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MANCHESTER UNITED!
Thu Dec 14, 2000According to the NME.com article "Mancunian music legends team up to become TV presenters":
PETER HOOK, MANI and ANDY ROURKE are set to become television presenters as part of their new business venture.
The three legendary Manchester bass-players have set up a new company with local businessman Nova Rehman and have bought Bar Cuba nightclub in Macclesfield.
The company, named Collective, are now working on a pilot for a music television programme which will be recorded at the venue and presented by the threesome. The as-yet-untitled show should feature three live bands in each edition...
In other news, Rourke - formerly bass player with The Smiths - has joined Manchester band Jeep. The line up also includes Wags from Black Grape and Darren Partington from 808 State. They play Manchester Music Box on December 20...
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(Marr was not mentioned, but just interesting to note.)From Robert, via Morrissey-soloSo you've put the album back, or is it just the album with come when it comes?
"There wasn't a date. I've written six songs, and I think four would be considered for an Oasis record. He's (Gem) written one, that's five. Liam's written a few, so we'll probably get one or two out of that. But as it stands we've not got enough good songs for a record. Over the next six months is probably when we'll start writing. It will come out when it comes out - it's not a contest for us any more. It doesn't matter when we put records out, as long as we keep doing it once in a while."
Johnny Marr to produce Oasis album?
Mary O' Meara reports that according to the new January issue of Q magazine Johnny is producing the new/next Oasis album. It said he's done 10 tracks with Liam and Gem Archer. No official news reached us concerning this.
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Manchester's entertainment guide (Nov 22-Dec 7) "City Life." In this month's edition there is an article on Louis Molloy, a well known celebrity tattoist from Middleton. Suprisingly half way through the article this popped up."I don't do faces or genitals or things that I know people are going to regret. Like I had that Linder Sterling in once doing some photojournalism. She said Morrissey wants one."
Louis stabs a finger in the direction of his jugular.
"Loveheart on his neck."
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The Incredible Mondo GangHISPANIC MORRISSEY DEVOTEES
In Britain he be a weird old geezer with an interest in criminals and flower-arranging, but among the Hispanic community in sunny Los Angeles Moz is still God. None are more devout than the Sweet and Tender Hooligans, the tribute act fronted by Jose R Maldonado [insect]. "No-one loves him as much as we do," says the Mexican Mozzer. "Most Hispanic-Americans come from working class backgrounds not unlike first-generation Irish immigrants into England - maybe we related to Morrissey because his upbringing was so much like ours."
http://www.angelfire.com/80s/morrissey/index2.html
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The new Uncut Magazine (Nov 2000) features Morrissey's "Glamorous Glue" on their free compilation CD, Unconditionally Guaranteed 2000, and also an article on the album, Your Arsenal under "Classic Albums Re-Visited" (Pages 122-123).
Uncut Magazine (Nov 00)
Transcribed by Vu NguyenTO KILL A MOCKING BIRD
SIMON GODDARD DEFENDS MORRISSEY'S HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL 1992 'GLAM RENAISSANCE', YOUR ARSENAL
He's been called a poet, a genius, the voice of his generation and the greatest living Englishman- He's also been condemned as "devious and truculent" in the eyes of a high court judge, targeted by The Sun, accused of condoning paedophiles and still finds himself haunted by hysterical charges of racism To be Morrissey is to be no stranger to controversy.
First the Thatcherite tabloids (goaded by former Sounds writer Gary Bushell) had hounded The Smiths for allegedly promoting child-abuse on ', Reel Around The Fountain" Then came a similar outcry, provoked by "Suffer Little Children". an account of the Moors murders that was equally misconstrued by the popular press. Meanwhile, naming an album The Queen Is Dead ranked him as pop's public enemy number one. After "Shoplifters Of The World Unite", questions were raised in the House of Commons. " Margaret On The Guillotine" was subversive enough to warrant a police investigation (as mischievously recollected on 1990's "He Knows I'd Love To See Him") When Morrissey later sang "Trouble Loves Me", it was no jest.
Throughout such misdemeanours Morrissey had been largely supported by the British music press, eager to ally themselves with their favourite cover star against the Conservative moral majority. That all changed, irrevocably, on August 8, 1992, when against a stage back-drop depicting two skinhead girls, Morrissey wrapped himself in the Union Jack at that year's Finsbury Park Madstock weekender.
The press reaction was to berate his use of "fascist imagery , interpreting the national flag in the context of the skinhead backdrop as a dangerous flirtation with far-right extremist parties (even though it had been a hardcore skinhead minority, hurling bottles and abuse, that had forced him to abandon his set). The NME's subsequent "This Alarming Man" feature pronounced him guilty as charged. Young Asian bands- Cornershop included - burned his records outside the offices of Morrissey's label, EMI. Only last winter, touring the UK after a two-year hiatus with no record to promote, an NME columnist likened him to a Nazi war criminal, suggesting he be "bricked" off stage. The verdict still stands.
After Finsbury Park, when Britpop reclaimed the Union Jack and effectively legitimized fervent nationalism. Morrissey never received his due pardon. With the whole country rediscovering their appetite for jingolism during the Euro '96 soccer tournament, to be Noel with the flag on your guitar or to be Ginger Spice (a self-confessed Thatcherite) in that dress, was to be a patron saint of "Cool Britannia" It was a tragic Irony.
For Morrissey, the real tragedy of Finsbury Park was that it sabotaged what had until then been his boldest manoeuvre since The Smiths Four years after the initial solo Number
One honeymoon of 1988's Viva Hate, In the wake of ever decreasing singles chart positions and 1991's bitterly disappointing Kill Uncle, Morrissey once the most important man in pop - was fast becoming obsolete. He needed a dramatic comeback and, although it would ultimately lead him to his fate at Finsbury Park, Your Arsenal was it.
The omens for Morrissey's third solo album improved with his first full-scale tour since The Smiths to promote Kill Uncle, paradoxically, his weakest recording ever was the catalyst for stage one In Morrissey's rebirth His new band of unknown Camden Town rockabillies restored his confidence as a performer while guitarists Alain Whyte and Boz Boorer would soon emerge as the longest serving co-writers of his entire career Just as crucial was producer Mick Ronson, once Ziggy Stardust's iconic right-hand guitar hero (who would tragically lose his battle against cancer the following year). Ronson enticed Morrissey to fulfil his most perverse glam fantasies, symbolically shedding the fey indie-skin of bedsit miserablism and with it the ballast of The Smiths. It was as if Morrissey wiped the slate clean, baptising himself anew as a bona fide rock star Hell, a glam rock star.
There was the Bolan-esque "Certain People I Know", a virtual rewrite of " Ride A White Swan" that would even be issued in a promo pastiche of the classic T-Rex Wax Co design sleeve On the glitter-stomping "Glamorous Glue" and "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side", it finally registered that Morrissey really had been besotted with The New York Dolls "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" even plagiarised Ronson's past; the "Won-der-ful" climax of Bowie's "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide". Stranger still, Bowie himself would cover this same track on 1993's post-Tin Machine comeback Black Tie, White Norse - a bizarre case of Bowie doing Mot doing Bowie His genius for self-deprecating melodrama returned with a vengeance on the serene "Seasick, Yet Still Docked", pulverising the soul with its exorcism of emotionally alienated despair ("All my life, nobody's ever given me anything") Similarly, the punch-line frivolity of the singles "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" and "You're The One For Me, Fatty" were the work of an old master rediscovering his irrepressible sense of pop vaudeville with fresh zeal.
Yet at the heart of Your Arsenal boils a more savage documentary, one of turnstile thugs and social misfits finding strength in the politics of hate; an unspoken, ideologically fucked-up England at odds with its past, terrified of its future "We'll Let You Know", an objective psychoanalysis of football hooliganism, remains depressingly relevant given the recent shame of Euro 2000 ("The songs we sang, they're not supposed to mean anything").
More problematic still is "The National Front Disco" - in which Morrissey dares to humanise a member of the far-right. While dangerously empathetic (with no accompanying lyric sheet we weren't to know, as he later insisted that "England for the English" is recited in quotation) the "dream" of white rule the song's protagonist clings to is a hopeless one; for "you want the day to come sooner", read "You just haven't earned it yet, baby." Morrissey knows a loser when he sees one, NF conscripts included.
