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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you so much for the interview, Arasalan. I really enjoyed it and I know fans will love reading about the podcast and everything else!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ladies and gentlemen: Mr Glenn Gregory and Mr Tony Visconti!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Exciting day today! Fanzines are being delivered to me today. Most labels printed ready. We'll pack up the fanzines, attach the labels and customs. Then we can take them to the Sorting Office tomorrow at 8.00 a.m. and they'll be on their way to you! Can't wait to hear what you all think. -Nick

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I've just approved the final proof PDFs from our awesome printer. So printing is under way! You can still order for a short time. Best estimate for arrival with us is the middle of w/c 31 August). Then we'll put them straight in the post! I'd better get on and order packaging and labels! -Nick

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

David Bowie is... (Complete the sentence!)

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pre-orders are open NOW!! Issue 12 features Robert Fripp, Ivo Van Hove,Carlos Alomar, Nicholas Pegg and many more! www.davidbowieglamour.com

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pre-orders open in one hour! Who's ordering? Which country are you in? (We ship worldwide)

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

PRESALES OPEN TODAY! 7.00 p.m. British Summer Time 2.00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 4.00 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time 4.00 a.m. Japan Standard Time Set a reminder!

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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What a pleasure to be interviewed by Nick for the latest issue of the outstanding David Bowie Glamour fanzine. And what an honour to be in such illustrious company - other interviews include George Murray, Jonathan Barnbrook, Geoff MacCormack, Henry Hey, Guy Pratt and more. Ordering details below!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The amazing Nicholas Pegg has kindly done an extensive interview for issue 12! Fascinating insights. Preorders open on Wednesday at 7.00 p.m. We've laid on an eclipse to remind you! Join our mailing list to be the first to know. davidbowieglamour.wordpress.com/mailing/

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Here it is!! I'm sure you'll agree that this is another stunner by Helen Green. Feel free to tell her so in the comments! Pre-orders open this week! Join our email list to be the first to know! davidbowieglamour.wordpress.com/mailing/

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Cover Reveal! Helen's amazing covet for issue 12 will ne revealed at 7.00 pm, UK time today. It's a special one! Preorders open on Wednesday.

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The last bass player to play a UK show with Bowie. The bass player with Pink Floyd. Roxy Music. Madonna. Podcaster. Author. Comedian. It's all one man! And he kindly sat down with us for a conversation. Guy Pratt

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Helen has painted a wonderful image for the cover of issue 12. Over the last two years, I've missed her amazing portraits of Bowie. Sorry to be cryptic and secretive here, but we're planing to reveal the cover at the weekend! Can you think of an era we haven't covered before?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Time for another contributor announcement! Henry Hey has kindly done an extensive interview for us in which he discusses meeting Bowie, playing on The Next Day, supervising the music on Lazarus, and his dog's reaction to David's visit to his house! Preorders open soon!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What’s your favourite thing about David Bowie Glamour? Is it the interviews? Photography? Stories behind the songs? Rare/unseen material? Artwork? Nostalgia? Something else? The next issue of David Bowie Glamour is coming very soon. We’d love to know what you enjoy most about the fanzine👇

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The new issue is just a couple of weeks away! So here's another contributor announcement. The one and only George has written an exclusive, original piece reflecting on his time with Bowie and his return on the D.A.M. Trilogy Tour! Don't miss. Coming soon.

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Coming Soon! Issue 12. With a major interview with Jonathan Barnbrook, designer of the sleeves for Bowie's final four albums! Don't miss this! Many more announcements to come!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The anticipation! Back in 2022, everything was ready. The convention was set, fans queued outside, guests waited backstage, and after all the hard work, there was one brief moment of calm before the doors opened. What a ride it was! #DavidBowie

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Issue 12 is in its final stages and should be out next month! It'll be a bumper edition—100+ pages (so much for our 80-page limit!). @smartiekat.bsky.social is adding the finishing touches, and I genuinely think it's our best issue yet. Who'll be getting a copy? #DavidBowie

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Bowie archive to tour the UK. Link in comments!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Nine years ago today! Issue 2. All hand addressed by Andy (before we learnt about mailmerge and labels!) And all in hard backed envelopes (before we learned about cardboard packaging!) Crazy times!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

One of the biggest names we've featured in years has just signed off their piece for issue 12. More details soon!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What was the biggest surprise in Bowie's career? Philly? Commercial success with Let's Dance? Returning with The Next Day? Blackstar? Or something else entirely? 👇

