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"OSCILLATE WILDLY" at GALLERY BAR (Lower level)
A Monthly Smiths & Morrissey Tribute Night & Dance Party. (Is it really so strange?)

Next edition: Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the gorgeous Gallery Bar (Lower level)

Facebook invite.

Calling all handsome devils and girls afraid! Grab your Alsatian cousin, hop on the double-decker bus, and join scores of sweet and tender hooligans as Headmaster DJ Ceremony brings panic to the streets of the Lower East Side with a reverent Smiths & Morrissey tribute set including deep cuts, rarities, b-sides, classics, and new releases ('cause I really do love them; now does that sound mad?). Also featuring Northern Songs, Britpop, & Manchester.

21 & up.
Moz-themed go-go.
Smiths/Morrissey-themed cocktail menu.

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 — 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Venue: Gallery Bar (lower level) — 180 Orchard Street (just above Delancey)
New York...

Mark Nevin shares the photo from his Facebook artist page:

From true-to-you:

The Very Best Of Morrissey with bonus DVD to be released 25th April; Glamorous Glue single with previously unreleased songs

22 February 2011

EMI presents:

The Very Best Of Morrissey

With Bonus DVD

Release date: 25th April

And

'Glamorous Glue' Single

- All Formats Featuring Previously Unreleased Songs -

Following the 20th anniversary release last year of Bona Drag, EMI are pleased to announce, with Morrissey's full co-operation, the release through the Major Minor label of The Very Best Of, and limited edition 'Glamorous Glue' seven inches and an ECD featuring two never-heard-before B-sides.

The Very Best Of Morrissey is an 18-song compilation, encompassing a diverse selection of material from Morrissey's HMV and Parlophone albums, ranging from his early run of successful singles, through selected album tracks – 'Glamorous Glue', 'Break...

Fig writes:



News also posted in the forums by virtually dead.

I have never seen this. It might have been on here before, but it is new to me. I didn't know that they made a promo live video to promote the "Rank" album.



Quotes from the information.

"This video of "Ask" (live) was used as promotion for the "Rank" album. The Footage is from the "The Queen Is Dead" tour - while Craig Gannon was with the Smiths".

(Morrissey, On Pop Promos) ..........
~ "I have never liked it... I never like any videos & I just feel that if The Smiths could just slide along,,, or had just slid along without ever touching this world, I would have felt incredibly proud.... But I suppose, to the glazed eye, that hasn't happened..... Something precious has been lost and I don't think it was worth losing it, to be quite honest."

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Update Feb. 18, 11 am PT:

winemouth;1986625168 said:

FYI, I uploaded the original video a year ago (the one linked above is just a rehash of it). It comes from a...

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nando sends the link / video:

MOJO - April 2011 cover

IN THIS ISSUE

...THE SMITHS: Recorded 25 years ago, The Queen Is Dead is Morrissey and Marr’s masterpiece, its power and arrogance forged on the road in 1985. Martin Aston tells the story of a legendary tour, Jon Savage salutes a band in its prime and a cast of stars praise the album, track by track.

Oliver writes: