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To the faithful departed: Dolores O'Riordan

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

With the unexpected passing of Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries on 15 January 2018 at the age of 46, countless fans have expressed their grief and many bands have quickly put together their tribute to the singer.

D.A.R.K.
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One of Dolores O’Riordan’s side project was D.A.R.K. (formerly Jetlag), a trio featuring her vocals, Olé Koretsky, and The Smiths’ Andy Rourke. The trio released their debut album Science Agrees in 2016.

Rourke said, “I am heartbroken and devastated by the news of the sudden and unexpected passing of Dolores. I have truly enjoyed the years we spent together and feel privileged to call her a close friend. It was a bonus to work with her in our band D.A.R.K. and witness firsthand her breathtaking and unique talent. I will miss her terribly. I send my love and condolences to her family and loved ones.”

Olé Koretsky adds, “My friend, partner, and the love of my life is gone. My heart is broken and it is beyond repair. Dolores is beautiful. Her art is beautiful. Her family is beautiful. The energy she continues to radiate is undeniable. I am lost. I miss her so much. I will continue to stumble around this planet for some time knowing well there's no real place for me here now.”

Read More Dolores O'Riordan Dolores O'Riordan (ex-frontswoman of the Cranberries) has a new album out in May '07, called Are You Listening?. Her record company, Santuary, decided to release her …

BAD WOLVES
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New York rock band Bad Wolves said Dolores O’Riordan was set to record her vocals for their cover “Zombie”, but upon hearing the tragic news, the band decided to release their version of “Zombie” in her memory.

The band (singer Tommy Vext, drummer John Boecklin, guitarist Chris Cain, guitarist Doc Coyle, and bassist Kyle Konkiel) announced that proceeds of the song will go directly to O’Riordan’s three children. You can buy the single at Amazon and iTunes.

“It was the greatest honor to know she liked our version and wanted to sing on it,” says Bad Wolves singer Tommy Vext. “We’re deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Dolores and by the fact that she’s leaving behind three children so we are donating the proceeds from the song to her kids.”

“It’s such a powerful song and the themes are still so relevant, we wanted to release it in her memory,” he continues. “The original lyrics include the line ‘It’s the same old theme Since nineteen-sixteen. In your head, in your head, they’re still fighting’. It’s a reference to the IRA bombings during the Irish Rebellion. We changed that lyric to say ‘2018’ and she was really excited about that because the nations may have changed but we’re still fighting the same battles today. Humanity is still fighting to assert itself despite all the conflicts.”

Read More The Cranberries Other songs in the movie you might be able to pick out is Faye Wong's very faithful Chinese version of the Cranberries' song "Dreams". Faye Wong (王菲) recorded two version of the "Dreams" …

REIGEN
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You know, this cover of The Cranberries’ song “Dreams” was sent to me before the death of Dolores O’Riordan. The cover is by NYC based falsetto-king Reigen.

Instead of a faithful cover, Reigen decided to make it his own with new wave, disco, and electronica.

Reigen explained, “My friends Thommy and Cedric asked me to do this song for their wedding and I never thought I’d be sharing it more widely, but they were so sweet about it and here we are... this is a celebration of the love that is all around us.”

Of course, after hearing about O’Riordan’s passing, Reigen wrote, “There will never be another one like Dolores- I am so shocked and saddened by this news. A voice and an artistry that will live forever.”

Hear his version of “Dreams” on soundcloud.com.

Read More The Cranberries To the faithful departed, Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan, of The Cranberries, has died at the age of 46. The last time we heard from the band was that they had released a unique collection …

AMERA
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Los Angeles live electronic dance music (EDM) group Amera (stylized as AMERA) has recently released their new drum & bass version of The Cranberries’ classic hit song “Zombie”. The track was recorded in tribute to Dolores O'Riordan and her musical legacy.

The EDM trio (singer Brooke Adams, synth Mikael Oganes, and guitarist Donovan Butez) actually prefer to perform with live instruments instead of using pre-recorded beats.