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

When I interviewed Ian Hunter for issue 3, he told me he didn't record "Drive-In Saturday" because Tony Defries said Bowie didn't want him to. Defries also told Bowie that Ian didn't want to record it! Looks like Defries didn't want it to happen! What's your biggest Bowie surprise? #DavidBowie

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

49 years since the release of Low. Bowie began to look to Europe rather than America for inspiration (although one might argue that that began with Station to Station). For many, this was his magnum opus. Writer's block became an art form! DAM trio band was all together. Eno and Visconti. Perfect!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm hearing that the Bowie exhibition at the V&A East Storehouse is currently closed (at least the displays are) for "unplanned maintenance". Unconfirmed word is there's a problem with the roof.

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Today would have been the 80th birthday of the great and much missed Mick Ronson. This 1980 photo, by Madeline Bocaro, appeared by kind permission in my book.

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Today in 1979, Lodger was released!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Happy birthday, Rick Wakeman. With thanks for the interview and support for our fanzine. Have a great day!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

What a brilliant night yesterday. Nicholas Pegg's talk, David Bowie, Lindsay Kemp and the birth of Ziggy Stardust was equal parts fascinating, insightful and hilarious! And it was fabulous to catch up with the brilliant Kevin Cann, too.

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Next Friday night, this is the only place to be! Nicholas Pegg on Lindsay Kemp and the birth of Ziggy Stardust. I saw a short version of the show and I can tell you, it is brilliant! Hope to say hi to you there! cranleigharts.org/event/david-...

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Bowie + Mick Ronson or Bowie + Brian Eno Ronno helped shape the rise of Bowie’s rise. Eno helped Bowie break the rulebook and reinvent himself - again! My book was largely about Bowie's partnerships. Which (of these) partnerships do you think brought out the very best in Bowie?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

On his birthday, I want to thank Carlos Alomar. For appearing at the NYC and Liverpool conventions for us, which led to the wonderful tour last year. For writing the foreword for issue two of the fanzine. For being interviewed. And of course, for all the wonderful music. Happy birthday, Carlos!

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Wherever I go, I see Bowie album covers!

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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Eagles & albatrosses! Butterflies & bandages! David Hockney & Derek Jarman! Andy Warhol & Oscar Wilde! Marc Bolan & Marc Almond! Lionel Bart & Leonard Rossiter! Transit vans & Tibetan Buddhism! Oh, and plenty of David Bowie too. Join me in Cranleigh on 15th May. Tickets here: tinyurl.com/45w2x75b

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Which 12 tracks are on your ultimate Bowie compilation album?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Don't miss! On 15 May 2026, Nicholas Pegg explores Bowie’s collaboration with Lindsay Kemp and the birth of Ziggy Stardust at Cranleigh Arts. Rare footage, insights & Q&A. Tickets via Cranleigh Arts.

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Unpopular Bowie opinion time! Do you have an off the wall opinion about Bowie? Maybe you think Lodger is the best "Berlin" album. Or Pin Ups is better than Aladdin Sane Or Time Will Crawl is in your top ten? Or....?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The BBC is planning a major Bowie celebration concert in 2026 to fill the gap left by Glastonbury’s fallow year. It is expected to take place at London’s O2 Arena, feature a range of artists performing Bowie’s music, and be broadcast around the world. Which artists would you like to see take part?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Which Bowie song improves the most when played live? - Ziggy Stardust - Station to Station - "Heroes" Or something else entirely?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

In June, a very special 50th anniversary celebration of Low & The Idiot takes place at Château d’Hérouville, in the studio in which they were recorded, with Carlos Alomar in attendance. A rare chance to experience music history where it happened. Info & tickets: my.weezevent.com/david-bowie-...

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

What is the best opening line to a Bowie song? - "She's a tongue twisting storm"? - "Still don't know what I was waiting for"? - "It's a god-awful small affair"? - "I'm home. Lost my job. And incurably ill"? Or something else?

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy birthday to the one and only Carmine Rojas! 🎸 Beyond the glorious music, Andy and I have so much to thank him for: a brilliant four-page interview for issue 4 and joining us at our New York convention in 2023. Have a great one, Carmine! 🎉

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Nick Smart @quietseclusion.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

So, who is in your ultimate Bowie band? We can have two guitarists (one rhythm, one lead) a bass player, a drummer, a keyboard player or pianist and a saxophonist. I know who I'm choosing.

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