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Features: Morrissey-solo pledge drive 2001

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Following recent discussions on the site and privately, I have decided to ask for money from event postings/ads to help offset the costs of running this site. In those discussions, some people have expressed they would like to contribute personally, so in addition, I have set up a way for people to send in donations through PayPal. This is all completely voluntary, no one is forcing anyone to pay (I'm not requiring event advertisers to pay either). The site remains unchanged, regardless of if you pay or if you don't. Any donations are greatly appreciated personally by me, but regardless of whether you donate or not, your decision will have absolutely no effect on your standing as far as the site is concerned. You are free to donate whatever you feel is a good amount for the next year or so -- if you are a frequent visitor, my suggestion for a fair amount is $10.



I welcome any feedback and am always open to changing how things are done. Below are more details and some thoughts about my decision which you may or may not care to read:

"Reader Meet Author" (instrumental demo) - mp3 of the week

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Mrs. Shankley writes in to say that Mrs. Shankley's mp3 of the week is an instrumental demo of the song "Reader Meet Author". A brief summary from the page:
This is an instrumental demo of Reader Meet Author. Many thanks again to Franck for sharing this rare demo! :) This is also from the Miraval sessions where the Honey, You Know Where to Find Me demo was recorded. Now you all can sing karaoke style...

Boz Boorer interview in Dynamite (July)

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Mimi writes:

Hi everyone,
The July issue of Dynamite, Germany's biggest Rockabilly magazine, published an interview I did with Boz Boorer earlier this year. Because it was done for a Rockabilly audience who doesn't care much about Morrissey, this interview focuses entirely on Rockabilly legend Boz and his other projects, mainly the Polecats. So if you intend to complain about that afterwards, I advise you to not read it in the first place...you have been warned. In case you do care about what Morrissey's lads are up to, I hope you enjoy this little piece... here's the translation:

Boz Boorer - A Living Legend...

<I>The Very Best Of The Smiths"</I> review by Paul Morley in Uncut

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Jens writes and sends:

A review of the new Best of by Paul Morley (Uncut 09/01)

Nowhere Fast
The Smiths
The Very Best Of...
WEA
23 tracks, all the singles, plus "Still Ill", Some Girls...", "Stop Me..." and "I Know It's Over"

Jimmy Gnecco from Ours mentions Morrissey and Steve Lillywhite

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Lana writes:

excerpt from an article called "Ours' Heart is Full" (by Brian Pascual, ChartAttack, June 22, 2001):
Once Gnecco was ready to enter the studio, waiting for him was a dream-come-true in the form of producer, Steve Lillywhite. The man has only worked with several of Gnecco's favorite bands and influences. No pressure at all.

"The main inspiration with working with Steve was that I was on a kick loving all the Morrissey records," says Gnecco. "Vauxhall And I is one of my favorite records. And the fact that he worked with U2 was such an overwhelming feeling. But I tried not to get distracted from the task at hand. I had to go to work with Steve as I would go to work with anyone - set high standards and be hard on myself."

The high intensity and easy-flowing emotion on the album has as much to do with Lillywhite's handling of the passionate songwriter as the songs themselves.

Morrissey compared to Dickens in "Pure Pop Poetry" article

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
Miriam writes:

In an article by Paul Fogarty on Irish website www.oceanfree.net today entitled "Pure Pop Poetry" - Can pop lyrics be ranked alongside literary history's finest poets? he makes reference to Morrissey when he says:
"Morrissey's hilariously self effacing wit and arch description of council estate loneliness and disenchantment in Thatcher's Britain saw him becoming as highly charged a social commentator as Dickens in his day."
You can check out the rest of the article at the website address given.

"Least likely to be seen with a beard: Morrissey" - Pants magazine

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
MyMelody writes:

There is a local magazine in Northampton, England where I live called 'Pants'. It is a very badly put together mixture of jokes, articles etc. In this month's copy it declared:

'THE PERSON LEAST LIKELY TO BE SEEN WITH A BEARD: Morrissey'

What do you think? Agree or disagree? Would our Moz ever go down the facial hair route?

Sorry, this is a very trivial story, but I found it amusing.

"Barbarism Begins At Home" sampled in new dance song

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
James writes:

Last night I was going through channels, when I saw a song on MTVUK's "DFC Plus". I can't remember the name of the group (something Punk?), but I do remember that it sampled not just Debbie Harry's vocal from the Blondie song "Rapture" - but also the bassline from "Barbarism Begins At Home"! Even though the actual track's not that good, it does get some plus points for sampling two great bands.

Jobriath featured on VH1 special

posted by davidt on Monday August 13 2001, @10:00AM
MOZ IS GOD writes:

Last night (08/08/01) the VH1 music channel ran a special program on sexuality in music called "Below the Belt". While they covered many openly gay performers from George Michael to Frankie Goes to Hollywood there was a surprisingly long and depthful look into the life of one of Morrissey's biggest influences, Jobriath. They covered Jobriath's highly promoted debut as well as his personal crash when his record company made a mess of his career. Jobriath eventually ended up as a polished pianist singing show tunes in New York under a pseudonym until his death from AIDS in 1983. The saddest part is that he was so devastated after his music industry nightmare that he would play any song the crowd asked for on his piano... except his own. I think this is significant not only because of his audible influence on Morrissey but because it represented a negative shift in the early 1980's Glam music scene as stars like Jobriath and the irrepressible Klaus Nomi succumbed to the AIDS epidemic.
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