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MORRISSEY MOCKS MINOGUE & BUSH (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:14 GMT

British rocker MORRISSEY used his headlining slot at a U.K. music festival to mock pop superstar KYLIE MINOGUE’s OBE award. The Australian singer was honoured on Thursday (03Jul08) when she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to music and entertainment. But former The Smiths frontman Morrissey has expressed [...]

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Nanosonic 1.3 (Softpedia - Latest Mac software)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:58:01 GMT

Nanosonic widget is based on being raised lisening to The Smiths.

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Morrissey's futureshock (No Rock And Roll Fun)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:42:00 GMT

Can we have heard that properly? In 6Music's report of Mozzer's interview with Hot Press, did they really say that Morrissey chided people who cling to the Smiths for getting too mired in "looking backwards"? If you're going to critcise the Johnny Marr haircut in someone's eye, you might want to check the Charles Hawtrey and Pat Phoenix sleeves in your own, mate.

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Future Conditional - We Don't Just Disappear (Line Out)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:26 GMT

Bobby Wratten has just entered my top 5 songwriters list. Other four to be named at a later date. I've just started listening to some of his output as The Field Mice , Northern Picture Library and Trembling Blue Stars . Since my two favorite bands are The Smiths and New Order, I find it odd that The Field Mice were never recommended to me by either a smarty pants record store clerk or one of...

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Echo columnists: Ting of beauty (Liverpool Echo.co.uk )

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

She speaks as she finds, admits to being fired up by “a massive chip on me shoulder” and hadn’t heard of The Smiths until she moved into The Mill, the band’s rehearsal space in Salford. Her lack of Smiths knowledge was nipped in the bud when erstwhile guitar God Johnny Marr started renting space at The Mill, dropping in on occasions to hear the manic pop thrill that was going on down...

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noreply@blogger.com (novalis) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:04:07 GMT

"Inner Space - Marius Necula" ASCOLTA > > The String Quartet Tribute to the Smiths: This Charming Man

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Austinist Show Giveaway: Andy Rourke (The Smiths) DJ Set @ Emo's Lounge tonight! (Austinist)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:27:31 GMT

Image From Andy Rourke’s MySpace Andy Rourke DJ Set, Black and White Years, & Ideal Soul Mart Thursday, July 3 Emos ( 603 Red River St ) 10 p.m. | $10 | Lounge [ info ] | [ tickets ] A true legend will grace our town with his presence this evening when Andy Rourke ( The Smiths ) takes over the DJ booth at Emo's Lounge . We caught up with Rourke briefly yesterday over the phone prior to his...

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Opera Loving Dentist Andrew Bain Wins £1 million Music Contract (In Entertainment)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:44:32 GMT

... is set to be released in September and will feature operatic versions of pop hits such as The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now?”, Abba’s “The Winner Takes It All” and Prince’s “Purple Rain”. Andrew said that “This is the ultimate dream come true,” he said in a statement. “Not only have I finally got a record deal, but they understand my eclectic taste in music. Who needs yet another version of ‘Nessun...

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NHS dentist to release covers album (Digital Spy)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:52:00 GMT

An NHS dentist and part-time opera singer has won a record deal for an album of pop covers.Andrew Bain's debut release, expected in September, will feature The Smiths' 'How Soon Is Now?', 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol and Abba's 'The Winner Takes It All'. Record label SonyBMG offered Bain a deal after he sent in a recording of Prince's 'Purple Rain'.The singer said: "This is the ultimate dream...

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Anthony's Favorite Albums From Each Year Since His Birth [Pointless Listmaking] (Idolator)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

1979: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps 1980: The Feelies, Crazy Rhythms 1981: Kix, Kix 1982: The Fall, Hex Enduction Hour 1983: Kix, Cool Kids 1984: The Replacements, Let It Be 1985: Cocteau Twins, The Pink Opaque 1986: The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead 1987: Prince, Sign 'O' The Times 1988: Half Japanese, Charmed Life 1989: Ice-T, The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech...Just Watch What You...

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NHS dentist handed £1m record deal (Daily Star)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:17:07 GMT

Andrew Bain, 35, has been signed by SonyBMG to record operatic versions of songs from Abba, The Smiths and Snow Patrol.The dentist, a locum in north London, spent months trying to convince record companies he was the next big thing but was always turned down.After making a demo of an operatic version of Prince's ballad Purple Rain, he finally landed a deal with a label whose signings have included...

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Paul Weller Shares Incendiary Moz Comments With Mojo (The Music Slut)

noreply@blogger.com (m) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT

When asked about The Smiths in a recent feature, here's what he had to say: *I'd never really got them before, but when I saw them live I thought, 'fucking hell'! When they hit hit the stage it made me think of the Jam days; there was an explosion when they hit the boards... but I never listened to any of their records to tell you the truth. I liked a couple of singles, but I was never a fan....

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Who’s Mindful of Who’s Apostrophes’? (OUPblog)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:27:58 GMT

... same undisclosed town mentioned above, in an area studded with cabins, a board with the words “The Smith’s” once made me cringe. I knew the owners well. Why did respectable people, the parents of two children (both in college), subject themselves to such an indignity? And why didn’t their son and daughter—students, as pointed out—correct this monstrosity? Perhaps they took their cue from...

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Salon Generates 'Coming Out Mix Tape' (The Music Slut)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT

The online magazine's closet free picks include: 1. Tears For Fears - Mad World 2. The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams 3. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? 4. Ministry - I Wanted To Tell Her 5. The The - The Soul Mining 6. The Smiths - I Want The One I Can't Have 7. The Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 8. Patti Smith - Gloria View rationale here. MP3: The Smiths - I Want... [ alt link...

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Grill eyed as director acquitted (The Australian )

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

WESTERN Australia's Corruption and Crime Commission will pursue disgraced lobbyist Julian Grill over charges he lied to a corruption probe despite the acquittal of a senior public servant of the same offence.Senior bureaucrat Mike Allen was yesterday found not guilty of two counts of giving false evidence to the CCC during hearings into the Smiths Beach affair in November 2006, which exposed...

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Allen cleared of CCC charges (News.com.au)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Magistrate Michelle Pontifex found Mr Allen not guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court this afternoon. She found that Mr Allen did give false evidence but did not do so knowingly. Mr Allen, a a senior officer at the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, was alleged to have given false evidence by denying he spoke to Brian Burke about the involvement of Barbara Pedersen about the Smiths Beach...

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Will and Jada Deny They Are Opening A Scientology School (Backseat Cuddler)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:08:27 GMT

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have chosen Scientology-based teaching methods for their new private school amid persistent rumors about their religious affiliations. The Smiths’ New Village Academy is scheduled to open September 3. The school will reportedly use a teaching method called “study technology,” which “some believe…to be a legitimate teaching method, while others...

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My favourite iPod tunes (The Telegraph)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:02:00 GMT

... with my hairbrush'James Brown, celebrity hairdresser "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths is my favourite of all time. I can listen to that song all day, everyday and never get bored of it. Unfortunately it can drive people mad when I play it over and over again in the studio on shoots. Unfinished Symphony by Massive Attack reminds me of really good nights out when I was younger...

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Well Played, The Smiths (Go Fug Yourself)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:41:07 GMT

WILL: God DAMN, we are hot. JADA: Hell yeah, baby. WILL: We are the wickedest couple in the history of badassitude. JADA: Not to mention dappertasticness. WILL: And slickocity. JADA:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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The Smiths - The Draize Train (Today's Blog Music)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:25:24 GMT

in post Time Travel Tuesday: More Great Guitar from speed of dark .

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