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Morrissey: Funko Pop, California Son, and Deadly Class

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Funko, the pop culture manufacturer responsible for a billion vinyl figures and bobbleheads, have recently unveiled a Morrissey Funko Pop Figure, as part of their line of Pop! Rocks figures, at the London Toy Fair. The figure will be available in stores around July 2019.

Of course, like many of you, I own a few Funko items, mostly buying for some characters that I collect. I’m definitely buy one or two of the Morrissey Funko figure to add to my collection. Knowing Funko’s track record, I can tell you that they probably will release variant version of the Morrissey Funko figure... and I’ll buy them all! Can’t wait for the all-black version.

Note: The figure is pending approval from the license holder.

From Funko via @OriginalFunko:

London Toy Fair Reveals: Morrissey!
#LondonToyFair #FunkoLTF

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Read More Morrissey I know a lot of fans are really angry about the recent Morrissey show cancellation at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, California. Some fans are really upset, but I’m going to have to defend Morrissey on this one. .…

MORRISSEY
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This is somewhat old news, but Morrissey is working on an all-covers album called California Son (produced by Joe Chiccarelli and will be released by BMG), according to the official morrisseycentral.com.

These are the songs listed on their website:

Morning Starship (Jobriath)

Don't Interrupt The Sorrow (Joni Mitchell)

Only A Pawn In Their Game (Bob Dylan)

Suffer The Little Children (Buffy Sainte Marie)

Days Of Decision (Phil Ochs)

It's Over (Roy Orbison)

Wedding Bell Blues (Laura Nyro)

Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Dionne Warwick)

Lady Willpower (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)

When You Close Your Eyes (Carly Simon)

Lenny's Tune (Tim Hardin)

Some Say I Got Devil (Melanie)

Read More Deadly Class Originally meant to air in 2019, SyFy released their pilot episode of Deadly Class early on their website (December 20). The show is based on the 2014 Image Comics book the same name by Rick Remender and Wesley Craig. .…

DEADLY CLASS
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Are you guys watching Deadly Class on SyFy? The comic book-based television show was meant for 2019, but we got a preview of the pilot in December 2018.

Anyway, in a party scene in episode 2, gangster Willie comes over to main protagonist, Marcus, after seeing him with headphones. After asking about the “wack” music, Marcus said the song is by The Smiths.

Willie: Yo. Who listens to a Walkman at a party?
You look a fool.
What’s this wack sh***?

Marcus: The Smiths

Willie: Sort of gay, isn’t it?

Passerby: Yep.

Marcus: By ‘gay’, you mean ‘brave’ and ‘honest’?

Willie: Whining over a guitar ain’t brave.

Marcus: It’s hard to be fearless about sadness.

Willie: ‘Fearless, sad’-- are you for real?

Marcus: Yeah, most people hide it, like it’s a weakness. Acting so f****** tough.

If you have access, you can watch it on Syfy.com

So far, I mostly love the 80s/90s music in the show (did you guys catch the Violent Femmes in the episode?)... but I didn’t love this episode. I’m still interested, so I’ll continue to watch.

Deadly Class Episode 2

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Morrissey: Morrissey/Joan Jett, Justin Timberlake, and Bumblebee

Morrissey at Microsoft Theater Read More Morrissey I know a lot of fans are really angry about the recent Morrissey show cancellation at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, California. Some fans are really upset, but I’m going to have to defend Morrissey on this one. .…

In celebration of the semi-recent Johnny Marr concert at the Varsity earlier in September 17, we bring you some “news of the world”:

MORRISSEY
morrisseyofficial.com

Iconic singer Morrissey recently (Sep 24) announced a headlining show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, with Joan Jett.

We know he has a huge Latino audience (especially on the West Coast), and will likely sell out like his previous Majestic Ventura Theater on Halloween.

