...tickets for the Coachella Festival at Indio, California go on sale this Saturday, August 7, 1999 (select Ticketmaster outlets, 9am). Although it is a two day event, MORRISSEY will only be performing on the first day (October 9, 1999).

Along with Morrissey performing on the main stage will be Beck, the Chemical Brothers, Perry Farrell, the John Spencer Blues Explosion and Cornelius.

• Ticketmaster "Internet Onsale" date and time is also Aug. 7, 9am. So far this is the only concert that has been confirmed. From what I've heard other tour dates have been changing around, so keep checking the main page (rather than e-mailing me) for the most current info.

Scans of photographs of Johnny Marr at Cafe Bleu last week are available at

http://freepages.bigassweb.com/freepages/naturalbob

The photos are courtesy of Steph. Chavez.

Here's an extract from August's issue of the German magazine "Visions" with a lengthy interview with Johnny Marr. Excerpt:

Q: Despite you are one of the most important and influential guitarists in the British music scene you`ve always preferred to earn your daily bread as a session musician for others or collaborate with other loners. Have you never had the intention of impersonating the role of the bandleader or to put into practice your musical ideas all by yourself?
J.M: I don't know exactly why but I've always seen myself as the one musical part of a double-headed monster. Saying that I must mention that the basis for these collaborations has always been real friendships which is why I never missed anything. Apart from that I love this extreme intensive energy which emerges between two people working together at a musical project. But meanwhile I've got the self-esteem and conviction that I could as well try it alone. Also each collaboration which I could do from now would mean a descent because Bernard Sumner is such a good human being and musician it can't be topped.

Q: So a Johnny Marr solo album is soon to come?
J.M.: I`m working on it at the moment, some of the songs have already been written. In this context, there are only two problems left: I've been looking for the right musicians with whom I get along as human beings and who don't constantly drop the drumstick out of nervousness only because they are rehearsing with Johnny Marr for a very long time now. Secondly I'm very unsatisfied with the results of my singing and the writing of the lyrics. That has to improve.

• Rush To Danger - a new site by GurgleJerk, someone who has helped contribute to the graphic look of this site in the past. A good resource (especially for the new fan), with discography, history and record recommendation sections. Check out the custom CD and tape sleeves in Acrobat format.
  
  
• Myth Is Morrissey - the Smiths and Morrissey French fanzine is now online (in both French and English). Includes scans of fanzine covers and subscription information.