Your Arsenal stirred up some uncomfortable home truths about our national character, insights only a social commentator as arch as Morrissey would even think about putting into song. But hadn't he always? Morrissey is in his prime when overstepping the mark, missing on taboos, unafraid of the consequences. As an audacious two-finger salute to his native country, Your Arsenal is up there with the best of The Smiths.
Indeed, its release coincide with just that: The Smiths' posthumous Best Of... compilation reaching Number One that summer. With his most accomplished solo work not far behind and the reissued "This Charming Man" back in the Top 10, suddenly Morrissey was the people's friend again.
Until Finsbury Park, that is.
His failure to react to the racism charges by way of an official public apology was taken by many as a confirmation of guilt. Rallying to his defense however, Tony Parsons later commented, "Morrissey could invade Poland and I still wouldn't believe he is a nazi." Absolutely. Would a racist ever make a point of including Bob & Marci's "Young, Gifted and Black" or Afro-American poet Maya Angelou reciting her own fiercely poignant "No, No, No, No" on pre-gig tapes played to packed arenas world-wide? Come on, would a fascist ever lament her majesty's death and Mrs T's head on a chopping block? Morrissey himself would reflect, "I think that if the National Front were to hate anyone it would be me."
Like the man said, if we don't believe him now, will we ever believe him.
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Virgin Megastores, Goodwill and eBay Present Autographed Virgin Boxers.
November 24th-December 17th Virgin Megastores and virginmega.com will be auctioning off autographed Virgin boxers. These boxers will be signed by some of the biggest names in entertainment. Fans will be able to view the star-studded list of autographed boxers online at virginmega.com. The boxers will be awarded to the highest bidder. 100% of the profits will be donated to Goodwill.
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November 10, 2000
By BEN WENER
The Orange County Register(excerpt)
Morrissey, "¡Oye Esteban!" (Warner Reprise, $24.98 for DVD, $19.98 for video) - Funny how the beautiful moper who used to bemoan the notion of music videos when he fronted the Smiths has made so many of them on his own - and so many featuring him mugging at the camera. How much you'll get out of this depends on how much you appreciate crooning asexual icons done up like glam James Deans. The 19 songs are excellent across the board; the videos get a bit repetitious. Swoon away, fans - it's been hard to see most of these. Some of us, though, may listen with the TV off.
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Check out David's gorgeous digital camera from the recent signing in Los Angeles and New York
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Below is a supplement from the article "Welcome to Dumpsville (Population: You)"Stuff (Nov 00)
The Tracks of Your Tears
After your breakup, your emotions will travel through seven distinct phases. All you need to see you through is the right background music for your ever-changing moods.
| Denial |
Life's Been Good
| Immediately after you catch her in bed with her personal trainer. | "My Maserati does one-eighty-five. I lost my license, now I don't drive." Be positive. Be positive. Be positive. |
Trying to ease from your mind that image of a spandex-clad tush bouncing up and down on your lady. |
| Depression |
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Smiths |
After you realized that not only could her personal trainer kick your ass, he actually drives a Maserati | "Why do I spend valuable time with people who don't care if I live or die?" Wallow in a cesspool of sadness. | Sitting in a dark closet reading the collective works of Albert Camus by the light of burning love letters. |
| Anger |
Break Stuff
| You put it together that she's been seeing the same personal trainer for two years. | "It's just one of those days... everything is fucked. Everyone sucks." 'Nuff said. | Running over her cat with a lawn mower |
| Self-Pity |
Three Times A Lady
| You realize that your insensitivity (combined with your flabby pecs) are what caused her to cheat on you. | "You're once, twice, three times a lady. And I lo-ooh-uve you." (or any other schmaltz that was "your song"). | Standing outside her apartment for 15 hours a day. |
| Acceptance |
I'm Alright
| You relize that, thanks to satellite television, you'll be all right going witout sex for the next 10 years. | "I'm alright. Nobody worry 'bout me." Cool, you can play golf whenever you want, dude. | Smiling like a damn idiot. |
| Relief |
Eye of the Tiger
| You relize that you never needed her in the first place. | "Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet. Just a man and his will to survive." Getting strong now. | Hitting a large piece of meat with your bare hands. |
| Excitement | I'm Free
| You realize that you're now available to screw any damn girl on the planet. | "So, love me, hold me.. I'm free to do what I want any old time." | Pulling your bathrub unto the front lawn so you can sit in it and srink Schlitz like a crazy single guy. |
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Viva Morrissey!At about midnight yesterday (10/16), Steven Patrick Morrissey settled down at a table in the Book Section of the Sunset Virgin Megastore in Los Angeles and readied himself for a lengthy signing session. Morrissey had agreed to do the in-store promotion on the eve of his DVD video compilation, Oye Esteban, his first release since 1998's My Early Buglary Years. Leaning back in his chair, he took in a few deep breaths and exhaled through his trademark half-grin, cameras flashing all the while. The contrast between Morrissey's confident rock persona and his soft-spoken, humbled composure at last night's signing was startling; it seemed as if the marveled Morrissey was more lost in his fame than reveling in it.
Nodding with his two points - the tip of his surf-wave Elvis hair and his jutted chin - Morrissey began to welcome in a slew of patient fans. One could have mistaken the entourage for a cult - uniform in their black clothes, sobbing and kissing the hand of their historically forlorn leader. Emotions ran high at the signing, with one or two overzealous fans prompting slight activity on the part of the security force. But in the end, sheer admiration won over as each enthused fan as they collected themselves and approached Morrissey in one-by-one fashion. The depression typified by Morrissey and his earlier band, The Smiths, was instead replaced with excitement and glee.
With his sexuality-challenging English contemporary, PJ Harvey, playing a surprise gig at the Viper Room just up the street, Morrissey proved his ability to transcend - or crush, even - gender barriers. Men and women alike kissed the pop prince, make-up lightly applied on the faces of both parties. Morrissey didn't hesitate to sign body parts both visible (arms, neck) and covered (back, chest). And though one could have easily cited the crowd's identical dress, more notable was the uniformity in emotion at the Megastore - pure ecstasy as one of pop music's greatest leaders emerged again from the shadows to spend the evening with his fans.
- Kurt Orzeck
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Morrissey at Virgin and in Your Living Room
Morrissey at Virgin and in Your Living Room
Thursday, October 12, 2000He once crooned as the frontman of The Smiths, but following the end of that '80s Brit rock ensemble, Morrissey broke out on his own with a faithful following. Since 1988's Viva Hate, which debuted at no. 1 on the British charts, the singer has compiled nine solo albums in the US, with My Early Burglary Years being the last release in 1998. Now, advancing with the times, the delivery boy of dark lyrics and unconventional tunes will deliver his first-ever DVD video compilation of his solo work throughout the last 12 years. Titled !Oye Esteban!, the latest music/movie offering by Morrissey is being promoted with a rare appearance by the traditionally out-of-the-spotlight star.
Virgin Megastore Sunset will host a Morrissey signing next Monday night (Oct 16) to celebrate the special DVD release. Beginning at midnight, a limited number of loyal fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet the influential and evocative performer. To ensure your face-to-face encounter with Morrissey, preorder !Oye Esteban! this Friday morning (10/13) at 9am. The Sunset store will distribute wristbands to those in line on a first-come, first-serve basis, however lineup will be prohibited before 8am.
Like a band-aid to the wounded, Morrissey's cerebral tunes can comfort those brooding in emotional turmoil, or rip off to explore further the pangs of depression, always passionate and provoking. However he does it, the singer has commanded mesmerized audiences and squarely established himself apart from his early success with The Smiths. After a two-year hiatus, it seems the beloved icon is ready to return, and like the lyrics to his hit song, "The more you ignore me, the closer I get," fans are ready as well.
- Linda Koffman
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Monday, October 09, 2000Morrissey
10/16/00 - Los Angeles, Sunset Megastore
On Monday night, October 16th at Midnight, Morrissey will be signing copies of his first DVD video compilation !OyeEsteban! at the Virgin Megastore Sunset. To guarantee your place in line to meet Morrissey, pre-order !Oye Esteban! starting Friday, October 13th at 9am at the Virgin Megastore Sunset and receive your wristband. There are only a limited number of wristbands available on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.No line ups before 8am on 10/13.
We are not responsible for lost/stolen wristbands.
