Dec 17 97 - Wednesday
"Brit Girls" - Sandie Shaw and
Lulu
Thanks to Stephen.B for
the scans and this summary on the "Brit Girls" show on Sandie Shaw which aired
Saturday on Channel 4 (UK):
Guess what some more shots of Moz in
his car. However this show was more pertinent for obvious reasons. In part two, full
credit was given to the role Moz/Smiths played in the re-emergence of her career in the
'80s with the 'Hand in Glove' collaboration. There were some classic clips of a joint
interview that I've never seen before. Along with the legendary Top of the Pops
appearance. I do remember seeing this one, my mum commented at the time about how strange
for lovely Sandie to be messing around with 'one of those weird bands you like' !
Thanks also to Naomi
for a very detailed report
on both the Sandie Shaw and Lulu shows. Naomi also adds:
Cilla Black is suing Channel 4, after
allegedly being assured that the programme on her was a one-off, and not part of a series.
In an interview in Friday's Daily Telegraph, Sandie Shaw is also unhappy:
"... because Channel 4 bosses decided to cut the initial running time of her
'Brit Girl' documentary in half. She believes that the abbreviated programme is 'shallow,
superficial, exploitative' and 'does not depict the drama, the wider view and the tears'
behind her career".
Dec 16 97 - Tuesday
More on the POP interview
scan by Newton Heath |
Thanks to Newton Heath for a scan of the cover. Newton also adds that any questions
regarding obtaining the magazine can be directed to their e-mail address: [email protected]
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Thanks also to Eric Olsson, who has provided a few more excerpts:
"The article is very witty and somewhat
personal. Morrissey talks about music, Princess Diana, Suede and Tom Hanks(!). Morrissey
admits to have liked reggae during his adolescent years. (Anyone recall the 'Reggae is
vile' comment?).
"Morrissey mentions Tom Hanks as the only celeb who has ever come backstage to thank
him: 'It was shocking. How could Tom Hanks possibly have heard of me, he's so
normal. It made me happy.'
"When asked about Princess Di, Morrissey replies: 'She was just such an
incredibly boring woman... Diana spent £25.000 a year on make-up. Did Mother Teresa spend
£25.000 a year on make-up? If she did she should have demanded her money back...'
"Furthermore Morrissey considers the biggest joke to be Elton John's 'Candle in The
Wind'.
"Also when discussing literature, Morrissey claims that the autobiography of Boy
George is the best thing he has read for years: 'Boy George is a fantastic
story-teller.' "
Speaking of translations - is there anyone in France willing to
translate the L'Indic interview from last month?
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Postcards from Battersea
Many thanks to Gladioli for the postcards
and the story. I received them yesterday. Thanks also to Bradley Gene Smith for his story
which has been added to the Battersea summary page.
Dec 15 97 - Monday
Battersea - info
Summaries/reviews on the
Battersea show are available thanks to Naomi, Jo Solders, Mozmonger, Michael,
Stephen.B., LLivermore and Phil Gilbert.
Interview in the January issue of POP (Sweden)
Thanks to Tommy
Gunnarsson, Henrik Edberg and also Christian Arvidson for word over the weekend of
another interview appearing in Sweden.
According to Tommy, "January's issue of the biggest Swedish pop magazine, POP, came
to me today and there was a ten page (or something like that) article and interview with
the man himself... there are some nice pictures taken by the journalist (Andres Lokko).
An excerpt translated by Christian:
"Suede tried to take my audience and they actually succeeded... but it's
alright. They can have all those girls named Lisa that live in Essex and spell my name
with one 's'."
Smiths in Mojo's top 100 singles
Haven't they done enough of these? Thanks to Angela for the info:
In the December issue of Mojo Magazine
they have the 100 best singles of all time.
# 77 was "How Soon is Now". There is also a small paragraph about how Johnny
Marr wanted to create an "intro that everyone would remember".
#12 was "This Charming Man" There is another small paragraph which accompanies
that entry.
