Who knows how could it be tomorrow?… (Well, there are a few clues below at least)
As mentioned last week, (09.22.2010 NEWS: DAVID BOWIE SPECIAL IN NEXT WEEK’S NME) tomorrow’s
The headline on the front sums up the piece with this: Ultimate Hero DAVID BOWIE MORE INFLUENTIAL THAN HE’S EVER BEEN.
The seven pages in the actual magazine are broken down into separate sections, the lead article by Gavin Haynes is entitled: THE MAN WHO OWNS THE WORLD and it kicks off with this standfirst: He?s the most influential artist of all time, and he?s never been more relevant. From The xx to Janelle Monáe, David Bowie?s influence resonates through 2010 like a bolt from outer space.
The second spread is headed: Spidergrams From Mars – SIX ERAS OF BOWIE AND THE ACTS THEY?VE SPAWNED. Which is fairly self-explanatory.
There are a couple of nice lines highlighted as sub-headings in the text, thus: THE CREDIBLE END OF POP IS REDISCOVERING BOWIE?S BIG IDEAS, plus BOWIE PUT REINVENTION INTO POP?S LEXICON, AND IT HAS NEVER LEFT.
In a section entitled: Why Bowie means more than ever, there are some well-observed and quite moving contributions from the following: Brandon Flowers, Mark Ronson, Jeremy Pritchard, Kevin Barnes, Paul Weller, MNDR, Jez Williams, Lady Gaga, Dave Sitek and Janelle Monae.
You can read Jeremy Pritchard of Everything Everything‘s contribution on the NME website
While you’re there, check out
As if all that’s not enough, the centre pages are a pull-out poster of Terry O’Neill‘s Bowie and leaping dog shot from the 1974 Diamond Dogs session in London.
Finally, tune into NME TV (SKY: 382 and FREESAT: 503) for a Time For Heroes David Bowie special, on air this Friday (October 1st) at 8pm and repeated next Tuesday (October 5th) at 10pm.
Come back tomorrow for more.