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“I live above the Concept Store”

We can’t say much about this one just yet, but we know there are going to be some very cool items made available next week at the Selfridges London Concept Store.

Stay tuned for more in the coming days, meanwhile here's the press release.

DAVID BOWIE IS ALL YOURS — 27 MARCH 2013

 

Selfridges, in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum, launches David Bowie is all yours in its London Concept Store. Opening on 4 April, the Concept Store is transformed into an exclusive tribute experience as colourful as the iconic superstar.

David Bowie is at

“Some cats from Japan”

We have just received a whole bunch of delightful comments from various Japanese celebrity tastemakers regarding David Bowie and his latest album, The Next Day.

There are five contributors in total and each of them have been good friends in Bowie’s orbit to a lesser or greater degree over the years.

The accompanying picture here is of David Bowie at a press conference at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in April 1973, when he first started to fall under Japanese influence.

Mr. Ryuichi Sakamoto

(Famous Japanese musician, activist, composer, record producer, writer,

“The stars are out tonight”

The V&A has posted a very cool little film, wherein they interview the arriving guests at last week’s gala dinner and private view for the David Bowie is Exhibition at the world-famous museum.

In attendance were well-known names in music, film, fashion, art and the media and among those interviewed on the orange carpet were Tilda Swinton, Tracey Emin, Gary Kemp, Simon Le Bon & Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran, Paul Morley, Bill Nighy, Dylan Jones, Sir David Frost and many others.

Guests were asked to complete the sentence ‘David Bowie is...’ and they were probed for

“Just playing that latest record”

Just to keep you in the picture and so you don’t think it‘s some kind of cheap April Fool’s Day prank on the day, The Next Day vinyl set will now be released worldwide on April 1st.

Though the delay may disappoint some of you, hopefully the news that the 180 gram, 17-track double vinyl set will include the 17-track CD too will cheer you.  

It's another beautiful Barnbrook-designed package that is a pleasure to behold. Speaking of Jonathan B, here’s an interview with him on the V&A channel that you may not have spotted yet.

One of the zillions of items of