I’ve made myself at home…
Not too much in the current music monthlies. But,
The current occupiers of David’s birthplace at 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, are Neil Handley, Lisa Rail and Michael Jackson, (not that one) all pictured above. Here’s a bit from the article…
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The main drawback to living in a famous property, they say, is the occasional “goldfish bowl!” effect when tourists peer through the windows. “I was lying on the couch sick one day and there were half a dozen people outside taking photos,” says Rail. “I was too sick to get up and close the blinds.”
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Elsewhere in the mag, host of chat show Happy Hour, Al Murray, (40-year-old Oxford graduate (so he’s not as daft as he makes out) and direct descendant of William Makepeace Thackeray) is the subject of the My Collection column.
In it he lists nine things he holds dear and one of those is David Bowie’s Hunky Dory album…
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“This is a very odd but brilliant record, and it’s his voice, I think, I’m drawn to most. It’s like with Miles Davis – the one constant thing throughout all of his music was his trumpet. With Bowie it’s his voice. his voice has carried him through everything, even some of his less successful projects. But then, the man has been going for 40 years. You have to experiment. He did.”
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According to a few reviews I’ve seen, Keane seem to appreciate the work of David Bowie too. Indeed, Q recommends listening to Scary Monsters if you like the new Keane album…It seems Ashes To Ashes is one of their particular favourites.
I spotted nothing much worth mentioning in the other mags.
If members in countries other than the UK that keep a regular eye on the music press fancy contributing anything you think we may be missing, please get in touch.