Adam apologises for the short notice, but he is involved with a fund raising charity event today, Sunday 7th March 2010, to help raise money for the St John's Hospice in London. Their website describes them as follows:
St John’s is the only independent Hospice serving central and north west London. Our specialist team provide a wide range of services designed to support those with terminal or life threatening illnesses, their families and friends.
Adam will be at Passion Hairdressers, close to where he grew up in and where his mother used to go later this afternoon to auction some signed and personalised items as follows:
Vintage silver skull ring as worn by Adam for the Royal Variety performance in 1981. (where he shook hands with the Queen)
Gold sleeper earring as worn throughout the Kings of the Wild Frontier era
Hardback and paperback copies of his autobiography - Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver - The very best of Adam and the Ants - DVD.
Stand and Deliver - The very best of Adam and the Ants - CD/DVD.
Silver disc for 250,000 sales of the Prince Chaming Single
Original 1970s cassette deck that Adam used to write the demos for Dirk and Kings on - signed and with illustrations
Allen Jones book by Andrew Lambirth with an illustration collage on the inside cover by Adam
Gold ring in a Vivienne Westwood grey felt pouch
Signed by Adam - Adam and the Ants book by Chris Welch
Items donated by Adam's mother
Signed Vive le Rock remix 12"
Signed Adam Ant Hits CD
Manners & Physique LP
Signed Room at the Top single
Adam hopes to raise as much money as possible for the hospice and invites people to attend if they can make it. He has suggested that some Nutty Boys may also try and make it down. The auction will start at around 4pm at the following address:
53b Allitson Road, St John's Wood, London, NW8 7DE.
Goody Two Shoes used for Hovis advert
12th February 2010
Today sees the debut screening of the new Hovis Bread advert on UK TV which plays to the tune of Adam Ant's number 1 hit single Goody Two Shoes.
The song was Adam's first solo single and his third one at the top of the UK charts and is featured on the 1982 album Friend or Foe.
Adam's Kings costume on display
10th January 2010
The British Music Experience has now been open for 10 months and has featured Adam's Kings of the Wild Frontier costume as part of the "New Romantic" section. Click on the image above to read about the Hussar's jacket and to see exclusive photographs of the costume on display.
21st December 2009
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Drop Dead Rock DVD release
21st November 2009
The 1995 film Drop Dead Rock is set for it's second DVD release this December (the 8th).
The comedy is about an untalented rock band, called Hindenburg, who decide upon kidnap and ransom to pave their way to stardom.
Starring Adam Ant as a back stabbing band manager and Deborah Harry as a ruthless media mogul, this release sees the following bonus features:
An 18 minute, making of Drop Dead Rock documentary
"Inseminator" music video with Warrior Soul
"Vegas Honeymoon" music video with The Stoned
Adam's TV and film roles
19th November 2009
As an ongoing project on adam-ant.net, all of the acting roles that Adam has been involved in are to be expanded upon, starting today with one of the first roles that he was involved in back in 1985 - The Equalizer, starring Edward Woodward who died recently.
Click on the publicity photo used at the time to read about the episode.
Adam image discovered in Bladerunner film
10th November 2009
Adam images have been spotted by a Bladerunner film fan that have been missed by Adam and by Ant fans around the world for almost 27 years since the film was originally released!
Click on the image below to read about the discovery, plus Adam and Marco's comments and details of how the film influenced their music.
Latest CD re-issues
11th September 2009
The last few months have seen three Adam Ant /Adam and the Ants CD re-issues, some with never before released tracks on CD
On 20th July 2009 UK label Cherry Pop released the MCA Adam Ant album Manners & Physique which included 5 bonus tracks.
Four weeks later on 26th August Sony Music Japan released the Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming albums on CD for the first time.
Both albums are miniature versions of the original 1980 and 1981 vinyl releases including scaled down versions of the lyrics sheets, posters and Obi strips.
Radio 2 interview
6th April 2009
In March 2009 Adam was interviewed by Mariella Frostrup for a new BBC Radio 2 series called Blonde on Blonde
The three part series to be broadcast during April starts tomorrow; Tuesday 7th April 2009 with a 1 hour programme about Doris Day, with follow up programmes on Diana Dors (featuring the Adam interview) and another on Marilyn Monroe.
Adam agreed to do the interview as she was a dear friend and her iconic and cultural status has not really been acknowledged. The interview was very enjoyable and a positive celebration of her career. said Adam.
The complete Prince Charming outfit, as worn by Adam for Prince Charming Revue tour in 1981 and 1982, will go on permanent display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London from tomorrow
Click on the above image to go to the exclusive feature and interview with Adam on his decision to donate to the museum.
Adam online - A success
4th March 2009
Yesterday, Adam went online to answer questions put to him in a specially created section on the Adam-ant.net forum Antrap
Adam was online for just over two hours and answered most of the questions put to him.
Click on the above image to read the questions and answers from the day.
Adam online
13th February 2009
On Tuesday 3rd March 2009 at 1430hrs UK time.
Adam will be visiting Antrap.org as a one-off event to answer questions that people wish to put to him about the Live at the Bloomsbury CD.
(Please note that this replaces the earlier date of Wednesday 25th February 2009 at 2pm which had to be rescheduled due to unforseen circumstances.)
Click on the above image to register at Antrap.org, the official Adam Ant forum, if you have not already done so
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