Tag: The Smiths

Stream: Telekinesis, Kitten, Sara Lov cover The Smiths for ‘Please Please Please’ tribute

Stream: Telekinesis, Kitten, Sara Lov cover The Smiths for ‘Please Please Please’ tribute

There’s still a couple weeks before the new 20-track ‘Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to the Smiths’ drops, but American Laundromat Records is offering a sneak peak via streaming versions of three of the Smiths covers that will appear on the disc: Telekinesis’ ‘Sheila Take a Bow,’ Kitten’s ‘Panic’ and Sara Lov’s ‘Well I Wonder.’

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 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. 23-29, 2011

The Week in Rock: Oct. 23-29, 2011

This week’s round-up of headlines on Slicing Up Eyeballs includes posts about R.E.M., Talking Heads, New Order, Magazine, John Peel and Elvis Costello, plus not one but three contests involving Robert Smith, Peter Gabriel and Jane’s Addiction.

Linkage: Bryan Ferry plots new U.S. tour, plus The Smiths, The B-52s, The Stone Roses

Linkage: Bryan Ferry plots new U.S. tour, plus The Smiths, The B-52s, The Stone Roses

This week’s round-up of links includes an interview with Bryan Ferry in which he reveals plans to tour the U.S. again next March, plus an evaluation of The Smiths’ new remasters, a Q&A with B-52s’ Fred Schneider and a look at the pros and cons of The Stone Roses’ reunion.

‘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.

New releases: Thomas Dolby, Magazine, Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel

New releases: Thomas Dolby, Magazine, Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from Thomas Dolby (first in 20 years!), Magazine (first in 30 years!) and Skinny Puppy, plus the U.S. version of The Smiths’ deluxe ‘Complete’ box set, the Peter Gabriel ‘New Blood: Live in London’ DVD/Blu-ray and ‘Fac. Dance,’ a compilation of Factory Records 12-inches.

The Week in Rock: Oct. 16-22

The Week in Rock: Oct. 16-22

This week’s headlines on Slicing Up Eyeballs included posts about the reunited New Order, David J, X, The Dead Milkmen, Skinny Puppy and R.E.M., plus our interview with the Pixies’ Joey Santiago, and quite possibly the biggest news of the year: the long-awaited reunion of The Stone Roses.

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.

New releases: Jane’s Addiction, The Smiths, R.E.M., Robert Smith, PWEI, The Proclaimers

New releases: Jane’s Addiction, The Smiths, R.E.M., Robert Smith, PWEI, The Proclaimers

This week’s new releases include Jane’s Addiction’s new studio album (‘The Great Escape Artist’), the U.S. release of The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box set, R.E.M.’s ‘We All Go Back To Where We Belong’ digital single, The Japanese Popstars’ remix EP of the Robert Smith-assisted ‘Take Forever’ and reissues form Pop Will Eat Itself and The Proclaimers.

The Week in Rock: Oct. 9-15, 2011

The Week in Rock: Oct. 9-15, 2011

This week’s headlines on Slicing Up Eyeballs included posts about about Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, The Mission, Big Country, New Order, Robyn Hitchcock and much, much more, plus news on how to score a free Slicing Up Eyeballs sticker.

Mike Joyce to play, discuss 2 hours of The Smiths on East Village Radio today

Mike Joyce to play, discuss 2 hours of The Smiths on East Village Radio today

Mike Joyce, former drummer of The Smiths, will dedicate his weekly Coalition Chart Show on New York City’s East Village Radio entirely to his old band this morning, playing two hours of hand-picked cuts from the new Rhino Records-released ‘Complete’ box set.

New releases: Erasure, PWEI, Dinosaur Jr, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain

New releases: Erasure, PWEI, Dinosaur Jr, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from Erasure (‘Tomorrow’s World’) and Pop Will Eat Itself (‘New Noise Designed by a Sadist’), plus vinyl reissues of Dinosaur Jr’s first three albums, the U.K. vinyl-only and CD-and-vinyl editions of The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box set and the final two Jesus and Mary Chain reissues.