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Photos by Christine Lozano
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Johnny teamed up with Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer & three Cornershop members, at London's Air Studio on Sept9 to cover The Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows". The song aired Sept30 on 'Shine On', as part of Channel 4's 'John Lennon Tribute Night'
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Hollywood's Viper Room may be a long way from the Maryland basement apartment in which PETA began two decades ago, but what better place for "the world's most rock n' roll charity" (as Chrissie Hynde calls PETA) to start celebrating its 20th anniversary?Chrissie hosted a birthday bash at the Sunset Strip hotspot on September 13, wowing the star-studded crowd with a 45-minute set by The Pretenders. Among those enjoying the show (and hopping onstage to help PETA blow out the candles on its cake) were Dharma and Greg's Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson, Tobey Maguire, Mark McGrath, Shalom Harlow, Morrissey, Pamela Anderson, Marcus Shenkenberg (whose photo graced the invitations), Alicia Silverstone, Bill Maher, Andy Dick, and Rosanna Arquette.
A week later, and on the opposite coast, Sandra Bernhard, Todd Oldham, and Lady Bunny threw PETA an anniversary party at SPA, New York's most popular nightclub. Montel Williams and gossip maven Cindy Adams were among those who watched in disbelief as Bunny popped out of a cake and underwear-clad models joined Sandra onstage for her anti-fashion anthem, "Undressed." (A limited edition CD containing the song had been sent as an invitation to those gathering in Manhattan for Fashion Week.)
Sorry if you couldn't join us, but we brought along our camera.
PETA Director Dan Mathews (left) with Morrissey
Rosanna Arquette sports her PETA T-shirt for the cutting of the cake.
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9/27/2000
Morrissey on Sunset
The long-awaited DVD of the collected video works of Morrissey will be hitting the stores October 17th. A moment or two before that-- at midnite on Oct 16-- Virgin Records on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles will open wide their doors to allow Morrissey devotees to buy the DVD early and meet Morrissey in the store. There's even a rumor that hee'll be doing the same thing at Virgin in NYC later that week. We'll let you know.
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9/25/2000
Snake River Conspiracy News
On September 19 Snake River Conspiracy played at the Whiskey in L.A. as the "Bush and Gore Tour" lurched towards its end. Tobey and the boys were as hot as they've ever been and Tobey's high school hero, Morrissey, visited the band backstage after seeing the show. Tobey, who had suggested the cover of Morrissey's song "How Soon Is Now" on Sonic Jihad, the band's debut, dedicated the song to "a special man from Manchester" when the band played the song live. Earlier in the week, the Billboard Videos Awards announced that SRC's "How Soon Is Now" clip had been nominated for an award as the best clip by a new alternative band. Next step for SRC-- a West Coast tour with Queens of the Stone Age and a live performance on the Halloween episode of the television show "Charmed."
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DVD Release Date: 10/17/2000For the first time, nearly all of post punk icon Morrissey’s official music videos can be witnessed on one fascinating compilation, iOye Esteban!, the debut Morrissey home video collection on DVD. Spanning his solo career from 1988 to the present, iOye Esteban! Features 18 promotional videos plus one live concert rendition.
Track Listing:
1. Everyday Is Like Sunday
2. Suedehead
3. Will Never Marry (Live)
4. November Spawned A Monster
5. Interesting Drug
6. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
7. My Love Life
8. Sing Your Life
9. Seasick, Yet Still Docked
10. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
11. Glamorous Glue
12. Tomorrow
13. You’re The One For Me, Fatty
14. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
15. Pregnant For The Last Time
16. Boxers
17. Dagenham Dave
18. The Boy Racer
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Special Features: Scene Access, Interactive Menus
Video Format: Standard 1.33:1 [4:3]
Audio Tracks: English:
# Discs: 1
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The Courier-Mail (Aug 00)
'What's On' guide review by Neil MelloyIn between we have The Smiths and this rerelease of their video clips [The Complete Picture] will be lapped up by diehard fans even though many of them now look rather dated (the sound is in stereo).
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MARR ATTACKS!
Sweet Johnny - Ready to rock London againJOHNNY MARR's HEALERS have announced details of their debut LONDON show for September.
In addition to their previously announced gig at the Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on September 5, the band follow with a one-off date at the London Scala the following night (6). Tickets for the show are available now, priced £10. Call the NME 24-Hour Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663. Calls are charged at national standard rate.
As well as Marr on guitar and vocals, the band also features ex-Kula Shaker bassist Alonza Bevan and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey on drums.
The band previously supported Oasis on their stadium shows in Bolton and London earlier this month.
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Johnny Marr's Healers Sheffield Leadmill"I need somebody, baby", sings Johnny Marr, and he really does. A songwriter for a start. That the man single-handedly responsible for reinventing rock guitar in the '80s is reduced to doing Stooges covers would be a tragedy in itself if you hadn't been forced to suffer his own stuff first.
Marr, of course, was the guitar player in The Smiths. His flickering, melodious guitar style, allied with Morrissey's lyrical brilliance, made them the most important pop group since the Sex Pistols.
That's worth remembering, if only to remind yourself that before he relocated to the seventh circle of Paul Weller hell, Marr really did have something. The Healers, on the other hand, have nothing.
Like a busted lift, they don't work on so many levels. They're stuffed with the entrails of other rubbish bands (Alonza Bevan from Kula Shaker, Zak Starkey from The Lightning Seeds), their singer (Marr himself) can't sing and, most importantly, the songs are appalling.
'Here It Comes' and 'Down On The Corner' are guileless, grunting rock work-outs which would have sounded incongruously awful on Oasis' 'Be Here Now'. Like all the Healers' material, they also stretch aimlessly on to give Marr the chance to boogie. Another legend gone septic, then. Heaven knows we're miserable now.
Jim Wirth
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Johnny Marr Proves His Best Is Still Ahead At Sheffield Show
July 17, 2000, 2:10 pm PTWhen Johnny Marr first left the Smiths, the world was waiting for him to form his own band, which is a very good reason to delay the event by 13 years.
In between the Smiths and the Healers lie all manner of collaborations: Bryan Ferry, the Pretenders, an album and tour with The The, and most rewardingly, a partnership with New Order's Bernard Sumner in Electronic.
However, Marr's creative urges have never quite been allowed to run riot in a full-blown solo project until now, and riot is the word. Heavier than a neutron bomb over Manchester, Marr's Healers are easily the most vicious, loud and searing outfit he's ever been involved with, as evidenced by their show at Sheffield Leadmill in England on Friday (July 14). Anyone struggling to find parallels between this band and the Smiths will stumble exasperated towards the later, rockier tracks like "London" and the title track of The Queen Is Dead, but the turbo-driven sound of the Healers is unprecedented in the man's career.
A truer indication of where Marr is at now comes in the explosive, hard-as-granite encore of "I Need Somebody," from the Stooges' Raw Power, apparently Marr's favourite album of all time.
However, with perhaps a nod to the close-knit nature of early Smiths, Marr has chosen cohorts for personal and musical chemistry more than technical expertise, and has picked a potent mixture of seasoned players and hungry gunslingers. Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey, pounds the drums; bassist Alonza Bevan was picked up on the rebound from the ill-fated, critically-reviled Kula Shaker. Keyboardist Lee Spencer -- when you can hear him -- is a synth-squiggling Eno character, hyperactive percussionist Liz Bonney provides a colourful diversion, and sunglassed Adam Gray looks like a refugee from 1970's glam stars Mud but is actually from the unknown Manc band, Ya Ya's. Marr's vision is some sort of Mexican glam rock reggae -- a wild fusion of Eno, Iggy, Carlos Santana, and the Wailers. Amazingly, some of the time this is exactly how they sound.
Those gentler Smiths chiming guitar sounds seem light years away -- although "Last Ride" contains tantalizing echoes of "How Soon Is Now" -- as Marr pours sounds like molten metal. Looking remarkably unweathered (hair teased back into the Keith Richards tousle of his mid-'80s incarnation) it's odd to see Marr as a frontman, but the guise suits him. His voice is vaguely reminiscent of Gerry Rafferty, and at 36, he certainly doesn't lack for charisma. If it's slightly frustrating that some of the songs echo those Marr has influenced (the Charlatans, Oasis), this is inevitable given his back catalogue.
Far more intriguingly, a particularly outstanding closing 15-minutes shows that Marr's legendary creativity is still intact. One song virtually invents glam reggae, another updates Hawkwind, and the awesome percussive-guitar-harmonica groove of "Need It" manages to recall "Sympathy for the Devil," "Lust for Life," and -- yes -- "The Queen Is Dead."