Morrissey Fall 2018 Tour | California and Latin America

10/31 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
11/01 - Los Angeles, CA - Microsoft Theater
11/03 - Long Beach, CA - Tropicalia Festival
11/10 - San Diego, CA - Copley Symphony Hall
11/23 - Mexico City, MX - National Auditorium
11/27 - Lima, PE - Anfiteatro del Parque de la Exposición
11/30 - Rio de Janeiro, BR - Fundição Progresso
12/02 - São Paulo, BR - Espaco Das Americas
12/05 - Asunción, PY - Centro de Convenciones
12/07 - Buenos Aires, AR - Direct TV Arena
12/14 - Mostazal, CL - Gran Arena Monticello
12/15 - Santiago, CL - Movistar Arena

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
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Justin Timberlake was seen wearing a Morrissey’s Your Arsenal T-Shirt on the Red Carpet and backstage at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival on Sep 22, 2018.

Timberlake is currently on tour for his new album Man of the Woods:

10.02.18 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
10.05.18 – Chicago, IL – United Center
10.09.18 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
10.11.18 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
10.13.18 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
10.15.18 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
10.18.18 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
10.20.18 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
10.22.18- New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10.24.18 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10.28.18 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
11.04.18 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
11.05.18 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
11.08.18 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
11.09.18 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
11.12.18 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
11.13.18 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
11.16.18 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
11.18.18 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
11.20.18 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
11.27.18 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
11.29.18 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
12.01.18 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
12.03.18 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
12.05.18 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
12.08.18 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center
12.10.18 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
12.13.18 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
12.14.18 – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12.17.18 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
12.21.18 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
12.22.18 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

Bumblebee Poster Read More Transformers With the recent Transformers: The Last Knight in theaters this week (June 21, 2017), Best Buy is selling exclusive steelbook versions of all the previous Transformers films. I actually own three of the film DVD or Blu-Ray already . ...

BUMBLEBEE
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In the forthcoming Bumblebee film (to be release on December 21, 2018), a spinoff of the popular Transformers films, actress Hailee Steinfeld (as Charlie Watson) is seen wearing a The Smiths T-Shirt in the film trailer (youtube.com). As a teenager music fan, she’s also seen wearing a Motorhead and Rolling Stones T-Shirt.

This isn’t the first time the Transformers films have shown The Smiths, in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, there is a poster of The Smiths’ Meat is Murder on the walls of Shia Labeouf’s room.

I’ll be honest, although I am a fan of the original 80s cartoon and action figures and own all the Transformers films on Bluray... I have never really love the live action films. It’s visually a mess, and the story is boring. It’s unlikely that I’ll go see Bumblebee in theaters, but I will likely pick it up if they release it on Steelbook.

Still, the trailer’s tone is light-hearted (except for that looming-doomy ending).

Description of Bumblebee:

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.

Hailee Steinfeld (as Charlie Watson) wearing a The Smiths T-Shirt in Bumblebee film

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Morrissey News: Morrissey Fall 2017 Tour and October Star's How Soon Is Now cover

Read More Morrissey It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single .…

MORRISSEY

I know a lot of fans are really angry about the recent Morrissey show cancellation at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, California. Some fans are really upset, but I’m going to have to defend Morrissey on this one.

I’ve read the accounts from fans, who said that it was cold and getting colder (48℉ at the time of cancellation) and the venue’s heating system was not working. It would’ve been a miserable experience for both Morrissey and his fans in attendance. Speaking as someone who does not go out in the winter, I completely understand.

Plus, if you’re a longtime Morrissey fan, as I am, you know he has a long history of cancellations (as collected over the years on Every date that Morrissey has ever cancelled), so it really shouldn’t surprise anyone.

Anyway, in Morrissey news, ‘Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up On The Stage’ is the latest single from the forthcoming Low In High School (set for release on November 17 via Etienne Records/BMG).

You can grab the single and other merchandise at two unique pop-up shops in London and Los Angeles (8250 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048) from November 17-19. The pop-up shops will have 100 album test pressings autographed by Morrissey available for purchase at each location on a first come, first served basis each day. They’ll also have the only physical stores stocking all of the Language Edition colored LPs and the 7” limited edition boxset.

Morrissey Fall 2017 Tour

Nov 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Nov 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
Nov 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
Nov 20 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
Nov 22 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
Nov 25 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
Nov 28 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Nov 30 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Dec 2 – New York, NY – Theatre
Dec 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore
Dec 7 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre

OCTOBER STAR

London band October Star recently released their new single ‘How Soon Is Now’, with B-side ‘Star Pusher’ on November 7, 2017. The Smiths cover song is described as “a wall of sound with a hypnotic electronic blend of drums, warm stacks of distortion and the pulsing guitar that opens this classic.”

Interested in checking out the song? Go to octoberstar.bandcamp.com for a listen.

Track Listing:

1. How Soon Is Now 05:29
2. Star Pusher 03:57

Although not listed on their Bandcamp, I was also given a preview of a Slow Tempo version of their cover ‘How Soon Is Now?’ It sounds about the same, only slightly slow.

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Morrissey News: 'Spent The Day In Bed', the debut single from Low in High School (out November 17 on Etienne/BMG)

Low in High School Track Listing My Love, I'd Do Anything for You I Wish You Lonely Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage Home Is a Question Mark Spent the Day in Bed I Bury the Living In Your Lap The Girl from Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn't Kneel All the Young People Must Fall in Love When You Open Your Legs Who Will Protect Us from the Police? Israel Read More Morrissey It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single .…

You know we love Morrissey. If you haven’t been keeping up, there’s some exciting news in the world of Morrissey that we need to talk about.

The first is that Mozzer has finally joined Twitter: @officialmoz. We’re not sure if Twitter’s 140-character limitation will be enough for Morrissey, but we’ll be closely monitoring the account for you.

His first post on September 18th simply said the title of his new single, “Spent the day in bed...” This is followed by a cryptic tour states:

OR WA CA AZ UT CO MO IL MI DC NY PA MA

Morrissey has sold out his November 10 and 11 dates at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Confirmed tour dates:

11/10/2017 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
11/11/2017 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
12/07/2017 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA

So, let’s talk about the new single ‘Spent the Day in Bed’. The single is taken from his forthcoming album Low in High School (due November 17th on Etienne/BMG). It’s said that the record is a departure from the Morrissey sound, because these new songs are driven by electric piano, synthesizers and acoustic guitars. You can hear the single yourself at youtube.com.

Dedicated fans will need to look to Morrissey’s official store Mporium for limited edition vinyls of Low in High School.

From morrisseyofficial.com:

NEW ALBUM
"LOW IN HIGH SCHOOL"
NOVEMBER 17

Announcing the first single "Spent The Day In Bed" to be taken from his upcoming album "Low In High School" available for pre-order now.

Instantly download Spent The Day In Bed by pre-ordering the album released on November 17th.

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More Morrissey: England is Mine, The Queen is Dead, and Morrissey & Mar...shall

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ENGLAND IS MINE
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Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before... the story is old, but it goes on...

England is Mine ... and it owes Morrissey a living.

The upcoming film England is Mine, directed by Mark Gill, is about Steven Patrick Morrissey in his early life in Manchester, meeting a young Johnny Marr and before becoming the lead singer of The Smiths.

The film poster lists from the producers of Control, which I wasn’t terribly fond of that Joy Division/Ian Curtis film. The problem is that it’s based on historical facts... and was somewhat of a boring drama to me. I’m not expecting aliens and laser guns, but I found myself not really caring for the story since I already knew how it would end.

The same problem is for this biopic, at least for me, is that I already know about Morrissey & Marr, having read any and all biography books (prior to 1999, of course). I’m probably not going out of my way to go to the theaters, but I’ll, you know, Netflix and pill.

Details:

A portrait of Steven Patrick Morrissey and his early life in 1970's Manchester before he went on to become lead singer of seminal 80's band The Smiths.