Amera’s self-titled EP was released in August 2017.

You can hear the cover of “Zombie” at Soundcloud.com.

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Transmission, feat. Andy Rourke at First Avenue (21 Mar 2015)

About Transmission DJ Jake Rudh hosts the long-running weekly Minneapolis-based post-punk, new wave and indie dance night Transmission every Wednesday night at Club Jäger, and every Thursday night at 10pm on 89.3 The Current. Read More 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 … 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. …

We don't normally cover dance clubs, but there were two key things about the Transmission show last Saturday (March 21st), that I felt were important enough for us to pay attention. First, this is indie dance club was celebrating its 14 Year Anniversary, and, second, guest DJ, Andy Rourke is the bassist of one of my favorite 80s band, The Smiths.

Just to give you a little background, I used to live in California, and semi-regularly attended two Britpop dance clubs: Popscene in San Francisco and Café Bleu in Los Angeles. Unlike going to concerts or seeing a movie, going to a dance club was more of a talking and being social and dancing with our friends... plus it was really fun to hear some of our favorite songs being played over the speakers.

Dancers

Turnout to this Saturday event was very, very good, with the main dance floor generally full, as you can see from the photos. Everyone we ran into were generally smiling, drinking, being social, and having a good time.

If you have attended any Transmission shows (or seen a UK band live), chances are, you will already be familiar with DJ Jake Rudh's music tastes, but he will play to the crowd. For the Transmission audience, the majority of music were of that alternative 80s/90s era, like Talking Heads, The Cure, Run DMC, New Order, Billy Idol, Beastie Boys, Beck, and, of course, The Smiths. However, once in a while, he'll throw in a curve ball, like Franz Ferdinand, MGMT, or MIA.

The special DJ guest of honor, Andy Rourke took over spinning at midnight. The introduction was a video of Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr introducing Rourke, taken from their appearance together in Brooklyn, New York, last May 3, 2013. With that quick intro, Rourke blasted The Clash's "London Calling"... indicating what's to come on his playlist.

Unlike Rudh's music video set, Rourke's setup did not feature any music videos. Instead, some generic driving footage (and later some early 80s film/documentary) were shown on the projection screen.

The majority of Rourke's playlist is what you would expect at a Transmission show, which is to say mostly British music (The Rolling Stones, Stereo MCs, The Beatles, Blondie, Echo and the Bunnymen), but occasional throwing in some American stuff, such as The Breeders, The Dandy Warhols. The oddest Rourke song choice was probably First Edition's "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)", featuring a young Kenny Rogers on vocals. I really love 'Condition', even wrote an extensive Cover Lover article, where you can hear Supergrass' version.

Jake Rudh and Andy Rourke

I also got the biggest kick out of hearing the New York Mix of The Smiths' "This Charming Man", because in that song, it's all about the bass. I would say that Rourke may be biased, being the bassist and all, if it wasn't for the fact that it is actually a good mix/remix. According to Jo Slee, from her Peepholism book, the New York mix was quickly pulled out of circulation in 1984, because Morrissey loathed it. I actually didn't get a hold of the song until it was later reissued by WEA in the guise of This Charming Man Japanese EP. Even in 1992, it was still a relatively rare song.

Other oddities included Primal Scream and Kate Moss' cover of "Some Velvet Morning", a remix of Mark Ronson's Smiths cover "Stop Me", and an old T.Rex song, "Telegram Sam".

I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so many of these songs are familiar to me. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, bring your old friends to Club Jäger this Wednesday night.

Andy Rourke is currently on his DJ Tour, heading over to The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa, on March 26th, and to the Bunkhouse in Las Vegas on March 27th.

