Stephen Wright writes:

For the first time 4 classic images are available as limited edition photographic prints from the original negatives

have a look at http://www.smithsphotos.com/

STEPHEN WRIGHT BA
PHOTOGRAPHER NUJ

fine film and digital photography
london and the Home Counties
http://www.wrightphoto.co.uk

aly.smith writes:

Apparently Morrissey has done an interview with the NME!

Moz will also be put on the front cover, the first time since the "Flying the flag or flirting with disaster" debate.

Georgethetwentythird writes:

This month's issue of Record Collector magazine includes an interview with Stuart Maconie, ex NME journalist and now DJ for the BBC. When asked for his favourite interviewee, he replied:

"Morrissey is a dream. Some people say that he rehearses his interviews - I don't think he does. I've asked him the most absurd things and he's still come out with the best answers. He certainly thinks about them. He makes an effort, and that's not a bad thing.

"Morrissey got to a point, when I was interviewing him for the NME, where even he must have realised that an equal part of his stardom was him as an interviewee. We used to discuss the phenomenon, towards the mid-90s, that if we put Morrissey on the front of the paper, we'd sell 120,000 copies - more than his singles sold! So there were people who wanted to read his interviews, but weren't bothered about his records. He'd grown up reading interviews, and he knew that when the day came he would be a good interviewee."

I think it raises a couple of valid points. Does he rehearse his interviews? (The recent "Boots in Croydon" quip sounded like he'd had it stored up ready to me!)

And secondly - is Morrissey the most famous (and certainly the most iconic) pop star that most people have never actually heard?? (I think my own version must be The Grateful Dead - a legendary band that I've never managed to hear!)

JcF sends the link:

June spawns a monster - Times Online, Mar. 5 2004

The choice of Morrissey to direct this summer's Meltdown makes Chris Campling wonder what will happen when bigmouth strikes again
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jessesamuel writes:

Chartattack.com has a sort-of-funny article about who Morrissey might choose to play at the festival.

"Oscar Wilde is dead. So is Billy Fury. Elvis, too. And Joey Ramone. So, which of Morrissey’s loves and inspirations is still alive? Well, Sandie Shaw for one, but one woman does not make a rock festival. So who’ll be on the bill when Morrissey takes over the stage of London’s South Bank Centre for Meltdown 2004?"

Is Morrissey Heading For A Meltdown? - Chart Attack, Mar. 3, 2004
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Christian Vaicius also writes:

This is not news to any of us but Morrissey has the headline at Pitchfork today.

Morrissey Readies New Album, Curates Festival, Collaborates with Sinatra - Pitchfork, Mar. 5, 2004

Steven Charles Boyle writes:

The magazine supplement for the UK paper The Independent features Morrissey on the cover of the Sunday 14th March edition. The cover has a fantastic drawing of Moz on the cover and the article is entitled '20 years of Morrissey'. The advertisement appeared in last Saturday's edition of the same newspaper.

Joni Throbb writes:

Here's the Moz/United We Stand feature in full/

This Charming Man United

Rumours are a bound that Moz has written a song about the Munich Air Disaster for his forthcoming album You Are The Quarry. Although no name has been given for the track, there’s a fair bit of chat about Stephen Patrick including the song on his first album since 1997’s under whelming effort Maladjusted.

Michael D. Fellows writes:

Ever hear of this?

Scroll down to download The Smiths "How Soon Is Now?" sung by an online dictionary! Very silly!

Main Entry: dic·tio·nar·a·o·ke
Pronunciation: 'dik-sh&-"ner-A-O-ke
Definition: Audio clips from online dictionaries sing the hits of yesterday and today. The fun of karaoke meets the word power of the dictionary

http://www.dictionaraoke.com/index-original.html