posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
An anonymous person posted the link in the previous related story:

01 May 2010 BBC Radio 2- The Record Producers - Official Stephen Street Website Diary

Hi All

Just to say that the BBC Radio program featuring myself will be broadcast on Radio 2 at 10 pm on 3rd May 2010 and will also be featured on BBC 6 Music the following Sunday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s7mc1

It was intended to play a 20 second segment of an out take demo that I recorded with Morrissey in the program but Friday afternoon (30th April) both the BBC and myself received a letter from Morrissey's solicitors threatening an immediate injunction preventing any broadcast unless the material was removed.

Apparently their client (Morrissey) was 'horrified that the proposed material would be broadcast'. I can not understand this way of thinking at all. Throughout the program I am extremely in full praise of Morrissey and the demo was intended to show that even when he was singing on a 4 track cassette he still sounded great! I didn't think it would do any harm to play a small segment but it has, at this very late stage been removed. I would also like to say that I've seen mention of some Viva Hate demos being available on the internet. How they got there, god only knows! I have certainly never distributed any out take recordings or demos on the 'net and I'd be interested to know who did?!

The producer of the program, Steve Levine, has told me that throughout all the other episodes including artists such as Paul MacCartney, Holland, Dozier, Holland (Motown), Bruce Springsteen and Phil Collins, rough demos have been played with their blessing and this is the first time they have been threatened with an injunction. These artists have realised that the program isn't about them, it's about the producer and the work involved in taking a song from 'demo' stage to the finished article, and as such, the playing of rare demos or out-takes is incredibly interesting. Oh well, some things (or people) never change!

Nevermind, I've been assured that the program will still be a good one! Hopefully you will enjoy!

Cheers!

Stephen
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posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
Jake The Stripper sends the link:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzhcBw0BriY
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Update: 05/05 08:16 GMT: See also: forum thread - "Paint A Vulgar Picture demo?"
posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
Kewpie sends the link to the post in the forums by bouttifull (via Morrissey reddit):

Vote Morrissey

I'm In A Rock 'n' Roll Band! - singers - BBC Radio 2

And the smiths
I'm In A Rock 'n' Roll Band! - best band - BBC Radio 2
posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
Fence writes:
Hi all...it seems our favorite band of all times made the Spin magazine top 25 musical moments that rocked our world. I still remember where I was when I heard about it.

SPIN's 25 musical moments that rocked our worlds - The Smiths Breakup - MSN Entertainment
posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
Kewpie sends the link to the post in the forums by dothewatusi (via Morrissey reddit):

Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 years

How about those Smiths, huh?...You gotta admire a guy who can rhyme 'rusty spanner' with 'play pianner' and who can espouse the beauty of a double-decker bus collision."

U2's Actung Baby is number one, observed by some as a cause for angst, not celebration. ;)
posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
Kewpie sends the link:

Johnny Marr to release 'The Big Bang' film soundtrack - NME.com
Cribs guitarist has been working alone in the studio
posted by davidt on Tuesday May 04 2010, @10:00AM
goinghome writes:
The all-things-sport bleacher report.com currently runs an article on the uncanny significance of Morrissey's lyrics to the uncertain fortunes of Tottenham Hotspurs football team -

"For the first time since the Champions League was introduced in 1992, Tottenham Hotspur stand on the verge of qualification. Just three games remain: Bolton, Manchester City, and Burnley.

Win all three and the Spurs will be entering virgin territory. Lilywhite's fans can be forgiven for uttering a few words while looking to the skies above. It would seem that Steven Patrick Morrissey had already written the very prayer that most Tottenham fans will be uttering over the next ten days...

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