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Reminder: Bowie Weekender at the V&A starts Friday

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on April 25, 2013

 

“Who knows how it could be, be tomorrow”

 

A couple of days ago we told you about the Bowie Weekender which kicks off with a Bowie Flash Mob on the steps of the V&A tomorrow.

After the Flash Mob fun, the evening commences with the V&A’s regular Friday Late event, with an insanely busy schedule which sadly means it will be physically impossible to get to all of the events.

Go here to try and decide on your very own plan of action.

 

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V&A Flash Mob photo plus Bowie Weekender

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on April 23, 2013

 

“I’ve got Friday on my mind”

 

If you’re kicking around London’s South Kensington on Friday evening, all dressed up as David Bowie but with nowhere to go, you would be mad not to take advantage of some V&A fun with the chance to win something cool for your efforts.

To kick off the Bowie Weekender, the V&A is encouraging fans to dress as, or be inspired by, Bowie for a flash mob photo opportunity on the steps of the Cromwell Road entrance to the V&A.

They are keen to get as many would-be-Bowies as possible in the photos and will be gathering people from 18.00 on Friday (apparently it

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Kansai Yamamoto feature in Vogue Japan

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on April 20, 2013

 

“And so the story goes, they wore the clothes”

 

The April 2013 issue of Vogue Japan has a Kansai Yamamoto retrospective feature and interview which focuses on some of his earlier creations for David Bowie right up to his latest collection.

The iPad version has a video of the interview which includes Kansai talking about working with David Bowie.

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Stars/WAWN UK 7" 45 creates fourth RSD collectable

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on April 20, 2013

 

“You got me spinning, baby, spinning in a trance”

 

The collectors among you who concern yourselves with such minutia as label variations will be either delighted (or distressed) to learn that the white vinyl, picture sleeve 45 of The Stars (Are Out Tonight)/Where Are We Now?, was issued for Record Store Day today as two different pressings with different catalogue numbers.

Though both were made in the EU, there is a major label difference between the UK and international variations of the pressing.

The UK version comes with an orange RCA label for Where Are We Now?, while the international

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Bowie gets NME special collectors’ magazine

Submitted by Total Blam Blam
on April 20, 2013

 

“Then the NME dropped a bomb”

 

On the shelves in the UK about now is a 100-page NME Bowie special, retailing for £5.99.

You can get the gist of this affectionate tribute from the blurb on the NME site, pasted below, and from the magazine contents listing by scrolling the accompanying image.

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NME - David Bowie Special Collectors’ Magazine

Bowie's back, and bigger than ever!

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