Parenthetical Girls, Xiu Xiu Cover Morrissey

The bands split sides of a 7" to pay tribute to Moz, with Xiu Xiu tackling "I Am Hated For Loving" and Parenthetical Girls on "Handsome Devil." Hear the Girls' take at MySpace. More info at Upset The Rhythm. ... CONTINUE READING PARENTHETICAL GIRLS, XIU XIU COVER MORRISSEY»

Posted on November 23, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: I Was A King | Morrissey | Parenthetical Girls | The Smiths | Xiu Xiu

Bottled Moz Cuts Off UK Gig After One Song

A couple weeks ago Morrissey collapsed on stage during a performance of "This Charming Man" at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. A couple days later he cheekily pantomimed the collapse at Albert Hall while doing the same song. Over... CONTINUE READING BOTTLED MOZ CUTS OFF UK GIG AFTER ONE SONG»

Posted on November 9, 2009 in Video (32 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Morrissey | The Selmanaires | The Smiths

Morrissey Returns To The Stage

According to The Times Moz looked "unhealthy and uncomfortable" (and bloated) at Albert Hall on Tuesday when he retooled "How Soon Is Now" to include references to standing up and staged a Lazarus act that ended with a gong and... CONTINUE READING MORRISSEY RETURNS TO THE STAGE»

Posted on October 29, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Morrissey | The Smiths

She & Him Cover The Smiths' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"

There's a long history of "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" covers in movies: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Not Another Teen Movie, Sky High... OK, not that long. But you can add to the list (500) Days... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM COVER THE SMITHS' "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT"»

Posted on June 25, 2009 in Video (43 comments)
Tags: 500 Days Of Summer | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | She And Him | The Smiths | Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel's (500) Days Of Summer Trailer, Soundtrack Info

The trailer for the Mark Webb-directed (500) Days Of Summer opens with Zooey Deschanel (as Summer) telling a guy listening to "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" loudly on his earphones that she, too, loves the Smiths. She... CONTINUE READING ZOOEY DESCHANEL'S (500) DAYS OF SUMMER TRAILER, SOUNDTRACK INFO»

Morrissey Announces US Label, 2009 US Tour Dates

We channeled high-school poetry class when analyzing Morrissey's Years Of Refusal album art, but even with his weighty caterpillar tattoo and all that the child-is-the-father-to-the-man business, the man didn't actually have a US label ready for the Jerry Finn-produced collection... CONTINUE READING MORRISSEY ANNOUNCES US LABEL, 2009 US TOUR DATES»

Posted on December 18, 2008 in Tour Dates (12 comments)
Tags: Morrissey | The Dead Weather | The Smiths

Scott Weiland Covers The Smiths

Scott misses Cleveland and, it seems, vintage Smiths. The Deluxe Edition of "Happy" In Galoshes includes a second disc housing this cover of "Reel Around The Fountain" from Morrissey & Co's 1984 self-titled debut. Between this and that Bowie impression,... CONTINUE READING SCOTT WEILAND COVERS THE SMITHS»

New Welcome Wagon - "Half A Person"

The Welcome Wagon, the betrothed duo of Reverend Thomas Vito and Monique Aiuto, sound a lot like Sufjan Stevens, the guy who produced and helped to arrange their debut album, Welcome To The Welcome Wagon. Stevens has a particularly distinctive/singular... CONTINUE READING NEW WELCOME WAGON - "HALF A PERSON"»

Posted on October 30, 2008 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Robin Pecknold | Sufjan Stevens | The Smiths | The Welcome Wagon

Will The Smiths Reunite At Coachella '09?

The Sun thinks so. We think the sun will sooner shine out of our behinds.... CONTINUE READING WILL THE SMITHS REUNITE AT COACHELLA '09?»

Posted on October 24, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | The Smiths | TV On The Radio

Johnny Marr Joins The Cribs

Last time we heard from the Jarmans they were on stage with Lee Ranaldo in Brooklyn. Now, according to this NME video interview with frontman Ryan J and Johnny Marr, the ex-Smith and current Modest Mouse is a full-time member... CONTINUE READING JOHNNY MARR JOINS THE CRIBS»

Posted on August 26, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Johnny Marr | Modest Mouse | Peter Bjorn And John | The Cribs | The Smiths

Tony Hawk Interviews Isaac Brock And Johnny Marr

On the new site ShredOrDie -- a member of the OrDie Network -- skating legend Tony Hawk (did he ever find Animal Chin, btw?) interviews Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr before the start of one of Modest Mouse's shows. Yes,... CONTINUE READING TONY HAWK INTERVIEWS ISAAC BROCK AND JOHNNY MARR»

Posted on February 22, 2008 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Isaac Brock | Johnny Marr | Modest Mouse | The Smiths | Tony Hawk

Arcade Fire Cover The Smiths

With Morrissey fresh on our minds and Arcade Fire never far away, we bring you some footage of the Butlers & Co. tackling the Smiths' "Still Ill" in Manchester on Friday night. Guess they're picking up on the home-territory-homage bit... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE COVER THE SMITHS»

Posted on October 29, 2007 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | The Smiths

