Singer Morrissey released from hospital LONDON - Former Smiths frontman Morrissey was released Sunday from a hospital where he was held overnight after collapsing on stage during a concert. A spokeswoman for the Great Western Hospital in the English city of Swindon said the singer was "much improved." "Morrissey became unwell, and he was admitted overnight as a [...]
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In the past twelve months, you’d think someone would have thought to tell Morrissey that there’s been a recession on; instead, he’s gone about releasing five albums - all, to some degree, redundant.
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London's 02 Wireless FestivalFor his 4th of July headlining performance, Morrissey promised: "I will take Hyde Park like a flea inhabits a dog. Art-hounds and people with badly cut hair are very welcome." He didn't dissappoint......In the center of the city, surrounded by the posh, well-trimmed terrains of Knightsbridge and Kensington, et al, the Wireless Festival is one of the more tame and "...
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According to Pitchfork.com there's a new Morrissey B-sides collection called Swords due out in October. I'm hoping that Sweetie Pie will be on Swords. The original version was a b-side on I Just Want to See the Boy Happy that featured vocals by Kristeen Young. Apparently, Young and Moz had a falling out so he remixed Sweetie Pie sans her backing vocals. I was a fan of the experimental feel of t...
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Some ninja. Sheesh!I have received my instrument of death from New York City itself. Yeah, you know it's hard. I'll give it a spin later, but I don't have a track listing yet.And I had completed my mix of death, but because I've been stupid busy, I didn't send it out. My intended victim lives; that just stinks on ice.As I ponder the eternities, I will only have myself to blame for my sloth. Sigh.
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From "The Music Slut":http://musicslut.blogspot.com/2008/01/morrissey-displays-political-preference.html:And modeled by the candidate himself:It looks like the shirt's designer, Scarlet Ibis, will be taking orders (see "Comments":http://musicslut.blogspot.com/2008/01/morrissey-displays-political-preference.html)."You're just another person in the worldYou're just another fool with radical views...
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Morrissey's uneasy expression on the cover notwithstanding, Swords is a worthy collection of 18 b-sides from his last three studio albums.Morrissey's quizzical look on the front cover of Swords seems both appropriate and contradictory to the music contained therein. Dressed like a blue-collar laborer on a break, he wears clothes that reflect his workman-like musical output over the better part ...
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Morrissey is suing British music magazine NME for defamation, claiming the publication twisted his words in a recent interview to make him appear racist.Morrissey was quoted by the magazine as saying he would no longer live in Britain because an "immigration explosion" was stripping his native land of its identity."The gates are flooded, and anybody can have access to England and join in," he r...
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Singer Morrissey has stepped in to save an anti-racism music festival from possible financial ruin."As previously reported":PR, Morrissey recently sued two magazines for suggesting he was racist. He won an apology from Word magazine for suggesting as much and a hypocrite. He is also suing the NME after it quoted him as saying Britain had lost its identity due to high levels of immigration. ??uh...
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The British publication The World has offered a court-ordered apology to British Singer Morrissey regarding a statement made about him which he claimed was defamation.The singer related the incident to his suit against the NME another publication he is currently suing for defamation."As previously reported":PR Morrissey sued British music magazine NME for defamation, claiming the publication t...
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L: What's up with you? Are you dating anyone?Me: What's the answer I always give you?L: Come on.Me: You come on. I don't call you once a week because I hotly anticipate this kind of Sex and the City cliched bullshit. L: But you deserve to be happy.Me: Who's to say I'm not right now? L: But y-.Me: I can roll over and masturbate at 4:00 in the morning and not worry about hurting anyone's feelings...
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"We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the wild outer music of the streets- we remember only." -Henry MillerSo here goes folks. I posted a while back about what festivals are worth traveling to in Europe. As you Euros all gave amazing tips- and I got inspired. I've decided to embark on a petit tour/adventure/music-infused beatnik odyssey from July 4th till July 23r...
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Morrissey, an avid vegetarian who's 2nd album with the Smiths was titled Meat Is Murder, took a stand at the Wireless festival in London last week. During his performance, he told the audience he could smell the meat across the stage. And this was after the singer tried to ban meat from the backstage area where he had hung posters of the Meat Is Murder album cover. But, the Rascals, living ...
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Morrissey will launch his US tour in Las Vegas on September 21. The British vocalist legend will carry on despite a few postponements of a handful of summer dates in the US, namely New York's Madison Square Garden, after contracting a serious viral infection.The night before Las Vegas, he will play the historic El Foro in downtown Tijuana. The trek wraps November 2 at Constitution Hall in Washi...
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Guardian (UK) -- Former Smiths frontman in a 'stable condition' after collapse following opening song in Swindon ...
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