In cinemas August 4.

Read More Morrissey It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single .…

BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
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Satiate the need, slip them into different sleeves! Buy both, and feel deceived.

Since Morrissey got a hold of his official Facebook account, he’s been really vocal. Remember that Manchester bombing on Morrissey’s birthday (May 22nd)? Yeah, Morrissey had to chime in. Spin wrote “Morrissey Says Something Predictably Dumb About the Manchester Bombing” and summed up how some people felt about it. Even some hardcore fans are saying “Morrissey, shut up!”

The latest controversy is Morrissey’s comment about The Smiths’ reissues of The Queen is Dead on 7” and 12” vinyl. Moz thinks that HMV’s “Limited to One Per Customer” stickers were an effort to “attempt to freeze sales is, of course, an overwhelming insult to the Smiths.”

Here’s the facts, these stickers are meant to stop hooligans from buying all the copies from fans and re-selling them for a large profit. It’s not meant to stop people from buying the Smiths, and, let’s be honest, if the label really wanted to sell a zillion copies ... they should have had a larger print run.

HMV already stated that 90% of the records sold out the week of the release.

Read More Morrissey & Marr Johnny Rogan, writer of Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance and The Smiths: The Visual Documentary, suggested that this song was "too personal for regular public exposure" .…

MORRISSEY & MARSHALL
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Morrissey & Marshall, not to be confused with Morrissey & Marr, is a duo of two friends Darren Morrissey and Greg Marshall. According to their biography, the were discovered by The Magic Numbers at a local bar in Kilburn.... “And So It Began...” as their record stated.

Their new record We Rise came out last month, June 13, 2017, via NB Germany.

I checked out their new song ‘Hangin’ Around’, and it sounded a bit like the Beatles.

They described the song as “a song about a love affair with boozing and partying”, and the music video stars Hugh Cooney.

Tour dates:

‪07/23/17 - Curious Arts Festival
07/23/17 - Tonefest
07/28/17 - Carfest North, Cheshire
10/05/17 - Half-Moon, Putney

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Minneapolis: July 13, 2015

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Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 13, 2015.

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EMPIRES
at 7th Street Entry
Monday, 07/13/2015, 8pm ($10)
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Chicago's Empires (not to be confused with the television show Empire) will be in Minneapolis next, next Monday, July 13th. They were previously in Minneapolis with Alkaline Trio.

The band is on tour in support of their latest Orphan album, available now on Chop Shop Music Group, Inc. The record was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Cloud Nothings, The War on Drugs, Explosions in the Sky).

Singer/songwriter Boh Doran will open the show, touring in support of her self-titled EP, available now on Big Stuff Records.

Empires tour dates:

07/11/15 Des Moines, IA Western Gateway Park
07/13/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
07/14/15 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
07/15/15 Detroit, MI Majestic Cafe
07/16/15 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
07/17/15 Forecastle Festival
07/18/15 Akron, OH Musica
07/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Spirit
07/21/15 Kansas City, MO recordBar
07/22/15 Saint Louis, MO Firebird
07/25/15 Cedar Rapids, IA Newbo Alehouse
07/26/15 Wicker Park Festival

Read More Morrissey It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single .…

MORRISSEY
at Fitzgerald Theater
Monday, 07/13/2015, 7pm ($85/Sold Out)
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You know we love Morrissey... and so do you, apparently. Even at $85 (plus various taxes and fees), the iconic singer's upcoming Minnesota show at the Fitzgerald Theater sold out as quickly as it was announced.

Unfortunately the high ticket prices and sold out status is preventing us from being there. We've seen Moz a few times, he puts on a great show... so if you're going, you are going to have a blast.

Joining Morrissey on this World Peace is None of Your Business tour will be his longtime band, including Boz Boorer (guitar), Jesse Tobias (guitar), Mando Lopez (bass), Matthew Walker (drums) and Gustavo Manzur (keyboards).