Dec 12 97 - Friday
End of the Tour
Summaries of the last two shows should be available by Monday.
Those "blissfully ignorant" Spice Girls
Thanks to Allen Young for
the following:
In the latest Q (UK) Magazine, the
five members of the Spice Girls are interviewed and asked about musical influences. The
Girls are asked about Hawkwind, the Grateful Dead, Hendrix, the Stone Roses, etc.. and
show their general ignorance of "good" music. Basically knowingly making fun of
them for that, while they remain blissfully ignorant.
"Posh" Spice is asked "Were you gutted when the Smiths split up?" to
which she replies, "I haven't heard of them either. Were they cool? Because I'm just
not very cool."
I found it funny. I suppose I would've "Panicked" had I found out the Spice
Girls were Smiths fans.
Morrissey Is Important
Thanks to Jose Gomez for
the following:
In the online issue of Select, in the Your Top 100 Results!
Morrissey is voted by the people as one of the most important (#12).
http://www.erack.com/select/
Two comments were included:
"He is the godfather of today's Britpop. Without him there wouldn't be any
Oasis or Verve. Maybe he isn't such a big legend because he's still alive and doing well.
Oasis and Prodigy are only stars of today but Moz will stay much longer." - Jan
Cardo, Finland
"Affected me in oh so many ways" - Kevin, USA
Dec 11 97 - Thursday
Hamburg - info
Stories and information on the Hamburg, Germany concert
are now available. Thanks again to everyone for their remarkable contributions. For this
concert: Jana Bergk, Dominic Saxl, Rain, Alexander Wendt and Joachim Sell.
Dec 10 97 - Wednesday
Scandinavia - info
Many thanks to those who offered their generous help in compiling these reports. I am
amazed and impressed.
* Copenhagen - info
from Thomas Bjerre, Christian Arvidson, John Fogde, Lars Burmeister, Daniel El Fassi and
Michael Lauesgaard Nissen.
* Gothenburg - info
from Christian Arvidson and Tommy Gunnarsson.
* Oslo - info from
Christian Arvidson, Bernt Erik Pederson and Gunnar O. Haereid.
* Stockholm - info
from Christian Arvidson, Joakim Reynols and Niklas Lundin.
* Helsinki - info from
Jyri Rinnemaa
Potatomen cover "There Is A
Light..."
Thanks to Justin Gressley
for the info:
There is a band from the west coast
called The Potatomen on Lookout! Records (previously home to such artists as Green Day,
Samiam and Operation Ivy) and they have a similar sound to the Smoking Popes (recent
support act for Morrissey) and have a new CD out called Iceland. It is a fairly
good CD and they do a cover of "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" (track 9).
It is not as good as the original but a really good representation anyhow.
Thom Yorke wishes on "There Is A Light..."
Thanks to Julie Niven
for this:
In the January 1998 issue of Spin,
there's a little feature called Survey Says in which Thom Yorke quotes his "lyric you
wish you'd written" as being: "And if a double-decker bus / Crashes into us / To
die by your side / Is such a heavenly way to die / And if a ten-ton truck / Kills the both
of us / To die by your side / Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine".
No mention of Maladjusted, though, despite the magazine claiming to feature
"The Year In Music".
Well, he is mentioned in Rolling Stone...
Thanks to Dolll for the
info:
The new issue of Rolling Stone (with
the "Scream" chicks on the cover)... has like, a monthly yearbook, and there's a
cute live pic of Moz with a tambourine that says "Eric" I believe. The little
article simply mentions old artists releasing new albums and/or touring. It's a pretty
nice picture.
"The Cockleshell Heroes" on the History
Channel
Thanks to Andrew Shiue for
the info:
Being that some Morrissey fans like
following up on some of Moz's sources (books and films), it may interest those to know
that "The Cockleshell Heroes" (the film from which "On this glorious
occasion..." is sampled), will be on the History Channel Dec 13 @ 10 PM and 14th @ 2
AM and 6 AM.
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