Tag: Morrissey

Video: Morrissey performs ‘People Are The Same Everywhere’ on TBS’ ‘Conan’

Video: Morrissey performs ‘People Are The Same Everywhere’ on TBS’ ‘Conan’

Morrissey returned to the American late-night airwaves tonight with an appearance on TBS’ ‘Conan,’ performing ‘People Are The Same Everywhere’ — one of a handful of new songs debuted live earlier this year — for the gangly red-headed host and his studio audience.

The Week in Rock: Nov. 13-19, 2011

The Week in Rock: Nov. 13-19, 2011

Our round-up of what made headlines at Slicing Up Eyeballs over the past week includes posts about New Order, Joy Division, Morrissey, the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Kate Bush, Dinosaur Jr, The Fall and much, much more.

Morrissey adds 2nd Los Angeles show after ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ appearance canceled

Morrissey adds 2nd Los Angeles show after ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ appearance canceled

With his Thanksgiving-eve “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” outdoor concert canceled, Morrissey now has scheduled a second Los Angeles show to fill that night off. Moz will perform a newly announced concert Wednesday night at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

Morrissey adds Detroit date to U.S. tour

Morrissey adds Detroit date to U.S. tour

Now that Morrissey has shifted what was to have been the opening night of his U.S. and Mexican tour to the end of the trek, it appears he may be expanding the run — fans in the Detroit area can catch Moz on Dec. 18, the day after the now-rescheduled Chicago date.

The Week in Rock: Nov. 6-12, 2011

The Week in Rock: Nov. 6-12, 2011

Our round-up of the past week’s highlights on Slicing Up Eyeballs includes posts about Duran Duran, Big Country, Peter Gabriel, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, Pet Shop Boys, R.E.M. and Brian Eno, Morrissey, Killing Joke and The Stone Roses — plus our free November mixtape.

Morrissey postpones U.S. tour opener in Chicago over guitarist’s visa problems

Morrissey postpones U.S. tour opener in Chicago over guitarist’s visa problems

Morrissey today postponed the opening night of his upcoming tour of the United States and Mexico — Thursday’s sold-out concert at Chicago’s Congress Theatre — because his lead guitarist can’t perform in the U.S. this week ‘due to a visa administration error.’

The Week in Rock: Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2011

The Week in Rock: Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2011

Here’s this week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs news round-up, including posts about New Order, The Cure, Morrissey, Big Country, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Ministry — plus our interview with Peter Murphy

Morrissey to perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!,’ ‘Conan’ during upcoming U.S. tour

Morrissey to perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!,’ ‘Conan’ during upcoming U.S. tour

As promised back in August, Morrissey will augment his upcoming U.S. tour with a pair of television appearances: He’ll perform on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on Nov. 23 and then on TBS’s ‘Conan’ on Nov. 29, according to fansite and quasi-official news outlet True To You.

‘Manchester Connection’: The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses featured in poster show

‘Manchester Connection’: The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses featured in poster show

Posters and album art by some of Manchester’s most iconic musical acts — including The Smiths, Morrissey, Joy Division, New Order, The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays — will go on display, and up for sale, at exhibition called ‘The Manchester Connection 1976-1992’ at a London gallery next month.

The Wedding Present, Tanya Donelly, Doug Martsch cover The Smiths for new tribute

The Wedding Present, Tanya Donelly, Doug Martsch cover The Smiths for new tribute

American Laundromat Records has enlisted The Wedding Present, Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, Throwing Muses co-founder Tanya Donelly, Telekinesis and Stars to contribute covers of more than 20 classic songs by The Smiths for a new tribute album to be released this December.

Morrissey announces 17-date fall tour of southwestern U.S., Mexico

Morrissey announces 17-date fall tour of southwestern U.S., Mexico

Morrissey today announced his fall tour of the U.S. and Mexico, a trek that — outside of a Chicago date that opens the run — primarily hits the American southwest with 11 shows in November and early December that will be followed by six more concerts in four Mexican cities.

Update: Morrissey to announce U.S., Mexico tour dates Thursday — plus 2 TV appearances

Update: Morrissey to announce U.S., Mexico tour dates Thursday — plus 2 TV appearances

Morrissey continues to tease North American fans with dribbles of information about his upcoming touring plans, the latest of which is a promise to announce full details of the fall trek — now believed to comprise 10 U.S. shows and four Mexican dates, plus two American television appearances — on Thursday.

Vintage Video: Morrissey soundchecks, hangs out during ‘Kill Uncle’ tour in 1991

Vintage Video: Morrissey soundchecks, hangs out during ‘Kill Uncle’ tour in 1991

As we wait for the delayed announcement of Morrissey’s U.S. tour this fall, here’s a little something to bide the time: eight minutes of rare footage from 1991′s ‘Kill Uncle’ tour, showing Moz milling about the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., and joining his band onstage to soundcheck ‘Sing Your Life.’