It's not like the old days anymore, but there's plenty here to suggest Johnny Marr's best times are definitely not all behind him.
-- Dave Simpson
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Morrissey DVD title: back to "Oye Esteban!"
posted by davidt on Friday July 07, @09:15AMDue to legal issues involving not being able to obtain approval to use the Elvis name, the title of the DVD is back to "Oye Esteban!" from "I Could've Been Elvis".
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Smash's official statement about Morrissey and the Fuji Rock FestivalToday (6 July'00) it's OFFICIALLY announced that: MORRISSEY's NOT playing at this year's Fuji Rock Fest.
The promoter SMASH explains as follows:
"We now, sadly, must announce that Morrissey is not playing at this year's Fuji Rock Festival. We were asked by many people re:Morrissey's appearance, if he definitely plays or not(*'cos we here heard loads of rumours too) and so we had been trying hard to get contact with him, to check the final confirmation by himself but he just KEPT SILENT so we decided to pull off from keeping his name on the list... we apologise for any inconvenience."
"Usually when we ask artists to play with us, we first make contact with the management, and they ask them for us by phone/fax/ e-mail. But for Morrissey, it was different. Because you know why, it's HIM. And what we did was: because now he lives in L.A., the top from the management in the U.K. had flown there and met him and explained about the fest, and got the answer by himself: "YES" to play at this year's Fuji Rock Festival in Naeba, Japan.
"I(*president of Smash) was so so glad to hear it, for personally too as I still have this memory close to my heart: I had a chance to see The Smiths playing in England about 15 years ago and was so impressed by the great performance.
"but we had been asked and kept told the rumour by many people that he WOULDN'T play, so the management tried hard to get in contact with him again to get the final confirmation by himself(again) but he just kept ignoring us and left silence and, now we are in the state of "inable" to make contact with him. And now it's getting so close to the Fest itself so we finally decided to pull off. We still haven't heard from him.
"And one more thing: because of this attitude of Morrissey, the management made the contract itself with him EXPIRED.
"Here again we apologise for the inconvenience to you all who looked forward to his performance."
well, that's it... there are 2 separated messages on the site, 1 on the front page and the other in the section called "Message from President(=Mr Hidaka)". But they were both written only in Japanese. I mixed them together and tried to translate the words VERY correctly, but I do apologise if it's a bit different or something for my English ability is not that perfect. But I believe I have covered everything on their site: http://smash-jpn.com/
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Morrissey DVD title change: "I Could've Been Elvis"
posted by davidt on Thursday June 22, @12:15PMJust got the word in, the title for the forthcoming Morrissey DVD has been changed from "Oye Esteban!" to "I Could've Been Elvis". I haven't heard if the Sept. 5 release date has changed.
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The CD Singles '88-'91
(EMI)Back in the days when we still had an empire, the manor was run by gangsters who looked after their own and there was always lard for tea, it might have meant something. A deluxe set of Morrissey's first ten solo singles, something to listen to between a hard day fighting on the beaches and the night's bouts of boxing and self-loathing. Truly, you never had it so good.
Now, in the wake of Tony Blair's brave and shiny New Britain, the ascent of Belle & Sebastian and the widespread availability of electricity, the lone Morrissey sounds sillier than ever. It's a traumatic time covered here, as he drifts from widespread acclaim to the zealously guarded property of fanatics counting the days until the Internet is invented.
The funny thing is, his solo career all started so well. 'Suedehead', 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' and 'Will Never Marry' all capture that peculiar mix of swagger and inadequacy that was once so appealing, with Stephen Street and Vini Reilly providing the fittingly grandiose backdrop none of Morrissey's other post-Smiths collaborators could manage. These three are the best examples of the obsessions he was to milk dry over the next decade - respectively: rough boys are scary yet strangely fascinating; parts of Britain are stuck in the '50s, depressing yet, yes, strangely fascinating; and - sigh - himself.
But in the late-'80s, Morrissey shifted from looking back with bitterness, to looking back with something approaching fondness while carping on about the cruelties he's subjected to every day. Thus we get 'The Last Of The Famous International Playboys' - moronic Krays hagiography - and the amusingly sanctimonious 'Journalists Who Lie'. Yeah, yeah; we build them up, we knock them down...
And when they deserve it, we kick them some more. It's hard to sympathise with Morrissey when he's happy substituting tunes and skill for limp, inept rockabilly. Or writing so many songs parodying critical responses - the deadly music hall of 'Get Off The Stage', say - they become less a wry subversion, more a self-referential dead end. Sure, we love twisted narcissism, but not when it becomes quite so deluded.
This is where we leave Morrissey in 1991. There's an air of tragedy about this box set, of a rare talent pissed away and a limited, increasingly embittered range of expression. It's a long decline that has now reached the point where labels keep recycling his back catalogue rather than release new songs. An antique curio, a relic from an England that's slowly, mercifully, dying - and that, ironically, he now chooses to keep far away from. Let's hope Hollywood's roustabouts are more inspiring. 4/10
John Mulvey
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Picture of Moz and Roz
@Friday, June 9, 2000 - 18:33:29 - Alex
Exclusive photo of Morrissey and Martin Rossiter (Gene) from the June 2nd Gene show. Photograph taken by Alex - alex@morrisseytour.com
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GENE PULL IN MORRISSEY!GENE‘s webcast gig from the LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR was attended by MORRISSEY - and the show was such a success that the band have decided to make it available on the net for a further two weeks.
The show was broadcast at 10pm local time (6am on Saturday UK time) on www.onlineconcerts.com and was recorded for the band’s first live album, ‘Rising For Sunset’ which is to be released on their own Contra label on June 26.
But prior to that, fans can catch the gig at www.onlineconcerts.com. A surprise celebrity guest in the audience at the gig was Morrissey, who, according to one fan’s report on www.genenet.co.uk was swamped by eager autograph hunters and people taking photographs after the gig.
Gene fans were ecstatic after the show, declaring it an enormous success and worth the three-year wait since their last live US appearances. One wrote: "I was simply amazed at the performance." Another added: "Seeing Morrissey there just capped off a fantastic evening."
Speaking in the States prior to the gig, Gene frontman Martin Rossiter said that "embracing technology" was one of the joys of being independent. The band have had to change the name of their newly-established own label to Contra from Sub Rosa after discovering there was already a label using that name.
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Do Morrissey fans still come to the Reprise site?Now that the Smiths DVD is out and OYE ESTEBAN (Morrissey's long-awaited DVD) is getting the finishing touches put on it for a September 5th release, Reprise is mulling over the idea of a BEST OF MORRISSEY CD. So if you're a real Moz fan, let is know what songs you'd like to see included on this package. In return, we'll send the first 50 respondants, a CD advance of Snake River Conspiracy's great version of "How Soon Is Now?"
Send your ideas, along with your name and a snail mail address, to JackMReprise@aol.com
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MARR & BUTLER JOIN VETERAN FOLKSTER BERT JANSCH
JOHNNY MARR and Bernard Butler have teamed up with veteran folk guitarist Bert Jansch on his new album, 'Crimson Moon'.
The album, due for release on Castle Records on Monday June 26, finds the pair adding electric guitar to Jansch's exemplary acoustic playing.
The Smiths guitarist and erstwhile Suede axeman appeared with Jansch recently on Later With Jools Holland where they performed Jansch's composition 'The River Bank', on which Marr also plays harmonica and sings backing vocals.
A limited edition double CD containing a second disc, 'The Best Of Bert Jansch' will also be available.
Jansch, 56, is one of the legendary figures of British folk music, making a string of influential Sixties solo albums before joining folk-rock supergroup Pentangle.
Jimmy Page cites him as his favourite guitarist and Neil Young claimed that Jansch has done for the acoustic instrument what Hendrix did for the electric guitar.
There is a possibility of live dates later this summer.
JOHNNY MARR'S THE HEALERS TO RELEASE LP THIS YEAR.
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Moody music icon Morrissey paid a visit to check out the band which his years as lead singer of the Smiths influenced, Gene, at the band's sold-out gig at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif. on Friday (June 2). The Moz's presence set off a bit of a frenzy, as many fans of Gene were once (and still are) crazed followers of Morrissey and the Smiths. In the V.I.P section of the club, Gene's Martin Rossiter, Morrissey, and Morrissey's guitarist Alain Whyte shot the shit about life in general before the Moz sped off in his car trailed by a group of screaming fans. Rossiter later said, "We're both fruits, we just taste different."Gene will play another one-off show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on July 10.
