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Morrissey and "Bonfire Of Teenagers" Discussion at ~ 47:50 - 55:35

Eighteen months ago The Web Sheriff contacted Morrissey’s ex-manager, Merck Mercuriadis. The Sheriff advised Merck that they had discovered “the very worst case of online identity fraud” - namely, nine individuals masquerading as Morrissey operating on behalf of various political groups. Statements urged Morrissey’s “fans” to actively join factions and movements advocating various political ideas. The Web Sheriff pointed out that although this was not unusual, and had befallen many musicians in the public eye, the concentration of Morrissey impersonators was very high. Two of the nine individuals operated from Scotland, one of which had been familiar to Morrissey (in name only) due to their connection with a generally unsupportive ‘Morrissey’ website operating in the USA. The individual was found to have posted 1,800 online messages. Another name had connections to an ex-member of The Smiths. Their posted commentaries severely harmed Morrissey’s status and character. Morrissey has...

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Salford Lads Club is recreating a 1980s fan bedroom to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ – plus an exhibition of 100+ pieces of rare memorabilia & an immersive video installation.

We are delighted to welcome Michael Bracewell to the store to discuss his sublime new book The Smiths - A Novella

I am sure that what I remember is not necessarily what actually happened, but I can only write what I remember.

Wildly inventive and magnificently surreal, The Smiths: A Novella recounts the impact of an unconventional pop group from Manchester on one man's life. Taking the form of a flâneuring journey through the landscape of memory, our anonymous protagonist is accompanied by the iconic French actress Carole Bouquet, who becomes his guide and interlocutor, asking about his life during the years The Smiths were together and the profound effect of their music upon him.

As the unlikely couple perambulate from the old Selfridge Hotel to West Hollywood by way of a park bench in Cavendish Square, their conversation interrogates and celebrates the joys of outlandish pop genius, the zealous dedication of fans and the cult of outsider disaffection given uproarious...