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BOWIE ITALIAN EXCLUSIVE: PART TWO
17th March 2010

David Bowie The Essential Collection Italy 2010 Part Two

Part two of the DAVID BOWIE exclusive 2010 Italian collectors only box set entitled: 'The Essential Collection' is now on sale in Italy.

This second magazine features the 'Space Oddity' and 'Young Americans' CDs.

Released on the Sorrisi E Canzoni / EMI label (cat. 9770038156727), this official collectors only box set is available in conjuction with Italian TV guide magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni TV.

     Week 1: Ziggy Stardust and Let's Dance - (10th March)
     Week 2: Space Oddity and Young Americans - (16th March)
     Week 3: Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane - (23rd March)
     Week 4: TMWSTW and Low - (30th March)
     Week 5: "Heroes" and Lodger - (6th April)
     Week 6: Pin Ups and Station To Station - (13th April)
     Week 7: Diamond Dogs and Scary Monsters - (20th April)
     Week 8: Tonight and Never Let Me Down - (27th April)
     Week 9: Ziggy Stardust DVD - (4th May)

There are some magazines #1 and #2 available from this seller on eBay

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(See 10th March news piece below for full details).

AND THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
15th March 2010

• The rather fab DAVID BOWIE documentary 'David Bowie: An Earthling at 50' will be braodcast on Sky Arts 1 in the UK at 12:00 on Sunday 21st March. Duration: 1 hour. Filmed in his New York studio, songwriter and musician David Bowie talks candidly to Alan Yentob about his life and work. Features classic archive tour footage. (Stereo)...

• On the last day of this month 'Back Around The Clock', which features DAVID BOWIE from the Hits A Go Go programme is showing on SF1 in Germany at 9:30 CET...

• DAVID BOWIE tribute band TIGERS ON VASELINE are performing on Saturday 27th March at Cafe Drummond, 1 Belmont Street, Aberdeen, Scotland AB10 1JR. Cost: Ł4. Show starts at 21:00 until 2:00am - [More details]...

SUCK ON THIS
15th March 2010

Brand new vampire flick SUCK features a killer soundtrack that includes DAVID BOWIE's 1973 cover of Them's 'Here Comes The Night' and 'Success' co-written with Iggy Pop on the Lust For Life album.

Also Iggy's 'TV Eye', Alice Cooper 'I Am A Spider', Lou Reed/Velvet Underground 'Sweet Nuthin' and The Rolling Stones 'Sympathy For The Devil'.

Directed by Rob Stefaniuk, the cast of Suck includes Iggy Pop, Moby, Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins, Malcolm McDowell and Dave Foley.

Check out the Suck trailer below - looks interesting... sure to become a cult classic.

Suck receives its world premiere on 17th March at the film portion of Austin's South by Southwest.

IMAN: SUPERMODEL. BUSINESSWOMAN. ACTIVIST
14th March 2010

The world knows IMAN as a supermodel, a successful businesswoman with her own cosmetics company and as a fashion icon alongside her husband DAVID BOWIE.

That's only half the story. Iman also is a refugee whose family fled war in Somalia. In this exclusive interview in honour of International Women's Day, Iman shares her incredible story of leaving Somalia for Kenya, being discovered by a fashion photographer, and finding global fame.

For more details and information please visit enoughproject.org/iman-interview where you can read the whole interview.

From Alison Grady @ Enough Project

BOWIE EXCLUSIVE FROM EMI ITALY
14th March 2010

If you're still attempting to get hold of the first issue of the DAVID BOWIE exclusive 2010 Italian collectors only box set entitled: 'The Essential Collection' there are some available from this seller on

eBay

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Released on the Sorrisi E Canzoni / EMI label (cat. 9770038156727), this collectors only box set was exclusively released in Italy today 10th March in conjuction with Italian TV guide magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni TV.

The second magazine goes on sale on Tuesday 16th March which features 'Space Oddity' and 'Young Americans' CDs, and the subsequent seven magazines weekly until 4th May 2010.

