Alex James will be shooting the video for the first single of his new project, WigWam, on Saturday 28th January.

The video, directed by Trigger Happy TV’s Dom Jolly, will feature Alex along with bandmate Alison Clarkson, aka Betty Boo, being chased through the streets of Soho by dogs and human cats.

If you would like a change to appear in the video and help create a buzz around WigWam’s new video, you get yourself to Dean Street at midday tommorow (28th Jan) where the band will be performing on the of a building.

If you manage to get any pictures, send them in to peter@caramel.org.uk so I can put them on the site.

Stay tuned for updates…

The Independent are autioning Alex James in their charity auction.

“Wouldn’t you love to see how a record gets made, in the company of a genuine rock star? Alex James, the Blur bass player and Independent columnist, offers to show one lucky winner around the recording studio when he cuts his next record.”

Full details of how to enter are available on The Independent website.

If you’ve missed out on Alex’s columns for the Independent newspaper, you can read them here: http://comment.independent.co.uk/

Also, Alex should be a reviewer on BBC2′s Newsnight Review – this Friday at 11.00pm

Blur Fan Club

Hey, Blur fans! Looking forward to another Blur album soon? Well you may have a some time to kill as Blur bass player Alex James is rumoured to have signed up for the ‘reality’ TV series, ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’.

In a move that’s sure to divide Blur fans (and severely piss off bandmate Damon Albarn), Blur’s rakish bassist James is rumoured to have signed up to appear in the new series of ‘My Career’s Going Nowhere, Please Love Me (Or At Least Allow Me To Promote A Product For You)’, also known as ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’.

James was reportedly inspired by Johnny Rotton’s time shouting profanities on live television (who wouldn’t be?) and is said to fancy some time away from his normal life surrounded by vacuous Z-listers and a shed load of creepy-crawlies.

Various tabloid sources have also pegged Hollywood actor George Hamilton, Ian Wright and Rodney Marsh to appear.

James’ other TV appearances have included his longwinded series about how great Soho is, and the Beagle science lectures in which he talked a bit about telescopes.

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Blur’s Alex James makes his television presenting debut on Discovery Channel this July to prove he’s not only a famous pop star, but a sciencefanatic to boot. Alex will present Discovery Channel’s Life on Mars with Alex James at 20.00hrs on 27th July.Last month Dr Colin Pillinger launched his Beagle 2 landing craft from Kazakhstan as part of the European Space Agency’s Mars Express Mission andLife on Mars with Alex James investigates this extraordinary event, whichhas the potential to change people’s understanding of the solar system.

Dr Colin Pillinger has spent the past thirty-five years analysing extra-terrestrial material on Earth. There is evidence that life may haveonce existed on the red planet but the only way to guarantee the theory isto analyse samples on the surface of Mars itself.

As well as showing Beagle 2′s development over the last few years, Alex interviews Dr. Pillinger on location and the project’s own speciallycommissioned computer graphics demonstrate exactly how the landing andsample analysis will be carried out.

Dr Pillinger had to raise much of the £30 million funding for the Beagle 2spacecraft himself and collected an eclectic group of famous fans along theway, including Blur, Damien Hirst and the Saatchis, who have since beeninvolved in raising awareness and crucial funds for the Mars mission.Damien Hirst has painted part of the Beagle 2 to become the first piece ofartwork to land on Mars and Blur composed the call sign to notify Earthwhen Beagle 2 lands. The short instrumental piece, aptly named, ‘Beagle2′, appeared as a B-side on their 1999 single, ‘No Distance Left to Run’.
Move over pop idols, football heroes and soap actors – in Alex’s opinionscientists are the real celebrities. Life on Mars with Alex James will giveviewers an insight into the fascinating space exploration and researchbeing conducted in the UK today.

Thanks to Becca @ Discovery Channel