I'd like to take a brief time out from the world of Morrissey and ask for your support for a personal community effort to raise funds for the South Asian tsunami disaster still in need. I'm taking donations through the end of January to go towards CAREs Asia Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund in the name of the Morrissey-solo community. If you have already given, please give again! I donated $500 earlier to Oxfam and am donating another $500 for this collection. I'll report at the end how much was collected.

If you would like to donate by credit card (or PayPal account), click below:

If you would like to donate in another way, please email me at [email protected]. Info on CARE.

Abrahán sends the link:

Morrissey Cooking Up Live CD, DVD - Billboard, Jan. 15

Belligerent Ghoul sends the link:

Morrissey Readies Live LP And DVD - XFM

walter ego writes:

Morrissey has been nominated for a Meteor Music Award in Ireland.
For those of you outside of the Emerald Isle, these awards are a 'low-rent' Brits, sponsored by one of the country's mobile phone networks.

Morrissey, Eminem, George Michael, Usher, Kanye West and Robbie Williams make up the nomination shortlist for Best International Male.

LawrenceM writes:

As previously mentioned on this site, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy is currently doing a solo tour, and is selling an EP of Morrissey covers at the gigs. Here's the tracklist.

1.  I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
2.  Pregnant For The Last Time
3.  Jack The Ripper
4.  I've Changed My Plea To Guilty
5.  Sister I'm A Poet
6.  Everyday Is Like Sunday

You can catch the gig and buy the EP here ...
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Scan of sleeve from Jim:

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• Related item: Colin Meloy (of The Decemberists) to release Morrissey rarities covers EP on upcoming tour - Dec. 16, 2004

charles byron writes:

I'm almost sure no one has ever mentioned this cover version before, but since "Before The Momentum" is now 'sold out' and someone from the band recently sent the news to the Indie-Pop list (TweeNet), I think it's time to let you know about Loquat's cover of "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out".

Simply make a click on the "Music" tab in order to download it (IMHO, nothing new but still a pleasant rendering made in a early Cardigan's style).

Loquat website

suzanne writes:

I was reading the www.rufuswainwright.com website and found this news bit that one Joseph Arthur is covering "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" for a compilation of love tunes for Starbucks.

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Rufus to appear on Starbucks Hear Music Sweetheart Vol 2

1/13/2005 7:21:46 PM - by mct mgmnt

The second volume of Sweetheart, a collection of Starbucks Hear Music favorite artists singing their favorite love songs. All songs are exclusive, never-before-released tracks from Rufus Wainwright, Neko Case, M Ward, Joseph Arthur and more. Liner notes include comments from each artist about their selected song. The CD will be available online, at Starbucks coffee houses (US and Canada) and Hear Music record stores beginning January 19, 2005.

Track listing:
1. Rufus Wainwright - My Funny Valentine (Rodgers & Hart- Ella’s)
2. M. Ward -Let My Love Open The Door (Pete Townshend)
3. Neko Case -Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan)
4. Calexico- Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)
5. Old 97s-She’s Got Everything (The Kinks)
6. Gary Jules- How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens )
7. Madeleine Peyroux - Give Your Mama One Smile (Big Bill Broonzy)
8. Sondre Lerche-The More I See You (Cole Porter-Chet Baker)
9. Martina Topley-Bird -I Only Have Eyes For You (The Flamingos)
10. Jim White -Use Me (Bill Withers)
11. Joseph Arthur -There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths)
12.Dean & Britta - Forever (Beach Boys)
13. Milton Mapes -Your Sweet Voice (Matthew Sweet)
14. Vinicius Cantuaria -Inutil Pasagem (Jobim)
15. Mindy Smith -Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
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Related items:

• Joseph Arthur covers "There Is A Light..." in session - Oct. 31, 2004
• Joseph Arthur covers "There is a Light..." at recent show - Sep. 25, 2004

Christian Arvidson writes:

The swedish soccer magazine "Offside" interviews soccer coach Hasse Backe in the latest issue (out today in Sweden).

The writer and Morrissey fan Peter Birro, well-knowned in Sweden and Scandinavia, is contributing with an article in the same magazine.

In the editorial (page 7) it says that the soccer coach Backe and writer Birro unite in their admiration for Morrissey.

Hasse Backes favourite The Smiths songs are:
Hand in Glove, This Charming man and There's a light that never goes out.
Peter Birro's favourite Morrissey songs are:
Late night, Maudlin Street, It's hard to walk tall when you're small and Now my heart is full.