Morrissey loses court appeal
Thanks to laslow for this morning's news report taken from abcnews.com:
Morrissey loses Smiths London court appeal
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Stephen Morrissey, lugubrious singer of the cult rock group The Smiths, lost an appeal on Friday against a British High Court ruling that he had short-changed two other members of the 1980s chart-toppers.
The ruling by three senior appeal judges leaves Morrissey and Smiths co-founder Johnny Marr facing a possible pay-out in the region of one million pounds ($1.66 million) and a hefty legal bill.
The long-running legal battle revolved around the division of the group's profits. Morrissey and Marr took 40 percent each while fellow-members Mick Joyce and Andy Rourke received only 10 percent each.
The High Court ruled in 1996 in a claim brought by drummer Joyce -- bass-player Rourke had settled out of court -- that this was unfair. It heard that Morrissey regarded Rourke and Joyce as ``replaceable as parts of a broken-down lawnmower.''
Morrissey and Marr were the creative force behind the Smiths, whose melancholic lyrics and haunting melodies struck a chord with society's marginalised and insecure.
Lawyers for Morrissey argued that the judge in the original hearing reached his conclusion wrongly and had made a gratuitous attack on the singer, describing him as ``devious, truculent and unreliable.''
Lord Justice Peter Gibson said on Friday the judge's criticism had ``understandably rankled'' with Morrissey but he found that the judge had dealt properly with the case.
Morrissey can still appeal to the House of Lords, the top appeal court for England and Wales.
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Court appeal report on NME.com
Thanks also to laslow for news of the report on NME.com:
Morrissey appeal fails
EX APPEAL
MORRISSEY today failed in his appeal against the 1996 High Court ruling that he and Johnny Marr short changed fellow Smiths members Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke.
Three senior judges dismissed Morrissey's appeal, making him liable for a pay-out of over a million pounds to Mike Joyce - Rourke settled out of court - as well as a hefty legal bill running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
It is not yet clear whether Morrissey intends to take the case further; it is possible that he may take his case before the House Of Lords. Leave to appeal to the House Of Lords was refused today, but Morrissey can still renew his application for leave direct to the Law Lords (which is an 'in' way of saying that he can still appeal).
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Albuquerque radio interview - audio transcript up
Morrissey on Albuquerque's 107.9FM "The Edge" (Sept. 13) has been digitized (7 parts, RealAudio required).
Thanks to my friend Amanda for taping the interview.
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Steve Lillywhite on Yahoo! Chat - Monday, Nov. 9
On Yahoo! Chat:
SonicNet's Michael Goldberg & Gil Kaufman special guest: Producer Steve Lillywhite,
Monday November 9, at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
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The Nguyens
From Marilyn:
The Nguyens - the fab San Francisco Smiths cover band - is on a Cool Bean compilation CD, covering the "Handsome Devil" himself. Josh, the "MORRISSEY" of the Nguyens, sounds very... MORRISSEY-esque. It’s a fine cover and a nice moment of the earlier beats... with raw urges.
Track #18. Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?
The compilation CD is attached to the magazine, "Uncool Beans! #9", with other independent artist in the area. The San Francisco label/magazine "Cool Beans" is distributing it directly so check out the website.
www.coolbeans.com
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Billy Bragg with more references in concert
From Rachel McKeon:
Don’t know if this is of any interest but I went to see Billy Bragg at the Manchester Academy on Wednesday night. As has been previously reported from the US shows, Billy has been attempting some Morrissey-style dancing on stage but at this show he also incorporated a Smiths lyric into one of his songs. Earlier in the show he had spoken out against the under-21s being excluded from the national minimum wage and, during the track A New England, he sang the line ‘I was looking for a job and then I found a job and Heaven knows I’m underpaid now...’ :-)
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Difficult period for These Charming Men
From Daniel Sikar:
...and on behalf of "These Charming Men", the UK’s only Smiths tribute band. At the moment we are going through a difficult period. Our singer (Ian Forrest) is suffering from depression and has been taken into hospital. This is the honest truth. Could you please help us in our moment of need by posting an appeal on your page to all Smiths fans on the net to write some words of solidarity and encouragement to:
Ian Forrest
48a Canon Road
Bromley BR1 2SN
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Morrissey, the Irish singer/songwriter
From Andrew Wegley:
...I saw an interesting article on Morrissey in relation to
Irish music (after being directed there from a Kate Bush website). The article originally
appeared in the Irish Post, a series about the Voice of the Irish in
Britain —
This
charming Irishman
http://www.irishpost.co.uk/craic2.htm
An excerpt from the article:...
Morrissey later bought a house in Dublin, but his restlessness made it impossible for him
to settle there. He has lived in London, Manchester, Hollywood and Dublin, but the concept
of "home" appears to have become increasingly elusive. More than ever, he has
become the outsider immortalised in his lyrics.
Now approaching 40, he continues to send intimate letters from a tortured psyche with
lyrics that betray pained vulnerability and protestations of persecution often wrapped in
layers of playful self-irony and engaging wit.
He remains the most convincing case study of that peculiar phenomenon of second-generation
Irish dislocation - a character imprisoned between two conflicting cultures.
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Looking up Jobriath
From Daniel Cox:
From the current issue of the Advocate (w/ cover Bette Midler), an article on the upcoming movie Velvet Goldmine with a sidebar article on glam star Jobriath. Morrissey is mentioned in context that he tried looking up the has-been, washed up, (now I am a was?!) singer for an "opening act" slot, only to find out he already died in a Chelsea hotel.
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Morrissey Convention in Philadelphia, Spring 1999
From Maria Morrissey:
In Spring of 1999, there will be a Morrissey Convention in Philadelphia. The dates are yet to be released due to some confusion about the actual space where it will be held (and putting someting like this together is quite slow-moving).. but if anyone from the Tri-State (or where ever) area in retail or otherwise would like to set up a booth of stuff to sell (non-profit organizations are definitely welcome)... I am especially interested in artists who would wish to display any of their creations for selling purposes or just for our pleasure..fashion, movies, photos, painting, 3D....whatever....its all welcome...just e-mail me.
[email protected]
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Your Arsenal - best of the 90's
From Torr Leonard:
The Oct issue of Alternative Press magazine calls Your Arsenal one of the best albums of the ‘90’s. There’s about a paragraph about the album and a nice pic of Moz and the lads from ‘92.
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Smiths on "Rock & Roll Jeopardy"
Wrong again. From Nik Pandhi:
On this past Saturday (Halloween) Rock & Roll Jeopardy had an audio daily double question in which they played "What Difference Does it Make?", and the woman who answered it guessed that it was Morrissey. The announcer told her it was incorrect and then she immediately said it was The Smiths (too little too late). Hence, she lost alot of money and rightly so. I just thought this would be an interesting tidbit.
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Morrissey and Smiths celebration in San Diego, Dec. 4
From Rob:
FAMOUS WHEN DEAD
Morrissey and Smiths celebration
Fri Dec 4th, 9pm-2am
18+with ID
$6
The Empire Club
4225 30th St
San Diego,CA
619-640-5310
(flyer)
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