Posted in the forums by zepfan1 (original post):

Tweet from Russell Brand:
Morrissey has a single coming out- PLACATE HIM! http://bit.ly/9XPbQV

As noted by joe frady, the link resolves to the official "Everyday Is Like Sunday" site:

http://www.everydayislikesunday.co.uk/

Posted by joe frady in the forums:

Morrissey on Bowie: "fanatically homosexual" in today's 'Times'

There's a delicious double page cover spread on David Bowie and the 'StationToStation' Redux in todays 'Times' Playlist suppplement. As well as a Cameron Crowe piece wriiten for the liner notes, there are several commendations from famous fans, among them Morrissey ~

" Morrissey on Bowie’s elegant femininity:
When he launched himself on 'Top of the Pops' and 'Lift Off with Ayshea' singing Starman, there was no doubt that this was fanatically homosexual; it was a darker force and it was in Bowie’s eyes, his mouth, his voice, and it was menace and he really didn’t care at all about dislodging people. Bowie had an elegant femininity about him, which suddenly made Bolan seem too short to sit at the table. And that, I’m afraid, was that."

That quote is certainly new to me.

Weller also contributes, emphasising that young Paul was always a right lad, not a poof, but he still liked Bowie The others are Annie Lennox and Tracey Emin.

Apparently, there's additional stuff on-line, but I'm not a Times online subscriber, so I don't know if there's any further Moz-ness.

goinghome writes:

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• Exclusive Morrissey pictures by cowboymod (8 total) - Sep. 6, 2004

Kewpie sends the link (via Morrissey reddit), originally posted by modrevolve in the forums (original post):

Manchester Rock Great James Returns to South Florida After 13 Years Away - Broward-Palm Beach New Times

Excerpt:

...Just don't mention to lead singer Tim Booth the "next Smiths" or, worse still, the "second-rate Smiths" designations that were pinned on the band by the English press.

"It might be fair to say we influenced them," says the cordial Booth during a call from Brighton Beach. First off, Booth mentions that his group was formed in 1982 — one year before the Smiths. He also points out that Morrissey himself was a huge fan of the band, proclaiming James one of the best bands in the world in 1983 and covering the group's discordantly frantic folk track "What's the World" in 1987 on the Smiths' cassette single for "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish."

Booth, who feels that Joy Division and Patti Smith would be much more obvious influences on James' sound, does not have one bad word to say about the king of mope or his quartet, however. He doesn't normally set the record straight on this topic, because the Smiths were extremely supportive of his band early on. "They got famous first and then tried to get us famous," he adds. "All part of a great legacy of Manchester bands looking after each other." After being lent a hand by the Smiths and former Factory Records labelmates New Order, James paid it forward to fellow Mancurian groups the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses, taking them on the road when they were first coming up.

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Excerpt:

So with the understanding that band and singer will never be free of eachother, a double-headed How To Buy challenge: what are the best Morrissey and Smiths albums? Are all the Smiths records better than Morrissey's? (Answer - no) What's the best Smiths LP, Strangeways Here We Come or The Queen Is Dead? What's Mozzer's best record? Vauxhall And I? Viva Hate? Which comps or live sets are vital? And is anyone going to give it up for Kill Uncle? Tell us, please.

As ever, the best comments and recommendations will appear in the magazine. Cheers!

Kewpie sends the link (via Morrissey reddit) also posted in the forums:

1984 Glastonbury Festival Smiths photos by Japanese photographer Masataka Ishida

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