side, lit from above to look…

  • Who Doesn’t Want a Burlesque Club in Their Neighborhood?

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    Last month we reported that Bowie, Sting and Ivan Kane had picked a location to open their New York City burlesque club, Forty Deuce. The selected building at 19 Kenmare Street was formerly the home of a mobster hangout called Little Charlie’s Clam Bar. Now, according to Downtown Express, a group of neighboorhood residents are…

  • David Bowie Saw the Future

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    Back in June of 2002, David Bowie was interviewed by the New York Times about his forthcoming album Heathen. During the interview, he predicted that the advent of digital music downloads would undoubtedly drive up the cost of concert ticket prices. On the future of the music industry, he stated: Music itself is going to…

  • Video from Webby Awards

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    Those of you who, like me, would wither away into dust without seeing David Bowie’s Webby Awards acceptance speech, fear not.  The BowieNet has the video posted in good quality, complete with introduction by Rod Corddry.  To get the full impact of Bowie’s speech, you must view the video at BowieNet.  Thankfully, Corddry let Bowie…