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Rick Astley Twitter: Rick Astley & Blossoms perform the songs of The Smiths - 2 Smiths-themed concerts in October (September 14, 2021)
Further to today's coverage of their Smiths covers, Rick Astley & Blossoms are playing 2 special Smiths-themed gigs in October.
Thanks to @davidt for the information.
Confirmed via ticket outlets:
(Link courtesy of @Uncleskinny)
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- Rick Astley mentions The Smiths to Rolling Stone - August 24, 2016
NME: "Watch Blossoms and Rick Astley team up to cover The Smiths" (September 14, 2021)
As first spotted by @BookishBoy in the Strange... thread (who supplies the Twitter link), NME take up the footage:
Watch Blossoms and Rick Astley team up to cover The Smiths
“Since it’s London, we thought why not do something special?,” said frontman Tom Ogden. “So we’re going to do some songs by one of our favourite bands with a friend of ours from the North West. Welcome our friend Rick Astley.
“Do you want to tell them what band it is, Richard?” asked Ogden, adding, “It’s The Smiths everybody,” before tearing into ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.
www.nme.com
Regards,
FWD.
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Watch Blossoms and Rick Astley team up to cover The Smiths
“Since it’s London, we thought why not do something special?,” said frontman Tom Ogden. “So we’re going to do some songs by one of our favourite bands with a friend of ours from the North West. Welcome our friend Rick Astley.
“Do you want to tell them what band it is, Richard?” asked Ogden, adding, “It’s The Smiths everybody,” before tearing into ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.
Watch Blossoms and Rick Astley team up to cover The Smiths
Blossoms surprised fans in London tonight (September 13) by inviting Rick Astley on stage to run through a selection of Smiths covers
www.nme.com
Regards,
FWD.
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Omega Auction: "Music Memorabilia & Vinyl Records" auction results (September 14, 2021)
Part of a 2 day memorabilia auction.
A very mixed bag of rarities on offer - some Smiths items feature below:
Lot/Description/Estimate/Hammer Price
A very mixed bag of rarities on offer - some Smiths items feature below:
Lot/Description/Estimate/Hammer Price
| 485 | FACTORY RECORDS - FESTIVAL OF THE 10TH SUMMER COLLECTION - SMITHS, NEW ORDER, FALL... | £600 - £1,000 | £1,600 | |
| 486 | THE SMITHS - MORRISSEY SIGNED BIGMOUTH 12". | £150 - £200 | £300 | |
| 487 | THE SMITHS - HEAVEN KNOWS ORIGINAL POSTER. | £60 - £100 | £70 | |
| 488 | THE SMITHS - SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER ORIGINAL POSTER. | £60 - £100 | £90 | |
| 489 | THE SMITHS - STRANGEWAYS ORIGINAL POSTER. | £80 - £120 | £65 | |
| 490 | THE SMITHS - RANK ORIGINAL POSTER. | £100 - £150 | £100 | |
| 491 | THE SMITHS - HATFUL OF HOLLOW... |
Guitar.com: "THE SMITHS’ 20 GREATEST GUITAR MOMENTS, RANKED" by Andy Price (August 17, 2021)
THE SMITHS’ 20 GREATEST GUITAR MOMENTS, RANKED
"There’s not many who can compete with the intensity of devotion that The Smiths generated in their all-too-brief five year lifespan. It all began that fateful day when the young Mancunian John Maher (later to be reborn as Johnny Marr) knocked on the door of local unemployed New York Dolls and Coronation Street aficionado – and sometime local punk band frontman – Stephen Patrick Morrissey, with an idea to create a new kind of band. The pair’s respective gifts for guitar and lyricism soon forged a chemistry that would result in some of the decade’s most life-affirming music."
guitar.com
Emphasis on the guitar side of things.
Regards,
FWD.
"There’s not many who can compete with the intensity of devotion that The Smiths generated in their all-too-brief five year lifespan. It all began that fateful day when the young Mancunian John Maher (later to be reborn as Johnny Marr) knocked on the door of local unemployed New York Dolls and Coronation Street aficionado – and sometime local punk band frontman – Stephen Patrick Morrissey, with an idea to create a new kind of band. The pair’s respective gifts for guitar and lyricism soon forged a chemistry that would result in some of the decade’s most life-affirming music."
The Smiths’ 20 greatest guitar moments, ranked
Johnny Marr’s unparalleled ability for weaving some of the most emotionally-charged, melodically sumptuous guitar parts in the history of pop continues to captivate.
guitar.com
Emphasis on the guitar side of things.
Regards,
FWD.
Professor Of Rock YT: "How A B-side Became The Anthem Of A Generation" (July 5, 2021)
Another in the series, this time focusing on The Smiths' How Soon Is Now.
Regards,
FWD.
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- Youtuber Professor Of Rock - How Morrissey and Marr of The Smiths Created a Classic - September 3, 2020
The Boar: "Putting romance into loneliness: The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ at 35" by Callie Bainbridge (July 30, 2021)
Putting romance into loneliness: The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ at 35
5*s
"After being a fan of one of The Smiths’ most well-known songs, ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, for a number of years, I decided to listen to more of their work in my first year of sixth form. The Smiths quickly became my favourite band and their songs rapidly took over my playlist. I even discovered that they were my mother’s favourite band when she was a university student in the 1980s, resulting in many discussions over our favourite Smiths songs. Their third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, quickly became a stand-out album in my music library."
theboar.org
Another 'looking back' article.
Regards,
FWD.
5*s
"After being a fan of one of The Smiths’ most well-known songs, ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, for a number of years, I decided to listen to more of their work in my first year of sixth form. The Smiths quickly became my favourite band and their songs rapidly took over my playlist. I even discovered that they were my mother’s favourite band when she was a university student in the 1980s, resulting in many discussions over our favourite Smiths songs. Their third studio album, The Queen Is Dead, quickly became a stand-out album in my music library."
The Boar
Another 'looking back' article.
Regards,
FWD.
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