05/10/24/0324226
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davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
Popside Aggro writes: I have just finished Spencer Leigh's new Billy Fury biography, 'Wondrous Face' (published by Finbarr International) and was delighted to find a few Morrissey mentions. Most notably he transcribes an early Moz Smash Hits, where Morrissey describes Billy's self penned 'Sound of Fury' LP as 'a piece of my heart'. The author also comments, when appraising the single 'Maybe Tomorrow', 'The single set the tone for much of Billy Fury's work - a handsome guy having problems with his relationship. Fast forward 25 years and you have got Morrissey'.
Morrissey's love of Billy Fury is well documented and the similarities between the two of them uncanny at times; Billy became a recluse towards the end of his career, dedicating his life to animal welfare. He was constantly savaged by the critics and repeatedly misunderstood by the musical mainstream - tragically, he died aged 43, and is only now being seen as one of the most influential British performers of his generation, inspiring artists as diverse as John Lennon, Ian Dury and even the Pistols. If you want an insight into the twilight world of British pop, pre Beatles, that has so inspired Morrissey, then I can seriously recommend this book.
05/10/24/1552254
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davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
05/10/24/1557208
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
Manu writes: I did an interview with Tom McRae in Lille, North of France, last Tuesday.
I asked him if the Beatles are a band that he loves. He answered me: "Who doesn't love the Beatles? I hate the Smiths. For an English person to say that he hates the Smiths is blasphemous, but I never liked them. I love Johnny Marr but don't like Morrissey. I love the sleeves, great sleeves. I love the lyrics as well, I just don't like his voice. I have a problem with his voice. But the Beatles are like food, oxygen, love, sex, everything about life is representive to me with them"
05/10/24/0246224
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
Someone in Estonia writes: Mark Simpson, author of 'Saint Morrissey' and also coiner of the term 'metrosexual,'was interviewed by 'Metro' a British commuter newspaper recently and was asked whether Morrissey was a metrosexual: Mark Simpson: "No, he's more transsexual. He's Rita Tushingham trapped in the body of a rather handsome, retired midfielder circa 1961." 60 Second Interview - Mark Simpson - Metro
05/10/24/162227
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davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
Belligerent Ghoul sends the link and excerpt:
This column is downright Pixieish - The Minnesota Daily
Excerpt:
And “rock star” is not the only new slang replacing common expressions. When even Hilary Duff is name-dropping the Smiths, rock ’n’ roll slang is increasingly taking over...
Morrissey DEFINITION: To feel neutral or apathy, to not care either way. ROOT: Former Smiths member with a successful solo career, Morrissey is also known for his asexuality. EXAMPLE: “The movie choices you gave me leave me in a Morrissey conundrum.”
05/10/24/0320215
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
dazzak writes: Johhny Marr will be featuring in at least one of the episodes of a four-part series about British pop music called Girls And Boys: Sex And British Pop. The Smiths will be talked about also. It starts Sunday on BBC2 at 9pm. Other contributors include Marianne Faithfull, Sandie Shaw, Siouxsie Sioux, Justine Frischmann and Brett Anderson.
05/10/24/0332209
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
Belligerent Ghoul sends the link and excerpt:
Tales of woe and vodka - The Guardian Excerpt:
In New York, the sold-out Bowery Ballroom is as buzzing as their UK gig venues, with fans singing along to lines such as "I am young and I am lost" - the sort of irresistible clarion calls pop audiences used to get from Morrissey. In fact, the scenes are comparable to Smiths gigs in the 1980s (although Morrissey could never have written The Night I Lost My Head, a tale of indiscretions fuelled by booze)... ...While Smith is not a Mozzer acolyte (he is as enthusiastic about Smokey Robinson and John Cage), there are similarities between the two. Morrissey was famously celibate. Smith - wary of the traps posed by the Billingham lifestyle - was abstinent for years, before suddenly plunging into alcohol. "I always thought it was a one-dimensional lifestyle, but I conformed to the one-dimensional lifestyle and found it to be three-dimensional now and then," he says with a twinkle. Through vodka, he "became a different person" and entered the territory of his best songs and biggest catastrophes. The Night I Lost My Head recounts a night when "things were going well and I ... er ... my actions were indiscreet." He squirms as I pursue the issue. "Somewhere along the line, something I said, or the way I moved my drunken lips, ended in disaster..."
05/10/24/1528240
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
Belligerent Ghoul sends the link and excerpt:
Depeche Mode -
Playing the Angel - Pitchfork review Excerpt:
If you've caught any advance word on Playing the Angel, you'll probably have heard the same rumors that swirl around all band-adulthood records: That this is the one, the "return to form." That this isn't just the "best since Violator," but maybe even just as good. That they're about to pull off the same trick Morrissey did-- following the same path as always, and yet somehow getting everyone to sit up again and take notice. (Publicists help.) And while I wish I could take some bold, controversial true/false stance on that one, this album just won't let me. If you really are the sort of person who's been waiting with bated breath for a new Depeche Mode release, then don't worry: You'll love this. Dear everyone else: It's pretty okay...
05/10/24/164252
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
WhyteGrrrl writes: Send in the Clown
From Spencer Cobrin:
Hi All
I recently composed the score to the independent feature comedy, Send in the Clown written and directed by Spencer Schilly. Executive Producer; Amy Hobby (Secretary, Hamlet, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing) the film is currently being submitted to numerous festivals.
Love,
Spencer
05/10/24/0349258
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posted by
davidt
on Monday October 24 2005, @10:00AM
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Join Morrissey/The Smiths tribute band Sweet and Tender Hooligans for a pre-Hallowe'en concert.
October 30th
The House of Blues
1530 South Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, California
doors 7pm this venue is all ages
We're encouraging everyone (though totally optional) to come dressed in Morrissey-themed costumes, so be creative. Some suggestions: A vicar in a tutu, The Kray Twins, a dead disco dancer, a hairdresser on fire, Joan of Arc (with hearing aid), The Ghost of Hector from "First of the Gang to Die", Anthony and Cleopatra (with crate of ale), or maybe Morrissey heroes like Oscar Wilde or James Dean. House of Blues says costumes are okay, but please no masks.
Also appearing: The Curse (tribute to The Cure) and Die Die My Darling (tribute to The Misfits).
Tickets are availble through the House of Blues website and TicketMaster
Flyer ( front, back). HOB flyer
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