Boyracer writes:

Just heard that Morrissey will be a guest on next week's Kevin and Bean show on 106.7 KROQ in Los Angeles. I was unable to confirm what day he would be on. Morrissey has had a long history with the station, he has been on a few times. The last was in 97 with Jed the Fish to promote Maladjusted.

Stefan Krix writes:

Just got reliable additional details to the new Morrissey-releases (Europe):

You Are The Quarry
ATKCD001 (standard jewelcase)
ATKLP001 (vinyl)
ATKDX001 (DVD/CD combo)
17. May 2004
Label: Attack
Distribution: rough trade

A first artikel on the new album can be found here: Morrissey Hunts on "Quarry" (Rolling Stone)

Irish Blood, English Heart
ATKXD002
ATKSI002 (7" vinyl)
10. May 2004
Label: Attack
Distribution: rough trade

A Concert at the End of May in Germany is in the planning.
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This Charming Mark writes:

Reissue, repackage...

No sooner than we hear of the release date for the album. News of a special edition! Sounds like there is to be a bonus DVD edition of You are The Quarry!

Could this be the Albert Hall footage??
Anyone know??
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Anthony writes:

Amazon is listing that you can preorder You Are The Quarry(gatefold w/dvd) by Morrissey. It does not list any tracks on the album or the dvd.

An anonymous person writes:

i have a fax from the william morris agency that list the confirmed acts for lollapalooza

these are the confirmed acts. i've left off all the unconfirmed acts

day 1
morrissey (headlining)
sonic youth
flaming lips
black rebel motorcyle club

day 2
string cheese incident (headlining)
gomez
polyphonic spree

the unconfirmed acts, if they book, should round out the schedule nicely.

Mark sends:

Legendary Smiths fanzine returns!

Influential British fanzine Smiths Indeed is making a surprise comeback in May.

The fanzine, which first appeared in 1986, was the original Smiths fanzine and during its three-year run became regarded as the closest thing to an "official" Smiths publication, endorsed by the band.

Smiths Indeed was created and edited by Mark Taylor, who brought together articles and rare photos of The Smiths contributed by fans all over the world.

The fanzine was sold by mail order and on Smiths tours and by the end of its run, it was selling several thousand copies throughout the world.

It had close links with Morrissey, who used readers of the fanzine in the video of "I started something I couldn't finish", including Lucette Henderson, who went on to star in the video of Everyday Is Like Sunday.

Smiths Indeed stopped in 1989 and copies have since become highly collectable, with early issues commanding high prices on the internet.

Mark Taylor said: "There has been increasing demand for copies of Smiths Indeed over the past year and I think the time is now right to reprint early issues for the new generation of Smiths and Morrissey fans.

"Since it stopped in 1989, I have had constant enquiries about Smiths Indeed so I think younger Morrissey fans deserve to see copies of the fanzine without having to spend a fortune for them on Ebay."

Mark plans to release the Smiths Indeed reprints in May. To be added to the Smiths Indeed mailing list, email: [email protected]
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(davidt): The Smiths Indeed fanzines I got in the mail via an ad in the NME provided my first contact with the world of Smiths and Morrissey fans. The amazing quality and comprehensiveness of Mark's fanzines have been the biggest influences on me in working on this site and Morrissey fanzine ("Sing Your Life") previously. Highly recommended... I look forward to picking up the older issues I've been missing.

Photog Offers Smiths Pics - RollingStone.com, Mar. 18, 2004
Classic shots capture band at its peak

Excerpt:

Two decades ago, Stephen Wright was, by his own account, "living like a student" with four friends in a house outside of Manchester, with photography more a hobby than a profession. He'd taken a few photographs of bands performing and had sent them to Rough Trade records. Smiths frontman Morrissey took a shine to the shots and soon after, Wright received a phone call from Rough Trade asking the unknown shutterbug to photograph the Smiths, who at the time had a pair of albums to their credit and were on the cusp of releasing what is arguably their masterpiece The Queen Is Dead. On a dreary Manchester day, Wright and a friend snapped a series of photographs of the group that are among the most iconic images of the Smiths to have been taken during the group's short run.
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Prints are still available for sale at www.wrightphoto.co.uk/pop.htm

• Related item: Limited edition classic Smiths photos by Stephen Wright available - Mar. 8, 2004

Martin writes:

Stockholms freely distributed newspaper Stockholm City has an interview with Ebbot Lundberg, singer in acclaimed swedish rockband The Soundtrack of Our Lives. According to Lundberg Morrissey might do an guest appearance on the groups next album.

The headline is:
The Stars have discovered The Soundtrack of Our Lives
- Art Garfunkel is on their new album - and now they're waiting for Morrissey.

The article starts:
Morrissey will become the singer for The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Their frontman Ebbot Lundberg now reveals for City that the british pop legend might be one of the guest stars on the groups new record.

Ebbot Lundberg says to Stockholm City that duets with Art Garfunkel and Kevin Rowland from Dexy's Midnight Runners will be on the new record. And soon it will be Morrisseys turn.
- But nothing is decided yet. We're hoping for it to happen, says Ebbot Lundberg.

Later in the article Lunberg states that none of the songs with the guest stars will be included on the album if they're not among the absolute best ones recorded.

But if Morrissey records a song with you, won't you include it?
- I don't know. Anyway the songs will still remain and if they're not on the next record then maybe they'll be included on some other record in the future, says Ebbot Lunberg.
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Ulf Ö writes:

According to yesterday's MTV News Swedish rock band the Soundtrack Of Our Lives wants Morrissey to appear on their new album. Apparently, legends Paul Simenon from the Clash and Kevin Rowland from Dexys Midnight Runners have agreed to contribute to the album, but Morrissey hasn't made a reply to the request.

This Years Model writes:

I went along to see Billy Bragg at Edinburgh's Usher Hall tonight.

Prior to the gig Bragg undertook a public interview with a very odd woman who asked him quesitons about his dog before allowing questions from the floor...

I was first up and asked the following...

TYM: Billy, it has been reported on the internet that during this tour you have been speaking with some affection and a little humour about Morrissey...I wondered if, as both you and he are peculiarly "English" artists, your voices, your frame of reference, if you had an opinion on Morrisseys alleged racism and the importance of "Englishness" in your works?

BB: Well, I think the problem for Morrissey when he was going through his wrapping himself up in the Union Jack phase was that he didn't explain himself properly, I mean you can't just throw out a song like the National Front Disco without explaining it...it's trick to be ambiguous about these things.

Billy then flung himself into a lengthy diatribe about nationalism, particularly English nationalism, before concluding...

BB: But I don't have any doubt that Morrissey, and Joe Strummer if he were still with us, would join any front against racism, in his own strange way.

Bragg also sang a few lines from Reel Around the Fountain and told a very amusing story about Morrissey, Thomas the Tank Engine and Jimmy Sommerville!

EARLASH writes:

EARLASH interviewed Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke in NYC this Saturday, March 13th. Read all about it at: http://www.earlash.com/ft.php?featid=30.

And yes, both the Smiths and Morrissey were mentioned.

Enjoy!

EARLASH
www.earlash.com