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posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
Phill writes:
On Saturday 3rd March, 7.55pm, BBC2 are showing a tribute to Kirsty MacColl, who tragically died in December. Amongst those sharing memories are Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Bono and Billy Bragg. (source Manchester Evening News TV guide 25th February)
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
TrblLuvsMe sends:
The Calgary Sun, February 25, 2001 FOR THE RECORD "Hearing The Smiths, it was the first band that I really latched onto each person's performance. "And the lyrics were like nothing I'd ever heard before. When you're 14, it's like, '(Morrissey) is writing this for me.' "They had a huge influence on me later as a writer, inadvertently. It was one of those bands that I forgot about after awhile, but I go back to it and I don't think there's any record that makes me feel more nostalgic than that one." We asked Steven Page, from the Canadian pop band the Barenaked Ladies, to name an album that changed his life. His answer? The Smiths' 1984 collection Hatful of Hollow.
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
N writes:
I was watching the British comedians Mel and Sue on Paul Merton's "Room 101" the other night. It's a BBC programme where celebrities are interviewed about their most hated things in life. Anyway, when they were discussing hostile audiences, Paul Merton mentioned that he had the same management as The Smiths in the 80s. He was sitting in the manager's room counting the takings one night when Morrissey burst in, utterly distraught. Someone had thrown a sausage at him on stage during "Meat Is Murder". Even worse, the sausage was pre-cooked. Mel and Sue were appropriately shocked.
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
Jonathan Ian Mathers writes:
A "4Y-Records" comic series basically pokes fun at musicians n' such...
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
De Winter from Spain writes:
Just a few lines to tell you about a re-print of a Spanish book that may be interesting for any Smiths/Morrissey fan. The book is called “La Balada de Oscar Wilde” (The Ballad of Oscar Wilde) and features a fictional monologue of the English writer addresed to …¡Morrissey himself! In the book, it is supposed that Moz has got “in touch” with Wilde because he wants to write an opera about him. Each chapter of the book is named after a Smiths song (i.e. Cemetry Gates, This Charming Man, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, etc.) and features lots of references to the group and Morrissey. The author of this book is Miguel Dalmau (Barcelona, 1956), a well-known literary critic, novelist (and Moz fan, I suppose). This book was first edited in 1994 under the name “Yo, Wilde” (I, Wilde) and has been reissued recently to commemorate Wilde’s Centennary. Check out www.fnac.es or www.crisol.es if you want to buy online a paperback copy (edited by Editorial Debolsillo). The price is 6,14 € (around 7US$).
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
TrblLuvsMe sends:
Daily Star February 26, 2001 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDIE 54 TODAY; SANDIE SHAW SIXTIES pop sensation Sandie Shaw is 54 today. The Dagenham-born mum-of-three first topped the charts at 17. Her hits include Always Something There To Remind Me and Eurovision winner Puppet On A String. She revived her career in the '80s by teaming up with pal Morrissey. Morrissey had this special message for her: "Happy birthday Sandie."
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
thegirlracer writes:
Today, I was reading the blog owned by the band Hey Mercedes (ex-members of Braid) and Bob Nanna has a running countdown of his top 365 songs. Today, Morrissey's "The Operation" was number 308. check it out: http://www.heymercedes.com/wire Trivial, yes, but i thought it was interesting. I'm a big Braid fan, and when I got to meet Bob, we talked about Morrissey.
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
An anonymous person writes:
The Smiths mentioned several times as most influential artists on Rough Trade in this Guardian piece: Top of the shops by Dave Simpson, Feb. 26, 2001 Also, The Queen Is Dead tops the Guardian's list of best Rough Trade records: Rough Diamonds: 10 classic cuts from Rough Trade Records
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
Little Miss Curious writes:
As I was reading Heat magazine this afternoon (a trashy, yet enormously popular magazine for young people citing the whereabouts of the famous - I promise, I only bought it because it was cheap and I had nothing to read...) I noticed in the 'Spotted' section (where the magazine claims to have seen celebrities): "Morrissey, Micheal Stipe and Courtney Love having lunch together in The Cat and Fiddle restaurant, off Hollywood Boulevard..." A pity that I expect that 95% of the audience will have no clue who he is... Still, nice to see that he's permeating the 'lunch circuit!'
posted by
davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
VickyR writes:
The band, Face To Face, covers "What Difference Does It Make" on their new cd, Standards and Practices on Vagrant Records. It's an..o.k..version, nothing thrilling. Just get it off Napster while you still can. Since it's a cover album, they also do niffty versions of Psychedelic Furs, INXS, Jam and Ramones songs. Rock n'roll.
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