Tour dates:

07/08 Detroit, MI - The Masonic Temple
07/09 Chicago, IL - Civic Opera House
07/11 Bloomington, IL - Bloomington Center
07/13 St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater
07/16 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks
07/18 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
07/21 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
07/23 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield
07/25 San Jose, CA - San Jose Event Center
08/20 San Diego, CA - North Park Theatre
08/23 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
09/18 Hull, England - Hull Arena
09/20 London, England - Eventim Apollo
09/21 London, England - Eventim Apollo

In Smiths-related news, Johnny Marr is currently on a world tour from July to August, taking him to Australia, Singapore, and Japan, before ending up at Southsea at Victorious Festival 2015.

Read More Frankie Teardrop My brother's favorite local band Frankie Teardrop is also listed on the bill... so the chances of him being at this show is high. ...

FRANKIE TEARDROP
at Turf Club
Monday, 07/13/2015, 8pm ($6)
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My brother's favorite local band Frankie Teardrop will be headlining this July 13th show at the Turf Club in St Paul, Minnesota.

Indie rock group from Iowa City, The Olympics (not to be confused with the '50s doo-wop group The Olympics or Czech rock band Olympic or that the international sporting bi-annual events) set to open the show.

Also on the bill, local Chalk (not to be confused Salt Lake City's Chalk). The Minneapolis Chalk is described as "post-drake romantics". Their debut album, Haunted House, is available now.

The Olympics tour dates:

07/11 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa
07/12 Kathy's Pub in Rochester, Minnesota
07/13 Turf Club in Saint Paul, Minnesota
07/14 Bremen Cafe in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
07/18 Blue Moose Tap House in Iowa City, Iowa

SLC's Chalk just recently played at Diabolical Records with Diatom, Batty Blue, and all-girls Chastity Belt (who we just recently saw at the Triple Rock in June 2015). Chalk's Lil EP is out now.

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Registered Historical Facts: American Horror Story

Read More American Horror Story American Horror Story is one of the show that has its ups and downs for me. The 'haunted house' story of the first season started out great. Then as it started to wind to its conclusion, I sort of fell out of love with it. ....

AMERICAN HORROR STORY
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I recently bought American Horror Story Season 1 and 2 on Bluray (my favorite season is still the third season Coven), and was listening to the Ryan Murphy's audio commentary for the pilot and noticed this brief Morrissey appearance.

Wanna listen to Morrissey?

Violet Harmon (played by Taissa Farmiga), while holding her iPod, asked, "Wanna listen to Morrissey?" to her father's patience Tate Langdon (played by Evan Peters).

According to Ryan Murphy, he had to explain to Farmiga who Morrissey was, "Taissa had no idea who Morrissey was. Ha ha ha, we had to explain to her. She was so young."

As for the Blurays, they are kind of disappointing. There are no commentaries on any other episodes. It is a bare-bones release, but considering that I only paid $14 for each season, I didn't feel that bad.

Here is how the box art describe American Horror Story Season One:

Brace yourself for an addictive thrill ride! American Horror Story is TV's most original new drama, a deeply stylish psychosexual haunt devised to keep you on the edge of your seat. The Harmons' (Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton) fresh start in a new home deviously twists to reveal discoveries of love, sex, and murderous revenge. Featuring a Golden Globe - winning performance by Jessica Lange, Season One scares up a host of engrossing extras.

BRIEFLY:

BUTCHER BILLY butcherbilly.com Brazilian artist Butcher Billy has created a series of 80s musicians as comic book characters... notably using Morrissey as Superman. Although I think it's cool, I feel like he is just using these iconic artists, DC Comics, film art, album artwork, and images for personal gain... Especially because the prices are really expensive - $30 or more for T-Shirts and $31 or more posters.

REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN RECORDS facebook.com "It's time the tale was told..." Named after a Smiths song, Reel Around the Fountain Records is an independent record shop in Stretford Mall Market Hall in Manchester. Nigel Young is the owner of the shop, in an interview with Manchester Evening News, said, "I decided it was time to make the dream of having my own record shop come true."

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Registered Historical Facts: Morrissey USA 2015 Tour, Sky High, and Van Morrissey

Read More Morrissey 013poppodium writes: We regret to inform you that Morrissey is forced to cancel tonight's appearance in 013, Tilburg. Our stage crew, as well as Morrissey's touring party were already setting up stage .…

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MORRISSEY
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It is weird that after Morrissey announced that he was dropped by his record label, Harvest Records, that he is still out promoting World Peace is None of Your Business. The latest single, "Kiss Me A Lot" is available exclusively on iTunes, via Etienne Records. I don't know about you, but the name 'Etienne' is "Stephen" in French... which is basically Morrissey's name (Steven Patrick Morrissey). Perhaps it's self-released, which I think is great. It is the modern age, Moz, all the kids are doing it.

Anyway, with that, Morrissey will be touring this Summer in the USA... It will be likely that his St Paul show will sell out, so if you live in the Minneapolis/St Paul area, I suggest you get your tickets now.

Tour dates:

06/11 New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theater
06/13 Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Symphony Hall
06/15 Durham, NC - The Carolina Theatre
06/19 Dover, DE - Firefly Music Festival
06/24 Worcester, MA - The Hanover Theatre
06/27 New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden
06/29 Akron, OH - Akron Civic Theatre
06/30 Cincinnati, OH - Aronoff Center for the Arts
07/02 Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House
07/08 Detroit, MI - The Masonic Temple
07/09 Chicago, IL - Civic Opera House
07/11 Bloomington, IL - Bloomington Center
07/13 St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater
07/16 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks
07/18 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
07/21 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
07/23 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield
07/25 San Jose, CA - San Jose Event Center

Blondie will open the night at Madison Square Garden
Amanda Palmer will open the night at San Jose

Read More The Smiths Smiths' bassist Andy Rourke will be heading to Minneapolis next Saturday as a special guest to Minneapolis dance club Transmission's 14th Anniversary. …

SKY HIGH
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According to Jimi, they used a Smiths song in Sky High (2005), via Registered Historical Facts.

Upon research, I discovered that the song in question is a cover of The Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by the New York band Elefant. Most of the covers used in the movie are from the 80s.

Here is the soundtrack track listing:

1. "I Melt with You" – Bowling for Soup (Originally by: Modern English)
2. "Through Being Cool" – They Might Be Giants (Originally by: Devo)
3. "Save It for Later" – Flashlight Brown (Originally by: The Beat)
4. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – Christian Burns (Originally by: Tears for Fears)
5. "One Thing Leads to Another" – Steven Strait (Originally by: The Fixx)
6. "Lies" – The Click Five (Originally by: Thompson Twins)
7. "Voices Carry" – Vitamin C (Originally by: 'Til Tuesday)
8. "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" – Elefant (Originally by: The Smiths)
9. "True" – Cary Brothers (Originally by: Spandau Ballet)
10. "Just What I Needed" – Caleigh Peters (Originally by: The Cars)
11. "Can't Stop the World" – Ginger Sling (Originally by: The Go-Go's)
12. "And She Was" – Keaton Simons (Originally by: Talking Heads)
13. "Twist and Crawl" – Skindred (Originally by: The Beat)

SUDIE
sudiemusic.com

Dallas' Sudie recently released her new single "Van Morrissey" (from her debut self-titled EP). The song is said to be about Sudie's two biggest influences: Van Morrison and Morrissey... with quotes like "My love being away from you is having a hole through my body where my heart's supposed to be" and "wait for me with as much passion as I love you and as much pain that I feel when I miss you".

Does this sound like something Van Morrison/Morrissey would write? Listen to the song for yourself via soundcloud.com/sudiemusic.



Sudie EP came out last week, April 7th, via Computer Ugly.

