Category Archives: Smiths
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Hopefully you have been able to catch Johnny Marr on his current tour supporting his debut solo LP, The Messenger. If not, last night offered a tantalizing sample. The former Smiths guitarist performed the classic How Soon Is Now along with the title track from his new LP on Jimmy Fallon last night.
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It’s a busy, wonderful time for Johnny Marr. The former Smiths/Modest Mouse/Cribs guitarist prepares to release his solo debut, The Messenger on February 25 and prepare for his tour. The same week, Marr is set to be named Godlike Genius at the NME Awards on February 27.
As part of NME’s Song Stories series, Marr recently played The Smiths’ classic, Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now for the first time in 25 years.
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While Morrissey is taking a break from his current tour to recover, he is not sitting idle. A reissue of his 2nd LP, Kill Uncle has been announced for April 8. The tracklist below shows the inclusion of B-sides, Pashernate Love and East West as well as a swap of There’s A Place In Hell For Me and My Friends for a live studio recording. Continue reading →
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As our friends at Slicing Up Eyeballs report, Johnny Marr is set to hit the road in support of his solo debut, The Messenger. The former Smiths bassist hasn’t exactly been idle over the years, playing with his bands The Healers and the Cribs as well as Electronic, The The, Modest Mouse and The Pretenders.
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Guitar God Johnny Marr has lent his unquestionable skills to The Smiths, Electronic, The The, The Pretenders, The Healers, Modest Mouse and The Cribs amongst others. It’s about time he kept his talents for himself. Marr is set to release his solo debut, The Messenger on February 26.
Along with the title track, Marr has issued a 2nd video for Upstarts.
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Do you long for the days of having a glossy print magazine in your hands; detailing some of your favorite bands as well as cluing you in to some hot new up and comers? Berlin’s Nick Baker is issuing Post-Magazine just for you, a new print publication covering classic & new Post-Punk, Coldwave, Minimal Wave, Shoegaze, Art-Punk, Indie, and more as well as fashion, art, and culture.
The magazine covers the established classic artists (The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Bauhaus, Echo and The Bunnymen, Depeche Mode), Post-Punk cult legends (The Chameleons (UK), Sad Lovers and Giants, Lowlife), Post-Punk revival bands (Interpol, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Editors…and newer bands like DIIV, Esben and The Witch, Cult of Youth, Zola Jesus, and The Soft Moon.) and Coldwave (Asylum Party, Kas Product, Little Nemo, Martin Dupont, Norma Loy).
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Posted on December 26, 2012 in Kickstarter, Music News
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Tagged Bauhaus, Chameleons, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Editors, Interpol, Joy Division, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Post-Punk, Smiths, The Cure, The Mary Onettes, The Soft Moon, Zola Jesus
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The film The Perks of Being a Wallflower starring Emma Watson (Harry Potter) Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson & The Olympians) is about to hit theatres next week, and is expected to be a huge hit. Along with the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower soundtrack is scheduled to be released September 18th. The album will be sold in physical copies as well as digital.
The trailer features the song It’s Time by Imagine Dragons, which is not featured on the Soundtrack, However, the soundtrack is piled with giants of classic alternative including, New Order, The Smiths, Sonic Youth and David Bowie. Also featured on the album are The Samples, XTC, Galaxie 500, Cracker, The Innocence Mission and Dexy’s Midnight Runners. The songs were collected over time by the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Is Moz really saying I Know It’s Over? Could it be true? Is Morrissey finishing something he started? Is Shelia finally taking a bow? Could it be retirement time for This Charming Man? According to an interview reported by JuiceOnline.com, 2014 just may be the year Morrissey leaves the stage, retiring before he joins the ranks of aging performers still trying to rock and roll (are you hearing this Mick Jagger?).
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Strangeways has opened its vault to take a look at one of the first songs released by The Smiths. Reel Around The Fountain is the first track on The Smiths debut self-titled album and to this day still remains a favorite of many fans.
Like most things Morrissey related, this song comes with lots of discussion and controversy. The songs opens up with the line It’s Time The Tale Were Told, and by the songs end you will inevitably find yourself wondering what it’s all about, and then you may come to realize that the tale has still not been told.
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Ok, let’s just up front that we doubt this one ourselves, but…remember those rumors about The Stone Roses reforming? True! The Police? True! My Bloody Valentine? True! Old Joy Division master tapes found by Jamie Oliver? Untrue! Radiohead singing up Ketchup in the Fridge? Untrue!
