FUERZA! FUERZA! FUERZA!




(Roughly: "strength").
FWD.

A 12-song collection, the album features a diverse range of covers chosen by Rhoda, celebrating her love of Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady. Most of these songs have never before been given proper treatments in these incredibly versatile and timeless Jamaican genres.

"I wanted to go a little left field for this. There seemed no point in covering songs which already had perfectly good Reggae versions. Both UB40 and Madness have already done a series of definitive covers albums. So, rather than hanging on their coat tails, I went for songs that had no previous definitive Reggae, Ska or Rocksteady versions, that we could find anyway. I think it also continues to demonstrate the amazing adaptability of these Jamaican genres!"

Version Girl - Dandy Livingstone
Stop Your Sobbing - Kinks (Pretenders)
Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Hangin' 'Round - Lou Reed
Song To The Siren - Tim Buckley
Walking After Midnight - Elvis Costello
The Man Who...

Tina Turner - you die, we die.

Excerpt:

The Thrills had been delighted to go for dinner with Morrissey. It was on a hazy afternoon two decades ago that the young Dublin band met with their celebrity fan at the Pig ’n Whistle on Hollywood Boulevard, a famed expat hangout in Los Angeles. It was going well. They were laughing, joking. Morrissey, who had suggested the group give him a call if they were passing through his adopted home, even floated the possibility of The Thrills supporting him on tour. But then things suddenly took a turn when the band’s guitarist made the faux pas of asking the Smiths frontman if he might be open to becoming an honorary Thrill.

“We knew Morrissey liked our song ‘One Horse Town’. He had put the demo...

SOUND OF THE SMITHS
re-enters at number 30

HATFUL OF HOLLOW
re-enters at number 49

ARI BOULOGNE, RIP



the son of Nico and Alain Delon dies, aged 60.

David Johansen will make a Special Guest Appearance at Morrissey’s night at The Troxy East London on Saturday 22 July. Please attend early to hear David sing songs from his 50-year career.



David is, of course, the only surviving member of the New York Dolls. He has released 13 solo albums.

Morrissey turns 64 - May 22, 2023

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Update (14:40, May 22, 2023):
Now a Central post.
"MORRISSEY TURNS 64"

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