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THAT SELECT (July 2000) INTERVIEW IN FULLHow central do you consider Morrissey's frequently alluded-to homosexuality to his art?
MS: Hmm. It’s ironic: now that sexuality and gender have turned out to be as uncertain as Morrissey kept telling us they were in songs such as ‘Sheila Take a Bow’ and ‘Pretty Girls Make Graves’ (I’m not the man you think I am), everyone seems to want definite sexual categories – even from artists, who are, after all, supposed to be fucked up. It’s as if after Mr Michael’s arrest in that lavatory and his transformation into Elton John, everyone thought: right, that was fun, now Mozzer please. OK Morrissey is the biggest homo in town – but only in the sense of homosexuality as a kind of homelessness. ‘Bisexual’ might describe him if it didn’t suggest twice the opportunity instead of merely twice the frustration. One thing is certain: he isn’t straight – and that his ‘outside’ desire is the basis of his work. But that doesn’t mean that he’s gay either: what’s one thing isn’t always t’other. Of course, there’s no question that Morrissey has always been interested in rough boys. But then, isn’t everyone?
Which songs from the '88-'91 period would you say proved this point? (Hairdresser On Fire, Piccadilly Palare, etc)
MS: If you want to play that game just about every song Morrissey’s written could be cited as evidence of his ‘homosexuality’. But I think this is to miss the point. Morrissey’s sexuality is everyone’s sexuality; in some of its details it’s specific to him – but his experience of it is universal. Piccadilly Palare, for example, is a song about rent boys, which means I suppose it’s a song about bumming – but it’s much more about his interest in working class boys who rebel, play truant from their dreary destiny and ‘throw life’s instructions away.’ Rather like pop stars used to do.
How does he use this material? It's clearly not for an exclusively gay audience. Could it be said he's akin to Graham Norton or Dale Winton, giving a straight audience thrills?
MS: Morrissey’s audience is almost exclusively ‘heterosexual’. Most gays have no interest in Morrissey whatsoever; their eyes glaze over at the merest mention of his name. The small number that do like him have to huddle together to avoid being crushed by stampeding disco dollies. I don’t think that Morrissey titillates a straight audience, I think he implicates them. Hence, openly gay Norton and Winton come across as eunuchs; Morrissey the famous ambiguous ‘celibate’, is decidedly sexual and sexy. Mind, the most crucial difference, between Morrissey and campy comics like Norton is that Morrissey is funny.
Would you hazard a guess at the typical Morrissey fan?
MS: Anyone who has ever felt despair. There is no typical Morrissey fan, just typical preconceptions about them.
What are Morrissey's 'real crimes'? (Ouija Board, Ouija Board?)
MS: Yes, I believe ‘Ouija Board, Ouija Board’ has been indicted in the Hague for Crimes Against Humanity. However Morrissey’s greatest crime is perverting a generation of young people into believing that pop music matters.
And what are his great achievements?
MS: Perverting a generation of young people into believing that pop music matters.
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OASIS HIRE HEALERS!From David TsengJOHNNY MARR and his new band HEALERS have been announced as support for the next six OASIS shows on mainland Europe.
The band, who have to date played only two live shows (Lancaster May 25 and Coventry (May 27), will join Oasis tonight at what will be a make or break show for the Noel-less band in Milan's Filaforum.
A spokesperson for Marr's management company said the shows had been planned long before Noel last week made his decision to quit touring abroad with Oasis, adding, "They've been in the works as a possibility for some time but only really came together more recently."
The spokesperson also said that further European shows as Oasis support are unlikely at present.
He stated: "They'll do those shows, the Bolton shows (July 15, 16) and the Fuji Festival (July 29), but that's it. Then they'll put the final touches to the album."
She refused to confirm or deny whether or not Marr and Healers had signed a record deal yet.
The Johnny Marr and Healers summer dates as they currently stand are:
(As support to Oasis):
- Milan Filaforum (May 30)
- Zurich Saalsporthalle (May 31)
- Vienna Weiner Stadhalle (June 2)
- Leipzig Haus Auense (3)
- Warsaw COS Torwar (5)
- Berlin Arena (7)
- Bolton Reebok Stadium (July 15, 16)
(On their own):
- Fuji Rock Festival, Japan (July 29)
Morrissey will NOT be playing the Fuji Rock Festival Just got the verified word in -- Morrissey will not be playing the Fuji Rock Festival on July 30 as stated on their website. He was never confirmed to play in the first place so I am not sure why they are advertising it.Facts - From Morrisseytour.comI am not sure if there will be any more touring this year (doesn't sound like it) but I will post as usual if I hear anything.
Johnny Marr plays gig in CoventryFrom Spin
@Sunday, May 28, 2000 - 07:45:51 - AngelaYesterday, 5/27/00, former Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr played a gig at the Colosseum in Coventry. Tickets were 7 pounds. The band was composed of Johnny on vocals and guitar, a second guitarist, a bassist, drummer, and percussionist. The band played 9 songs and for the encore they played 3 more. Though the venue was small, it was jam-packed 200-300 fans - not a one of them wearing a Smiths shirt. At one point several audience members started chanting, "Johnny Marr, Johnny Marr, Johnny Marr" the same football chant way you'd hear, "Morrissey, Morrissey, Morrissey" chanted at a Morrissey show. One audience member shouted, "Come on Johnny" to which Marr replied, "I'm trying, man." Check back later for a more detailed review.
Read a more detailed report on Morrisseytour.com
Johnny Marr's New Band
May 24, 2000
Johnny Marr was in the Smiths. Now he has a new band. It is called The Healers. The Smiths played an integral healing role in the lives of many in this office, so this is all very appropriate. Also appropriate is the fact that Marr will premiere his new band The Healers this weekend at their very first live show in Coventry, outside of London. According to NME.com, Marr's peeps are being pretty tight-lipped about who is in the band, which leads us to believe that it could only be Jack Wagner, Sebastian Bach, and El deBarge. But rumors have circulated that Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr, could appear on drums, Lee Bonney on percussion (not unlike drums), Lee Spencer on the keyboards, and a possible rhythm guitarist known only as Chink. The only thing the tight-lipped spokesman would confirm was that former Kula Shaker bassist Alonso Bevan would play, too. There are also no confirmed tour plans or festival appearances. But according to a posting on Marr's website (www.jmarr.com), The Healers will play at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival July 29. There is also no release date, title, label, or anything for his debut album. He is considering offers, that is all we know.
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date-- 26 May 2000From Brad and Ryan (thanks to Moz-solo
MARR-VELLOUS!
Johnny Marr - He's back!JOHNNY MARR and his new band HEALERS made their live debut at a secret gig at the SUGAR HOUSE in Lancaster last night (May 25), nme.com can reveal.
As a warm-up to this weekend's official unveiling at the Coventry Colloseum (May 27), Marr and his band played an hour-and-a-quarter set of completely new material with the former Smiths guitarist on vocal duty throughout.
Members of Marr's band included ex-Kula Shaker bassist Alonso Bevan, Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey, a percussionist named Liz Bonney and a keyboard player called Lee Spencer.
Punters who turned up at the venue expecting a regular indie disco discovered a change in the evening’s plan when Marr announced from the stage: "We're Healers if you didn't know already, and this is our first gig."
Rumours had earlier gone round town that the evening’s secret gig was to be from resurgent Norwegian popsters A-ha.
A spokesperson for Marr said the band enjoyed the show and thought they were sounding great.
As luck would have it Johnny Marr's Healers played a secret gig yesterday, May 25th, at Lancaster University's student club 'The Sugarhouse'. While John Squire AND Johnny Marr were rumoured to play together, it wasn't until 11:30pm that Marr, with his new band, began with their opening song 'Bangin on'. The six member band, including the bassist from Kula Shaker and Ringo Starr's son as drummer, performed for just over an hour. The set list was as follows:Bangin OnRead more about it on Moz-solo
Last Ride
Here it Comes
Caught Up
Down on the Corner
Get me Wrong
Coming On
Need it
Another Day
I Need Somebody
Just a Fool
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From Ezra
I went to see an awful movie called Virtual Sexuality. What was fun is that one of the hero was described as a complete loser and as a proof was said to listen to Morrissey... "how sad..." said the narrator about it.
