Tag: Morrissey

Listen to a robot read Morrissey's Wikipedia entry out loud — for a full hour

Listen to a robot read Morrissey’s Wikipedia entry out loud — for a full hour

Because it’s increasingly true that you can indeed find anything on the Internet, here’s a brand-new way for Morrissey fans to kill an hour: by listening to a robot recite the former Smiths frontman’s full Wikipedia entry out loud for a full 59 minutes and 54 seconds.

'Margaret on the Guillotine': Revisiting the classic anti-Thatcher songs of the '80s

‘Margaret on the Guillotine’: Revisiting the classic anti-Thatcher songs of the ’80s

As one of our readers noted this morning, Morrissey finally got the answer to the question he posed of Margaret Thatcher in his controversial Viva Hate closer “Margaret on the Guillotine”: “When will you die?” The former British prime minister passed away today at age 87.

New releases: OMD, Big Country, Morrissey, Electronic, Sparks, The Fall, The House of Love

New releases: OMD, Big Country, Morrissey, Electronic, Sparks, The Fall, The House of Love

This week sees the release of brand-new studio albums from OMD, Big Country (with Mike Peters of The Alarm) and The House of Love, plus reissues from Morrissey (‘Kill Uncle’) and Electronic (‘Electronic’), a live album from Sparks and a new 7-inch single from The Fall.

Morrissey to resume touring this summer with concerts set for Mexico, South America

Morrissey to resume touring this summer with concerts set for Mexico, South America

Just two weeks after canceling the remainder of his troubled U.S. tour over his ongoing “medical mishaps,” Morrissey tonight announced plans to resume touring in June and July, with seven concerts planned in Mexico — including a show in Mexico City — followed by performances in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile.

Rare tape of early The Smiths rehearsals surfaces — hear 40-minute set from May 1983

Rare tape of early The Smiths rehearsals surfaces — hear 40-minute set from May 1983

A newly revealed cassette recording of The Smiths rehearsing in a Manchester warehouse in May 1983 prior to signing their first record deal has surfaced online in what the band’s drummer today called “an early recording you’ve probably never heard before.”

Morrissey cancels U.S. tour over ongoing medical problems: 'I hope this isn't the end'

Morrissey cancels U.S. tour over ongoing medical problems: ‘I hope this isn’t the end’

Morrissey’s trouble-plagued and oft-postponed North American tour has come to an end as Pitchfork reports the former Smiths singer has pulled the plug on the remaining 24 dates of the trek, a good number of which already had been rescheduled not once but twice since originally being set last fall.

Morrissey cancels San Francisco concert, is undergoing treatment for 'double pneumonia'

Morrissey cancels San Francisco concert, is undergoing treatment for ‘double pneumonia’

Seems Morrissey’s health issues aren’t behind him, after all: Six dates into his rescheduled North American tour, the former Smiths frontman this afternoon announced that tonight’s concert at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco “will not take place” due to the singer’s “ongoing medical condition.”

Spurned by David Bowie, Morrissey turns to Rick Astley for sleeve of new reissue single

Spurned by David Bowie, Morrissey turns to Rick Astley for sleeve of new reissue single

Last month, Morrissey announced that David Bowie put the kibosh on the sleeve of his “Last of the Famous International Playboys” reissue, on which Moz had hoped to use a “previously unseen private photograph” of himself with Bowie taken in 1992. Seems Rick Astley is more willing — or just lacks the power to stop it.

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Morrissey, Moz blasts late-night show's 'overwhelming loss of meaning'

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Morrissey, Moz blasts late-night show’s ‘overwhelming loss of meaning’

Naturally, late night host Jimmy Kimmel took the opportunity last night to poke a little fun at Morrissey after the ex-Smiths singer canceled his appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” by saying he could not appear on the same program as the “animal serial killers” from the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty.”

Morrissey refuses to appear on Kimmel with 'animal serial killers' from 'Duck Dynasty'

Morrissey refuses to appear on Kimmel with ‘animal serial killers’ from ‘Duck Dynasty’

Hours after announcing the rescheduling of his trouble-plagued U.S. tour, Morrissey backed out of tomorrow’s night appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — which was to have re-launched the tour — saying he could not appear on the same program as the “animal serial killers” from the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty.”

Morrissey reschedules, expands U.S. tour — will be on road at same time as Johnny Marr

Morrissey reschedules, expands U.S. tour — will be on road at same time as Johnny Marr

Morrissey today announced rescheduled dates on his trouble-stricken North American tour, adding shows in Hollywood, Philadelphia and Richmond, Va., on a tour that will now keep him on the road through late April — which means he’ll be touring the U.S. at the same time as his former bandmate Johnny Marr.

Linkage: Morrissey vs. Staples Center, Martin Gore working with Frank Ocean — and more

Linkage: Morrissey vs. Staples Center, Martin Gore working with Frank Ocean — and more

Our latest collection of links includes the ongoing dispute between Morrissey and the Staples Center over its meat offerings, news that Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore has recorded with R&B star Frank Ocean, and some vintage video from Fine Young Cannibals and Kate Bush.

Morrissey cancels 3 more shows, apologizes and promises to be 'fit as a ferret for San Diego'

Morrissey cancels 3 more shows, apologizes and promises to be ‘fit as a ferret for San Diego’

Morrissey today announced that his doctors have ordered additional rest, forcing the postponement of three more concerts late next week as he continues to undergo treatment for a bleeding ulcer and Barrett’s esophagus. He apologized for the cancellations, and promised to resume touring in San Diego.