Tag: Morrissey

Morrissey reissuing ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ single with rare ‘November the Second’ mix

Morrissey reissuing ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ single with rare ‘November the Second’ mix

Next month’s 20th anniversary reissue of Morrissey’s ‘Bona Drag’ will be accompanied by the re-release of ‘Everyday is Like Sunday’ with a new set of B-sides — including the much-coveted ‘November the Second,’ a long-unreleased alternate mix of ‘November Spawned a Monster.’

Stephen Street discusses work with The Smiths, Morrissey on ‘Sound Opinions’

Stephen Street discusses work with The Smiths, Morrissey on ‘Sound Opinions’

Record producer and engineer Stephen Street — who worked on three albums by The Smiths before producing and co-writing Morrissey’s solo debut ‘Viva Hate’ — will be the guest on this week’s episode of the ‘Sound Opinions’ radio program, billed as ‘the world’s only rock ‘n’ roll talk show.’

Morrissey’s ‘Bona Drag’ 20th anniversary reissue to feature 6 unreleased tracks

Morrissey’s ‘Bona Drag’ 20th anniversary reissue to feature 6 unreleased tracks

Six previously unreleased Morrissey tracks finally will see the light of day this fall when EMI releases a 20th anniversary reissue of the ex-Smith’s iconic early-career singles compilation ‘Bona Drag.’

Photo: Morrissey and Rick Astley backstage at the BBC’s ‘Top of the Pops’ in 1989

Photo: Morrissey and Rick Astley backstage at the BBC’s ‘Top of the Pops’ in 1989

Morrissey fan site True To You today posted this 21-year-old photo of Moz (smiling, no less) and Rick Astley backstage at BBC’s ‘Top of the Pops,’ where the two appeared following the February 1989 release of their ‘The Last of the Famous International Playboys’ and ‘Hold Me In Your Arms’ singles, respectively.

The Smiths Project: Janice Whaley recording vocal covers of every Smiths song in 2010

The Smiths Project: Janice Whaley recording vocal covers of every Smiths song in 2010

This year may be nearly half over, but it’s certainly not too late to catch up with The Smiths Project, an ambitious and impressive effort by San Jose, Calif., musician Janice Whaley to record layered vocal arrangements of every song ever released by The Smiths — all by the end of 2010.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 5/30/10

Highlights of tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include a cut off The The’s generally neglected ‘Dusk’ album (‘Love is Stronger Than Death’); a favorite off Morrissey’s solo debut, ‘Viva Hate’ (‘Late Night, Madulin Street’); and a real rarity in ‘No Name, No Slogan,’ the one-off 1989 single from Acid Horse, a hybrid of Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire.

Unhappy birthday: Morrissey is 51 today; watch entire ‘Live in Dallas’ concert film

Unhappy birthday: Morrissey is 51 today; watch entire ‘Live in Dallas’ concert film

Morrissey turns 51 today, and in honor of that milestone, we present, in its entirety, his 1992 concert film ‘Live in Dallas,’ which, while still not available on DVD in the U.S., is floating around on YouTube.

Audio: Demo of The Smiths’ ‘Paint a Vulgar Picture’ off ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’

Audio: Demo of The Smiths’ ‘Paint a Vulgar Picture’ off ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’

Fans of The Smiths’ underrated final album, ‘Strangeways, Here We Come,’ are abuzz about a rough demo of ‘Paint a Vulgar Picture’ that recently hit the web. The track features slightly different lyrics, and in a different order, than the 1987 album version.

Spin in the ’80s: The Cure, R.E.M., Morrissey, The Replacements, U2 and much more

Spin in the ’80s: The Cure, R.E.M., Morrissey, The Replacements, U2 and much more

Spin magazine recently dropped a goldmine into Google Books: scans of nearly every issue of the music mag, from its May 1985 debut up through October 2009. We’ve flipped through the ’85 to ’90 issues, creating links to stories about The Cure, R.E.M., The Replacements, Morrissey, New Order and many, many more.

Video: Morrissey’s ‘Ganglord,’ off ‘Swords’

Video: Morrissey’s ‘Ganglord,’ off ‘Swords’

Despite proclaiming Swords a ‘meek disaster’ last December, Morrissey has gone ahead and made a music video to promote one of the (best) tracks off his late-2009 b-sides album: ‘Ganglord,’ the flip side to 2006’s ‘The Youngest Was the Most Loved.’

Milestones: The Smiths’ ‘Meat is Murder’ released 25 years ago today

Milestones: The Smiths’ ‘Meat is Murder’ released 25 years ago today

The Smiths’ classic second album, ‘Meat is Murder,’ was released Feb. 14, 1985 — exactly 25 years ago today. To mark the occasion, we’ve assembled live video of nearly every track on the album (“Well I Wonder” being the missing link).

Smiths Indeed fanzine (1986-1989) to be reprinted in limited-edition, 100-set run

Smiths Indeed fanzine (1986-1989) to be reprinted in limited-edition, 100-set run

The editor of Smiths Indeed — the classic fanzine published from 1986 to 1989 and sold at The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ shows in the UK — is reprinting the full set of 12 issues in a limited-edition run for the second time.

‘An Open Letter to Morrissey’: Publisher Faber & Faber pleads for Moz’s memoirs

‘An Open Letter to Morrissey’: Publisher Faber & Faber pleads for Moz’s memoirs

Esteemed UK publishing house Faber & Faber has posted “An Open Letter to Morrissey” on its blog, imploring the former Smiths singer to not only complete his long-discussed autobiography but let the company publish it — noting that, “History demands it; destiny commands it.”