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Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Smiths Movie To Close Edinburgh Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce that ENGLAND IS MINE will close the 71st edition of the Festival on Sunday 2nd July, 2017 at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.

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Morrissey, Festival Hall 2012, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Are The Smiths Raiding The Vaults With Two Previously Unreleased Recordings?

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey fans site true-to-you.net is reporting that two previously unreleased versions of Smiths tracks will be released soon as a 7 inch vinyl but details have been sketchy.

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Are The Smiths Raiding The Vaults With Two Previously Unreleased Recordings?

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey fans site true-to-you.net is reporting that two previously unreleased versions of Smiths tracks will be released soon as a 7 inch vinyl but details have been sketchy.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, rock, The Smiths, UK

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Rare Smiths Surfaces, Listen To ‘Never Had No One Ever’

by Paul Cashmere

Some rare demos and unreleased tracks by The Smiths have surfaced at a Morrissey fan site.

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Morrissey Still Moaning About TSA

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Last summer, Morrissey says that he was groped by a TSA agent at San Francisco International Airport while going through the security process.

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R.I.P. Joe Moss, Manager of The Smiths, Aged 72

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Moss, the manager of The Smiths and Johnny Marr, has died at the age of 72.

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Andrew Giles Quotes Morrissey In The Australian Parliament

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Member of Parliament Andrew Giles, the Labor Member for Scullin, may very well be the first Australian MP to quote Morrissey in a sitting of federal Parliament.

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Johnny Marr performs at the Forum in Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Johnny Marr Extends UK Tour

by Music-News.com

After two huge outdoor summer shows as guest to The Who and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, NME Godlike Genius Johnny Marr added a second date at Manchester’s Albert Hall after the first sold-out within an hour.

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Mulder and Scully Reunite, The X-Files To Return

by Paul Cashmere

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reunite as Mulder and Scully for a six-show run on The X-Files.

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Johnny Marr Cancels US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Johnny Marr has cancelled the last ten dates of his North American tour due to a “serious close family illness” but Australian dates are unaffected.

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Morrissey Responds To Lawsuit

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey is talking down claims that he tried to have a fansite owner “hurt”.

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Morrissey Reveals World Peace Is None Of Your Business Details

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey will release his new album ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ in July.

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Morrissey Signs With Harvest

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey has finally landed a worldwide agreement to release his next album with Harvest Records.

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Morrissey Compares Meat Eaters To Paedophiles

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey, the whacky, outspoken former lead singer of The Smiths, is now comparing meat-eaters to paedophiles.

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Morrissey In Car Crash In Los Angeles?

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey info site truetoyou.net is reporting that the UK singer has been released from hospital for whiplash suggesting the former The Smiths singer has been in a car accident.

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Johnny Marr Announces Debut Australian Solo Tour

by Anthony Barton

The guitarist from The Smiths, Modest Mouse and The Cribs, has announced his first ever solo Australian tour in Melbourne and Sydney in January 2014.

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Matthew Sweet And Susanna Hoffs Release Under The Covers Volume 3

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Seven years after covering the 60s and four years after taking on the 70s, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs are back redoing the music of the 80s with Under the Covers, Volume 3, out November 12 from Shout! Factory.

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The Smiths The Queen Is Dead, Noise11, Photo

Pure Pop To Encore Classic Album Shows With Ashley Naylor, Hamish Cowan, Pony Face

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s indie record store Pure Pop Records will hold encore performances of three classic album shows with Ashley Naylor, Hamish Cowan and Pony Face.

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Morrissey Told To Give It Up By Doctors

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey needs to quit. Doctors have warned the UK singer that he should consider retiring after a long line of medical problems since the beginning of the year.

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British PM Ignores Johnny Marr’s Imposed Listening Ban

by Music-News.com

David Cameron will defy the Johnny Marr imposed ‘ban’ on his original band.

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Morrissey Rushed To Hospital, Tour Cancelled

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey has been hospitalized in Flint, MI for what is reported to be a possible bladder infection.

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Carl Barat Requests Johnny Marr To Play On His Solo Album

by Music-News.com

Former Libertine Carl Barat has confirmed that he has asked the former Smiths guitar legend to collaborate on his second solo album.

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First Johnny Marr Solo Album To Be Released Through Warner

by Paul Cashmere

Warner Music will release Johnny Marr’s first solo album ‘The Messenger’.

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Morrissey Plays New Zealand, Australia Is Next

by Paul Cashmere

For those of you wondering if Morrissey will turn up in Australia, well he made it to New Zealand.

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Johnny Marr Announces U.K. Dates For His First Ever Solo Tour

by Music-News.com

The mesmerising return of Johnny Marr – one of the most celebrated and influential guitarists in the history of contemporary music ‘ gathers pace with the news that he will follow the February 25th release of his debut solo album ‘The Messenger’ with his first ever solo tour.

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Johnny Marr Releases First Video From His First Solo Album

by Music-News.com

One of the most celebrated guitarists in the history of contemporary music, Johnny Marr will follow his recent Q Hero Award with the release of his first ever solo album ‘The Messenger’ on February 25th on Warner Bros.

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Johnny Marr To Release First Solo Album In The New Year

by Music-News.com

Former Smiths member Johnny Marr will release his first ever solo album, The Messenger, on February 26 via Sire/ADA.

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Morrissey Cancels Dates To Be With Sick Mother

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Morrissey has been forced to postpone four shows so he could fly back to England where his mother is said to be hospitalized.

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Morrissey Goes Head To Head With Colbert

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey appeared on The Colbert Report this week and had the piss taken out of him by Stephen Colbert.

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Morrissey Australia And New Zealand Dates Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey will return to Australia for the first time in a decade in December.

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