(See further below for full details).

BOWIE ON THE WORD, VISCONTI WITH THE WORDS
11th March 2010

The April issue of THE WORD magazine as you can see features a characture of DAVID BOWIE on the front cover.

Inside producer TONY VISCONTI reminisces about David Bowie, Chris Salewicz reveals how The Runaways invented sex, and Mark Ellen locking horns with Nick Kent.

Plus there's Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Rock Choir, The Best and Worst couples in entertainment, Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Wainwright, Dave Eggers, the Rules of book publishing, Tracey Thorn, Steve Lamacq, Richard Coles and Ayn Rand.

For more details check out WordMagazine.co.uk

BOWIE EXCLUSIVE 2010 ITALIAN RELEASE
10th March 2010

David Bowie The Essential Collection Italy 2010

EMI ITALY have launched the DAVID BOWIE exclusive 2010 Italian collectors only box set entitled: 'The Essential Collection'.

Released on the Sorrisi E Canzoni / EMI label (cat. 9770038156727), this collectors only box set was exclusively released in Italy today 10th March in conjuction with Italian TV guide magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni TV.

The idea is to collect all 9 magazine packages each week in the series, and you will have a full David Bowie 'Essential Collection' Italian box featuring a total of sixteen CD's and one DVD which are all exclusive Italian pressings licensed by EMI especially for this release.

The first magazine (part 1 of 9) comes packaged together with the first two CDs 'Ziggy Stardust' and 'Let's Dance', along with unique special collection box which measures 18cm x 15cm x 13cm.

These magazines will only be sold from select news stands for just one week each, and then retracted from the market again.

The second issue goes on sale on 16th March which features 'Space Oddity' and 'Young Americans' CDs, and the subsequent seven magazines weekly until 4th May 2010.

The full release schedule runs as follows:

     Week 1: Ziggy Stardust and Let's Dance - (10th March)
     Week 2: Space Oddity and Young Americans - (16th March)
     Week 3: Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane - (23rd March)
     Week 4: TMWSTW and Low - (30th March)
     Week 5: "Heroes" and Lodger - (6th April)
     Week 6: Pin Ups and Station To Station - (13th April)
     Week 7: Diamond Dogs and Scary Monsters - (20th April)
     Week 8: Tonight and Never Let Me Down - (27th April)
     Week 9: Ziggy Stardust DVD - (4th May)

The first magazine cost 12.90 euro. Not sure about the cost of the subsequent magazines.

If you prefer check this seller on

ebay

there are a handful left.

CHERRY VANILLA: LICK ME
4th March 2010

CHERRY VANILLA has written a new book about her past entitled 'Lick Me: How I Became Cherry Vanilla' (by way of The Copacabana, Madison Avenue, The FIllmore East, Andy Warhol, David Bowie and The Police), complete with a foreward by Rufus Wainwright.

The publication is scheduled for release on 1st November 2010.

Cherry (aka Kathy Dorritie) was an employee of MainMan as DAVID BOWIE's publicist, wrote the Mirabelle My World columns on behalf of David, she was also a member of the Andy Warhol stage show 'Pork', as well as releasing two solo albums on RCA Records 'Bad Girl' and 'Venus D Vinyl'.

Thanks to Dietmar for the pointer.

MIKE GARSON INTERVIEW ON KFAI
3rd March 2010

Listen to an online interview with legendary pianist MIKE GARSON from the community Minneapolis radio station KFAI 90.3.

The 48-minute taped interview took place at St Paul Hotel in Minneapolis with DJ SLT posing the questions 11 days ago (20th Feb).

Mike chats at length about his long recording career, working with DAVID BOWIE, Mick Ronson, Nine Inch Nails, Ellington and his solo work.

Listen to the interview here - the interview starts at around the one-hour mark.