So…ya never know, but in any effect a reunion from The Smiths is on many a music fan’s wishlist and at least one website says, relations may be thawing and reunion COULD be on the way?
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Strangeways continues its Under The Covers series with a look at cover versions of classic Smiths and Morrissey songs. Our recent New Order, Depeche Mode, and The Cure episodes of Under The Covers have been very well received and the series just wouldn’t be complete without an examination of Smiths and Morrissey covers. This mix features covers from a variety of genres, including shoegaze, acoustic, electronic and yes…it even includes a cover from Bowie!
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To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Smiths’ swansong, Strangeways Here We Come, Detroit-based Smiths + Morrissey Tribute band, The Smiths United will do something The Smiths themselves never did….play Strangeways, Here We Come LIVE!
The event will take place at The Magic Bag Theatre in Metro Detroit on Saturday, April 28. The Smiths United will perform Strangeways, Here We Come in its entirety, followed by a smattering of other classics from The Smiths. At a normal Smiths United show, fans are treated to selections from the entire discography of not only The Smiths but Morrissey solo tracks as well. For this special event, no Morrissey will be on the docket…it’s nothing but The Smiths.
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Do you remember the first time your heard a song that changed your life? What about your first experience with an artist that has become one your lifelong musical heroes? You are not alone! This initial ‘Auralgasms’ if you will, happen to other musicians and writers as well.
Novelist Scott Heim (We Disappear and Mysterious Skin) is so intrigued by this concept, that he has endeavored to publish 5 e-books on the subject; brief, conversational first-person accounts by musicians and writers about the first time they heard a specific iconic band. The first 5 books deal with David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, The Smiths, Kate Bush, and Joy Division/New Order.
Heim has collected over 200 essays for his books from Members of bands like Throwing Muses, Mercury Rev, Lamb, Electrelane, Swervedriver, Lush, Shudder To Think, The Wedding Present, Gang Gang Dance, Curve, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Slowdive, ’til tuesday, Engineers, American Analog Set, Earlimart, Stereolab, Babes In Toyland, Laika, Antony & the Johnsons, Pale Saints, Maps, Catherine Wheel, Clan of Xymox, The Teardrop Explodes, Microfilm, B-Movie, The Aluminum Group, Hood, Spiritualized, Isan, Trespassers William, Film School, Guided By Voices, as well as individual musicians like Harold Budd, Annette Peacock, Tiffany Anders, Annie Barker, and John Grant, plus several novelists, journalists, and poets.
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Smiths fans unite! Your favorite band is now the subject of a new indie film. Shoplifters of the World takes place on the day that broke our hearts, the day that The Smiths called it quits in 1987. The story, inspired by real events deals with a ‘fan’ who storms a heavy metal radio station and holds the DJ at gunpoint, demanding 24 hours of Smiths music.
Surprisingly, the film makers have secured rights to 20 Smiths songs for the film by Stones In Exile director, Stephen Kijak. Amongst the cast thus far are Jessica Brown Findlay (Downtown Abbey, Misfits), James Frecheville (Animal Kingdom), Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), Thomas Brodie Sangster (Love Actually, Phineas and Ferb), Skylar Astin, Zosia Mamet (The Kids Are All Right, Parenthood, Mad Men and United States of Tara) and Will Poulter (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Son Of Rambow. The latest rumors have renowned Smiths fan, Russell Brand as the DJ. Hang him? We’ll see…
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Screenwriter, Director, Producer John Hughes has over 30 films to his credit and had his biggest success when branching out to the family-friendly, Home Alone in 1990. As of 2009, Home Alone was the highest grossing comedy of all time. However, this is not his legacy. Hughes is best-known and most beloved for his 1980′s teen output. Hughes seemed to have his finger on the pulse of the American Teen unlike any film maker before him. His ‘Brat Pack’ of actors in these films, and his use of pop music in them are lasting icons, forever emblazened in the hearts and minds of today’s 30-40 somethings.
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Posted on December 28, 2011 in Movies, Strange Culture
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Tagged Echo & The Bunnymen, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Flesh For Lulu, John Hughes, New Order, OMD, Press Gang Metropol, Simple Minds, Sixteen Candles, Smiths, Some Kind Of Wonderful, The Breakfast Club
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