From USDB
Virtual Sexuality (1999)
Directed by Nick Hurran
Writing credits Chloe Rayban (novel)/Nick Fisher
Genre: Comedy / Drama (more)
Tagline: If you can't find the perfect guy, make one!
Plot Outline: A frustrated teenage girl creates her perfect man in a virtual reality machine and in a freak accident gives him life with hilarious results!
OK, I just found out from an EXTREMELY reliable source that Aziz is trying to get on the bill at the Fuji Rock Fest as well. That would mean that all 4 Smiths would be playing this festival with their own respective bands, quite a feat I must say....
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I saw this tiny silk-screen of "Rank" on page 90 of Jane Magazine (June/July 2000)From Forge Studio
Get creative
Fill your idle summer hours by the pool with a few easy D.I.Y. kits:With scissors and a spare second, you can make your own Lascaux custom T-shirt. The $60 silk-screened shirts (call Curve, 310-360-8008) come with an uncut neck that you slice into whatever neckline you want.
Some photos of Aziz's recordingFrom Bruce Duff's A Chance To Shine
20th May 2000 - Aziz Update
Ex-Smiths players, Rourke and Joyce who contribute to Aziz's new band this month with the release of an EP.
According to Aziz, "'The Ep 'Middle Roads' will be released on the 5th of June on 'No Label Records Limited' which is my own record company. It is disributed by Pinnacle and will be available on CD, 7-inch Louminous green or 12 inch black vinyl."
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The interim schedule of Fuji Rock Festival was announced.July 29 [Green Stage] Jonny Marr's Healers
July 30 [Green Stage] MorrisseyThe festival will be held at a ski area, deep in the mountains .
Only one hotel will be assigned for the performers.
I don't know how they can get through without facing each other.
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With winter approaching, NW magazine and the Humane Society International are joining forces to highlight the cruelty to animals, as a result of the fur industry.
To increase awareness of the devasting loss of animals throughout the world, top Australian designers have shown their commitment to this cause by creating stunning outfits with Faux Fur. This outfit has been donated for auction, with the proceeds going to the Humane Society International's Animal Protection Project.
This garment was designed by Morrissey.
It is a size 12, Faux Fur reversible unisex vest.
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Mope Springs EternalFrom Gary Day and Morrissey-soloTo fully appreciate THE SMITHS convention at THE PALACE, you needed to brush up on your Smithsology, including what German car the band used in the early days (white Mercedes-Benz), and which year MORRISSEY appeared on a British game show (1984, with GEORGE MICHAEL). Plus memorize the discography from A to Z. And most importantly, sport your tallest pompadour, cuffed jeans with wallet chain, and plucked eyebrows (men) or tired-looking Bettie Page ’do with painstakingly vintage ’40s frock and cat-eye glasses (women). Rare concert footage and pictures of the Manchester foursome, including the real man of the hour, guitarist JOHNNY MARR, loomed large over the crowd, 99 percent of whom were still teething when the Smiths formed in 1982. It sure didn’t take playing “Meat Is Murder” to prompt a mad dash to pick up the PETA pamphlets on converting to vegetarianism — out of respect for the Great Vegan himself, no doubt. After the look-alike contest and trivia rounds, JOSE MALDONADO, the singer for the tribute band SWEET & TENDER HOOLIGAN, pulled off a very credible and eerie finger-waving, microphone-cord-swinging and gladiola-throwing Moz. The other man of the hour was the gracious-as-always host RICHARD BLADE, who’s leaving his longtime KROQ DJ gig this week to teach scuba in the Caribbean. Some of the loudest cheers of the night, however, went to the guy who jumped onstage waving his flag of Mexico. ¡Viva Shoplifters del Mundo!
—Siran Babayan
Fri, May 5 2000Excerpt from Film Unlimited (thanks to Ben Lilly and Morrissey-solo)
A few facts...
Posted By: Gary Day
Date: Friday, May 5 2000, at 4:13 a.m.
Ok - I'm a bit sick of all the misinformation that I keep reading on here...so allow me, your humble bass-player, to set a few things straight.
1) We (that is Moz and us) do not currently have a manager or a record deal. We are working on the record deal, but will probably not bother with the manager, as they are just greedy tykes.
2) Maverick, the lovely Madonna's record label, asked for a demo from us, but we have nothing to prove to anyone, so we told them politely, but firmly, to f@*K off.
3) The tour was a classic, and there was little or no tension between us or Moz. Alains back held out, and Spike fitted in nicely, if only we could do something about Boz's 2 am renditions of 'Feelings'.
4) John Cale has been sounded out about producing, but nothing is definite, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see an old face returning behind the desk...
5) Moz has written a lovely duet, which is currently being played with Alain filling in the seconde voice, but when it's recorded, we have someone else lined up...place your bets now (laughs evily as he dangle a juicy carrot in front of the Moz faithful)Well, that'll do for now - I just thought you needed some info as things have gone a bit quiet post-tour. Anyway - I'd better go, if the boss catches me on here, I'm liable for twenty lashes...
Your friend and mine
Gaz
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Linder has always opted for confrontation. In the late 70s she dressed in raw meat and a black dildo, and sang love songs in avant punk band Ludus. Combining pop art collage with punk anarchy, she juxtaposed images of hardcore porn with pictures from Woman's Realm and Factory album sleeves. Her graphic montage for the Buzzcocks' Orgasm Addict record cover, for instance, depicting a "glamour" nude with a household iron for a head and her nipples replaced with gleaming teeth, has become a feminist classic.By the late 80s she had given up music to concentrate on visual art. In the early 90s she documented the solo tours of her former lover Morrissey in a book of photographs called Morrissey Shot.
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MORRISSEY'S SINGLE LIFEFrom Bruce Duff
MORRISSEY will release a box set in June featuring his first ten singles as a solo artist.The set, called 'The HMV CD Singles 88-91', will span the singles Morrissey released between 1988-91, all of which are now deleted in the UK. Each single will feature the original artwork, and the set will be housed in a cigarette-shaped box.
The singles featured in the box set are: 'Suedehead', 'Everyday Is Like Sunday', 'The Last Of The Famous International Playboys', 'Interesting Drug', 'Ouija Board, Ouija Board', 'November Spawned A Monster', 'Piccadilly Palare', 'Our Frank', 'Sing Your Life' and 'Pregnant For The Last Time'.
A spokesperson for EMI told nme.com: "We've had lots of requests from fans to re-release Morrissey's singles in a set with all the B-sides. We've never produced a box set so this is an opportunity to give fans something special. We're considering releasing a second volume in the future."
The set is released on June 19 through EMI, priced £30. The singles will also contain all the original B-Sides.
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26th April 2000 - Morrissey Box Set Details I have finally managed to extract a few more details from EMI concerning the Morrissey singles box set. The box is due out in the UK (I'm sure it will be exported though). It has a retail price of 30 pounds UK and comes in a cigarette style box. All the singles come in Pochette sleeves, ie cardboard, like the ones the Manic Street Preachers release theirs on. All have their original artwork. Finally it's released on June 19th.
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Excerpt from Music 365
From the moment they swayed feyly into sight of the nation's disaffected youth, outsider chic was always a central tenet of The Smiths' manifesto of angst. Disability chic, though, was a step further than pop music was generally prepared to go. Having already outraged the tabloids with intimations of paedophilia and homosexuality, however, The Smiths knew no fear and when they appeared on TOTP to play 'What Difference Does It Make' in January 1984, Morrissey emerged wearing a huge old-fashioned National Health hearing aid.The singer would later shamelessly - and dishonestly - declare it was a bid for sympathy, yet he knew exactly what he was doing. A homage to '50s star Johnnie Ray - a singer who was not only deaf, but also, significantly, renowned for his unique flailing dance movements and unconventional physical appeal - it was a gesture that moved pop music another step away from the '80s' endless volley of perfection and fashion hammered at the young, another small redefinition of what it meant to be cool. The Smiths' iconography moved up another untouchable notch and everywhere, pale boys who weren't good at sport stuck another poster to their wall
MORRISSEY is to release his first ten solo singles in a box set.The ten singles span the years 1988 to 1991 and includes hits such as 'Suedehead' and 'Everyday Is Like Sunday'. They include singles from the albums 'Viva Hate', 'Bona Drag' and 'Kill Uncle'.
The set will be released on June 19.
