Torr writes:

the end is nigh...

From Sonicnet news:
Hootie & the Blowfish have finalized the track listing for their rarities compilation "Scattered, Smothered & Covered" due out Oct 24. Fans of the band voted online for five of the album's tracks, including the Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want."

From www.hootie.com
Fan choices:
1) Let Me Be Your Man 15.47% of your votes
2) I Go Blind 14.64% of your votes
3) Almost Home 14.24% of your votes
4) Hey, Hey What Can I Do 13.98% of your votes
5) Please, Please, Please 13.11% of your votes

The ones that got away:
1) Freedom's Child 12.75% of your votes
2) Frances 8.46% of your votes
3) Christmas This Year 7.36% of your votes

• Related link: Hootie & the Blowfish cover "Please, Please, Please..." (vote, soundclip) - Aug. 25, 2000

Sunny writes:

Just seen the new copy of Uncut magazine ... Morrissey track on free CD ("Glamorous Glue") and inside a big feature on YA that actually DEFENDS Finsbury Park and excuses him of all racism. Maybe the tide of criticism is finally turning!?

TrblLuvsMe sends:

The Sun October 3, 2000
REG IN PEACE
Tim Spanton

Kray plot where gangland killer will be buried next to Ronnie

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TrblLuvsMe sends:

OC Weekly, September 29, 2000

GEORGE FRYER, SESSION MAN TO THE STARS, NOW SOLO
Let me preface this by saying that I equate the current musical period to the time between 1960 and 1963--after Elvis went into the Army but before the Beatles. Music critics used to lament that era ad nauseam, going on about how awful it was and how they were inundated with the likes of Fabian and Frankie Avalon. But they had it good back then--at least they still had the Kingsmen, surf rock, Sinatra, the Rat Pack, the Beach Boys, Motown . . . hmmm . . . Well, maybe it wasn't that great. And it's not so great now, either. However, we do have some hope. Here's what I think:

[snip]
> The Smiths. Pretty much everything. I'd forgotten how grand they were. Morrissey is so incredibly droll--he slays me (plus he shares my birthday). The brilliant Johnny Marr is the most underrated axe man ever, not in a Jimi Hendrix way but in a Henry Mancini sort of way. Check out the critically dismissed Hatful of Hollow and Strangeways, Here We Come, and you'll discover heaven. They were like the Doors, in the way they said their piece and got the hell out. Six great albums, with hardly any filler. Enough to forgive Morrissey for his crummy 59-minute live shows in the 1990s.
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TrblLuvsMe sends:

The Herald (Glasgow), September 30, 2000
It's hard to go wrong with Russell
Barclay Bain

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Alex writes:

Morrisseytour.com has been nominated for best fansite for the VH1 awards. Go to the voting page, register (it's quick and painless), then check the box next to Morrisseytour.com. I have NO idea why Morrisseytour.com was nominated and equally no clue why others were not. The world is unjust and makes no sense. Think of your vote as a vote for Morrissey, and not necessarily the site itself. Or think of it as one less vote for Santana and Eminem!

Ezra writes:

Since the inception of the Salford Lads, people have been asking if we play our own material as well. This is a note to let everyone know that the time is now, as the Salford Lads will be making our debut as SADIE on Saturday, October 14 at Tiswas in NYC. As always, DJ Nick Marc will keep everyone's feet moving before and after the set.

Here are the details:

SADIE Oct 14th @ Tiswas
Don Hill's (Corner of Greenwich and Spring)
10:30pm SHARP
$5 with flyer before 11:00, $10 after