Roland writes:

Story picked up by the press. Uncleskinny posted the link in the forums (original post):

Pandora: Corden reveals all - The Independent

Mozza's room service

Waxy croissants and burnt bacon rind at dawn! Pandora hears of a fresh skirmish between Morrissey and his magazine nemesis, the NME.

The Mancunian miserabilist is suing the publication after his remarks on immigration were splashed across its cover. So he was displeased to discover that he and the NME's editor, Conor McNicholas, were booked into the same Los Angeles auberge last week.

Mozza's fixer Merck Mercuriadis swiftly intervened, ensuring the bickering pair would not share a roof for long. "I have a very good relationship with the hotel, and when I explained the situation they agreed it would not be appropriate for Conor to stay," says Merck.

McNicholas was "courteously" dislodged. Gloats the NME: "Thanks to Morrissey's people, Conor got upgraded to a penthouse in a sister hotel."

Fran sends the link/excerpt:

Lightspeed Champion at Bristol Academy - Times Online

Devonte Hynes personifies the nerd as superhero

"If Britpop ever needed a black Morrissey, and the idea is certainly alluring, then Hynes would be front-runner for the post. No contest."

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