Transmission at First Avenue, Minneapolis (21 Mar 2015)

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Minneapolis Reminders: March 21, 2015

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. … 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 …

TRANSMISSION
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Sure, we've already mentioned that Smiths' bassist Andy Rourke was coming to Minneapolis, tomorrow, March 21st, as part of dance club Transmission's 14th Anniversary at First Avenue ... but I thought I'd remind you guys.

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

If you miss tomorrow's event, you can always catch Transmission every Wednesday night at Club Jäger, or tune in every Thursday at 10pm on The 89.3 Current.

Read More Helado Negro On tour with Sinkane is Helado Negro (which means "Black Ice" in English), the stagename for Roberto Carlos Lange. He is currently touring in support of his new album ... Lætitia Sadier Lætitia Sadier came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of her latest album, Silencio, out now via Drag City. For those not familiar with Sadier, she is, or rather was, the main singer of Stereolab … Liquid Music We've seen some Liquid Music shows before and raved about their ability the world of classical music to a much broader audience, usually through very unique presentations. …

HELADO NEGRO
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Wondering what Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier was doing a last-minute singing/instore performance at the Treehouse in Minneapolis today (March 20th)? That is because she is appearing in the Helado Negro's "Island Universe Story" show at the Ordway Concert Hall for March 21st, 2015, in St Paul. We've already mentioned the show earlier in January, so just a reminder that the show is tomorrow. We'll report back on the show... and also on the re-opened Ordway venue as well.

Helado Negro writes:

Laetitia Sadier will be performing a new collaborative song with Helado Negro along with performing new versions of other songs. She produces music under her own name and plays in Monade and Stereolab. She will be singing and producing other mellifluous mouth sounds for the performance March 21st in Saint Paul,MN!

Details of tomorrow's show:

Helado Negro: Island Universe Story
Sat, Mar 21, 2015 8:00 pm
Ordway Concert Hall

Part of the SPCO’s boundary-defying Liquid Music Series, this program features the groundbreaking music of Helado Negro. “Among the musicians currently redefining Latino culture worldwide,” (NPR) Helado Negro’s work synthesizes the Latin influences of his upbringing, his experience with various rock outfits, modern electronic beats, and work with progressive classical composers. Special guests include Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Adron, Mikael Jorgenson (Wilco), Jan St. Werner (Mouse on Mars) and more.
Tickets $15

Featured Artists: Helado Negro / Adron / Mikael Jorgensen / Jason Trammell / Minneapolis Music Company / Trey Pollard / Jason Ajemian / Lætitia Sadier

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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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News: Andy Rourke, Sia, and Gogol Bordello

The Smiths - Handsome Devil

The Smiths

This is just a quickie, since many of these things are time-sensitive:

DJ N-D
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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 2^nd at Noon ET). That's 11am in Minneapolis ? The press release was also confusing, it lists "Premieres Tuesday, March 3".

Here's the thing with online internet radio - it shouldn't be hard. East Village Radio has eight options, which looks like a fail to me. It woudn't hurt to just have a "play" button? Ideally, I would like one play button and eight "advance" options if I find that the standard 64k is too low quality, I can upgrade (especially if I have a higher bandwidth).

Anyway, unfortunately, I am not home to listen to the show (yes, like most people, I'm at work...) and it doesn't look like this radio station offers archive options.  EDIT: I am told an archive of this show is located at www.eastvillageradio.com.

Incidentally: the best bass-ey Smiths song (besides from the bass remix of "This Charming Man") is "Barbarism Begins At Home". WOW, love that bassline.

Sia - Buttons

SEEYA SIA*
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Yes, I'm officially available for covering shows. I will be at the Fine Line on April 24^th, adoring the child-like person that is called Sia. Come say hi, I'm friendly!

Destiny

I've watched the Sia DVD, and I LOVE "Buttons" done live with the neon stuff, so I'm quite excited and anticipating such things on her upcoming North American tour.

Oooh, I think she'll be doing some Zero Seven songs on her live set?  I hope so, I can't wait.

