...mp3 of Johnny and Pretenders performing "Meat Is Murder" available at:

http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/~padraigf/mim.mp3

Also, I run the only Johnny discussion list, sub thru my site.

...on www.passagen.se (Swedish site), there is a little article/interview about/with Electronic. There was this tiny interesting part. My translation:

In the 1980s <...>, they were in their separate Manchester bands, "fighting" each other,  in a struggle created by the British music press.

-"But for us, it wasn't like that", says Johnny. "I was a New Order fan, bought all the maxi-singles and went to the concerts. We even did concerts together."
-"Morrissey maybe thought it was some kind of rivalry", says Bernard.
-"Morrissey is in rivalry with everyone", comments Johnny.

In an interview for the Swedish newspaper EXPRESSEN, promoting the new Electronic album, Johnny Marr told us that never plays Smiths songs except for the Linda McC. concert.

-"I was very tempted to sing (in a very Morrissey-like way) Ohh I never, Ohh I never Ohhh, in the end of "Meat Is Murder", but I didn't want to steal the show from Linda."

...the film of the excellent novel Hi-Fidelity by Nick Hornby is currently in pre-production. The London based novel set in a record store, strewn with one or two Smiths songs and Mozzer references, has been transplanted to America with John Cusack in the lead role of Rob. Expect a Moz-featured soundtrack. But moreover, if you haven't read it do so soon. It is a must for anyone who is in love with music and love, in that order.

Issue One of the new Morrissey fanzine 'Loved & Lost' is now available in a paper version in the UK. For those of you who have seen the site, it's basically the same text (plus a few handwritten extras), with a selection of pictures. It costs £1 and anyone interested should email me at [email protected] and mark the subject box 'Loved & Lost'.