MICK RONSON - A CELEBRATION
2nd March 2010

Come along and join in our celebration of MICK RONSON in Hull on the 5th June at The Springhead and the following day 6th June at the The Welly.

Bands confirmed include: Lisa Ronson; The Paddingtons; The Rats - (featuring John 'Hutch' Hutchinson); Jesse Patterson, The Tracie Hunter Band; Leila And I; Tallulah Luna Bell; 'JJ'; The Rollin' Ronson Review, special guests and more bands to be confirmed, further information and ticket details to follow.

There is also an auction of signed items, rare vinyl, CDs etc. All money raised from this event will go towards the Mick Ronson Statue fund.

     5th June
     The Springhead, Aston Road, Willerby, Hull, HU10 6QT, England.
     Time: 19:00 hrs. Cost: TBA.
     The Rats, Lisa Ronson, Tracie Hunter, Jesse Patterson, 'JJ', 'The Rollin' Ronson Revue'.

     6th June
     The Welly, 105-107 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1TS, England.
     Time: 19:00 hrs. Cost: TBA.
     The Paddingtons, Lisa Ronson, The Jesse Patterson Band, The Tracie Hunter Band, Tallulah Luna Bell, Leila And I.

More details and information can be found at myspace.com/mickronhalloffame and mickronson.com

Hope to see you there... Suzi Ronson and Colin Blades.

AND THE BITS FLEW FAR AND WIDE...
1st March 2010

• One of the DAVID BOWIE signed promotional guitars to promote A Reality Live CD that was up for grabs

eBay

sold for Ł561 after 7 bids...

• TV show VH1 CLASSIC today aired The Very Best 10: DAVID BOWIE at 1pm, if you missed it the programme is repeated again tomorrow at 9am GMT...

• SHARLEEN SPITERI's new album 'The Movie Songbook' released today features the DAVID BOWIE and GIORGIO MORODER song 'Cat People' (Putting Out Fire) and pretty damn good it is too - [More details]...

• Former DAVID BOWIE collaborator JOHN 'HUTCH' HUTCHINSON is performing a solo gig at The Jolly Brewer, Lincoln, England at 8pm on Saturday 6th March - [More details]...

• DAVID BOWIE's classic song 'Rebel Rebel' appears on the soundtrack on the forthcoming THE RUNAWAYS bio-pic. The movie, written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, starring Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Michael Shannon opens on 19th March...

LIMITED EDITION BOWIE PRINTS
1st March 2010

ST. PAUL'S GALLERY are a publishing company based in the UK and have produced under license fine art limited edition prints of three of DAVID BOWIE's finest early album covers.

'Hunky Dory', 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars' and 'Aladdin Sane' prints have all been signed by both the original cover artists / designers and David Bowie himself.

They were produced from the original artwork with the involvement of both Henry Wrenn-Meleck and DAVID BOWIE himself, with only 195 prints of each available worldwide.

     Hunky Dory Limited Edition Signed Print - Pencil Signed By David Bowie and Terry Pastor
     Ziggy Stardust Limited Edition Signed Print - Pencil Signed By David Bowie and Terry Pastor
     Aladdin Sane Limited Edition Signed Print - Pencil Signed By David Bowie and Celia Philo

For more details and information please visit the St Pauls Gallery website to order and view.

KEEP YOUR 'LECTRIC EYE ON EBAY
1st March 2010

Update: Bidding has now ended, with the items raising a very impressive price.

eBay listing here

Listed up on eBay is the highly desirable advance promotional Pye Records 7" vinyl of DAVID BOWIE's 'Can't Help Thinking About Me', (7N 17020).

Not only that, this one comes complete with the very rarely seen original Pye Records 8"x10" promotional photograph that was sent out with this release.

Both the record and photograph are in excellent condition.

Bidding is at a mere Ł55 at present, but expect this to go for big money.

Last Updated: 17/3/10

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A REALITY TOUR Live 2 CD set released 25th January via Sony - you can purchase the UK release and the US release NOW.

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