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posted by davidt
on Friday November 29 2002, @09:00AM
Ian writes:
Just thought I'd let you know that I've added a short interview with The
Thrills singer Connor about Morrissey and how they got the Albert Hall gig.
Sounds like Moz really went out of his way to help them. Good for him.
http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk (click on interviews link)
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English Martyr writes:
This weeks NME (cover dated 30 Nov) has a free monthly guide to gigs in the north. In the booklet, called Bring it on it recommends Moz support band The Thrills, saying, "no wonder current L.A. resident Morrissey was bowled over". The band's style is described as "Moz-approved romantic indie classicism". Here's what singer Conor Deasy had to say about Morrissey:
"He was on holiday in Ireland and came to see us practice. It was surreal because he was sitting on the couch five feet away. You just had to try and find the spot in the room you could look at, as if there were a hundred people out there."
Morrissey asked the then unsigned band to support him on a west coast tour, but they were too broke to accept. Next he offered them the chance to play their first U.K. gig at The Royal Albert Hall. "We thought we'd be nervous, but we really enjoyed it," said Conor. "You could see the whole venue going up to the back, so it was a brilliant feeling."
Also recommended in the same publication are new Seattle based five piece Pretty Girls Make Graves. The report says the name is lifted from "the song of the same name by those great punk heroes... The Smiths! Derek Fudesco, bassist and founder member says he was listening to records and was, "like wow, that would make a great name for a band." He goes on to say, "we just took it and there hasn't been any trouble so far. I hope there's not."
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