Ongoing History Daily: What’s Morrissey on about in “How Soon is Now?”
“How Soon Is Now?” is arguably the biggest song from The Smiths. What began as a B-side of the single “William, It Was Really Nothing” in 1985 was transformed into
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Would you like to purchase a piece of Morrissey? No, really. He’s for sale.
Well, sort of. Morrissey has announced that he is prepared to “offer for sale all of his business interests in ‘The Smiths’ to any interested party/investor.” This looks like an
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Random music news for Saturday, September 21, 2024
Looking for a new type of first-person video game? This one may be it–or not. As for music news for September 21, 2024… More music news? Go here. BONUS: Liam
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Random music news for Thursday, September 19, 2024
Here’s why Elon Musk is a national security risk to the United States. Here’s why. And here’s music news for September 19, 2024. More music news? Check here. BONUS: The
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, January 24, 2024
I couldn’t help thinking about the opening sequence of The Hangover 2 when I read this. Does music news for January 24, 2024 remind you of any movie? More music
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What are the chances of these seven bands ever reuniting?
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Before the internet, a band could break up, its members retire, and still be a profitable venture. The Beastie Boys, for
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: How big a Morrissey fan is Brandon Flowers? THIS big.
When Brandon Flowers of the Killers was growing up, he was a big fan of British bands of the 80s. His two favourites were The Cure and Morrissey. Especially Morrissey.
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A Smiths demo cassette just sold for $21,000
Rock memorabilia continues to be big business. The original demo cassette from The Smiths, complete with a letter from the band dated February 4, 1983, just sold through Bonhams for
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, March 26, 2022
Uh, nope. And no thanks to this, too. I’d rather just read music news for March 26, 2022. If you were ever a fan of the old CFNY Spirit of
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What if The Smiths had written “Welcome to the Jungle” instead of Guns N’ Roses?
Then it would probably look/sound like this.
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, May 8, 2021
Need a vacation? Maybe you can volunteer to see if cruises are safe again. Over to music news for May 8, 2021. Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green clothing company is deep
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