Morrissey Descends Upon Hammerstein Ballroom

Really wish we had legs that felt fully recovered from CMJ, but you know, these things take time. That hasn't stopped fellow Moz-freaks from making the trip uptown (for us) to Hammerstein Ballroom (or as Morrissey's been calling it, "Frankenstein... CONTINUE READING MORRISSEY DESCENDS UPON HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM»

Posted on October 24, 2007 in Concert (13 comments)
Tags: Morrissey | The Smiths

New Freebass - "I Envy Us"

So looks like Freebass, the bass-y trio of New Order four-stringer Peter Hook, the Smith's low-end man Andy Rourke, and ex-Stone Roses/current-Primal Scream thunder-sticker Gary "Mani" Mounfield are slapping 'n' picking their way closer to a debut. Hook recently told... CONTINUE READING NEW FREEBASS - "I ENVY US"»

Separate Ways, Here We Come

One from the archives! There's a lot going on in this shaky clip of the Smiths at London's Brixton Academy in 1986. A fan pop onto the stage, Morrissey flails, Johnny manages to never lose a precariously dangling cigarette. More... CONTINUE READING SEPARATE WAYS, HERE WE COME»

Posted on August 3, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Johnny Marr | Morrissey | The Smiths

New Mark Ronson (Feat. Daniel Merriweather) Video - "Stop Me"

Though most artists looking for something to cover are best advised to steer clear of the Smiths songbook, we've always felt Mark Ronson's horny gamble on "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" is a winner (turns... CONTINUE READING NEW MARK RONSON (FEAT. DANIEL MERRIWEATHER) VIDEO - "STOP ME"»

Posted on June 12, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Mark Ronson | Samantha Ronson | The Smiths

Jeff Buckley Covers The Smiths

Few artists could sustain the sort of rarity scrounging posthumous repackaging treatment Jeff gets -- but naturally we've bought just about every boxed set/live show/remastered demo release mom Mary Guibert's put together (and then some she hasn't). But the tenth... CONTINUE READING JEFF BUCKLEY COVERS THE SMITHS»

Posted on May 2, 2007 (44 comments)
Tags: Jeff Buckley | Johnny Marr | Morrissey | The Smiths

The Smiths Approve Of Ronson's "Stop Me"

Mark Ronson's been taking heat for his awesome cover of "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before," but Moz and Marr are on board. He wrote on MySpace (via NME):when i recorded the original demo of "stop... CONTINUE READING THE SMITHS APPROVE OF RONSON'S "STOP ME"»

Posted on April 10, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Johnny Marr | Mark Ronson | Morrissey | The Smiths

More Moz Dates For The States

We'd load this post up with tons of Morrissey puns, but that joke isn't funny anymore. So instead, we spread the good news posted by Morrissey zine True To You that Moz has added dates to his U.S. tour. The... CONTINUE READING MORE MOZ DATES FOR THE STATES»

Posted on March 22, 2007 in Tour Dates (8 comments)
Tags: Morrissey | The Smiths

Strange Grave, Here He Comes

Maladjusted to the vagaries of life, Morrissey has given deep thought to the cemetery gates that house his ultimate resting spot. Via Metro:The 48-year-old star wants a spot at the celebrity cemetery Hollywood Forever, near his home in Los Angeles,... CONTINUE READING STRANGE GRAVE, HERE HE COMES»

Posted on February 8, 2007 (40 comments)
Tags: Morrissey | The Smiths

Reel Big Fish Cover The Smiths

OK, not everybody thinks it's OK to like ska, but for those that do, cover masters Reel big Fish are a pretty good reason. Maybe not for their original material, but the Fish have a reel knack for bringing palm-muted... CONTINUE READING REEL BIG FISH COVER THE SMITHS»

Posted on February 1, 2007 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Reel Big Fish | The Smiths | Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer

Malkmus On Shins, Smiths, Thermals, Mullets

Stephen had a chat with Seattle's The Stranger, touching on northwestern bands, cities, and fashion styles. Some thoughts on the region's music (via LHB):What about Portland's music scene? There's stuff going on, you know. There's all varieties. I'm not totally... CONTINUE READING MALKMUS ON SHINS, SMITHS, THERMALS, MULLETS»

New Lily Allen - "Smile (Version II Revisited)"

Or should we say "New Mark Ronson"? The producer/wedding DJ put together a glockenspiel-and-Motown remix of Lily's cut for his forthcoming full-length Version. (P4K assumes it's the same version that'll be one of two bonus tracks on the US release... CONTINUE READING NEW LILY ALLEN - "SMILE (VERSION II REVISITED)"»

Posted on January 11, 2007 in MP3 (6 comments)
Tags: Lily Allen | Mark Ronson | The Smiths

The Dears Diva-nize Morrissey

Until this year's Gang Of Losers (their best effort yet), The Dears were never mentioned without a passing reference to The Smiths, and it’s a tagline they've usually embraced (while pointing to other references like Serge Gainsbourg along the way).... CONTINUE READING THE DEARS DIVA-NIZE MORRISSEY»

Posted on October 25, 2006 in Where's The Beef? (17 comments)
Tags: Morrissey | The Smiths

Dance To Joy Division, Or To JoJo?

Now that we know what Brits wanna hear when they're dead, we're curious what the living are listening to. The busy pollsters at NME contacted a cross-section of the UK's student body in an effort to uncover their "favourite" dancefloor... CONTINUE READING DANCE TO JOY DIVISION, OR TO JOJO?»