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Registered Historical Facts: Marr Feels You, Transmission, and Morrissey's Still Ill

Read more The Smiths/Morrissey: Registered Historical Facts.

Read More Johnny Marr Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr (one of the subject in a recent W♥M Podcast) recently performed "Easy Money" from his latest Playland (Warner Music Group) on The Tonight Show Starring …

JOHNNY MARR
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Legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr recently dropped his cover of Depeche Mode's "I Feel You" on his soundcloud.com/officialjohnnymarr. It's only been two days but it's already racked over 35k plays.

Want to own the track? Look for it at this year's Record Store Day as a limited edition 7". B-Sides include live versions of The Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want", which Marr has played on his last tour.

Speaking of tour, Marr recently joined Noel Gallagher on stage at his Manchester show on March 9th, to play "Ballad of the Mighty I" as the encore.

Additional detail of the performance via nme.com:

The pair performed 'Ballad Of The Mighty I' together during the encore, a single which features on Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' second album, the recently released 'Chasing Yesterday'. Marr plays guitar on the album version, but this is the first time the pair have performed the track together in public. Gallagher has called it one of his best songs, thanks to Marr's contribution.

In October 2014 Gallagher joined Marr on stage at London's O2 Academy Brixton to play The Smiths' 'How Soon Is Now', as well as a cover of Iggy Pop's 'Lust For Life'.

Read More The Smiths You know I'm a huge Smiths fan (yes, that's me, the one that touched Johnny Marr....) and wanted to mention that bassist Andy Rourke has a DJ gig at EastVillageRadio.com today (that's today, Tuesday, March 2nd at Noon ET). … DJ Jake Rudh Between bands, DJ Jake Rudh played a selection of 70s and 80s ska music videos (Madness, Specials, etc), and opening up the show was …

ANDY ROURKE
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Autographs!

Smiths' bassist Andy Rourke will be heading to Minneapolis next Saturday as a special guest to Minneapolis dance club Transmission's 14th Anniversary. As a longtime Smiths (and Britpop) fan, I can tell you that DJ Jake Rudh is also a fan and will play classic British music at his club.

Anyway, I was lucky enough to have met everyone in the Smiths (except for Morrissey, as he's rarely seen outside of a concert). We met Marr at Twin Town Guitars in Minneapolis in 2013 and Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce at the Smiths Convention in 1997. If you met Marr last year, here's your chance to meet Rourke - mark March 21st on your calendar.

Details of the First Avenue event:

TRANSMISSION and DJ JAKE RUDH
with ANDY ROURKE of THE SMITHS
Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 9:00pm
$8.00 advance / $10.00 door / 18+

Presented by: 89.3 The Current, City Pages and Electric Fetus

Andy Rourke DJ dates:

Mar 21 First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 26 The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa, California
Mar 27 The Bunkhouse in Las Vegas, Nevada

Read More Morrissey Morrissey at Club Stodola in Warsaw, Poland, on November 19th. Morrissey walked off stage after only 25 minutes. The official Live Nation statement reads "one of the .…

MORRISSEY
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At the 11th hour, Morrissey cancelled his March 10th show in Tilburg. Look, I totally understand being sick and ill, but you would think Morrissey would have known he was unwell the night before or morning of?

Morbidly, I'm glad to have another date to cancellation list (currently up to 230 cancelled dates). This is the first 2015 cancelled date... and the venue 013's second time the show has been postponed.

The saddest part? Fans found out about the cancellation at the last minute... even the venue had no idea - as seen by the stage setup shown on their instagram.

013poppodium writes:

We regret to inform you that Morrissey is forced to cancel tonight's appearance in 013, Tilburg. Our stage crew, as well as Morrissey's touring party were already setting up stage and all requirements for tonight's show when we were informed by management that Morrissey is unable to perform tonight due to flu. At the moment we are trying to re-schedule the date for later this month and will advise all ticket holders as soon as possible.