The 33-track box set will include all b-sides.
Fri Apr 28 2000 17:34 BST
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http://www.spin.com/noise/news/2000/04/28/1/#item3First Morrissey Singles in Set
Morrissey, ahhhhhh Morrissey. He will release his first 10 solo singles, spanning 1988-1991, in a 33-song box set including all b-sides. It is out June 19, and will include singles from Viva Hate, Bona Drag, and Kill Uncle. We now give all you brooding bleary-eyed Mozzer-kinder permission to retreat to your cave-like rooms and weep openly. We will do the same.Disc One
"Suedehead"/"I Know Very Well How I Got My Name"/"Hairdresser On Fire"/"Oh Well, I'll Never Learn"Disc Two
"Everyday Is Like Sunday" /"Sister I'm A Poet" /"Disappointed" /"Will Never Marry"Disc Three
"The Last Of The International Playboys"/"Lucky Lisp"/"Michael's Bones"Disc Four
"Interesting Drug"/"Such A Little Thing Makes A Big Difference"/"Sweet And Tender Hooligan"Disc Five
"Ouija Board, Ouija Board"/"Yes I'm Blind"/"East West"Disc Six
"November Spawned A Monster"/"He Knows I'd Love To See Him"/"Girl Least Likely To"Disc Seven
"Picadilly Palare"/"Get Off The Stage"/"At Amber"Disc Eight
"Our Frank"/"Journalists Who Lie"/"Tony The Pony"Disc Nine
"Sing Your Life"/"That's Entertainment"/"The Loop"Disc Ten
"Pregnant For The Last Time"/"Skin Storm"/"Cosmic Dancer (Live)"/"Disappointed (Live)"Any compliments, complaints, hot tips, or scandalous rumors can be sent to Beth Wawerna at bwawerna@spinmag.com.
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AZIZ, the band fronted by ex-STONE ROSES guitarist AZIZ IBRAHIM, release their debut single 'MIDDLE ROAD' in May.From MelindaThe five-track EP features Paul Weller on organ and backing vocals, and will be backed by a remix of the track, as well as two new numbers, 'Kills Me' and 'Murassi'.
Aziz the band also features former Smiths members Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce.
Aziz spoke exclusively to nme.com about the forthcoming single, which will be released on his own label, No Label Records. He said: "I'm over the moon that I've finally got my shit together because I've never released a single on my own before. 'Middle Road' is inspired by a lecture my dad gave me when I was younger, I suppose we've all had one and it just sticks in your mind."
Aziz's debut album, called 'From Lahore To Longsight', will be released in August, and another single, 'Mummy's Boy', may be the second single from the album.
Azizwill play two warm-up gigs at the Ashton Witchwood (May 26) and York Fibbers (29) prior to his support slots with Paul Weller on the following dates of his current UK tour: London Royal Albert Hall (May 2), Nottingham Arena (5), Manchester Apollo (6 & 7) and Aston Villa Leisure Centre (9 & 10).
Aziz will then play a headlining show in Manchester at the Band On The Wall on May 12.
http://bmi.com
Look up Morrissey as a search term to see who shares songwriting credits or look up any of Mozzer's collaborators. You can also do it by specific song title. I did it for "I Can Have Both" and found out that the song was registered as being co-written by Boorer, Martin James.I found out some other weird things. Besides the "unreleased songs" we've heard about before (e.g., "Striptease with a Difference" and "Bed Took Fire" etc) I found one called "Me Satisfied." Is that the follow up to "Me So Horny"? I swear it's there! Do a search under "Morrissey". It's BMI WORK # 5108639
Another wonderful tidbit is a song registered as written by Morrissey and Marr with the title "Arcana." BMI Work #5024410 Wot's this? I've never heard about this one before.
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Hi folks, I hope this interview, published in yesterday's issue of Folha de Sao Paulo, isn't been translated yet, because I wouldn't enjoy the thought of losing my time making this lousy translation for nothing. I hope you can at least get the gist of the interview, given the fact the translations are not my cup of tea.Title: "The Smiths comeback? Not in a million years"
Q: How was your first show in Brazil, Friday, in Porto Alegre?
A: A very nice show. An excellent audience. Very emotional. I usually never raise any expectations, otherwise I might make mistakes. To be honest, I never think of finding something espectacular. Then I always find an unbelievable audience.Q: Rumour has it round here that the Smiths were to play a few gigs in Brazil in 1986, but they were all cancelled. Has it ever happened?
A: That's not true. The Smiths were never offered a chance to play in South America. If they were, maybe we might have come.Q: Are you still without a label?
A: Yes. It's been three years I haven't released an album and it's about time. I'm searching...Q: Has Maverick, Madonna's label, asked to hear the new material you've got?
A: I'd been talking with them indeed, but I don't think they were interested.Q: Why not? Madonna didn't want to? A: I don't think it's because of Madonna. I think Maverick is not the place for me. They wanted me to persuade them to like me. I'm not going to persuade anyone to accept an album of mine.
Q: You've got plenty of new stuff ready, haven't you?
A: Yes. It's been a while I've been waiting to go back to studio, but it's not been possible because of contract hitches (sorry, I don't know the exact word) with my former label, which has gone bankrupt.Q: Do you intend to show any new song to the Brazilian audience?
A: NO. I've never once been here and there's lots of songs of the past that I think people want to listen to.Q: What about Smiths songs ("Is it really so strange", "Meat is murder" and "Last night I dreamt that Somebody loved me"), have they been played on this tour?
A: Some of them...Q: It's been said that you have sung "Ask" and "The boy with the thorn in his side" on soundchecks. Is there any chance you might sing them here? A: That's not true. "The boy...", I haven't sung it it's been ages.
Q: Even without new album, label, tickets sell out everywhere: in Europe, US, Japan... What kind of fans do you think you've drawn nowadays? Only the older ones, who used to enjoy the Smiths, or do you see MTV generation teenagers going to the shows?
A: I think it's truly a new crowd going to my shows. There are older people, but they're a minority. In Santiago, last week, everyone was very young. It's a very different audience from the 80's.Q: You've been saying that you're still in love with music and the present pop moment. What do you listen to?
A: I still listen all the time to things that touch me, enrich me and make me happy. Old or new. I'm going to listen to pop music till the day I die.Q: Of the current bands, which ones do you like?
A: I'm not too enthusiastic about modern bands. I think the majority only recycles the past, which is OK, but one can't be excited with things like these.Q: Have you been organizing two compilations in DVD, one about your solo career and another about the Smiths?
A: Reprise Records is preparing them. I think the Smiths ones shall be released within the next few weeks in the US. Mine I think is going to be released a month afterwards.Q: How about the rumours about a possible Smiths comeback?
A: It's not going to happen, not in a million years. There has to be a nuclear war, an earthquake, for the Smiths to rejoin.Q: In your list of demands you've asked to watch a football (soccer) match. You've once composed a song whose theme was about boxing. Can we expect a song about football?
A: Yes, definitely. I like sports and I have an idea regarding to music.
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you have to get a web certificate (free) and then use a buy.com coupon. Full details are at my web page: http://www.vivahate.comFrom a [Famous When Dead] and Morrissey-solo.com.
If the DNS isn't working, use http://38.200.193.55While you're there, please take a look around and sign up to paypal for me [oliver@kmfms.com]:-) I could use the extra $5 [me too ! sleeper@wener.com]
BillboardBC-BPI-CONCERTGROSSES-Top 10 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT GROSSES@Top 10 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT GROSSES@
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Copyright © 2000 The Associated Press
- Cher, Lou Bega. Continental Airlines Arena. East Rutherford, N.J. Feb. 24. $983,424.
- Elton John. Lawlor Events Center. Reno, Nev. Feb. 20. $729,900.
- Britney Spears, LFO, Bosson. The Pyramid. Memphis, Tenn. March 12. $578,845.
- KoRn, Stain'd. KeyArena, Seattle Center. Seattle, Wash. March 6. $368,662.
- Bill Gaither and Friends Homecoming. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne, Ind. March 10. $150,209.
- Morrissey, Phantom Planet. Bren Events Center. Irvine, Calif. March 5. $142,500.
