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THE SMITHS "meat is murder"

Book and cd album combo
Release Date: 26/02/2007
More info here.

A new notice has been added to Morrissey’s myspace blogsite, stating that brand new and official tour merchandise is now available exclusively in the UK store.

The new delectable designs are displayed to boot, on the Morrissey MySpace blog

Entertainment Weekly give odds on a Smiths reunion. Reconcilation? Apparently it's more likely the four horsemen of the apocalypse will ride through my livingroom tonight....

Don't Look Back - Entertainment Weekly

The new Anberlin album "Cities" features a cover of There is a Light on the limited edition as a bonus track. It's pretty faithful to the original, which is pretty impressive for a Smiths tune.

http://www.anberlin.com for more info.

Funny that I stumbled across this today as I just saw Alain Whyte attending the Eastern Conference Champions show @ Silverlake Lounge here in Los Angeles last night.

Jonesy's Jukebox Jury (podcast mp3):

Mon, Feb 26th:

Alain Whyte (Morrissey)
Kevin Bronson (LA Times)
Annie Hardy (Giant Drag)
Shirley Halperin (Entertainment Weekly)

Here's what was played:

Song One: Guns and Roses, “Better”
Song Two: Bloc Party, “The Prayer”
Song Three: Wonderhoven, “Wicked Lover”
Song Four: Iggy and the Stooges, “My Idea of Fun”
Song Five: Klaxons, “Golden Skans”
Song Six: The Academy Is, “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands”
Song Seven: Busdriver, “The Troglodyte Wins”
Song Eight: The Cinematics, “Break”
Song Nine: G Love, “Beautiful”
Song Ten: The Apples in Stereo, “Play Tough”

Next Friday evening, 2nd March, at 9pm on BBC4 TV, the film documentary, “New York Doll” is scheduled to be aired. It has attracted acclaim far and wide for bringing the story of Arthur Kane, recovering alcoholic, Mormon convert and founding member of 1970s punk band New York Dolls, to the hoi poloi. Morrissey plays a central role, having, as a fan from the start, persuaded the band to reunite for a series of London gigs in 2004.

In an article about a book including poetry by detainees in Guatánamo Bay I found this Morrissey reference:

As with prisoners within the American justice system, [Mark Falkoff, a law professor who represents a number of the detainees] argues, there are constraints on their first amendment rights. "I don't think these guys are writing poetry like Morrissey," he continues.

Here's the link if you want to check it out

'Inside the wire' - Guardian Unlimited