Well, third time's the charm.

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Registered Historical Facts: The Grammy and the Guardian, Plus Harry Hill

Read More Morrissey Breaking news, Morrissey has Ebola... At least that was the reason he gave to a fan who asked him for an autograph. With 229 cancelled or postponed tour dates since 1991, Morrissey being sick is no surprise. ...

Read more The Smiths/Morrissey: Registered Historical Facts.

MORRISSEY
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With the recent Grammy Awards, Rolling Stone compiled a list of artists who have never won a Grammy... Morrissey among Bjork, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Katy Perry.

From rollingstone.com:

25 Artists Who Have Never Won a Grammy
by Zara Golden | February 4, 2015

(excerpt)

Times nominated: 1

For all his legendary work with the Smiths, for all his sterling solo work, for each and every one of his diatribes (there is a Best Spoken Word Grammy category, after all) Stephen Patrick Morrissey's only nominated effort was his 1992 album Your Arsenal. Moz lost in the Best Alternative Music Performance category that year to Tom Waits' Bone Machine, an event that likely did little to lighten his legendarily dyspeptic mood.

The Smiths outside Salford Lads Club in 1985. Photograph: Stephen Wright (smithsphotos.com) Read More The Smiths Since Select Magazine went away in 2000, Uncut Magazine took over as my favorite music magazine. In their latest issue, which came out in the stores in the UK this week (January 27th), they featured the 30th Anniversary of Meat is Murder ...

THE GUARDIAN
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With the 30th Anniversary of The Smiths' Meat is Murder this year, 2015, The Guardian compare today's Manchester vs 1980s Manchester, and asks "Is Morrissey's city still recognisable?"

Excerpt from theguardian.com:

This charming Manchester: is Morrissey's city still recognisable?
by Alec Herron | Wednesday 4 February 2015 04.11 EST

Treading cautiously over puddles of January Manchester rain, a group of tourists from Mexico, Australia, France and Israel take turns to pose in front of Salford Lads Club, the unassuming community centre made famous by their Mancunian heroes, The Smiths.

The lyrics and imagery created by the band’s lead singer, Morrissey, are forever associated with the Manchester of mid-1980s post-industrial decay; entrenched with accounts of stabbings, domestic violence and back-alley encounters in a city struggling to find new purpose following the demise of its textile and other traditional industries.

Since then, the city has been bombed by the IRA and had its centre reconstructed; it has hosted a Commonwealth Games and witnessed three decades of rapid growth and regeneration. Along the way, iconic locations in The Smiths story have disappeared or morphed into a new guise: the infamous site of their second gig, the Hacienda nightclub, was torn down and a luxury apartment block raised in its place; Rafters, the underground club where the band played soon after, is now a Tesco Express.

But, 30 years on from the band’s only UK No 1 studio album, Meat is Murder, how does The Smiths’ vision of life in Manchester compare with life in the city today? Where else to begin but ...

Not miserable now: Harry as Morrissey in 1999 Photograph: Rex (mirror.co.uk) Read More The Smiths NME called this album "Greatest Albums of All Time", and I can't say I disagree. This is such a great album, because it is one of those albums that I know all the words to. There are no bad songs on this album …

HARRY HILL
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On this week's Harry Hill's Stars in Their Eyes, Jim Thompson, from Woodley, Stockport, appeared as Morrissey to perform some of The Smiths' biggest hits.

Unfortunately (spoiler alert), he lost to a John Legend impersonator.

Thompson confessed that, "I'm not a singer in anyway, I've only ever done it for a party trick."

What's funny is that medical doctor-turned-comedian Harry Hill is actually a big Smiths fan, as seen in this 1999 photo of Hill as Morrissey (complete with hearing aid!)

Photo of Jim Thompson and Harry Hill from manchestereveningnews.co.uk.

Jim Thompson as Morrissey with Stars In Their Eyes host Harry Hill ITV/Kieron McCarron

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