Her tour dates:

Apr 10 2010 Commodore Vancouver, BC Apr 12 2010 Market Seattle, Washington Apr 13 2010 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon Apr 14 2010 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA Apr 17 2010 Coachella Festival Palm Springs, CA Apr 19 2010 House of Blues San Diego, California Apr 20 2010 The Marquee Phoenix, Arizona Apr 22 2010 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado Apr 24 2010 Fine Line Minneapolis, Minnesota Apr 25 2010 Vic Chicago Apr 26 2010 St. Andrews Detroit, Michigan Apr 28 2010 Phoenix Toronto, Ontario Apr 30 2010 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec May 1 2010 HOB Boston, Massachusetts

May 2 2010 TLA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 4 2010 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC May 6 2010 Terminal 5 New York, New York May 8 2010 Rams Head Annapolis, Maryland May 12 2010 Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen May 15 2010 L’Aéronef Lille May 16 2010 Ancienne Belgique Brussels May 17 2010 MCV Utrecht May 18 2010 Olympia Paris May 20 2010 Astra Berlin May 21 2010 Große Freiheit 36 Hamburg May 23 2010 Muffathalle Munich May 24 2010 Theaterhaus Stuttgart May 25 2010 Gloria Cologne May 27 2010 Roundhouse - SOLD OUT London

* Seeya soon!

Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple

Gogol Bordello

GO, GO, GOGOL! or GOOGLE GOGOL!
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New album (Trans-Continental Hustle), touring dates, all the detail are on their announcement, courtesy of sonymusic.com.

Off topic: but I saw a movie called Everything Is Illuminated, that stars the singer from Gogol.  I think this was before he was more known for being in this band. I guess, like Flea in Suburbia?

Anyway, having only seen music video footage, this looks like an amazing band to see live. Unfortunately, they're also quite popular, so expect very packed (if not sold out) shows. They are, incidentally, playing two dates in Minneapolis at First Avenue on April 24^th and 25^th.

Here's the full touring schedule.

Tues Mar, 9 Filmore New York @ Irving Plaza Sun Mar, 28 Fremantle, AUS West Roots Blues Tue Mar, 30 Melbourne, AUS Billboard Wed Mar, 31 Sydney, AUS The Metro Fri Apr, 2 Brisbane, AUS The HiFi Sun Apr, 4 Byron Bay, AUS Byron Bay Blues Fest Mon Apr, 5 Byron Bay, AUS Byron Bay Blues Fest Sun Apr, 18 Montreal, QC Metropolis Tue Apr, 20 Toronto, ON Sound Academy Wed Apr, 21 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Fri Apr, 23 Chicago, IL Congress Sat Apr, 24 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Sun Apr, 25 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Wed Apr, 28 Boston, MA House of Blues Thu Apr, 29 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Fri Apr, 30 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Sat May, 1 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Fri May, 7 London, UK Hammersmith Apolo # Sat May, 8 Manchester, UK Academy

Sun May, 9 Glasgow, UK Academy Mon May, 10 Norwich, UK UEA Tue May, 11 Birmingham, UK Academy Fri May, 14 Bulligny/Nancy, FR JDM Fest Sat May, 15 Longirod, CH Longirock Sun May, 16 Karlsruhe, GER Tollhaus Tue May, 18 Paris, FR Elysee Montmartre Wed May, 19 Toulouse, FR Le Bikini Fri May, 21 Madrid, SP La Riviera Sat May, 22 Barcelona, SP Razzmatazz Mon May, 24 Bologna, IT Estragoon Tue May, 25 Milan, IT Alcatraz Wed May, 26 Zurich, CH Xtra Thu May, 27 Wien, AT Gasometer Tue Jun, 1 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Wed Jun, 2 Hamburg, GER Docks Thu Jun, 3 Berlin, GER Astra/Columbia Halle Fri Jun, 4 Nuremburg, GER Rock im Park Sun Jun, 6 Nurburgring, GER Rock am Ring

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