Uncleskinny forwards the Provisional Schedule from Sean Campbell. Stephen Wright sends the photoshoot press release (Word format). Colin Coulter sends the press release:

A Weekend With The Smiths
Manchester
April 8th to 10th 2005

Over the weekend of April 8th to 10th there will a series of events celebrating the music of The Smiths. The centrepiece of the weekend is an academic conference hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University and entitled ‘Why Pamper Life’s Complexities? A Symposium on The Smiths’. Speakers at the conference include John Harris, Dave Haslam, Simon Goddard and Professor Sheila Whiteley. Further details on the conference are available at www.mipc.mmu.ac.uk

The other events planned for the weekend include:

• The regular monthly Smiths/Morrissey disco at the Star & Garter on Friday April 8th from 8.00. For further details contact [email protected] or visit www.starandgarter.co.uk.
  
  
• On Saturday April 9th from 9.00pm there will be an evening celebrating the music of The Smiths in the Dry Bar, Oldham Street, Manchester. Headlining will be the tribute band The Smyths, www.thesmyths.net. Tickets available on the night on the door. Further details will be posted on www.mipc.mmu.ac.uk.
  
  
• Salford Lads’ Club will be open between 11.00am and 4.00pm on Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th for fans to visit the Smiths room. For further details visit www.salfordladsclub.org.uk or contact [email protected].
  
  
• From 11.00am to 1.00pm on Sunday April 10th Stephen Wright will be taking photos outside Salford Lads Club as a fundraiser for the Sue Ryder Cancer Hospice. For a small fee, Smiths fans can have their picture taken by the man responsible for the iconic band shot on the classic album The Queen is Dead. For further information contact [email protected], 01189 462665.
  
  
• On Sunday April 10th Phill Gatenby (contact: [email protected]) will guide a bus tour of The Smiths’ Manchester. The tour departs from Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road at 1.00pm.

Dean writes:

Samples for the album on wal-mart.com.
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sid_sideburn writes:

I just received the advance promo for the Live at Earls Court release. Enclosed is a scan of the back cover from the card sleeve with the track list etc.

The sound quality of the concert is simply superb, most of the songs have rarely sounded closer to their original studio sound than ever before. As a slight disadvantage, this fact sometimes gives the album a rather clean and polished feel, making it less raw and powerful than, for example, the bootleg recording of the Green Energy concert at Dublin. The passages between the songs appear to be edited. Highlights are of course Morrissey's words to the fans: "The past is a strange place", "Time will prove everything" or "Don't forget me". Anyway, it's a total must-have.

Suswa writes:

A link has been added in the original article on Morrisseymusic.com.
Ticket purchasing information not available yet.

http://www.pillarentertainment.com/

jake writes:

In an article regarding music and running inspiration, "What Difference Does It Make?" is recommended by Runner's World magazine (Mar. '05) as a great song for runner's in training.

RW says:

"WDDIM?" The Smiths: Has a "bounce" perfect for quick striding.

Christopher McHale writes:

i am a body piercer that lives in austin texas. and they are currently filming a new season of "the real world" here. i found out i had an appointment to pierce one of the girls on the show. so i decided i would wear a smiths shirt and play morrissey in the background the whole time the crew was here filming. i figured that they would probably wind up airing his because this is the kind of crap young kids want to see. so i figured that while they are being subjected to mindless tv and body piercing...why not morrissey?