BlueGirl writes:

Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10am through Ticketmaster for the FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd 8:00pm shows at Philly's historic Tower Theater. This is a gorgeous old theatre with great sound. They should be excellent shows!
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Update: 08/09 20:12 GMT: The Oct. 1 show was on the Ticketmaster site for a brief time and has since ben removed. The CEO of Sanctuary Merck Mercuriadis has posted this in the comments below:

I would normally not post like this but I want to nip this in the bud immediately. We have not confirmed any shows past September and while we have offers to do dates all over the world - including Philadelphia - nothing is confirmed beyond September and there will certainly be no shows going on sale this weekend. When and if we confirm any shows we will let you know. In the meantime I would appreciate it if David would remove this thread in order to avoid further confusion.
Thanks to you all for your support.
Best wishes,
Merck Mercuriadis
Sanctuary Group

Belligerent Ghoul sends the link:

NANCY SINATRA - Let Me Kiss You, Billboard Singles Reviews

Since debuting on The Billboard Hot 100 in the mid-'60s, Nancy Sinatra has notched more than 20 entries, including two No. 1s ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin' " and "Somethin' Stupid," a duet with her father, Frank). After a too lengthy break from the chart, Sinatra may indeed return to it with the dreamy "Let Me Kiss You." Co-penned by Morrissey, who also provides backing vocals, the poignant "Kiss" is tailor-made for Sinatra. And with Morrissey's stamp, the song—which first appeared on his latest album, "You Are the Quarry"—also has its fair share of melancholia. Consider this chorus: "Close your eyes/And think of someone/You physically admire/And let me kiss you." Sinatra shines throughout. In fact, she one-ups Morrissey on his own song. Prepare yourself for her new album, due next month.—MP


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• Related item: Nancy Sinatra's "Let Me Kiss You" released Sep. 14 in the US - July 29, 2004

Belligerent Ghoul sends the link:

Statement on Benicassim

August 9, 2004 Due to a technical problem with our airplane on Saturday, we were forced to return to London rather than continue on our way to Spain. We offered to play on Sunday and had booked other flights, but the festival was unable to accomodate us - thus we were forced not to play.

Morrissey and the band were very much looking forward to playing at Benicassim, and will return to Spain as soon as new dates can be arranged.

Sanctuary Artist Management

An anonymous person writes:

Brief discussion of Morrissey in an interview with Robert Smith in Real Detroit Weekly. The article is split up into two parts. The first part, an interview with both Robert Smith and Simon Gallup, is here. The second part, which specifically talks about Mozzer and RS's feelings on the mythical feud is here.

Hope you find it informative.
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Excerpt:

The Morrissey Question That Will Not Die

Smith's commitment to musical diversity almost invites an inquiry about the status of his oft-referenced feud with indie-pop icon and former frontman of the Smiths, Morrissey, which has been discussed for eons. Even as a new generation of American fans has embraced both Morrissey and the Cure with an equally frenzied fervor, Smith is wary of drawing too many connections between the two acts. He says, "There's nothing that links Morrissey and the Cure in my mind," Smith says. "As the years go by, it's very easy to think we were from the same generation, but we're not. The Cure recorded our first album in 1978 - we were on our third or fourth album by the time the Smiths started." Even the very existence of the feud, though, is something Robert repudiates as birthed by a decade (the '80s) desperately looking for something to talk about, and assures me that when it comes to such things, "Really, life's too short." But regardless of his ostensible indifference to the magnificent Mancunian, Smith still manages to get a jab in, "[Morrissey] has been away for a number of years and has come back I think to capitalize on this resurgence of interest in a particular period of time," Smith says. "That has nothing to do with the Cure. We've been playing constantly every year for 25 years. We're a living and breathing band."

So perhaps Real Detroit is feeding the non-existent fire by making mention of such a thing, as Smith makes up for his off-handed slam by stating he's fully aware that many die-hard Cure fans like what Morrissey does and vice- versa. But nonetheless, the microscopic flame of unrealistic hope that perhaps this millennium would see a double bill featuring both the proverbial Dukes of Dour and the infallible Pope of Mope seems to have been doused. It's all the same, though - the delicate hearts of Anglophiles nationwide probably couldn't handle such a thing.

Belligerent Ghoul sends the link:

Lou Reed saves the day at Benicassim

Excerpt:

LOU REED saved the day at BENICASSIM today (August 7) following MORRISSEY’s shock no-show.

Fans who had travelled miles to see the former Smiith’s first ever Spanish performance had been downheartened as the evening went on. But with a little help from Belle and Sebastian, the former Velvet Underground star more than made up for the loss with a set packed with favourites...

Appearing after Reed, Belle and Sebastian placated the Morrissey fans by covering The Smiths’ tune ’The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’.

Guy Bolton writes:

Back in 1988 I formed a rockabilly band called 'Born Bad' with a guy who shared a flat with my brother, called Alain Whyte (who was an apprentice welder for Camden council!). I introduced Alain to Spencer Cobrin (training as a chef), who I'd jammed with a few times (in the band that became 'Carlos and the Bandidos'). We all lived in North London. We found a slap bass player called Ian Arrow through 'LOOT' newspaper, rehearsed a bit and started gigging. We played lots of dives around North London, including the old Dingwalls, and I used to cart all our stuff around in my old Escort van. Alain was off with the pixies most of the time, and we never knew whether he'd forget to turn up for rehearsals - or even gigs! He was the most obviously talented member of the band though, and caould play piano, harmonica and had a good rockin' voice. It was all good fun for about 9 months, then Ian left and was replaced by Gary Day (a friend of Spencer's) for a couple of gigs. Then I left to join another band that seemed to have better prospects (after recording a few tracks in Boz Boorer's studio with the original line-up) ... how wrong I was! I saw Alain in a Soho pub about 6 years ago, and am still in touch with Ian. Have some original Born Bad photos/demos if anyone's interested ... Alain and Spenny (as he was called then) look about 12!

Torr sends the link:

HMV pre-order info

All These Things That Ive Done
Killers

Availability: available for pre-order only
Release date: 30-8-2004
Number of Discs: 1
Catalogue Number: LIZARD012
Label: LIZARDKING

CDS £2.99

1. All These Things That I've Done [Album Version]
2. All These Things That I've Done [Radio Edit]
3. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself [BBC Session]
4. All These Things That I've Done [Video]
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Homa also writes:

To be released August 30th, The Killers "All These Things That I've Done" is listed on eil as having a cover of "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself."

Johan de Witt writes:

The documentary looks at how 80s acts like Morrissey, The Pixies & The Cure influenced today's bands (link). Plus lots of anecdotes about bad fashion.

The Killers, Ordinary Boys and Steve Sutherland describe how they have been influenced bij Morrissey/The Smiths.

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• Related item: "Asexual Morrissey" on Bo'Selecta - Aug. 6, 2004

geordie writes:

Pretty trivial news, but never mind.

I`ve just been watching Carry On Teacher on channel 4 and I noticed that the school is called `Maudlin Street` same as the epic track on Viva Hate. Morrissey has been pretty open about his love for Carry On films, so it`s probably not a coincidence.

This is probably common knowledge for the hard-core Morrissey fans, but it was new to me.

Julie writes:

Music Dorks Love Us! have reviewed YATQ ... its a great review and well worth a read.