Miserablist crooner Morrissey collapsed one song in to his Saturday night show in Swindon, England, and was subsequently rushed to a local hospital. (One fan at the show blogged that Moz was clutching his shoulder and wincing during his brief time on stage; another told the BBC, “I didn’t think he looked particularly well but then again, he’s well known as a reclusive character so I sort of thought that was just the way he was when he was on stage.”) He’s now out of the hospital, according to official word, but tonight’s show in Bournemouth, UK, has been postponed on doctor’s orders. (Word on future dates, including tomorrow night’s show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, will presumably come along shortly.) [Morrissey’s MySpace Blog] More »
“No joke. My Morrissey Ticketmaster print out tickets come with a COUPON FOR A DENNY’S HAMBURGER,” former Reno 911! star Thomas Lennon Tweeted after scoring ducats to the well-known vegetarian’s upcoming Los Angeles show. The proof, after the jump. More »
Our look at the closing lines of the week’s biggest new-music reviews continues with a look at reactions to Years Of Refusal, the new album from Morrissey:
Have you ever wondered what Morrissey looks like nearly nude? Thanks to the inner sleeve of Mozzer’s single for “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris,” your fantasies involving him, and his backing band, wearing nothing but a few inches of vinyl can have actual images to go along with them. The (probably NSFW) shot after the jump.
In what can only be seen as a stunning display of click hunger, Filter‘s site offered up a “Morrissey Exclusive” with the salacious subheading “Calling It Quits?” Given that his newest album has garnered some effusive praise around these parts, that’s some pretty big news.
So, of course, it’s not really true. Here is the quote in question:
Between the baby on the album cover and the small… More »
ARTIST: Morrissey
TITLE: Years of Refusal
WEB DEBUT: Jan. 4, 2009
RELEASE DATE: Feb. 13, 2009
Technically, the era of the b-side is probably long over. Even in digital form, a castoff track is more likely to appear as an iTunes bonus track or as extra material on the Japanese release these days than actually attached to a single. Still, even as the file-sharing age has diminished the joy of feeling like you’ve heard a song that few other Americans have thanks to plunking down ten dollars for a import single, there’s still something special about the non-album track. While the likelihood of finding a “How Soon Is Now?” on the back of a “William, It Was Truly Nothing” is low, there were a few songs this year I thought were worth a mention (and a few listens).
