Morrissey-solo News Archive (May 01

News Archive : May 01 - 29, 2000
- Touring again in 2000 unlikely
- Johnny Marr's Healers - first gig

Mon, May 29 2000

• Morrissey will NOT be playing the Fuji Rock Festival (19)

• Johnny Marr in Coventry (May 27) - reports (5)

• Morrissey mentioned in Rolling Stone's Britney Spears snippet (20)

• Morrissey / Backstreet Boys comparison? (33)

• "This Charming Man" in Trent Reznor's favorite videos (23)

• Reel Big Fish singer - Morrissey fan (6)

• Veruca Salt - "Smiths underrated" (1)

• Morrissey-solo - new server (30)

• Poll: How much coverage should Johnny Marr have on this site? (68)

Fri, May 26 2000

• Johnny Marr's Healers' (real) secret first gig in Lancaster (May 25) - report (16)

• "Marr's Healing Hands" - article on nme.com (12)

• Snake River Conspiracy - yet another "How Soon Is Now?" cover (3)

• "Mora-C-Man" wins on MTV's Webriot (5)

• The Salford Lads at Tiswas in NYC (June 3) (6)

Wed, May 24 2000

• Morrissey's birthday mentioned on Spin.com (15)

• Healers secret gig (Coventry, May 27) (3)

• Jonny Bridgwood on Kathryn Williams album (2)

• Harry Hill on "Stars In Their Eyes" repeat (UK, May 27) (6)

• Chicago Morrissey/Smiths night (June 30) (8)

• Morrissey Portuguese National Convention (May 26) in RealVideo (4)

Mon, May 22 2000

• Morrissey (July 30) and also Johnny Marr's Healers (July 29) confirmed for Fuji Rock Festival (30)

• Morrissey Mosaic in Manchester (8)

• Morrissey's birthday (118)

• "What He Said" - response to "Steven And I" (12)

• Johnny Marr appearance in Bert Jansch interview

• Discussion board / Chatroom login (11)

Fri, May 19 2000

• Kirsty MacColl mentions Morrissey in Times interview (10)

• Manchester bands artwork, sleeve design on TV next month (UK) (2)

• Jeff Buckley DVD mentions The Smiths (4)

• Johnny Marr to play on Bert Jansch album, on "Later with Jools Holland" (1)

• "The Complete Picture" review at DVD Review

• Travis remembers Morrissey (25)

• Morrissey birthday bash in Stockholm, Sweden (May 22) (6)

• Morrissey birthday party in Chile (May 27) (6)

• Problems in Morrissey-solo discussion board and chat (38)

Mon, May 15 2000

• Morrissey special with recent tour footage shown on Much Music (Mexico City) (15)

• Smoking Popes on the Morrissey tour in Chicago Reader article (9)

• Kathy Burke ("Ouija Board" video) talks Moz (25)

• "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - the book (3)

• The Salford Lads (?) to play Boston Morrissey Birthday Ball (May 20) (18)

• Moz-inspired novel in progress, seeks input (22)

• Rumors on Morrissey-solo answered by 'someone in the know' (65)

Tue, May 9 2000

• Upcoming mystery duet revealed? (130)

• Morrissey - faux fur designer (19)

• Sweet and Tender Hooligans meet The Salford Lads in Los Angeles (May 13) (15)

• Smiths Convention review in L.A. Weekly (38)

• "We Hate It..." cover in Catalan (5)

Fri, May 5 2000

• "A few facts" from Gary Day (?) on the discussion board (77)

• Morrissey in forthcoming Bowie book (2)

• Linder Sterling 'In Conversation' with Philip Hoare (Manchester - May 11), feature in The Guardian (1)

• Box set mention on nme.com (4)

• Metallica and Napster (60)

• Chino Moreno (Deftones) mentions Morrissey... again (9)

• Northpole (Italy) tribute to The Smiths, photos (3)

• Smiths tribute party in Fortaleza, Brazil (today, May 5)

Mon, May 1 2000

• Smiths mentioned in Spin article, "Car Tunes for New Grownups..." (16)

• Moby on Morrissey (40)

• Blink 182 mentions Morrissey in interview (44)

• Roddy Woomble from Idlewild mentions "Viva Hate" (3)

• This past weekend's convention in L.A. / KROQ DJ Richard Blade retires (55)

• Morrissey box set details (9)

• Morrissey a fraud, claims Brian Appleton (22)

• Smiths mention in Seattle Weekly "High Fidelity" article (1)

• The Salford Lads to play at Jam tribute (Don Hills in NYC, May 6) (8)