Received by NewsEdge Insight: 03/21/2000 11:48:06
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PETA Sponsors Smiths TributeFrom Salford Lads
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are apparently giving long-overdue props to the man who declared eating meat an act of murder back when Chrissie Hynde was still rocking the red, leather motorcycle jackets. The animal rights group will sponsor New York City's first-ever tribute to Morrissey and the Smiths this month (March 24 at legendary downtown nightclub Don Hills). According to a post from our friends in The Salford Lads (the city's best... and...er... only Smiths tribute band), the event will feature Smiths ephemera giveaways, a Morrissey look-a-like contest, DJs spinning all things Mozzer all night long (please don't hang them), and, of course, two sets by the Lads. Go to www.salfordlads.com for further info. Morrissey (the real one), possibly the world's biggest unsigned act, kicks off his first ever tour of Mexico and South America on March 24
Facts - From Melinda
Funny how people seem to be having a cow over the anonymous 'news' bit sent into Morrissey-solo.com that Maverick Records approached Morrissey and asked him for a demo and he told them to fuck off. I'm sure it wasn't Madonna in person who approached Morrissey.At any rate, that is old news. I had heard from 3 different somewhat clued-in sources in L.A. during the Palladium shows in December that Morrissey would likely sign with Maverick. Ugh. I couldn't believe it and didn't want to.
Reps from Maverick were present at the Palladium shows, but I can't believe that Morrissey would even give them the time of day. Maverick has one thing going for it -- they fund their artists liberally. But they have such a shite roster that it would be a disadvantage to Morrissey to be on Maverick. Presumptuous old cow that I am, I gave him a fan note in Ventura that thanked him for his music and beseeched him not to lower himself to signing with Maverick should the rumors prove true. He doesn't need a major label to enjoy success, not when he's got such a loyal fanbase.
And if he needed any further encouragement to avoid the likes of Maverick, I made this webpage sometime in December or January:
Prodissey
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I read an interview in December's 'The Face' or something that Johnny has moved permanently to Paris.From D. Monterrosa
I came across in interesting mention in a weekly Mexican magazine called "TV NOTAS" (March 24, 2000). The article, obviously written by a fan, gives some info on the March 25 show, and possible T.V show tapings. Also included is a small picture.Article
Morrissey es un güero inglés. Nada jovencito, pues ya tiene canas, pero así se ve más guapo. Era el cantante del grupo Smith's, que fue la sensación en Europa hace como 20 anos, pero se separó para cantar como solista y convertirse en una de las figures más problemáticas del rock; aportó nuevos estilos y sensibilidad a la expresión de pop. Es muy simpático, bromea con el público y platica chistes es sus presentaciones. Actuará en el Auditorio Nacional el 25 de marzo y grabará dos o tres programas - dependiendo del $$$ - para Al fin de semana. A las chicas de Monterrey y Guadalajara les avisó que dara conciertos un solo día.
Loose Translation
Morrissey is a fair-skinned Englishmen. Not as young, already showing gray hairs, making him more handsome. He was the lead singer of The Smiths, whom where the sensation in Europe about 20 years ago, but he departed in order to become a soloist and became one of the most problematic figures of rock; giving new styles and sensibility to Pop expression. He is very charming, teases the public, and tells jokes in his concerts. He will perform in the National Auditorium on March 25, and will record two or three T.V. programs - depending on the $$$ - at the end of the week. To the ladies of Monterrey and Guadalajara be advised that he will give concerts on one day only.Note: Both Ticketmaster.com.mx and National Auditorium only lists the Mexico show to be for 24th of March
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Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Smiths On DVDFrom Spin
Tue Mar 14 2000 18:16 GMTTHE SMITHS' 1992 video collection 'The Smiths: The Complete Picture' is being released on DVD in the US on Tuesday April 4.
Fifty minutes long, 'The Complete Picture' spans the band's entire career and features television appearances, music videos and live footage. It also features Derek Jarman's short film 'The Queen Is Dead', which includes videos for the title track, 'Panic' and 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'.
Meanwhile, former Smiths frontman Morrissey, who has just finished a US tour, starts the South America leg of his Oye Esteban tour in Mexico on Thursday March 23.
Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and his new band, the Healers, will be in the UK supporting Oasis at the Bolton Reebok stadium on Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16 .
The tracklisting for 'The Complete Picture' is as follows:
'This Charming Man'
'What Difference Does It Make?'
'Panic'
'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'
'Ask'
'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side'
'How Soon Is Now?'
'Shoplifters Of The World Unite'
'Girlfriend In A Coma'
'Sheila Take A Bow'
'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'
'The Queen Is Dead' (short film directed by Derek Jarman which includes 'The Queen Is Dead', 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' and 'Panic').
The Smiths Videos, Concert Footage On DVD
The long awaited DVD version of The Smiths: The Complete Picture will now hit stores on April 4 from the influential quartet's old U.S. label Warner/Reprise. The re-vamped, digital package includes vintage music videos for the singles "How Soon is Now?," "Ask," "Girlfriend in a Coma," "Shoplifters of the World Unite," and "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side," as well as footage from the band's many appearances on Top of the Pops (including their iconic performance of "This Charming Man"). The late cult filmmaker Derek Jarman (Jubilee fame) contributes short promo film The Queen Is Dead (featuring music from their milestone 1986 release) is included as well. Here's the complete DVD track list:
1. "This Charming Man"
2. "What Difference Does It Make?"
3. "Panic"
4. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
5. "Ask"
6. "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"
7. "How Soon Is Now?"
8. "Shoplifters Of The World Unite"
9. "Girlfriend In A Coma"
10. "Sheila Take A Bow"
11. "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before,"
12. The Queen Is Dead ("The Queen Is Dead," "Panic," and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out")
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Smiths' Complete Picture Becomes Clearer On DVD
March 13, 2000, 10:40 am PTWarner/Reprise Home Video is set to upgrade the Smiths' 1992 video compilation The Complete Picture to DVD on April 4.
The 50-minute collection features several of the band video hits ("Panic," "Ask," "Girlfriend in a Coma," "How Soon is Now?" "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before") as well as early footage of the band performing "This Charming Man," several Top of the Pops performances, and the film short "The Queen Is Dead" by Derek Jarman.
Here is the complete track listing for The Complete Picture:
1. "This Charming Man"
2. "What Difference Does It Make?"
3. "Panic"
4. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
5. "Ask"
6. "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side"
7. "How Soon Is Now?"
8. "Shoplifters of the World Unite,"
9. "Girlfriend in a Coma"
10. "Sheila Take a Bow"
11. "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before,"
12. "The Queen Is Dead" (includes: "The Queen Is Dead," "Panic," and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out."-- Kevin Raub
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The Smiths: The Complete PictureFrom Morrissey-solo
Retail Price: $19.99
Starring: Morrissey, Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, Johnny Marr
Director: Paula Grief, Derek Jarman, Richard Levine, Tim BroadThe complete picture of The Smiths, perhaps the most provocative and influential band of the '80s, can only be viewed via The Complete Picture. This DVD release features some of the group's finest and strangest performances, for TV performances to music videos (including concert footage), and spans its entire idiosyncratic career. The Complete Picture is an essential artifact for fans of the definitive British indie rock band of the '80s.
Track Listing:
Additional information
- This Charming Man
- What Difference Does It Make?
- Panic
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
- Ask
- The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
- How Soon Is Now?
- Shoplifters Of The World Unite
- Girlfriend In A Coma
- Sheila Take A Bow
- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
- The Queen Is Dead (A film by Derek Jarman, includes The Queen Is Dead, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and Panic)
Copyright: Warner Music
Special Features: Interactive Menus, Web Access, Scene Access
Video Format: Standard 1.33:1 [4:3]
Audio Tracks: English
# Discs: 1
Other: DVD released on 04/04/2000; running time of 50 minutes.
[Additional Information is subject to change.]
Check out Moz Angeles backdropsFrom Charles Byron and Morrissey-solo
...our dear Steven appears on the front cover of the March issue of the Argentine magazine "Los Inrockuptibles" (actually, is the Argentina edition of the French magazine "Les Inrockuptibles").
Inside, you can also see the last interview given by Morrissey as Smiths member before the split up.
Simply go to www.inrocks.com.ar and then follow the link under the name "Nota de Tapa".
Plus, all the people subscribing for a year will get a free copy of Bona Drag and a free ticket for the concert.
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...Anyhoo, I realised that something was up because there was a new version of the shirt with the image from Lost: The Rare Tracks cover (same piccy on the magnets) [Rare Tracks sports a different cover, same photo session, I think]. There not only white shirts with that piccy on it, but ther