Wir haben uns wohl knapp verfehlt. #Morrissey

Record shops far and wide are stocking up and listing for pre-order Morrissey's new album, Make-Up Is A Lie, e.g. afkbooksandrecords.com/products/mor...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day. 30. (A song with a memorable bridge) National Front Disco - Morrissey, 1995 'because again and again you've explained that you're going to ...' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhi3... morrisseyandwine.substack.com/p/the-nation...

Described when posted on Morrissey Central in 2018 as a lost studio track, Blue Dreamer's Eyes has since been viewed over a quarter of a million times www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaqj...

2/ And more of The Guardian's 2009 booklet of Morrissey lyrics

1/ A few more pages from 2009 Greatest Lyricist booklet by The Guardian dedicated to Morrissey

'The Smiths - A Novella' is a book about to be released, written by the band's contemporaneous Mancunian associate, Michael Bracewell. Brett Anderson, Suede frontman, is the latest to have enjoyed a preview x.com/JoeFrady/sta...

Tribute act Viva Morrissey played Stockton on Tees last week, on 24 January. This is their impressive cover version of the National Front Disco www.youtube.com/watch?v=yka4...

Some interesting faces here. Spot the Moz! x.com/madchester_m... x.com/i/status/201...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 29: A song that sounds best loud Noise Is The Best Revenge - Morrissey, 2005 b-side www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbaV...

On this day in 1985, The Smiths released the single for 'How Soon Is Now?" youtu.be/4PIi1LWkfDE?...

On this day in 1985, The Smiths released the single “How Soon Is Now" “There's a club if you'd like to go…you could meet somebody who really loves you.” 📷 Stephen Wright

Morrissey Central's scouts on the ground took a snap of a street poster in Germany advertising Morrissey's upcoming show in Frankfurt on 17 February www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

In a feature list of 21 artists who have surprisingly never won a Grammy, with a little paragraph about each, the fact that Morrissey was nominated without winning one (yet) is mentioned in the current Business Insider www.businessinsider.com/artists-with...

Lifelong Morrissey fan Julie Birchil has a piece in this week's UK Spectator discussing Robbie Williams' song on his new album, Britpop, called and about Morrissey spectator.com/article/robb...

Today, Jazz Music Hi-Res is announcing the re-release of Morrissey's gritty 2017 album, Low In High School in de-luxe format. This is interesting but needs confirmation jazz-jazz.com/2026/01/28/m...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28: A song driven by rhythm Sure Enough The Telephone Rings - Morrissey (from unreleased 2023 album, Bonfire of Teenagers) 'It's only fair you should tell the little kids they live in hell now' 👿🔥👹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzFy...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27: A song you understood only later in life The Last Of The Famous International Playboys - Morrissey 'I never wanted to kill, I am not naturally evil Such things I do, just to make myself more attractive to you?' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk1w...

#otd in 2014, Morrissey's vinyl cover of Lou Reed's song, Satellite of Love, was released in the USA. Morrissey's version was recorded live at The Chelsea Ballroom at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on November 25, 2011. monstermusicsc.com/UPC/82564634... www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7D...

Morrissey Central notices that renowned Japanese video game maker, Hideo Kojima has posted on Instagram about Morrissey's new song/ album, Make-Up Is A Lie www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom... www.instagram.com/p/DUB_lkOk02V/

#otd in 2009, The Quietus reported on the dynamic lengthy interview that Russell Brand carried out with Morrissey thequietus.com/news/russell...

Part I of a 40-minute Morrissey interview by Sunie for "Rock of Europe (aka Music Box)"; also contains footage of the 1986 Smiths gig in Carlisle. Broadcasted on Superchannel, Holland. (4 October 1987), is from a YouTube treasure-trove, The Privilege Is Mine www.youtube.com/@ThePrivileg...

An illustrated immersive account of a daytime tour around Manchester this month naturally mentions The Smiths and how the guide plays their songs while walking www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/wha... To read archive.is/juoFp

#otd in 1989 a NME article mentioned Morrissey and Marr www.mdmarchive.co.uk/artefact/258...

On 27 January 1984, Tony Fletcher conducted a short interview with Morrissey on Channel 4's The Tube UK TV www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYTP...

David Bowie told Q magazine that The Smiths 1987 song ‘Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me’ was a personal favourite track; as did Johnny Marr and Morrissey faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-smiths-s...

On the heels of The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" hitting one billion plays on Spotify, The Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" achieves the same status. The Robert Smith v. Morrissey battle rages on...

#SweetAndTenderHooligans starring Thomas Patrick Lennon as #morrissey featuring me getting into a “brawl” with him at the Great American Music Hall in #SF this past weekend. So fun!

New album featuring multiple artists, raising funds for charity War Child; ‘HELP(2)’ will be released on Friday 6th March via War Child Records www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROf1...

#Dogs #Dog #LoveAndKindness #BestFriend #GoodDog #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #DogsAreLove ❤️🐾🐾

Bill Hicks reviews the latest singles from Morrissey, Kingmaker and Mega City Four on Wired (1992) youtu.be/jzW6Wr6mlNU?...

Morrissey's next concert stop kicks off the European leg of his current tour, on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Scandinavian Congress Center, Aarhus; in Denmark, with its tug-of-almost-war with USA over Greenland! 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇺🇸 www.morrisseycentral.com/tour

YouTuber Ace The Heart gives his supposed first-time reaction to There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3WP...

Today, about THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES, Morrissey Central announces, "This song has now hit one billion streams on Spotify" Imagine this achievement. Euphoria. Something of joy to be proud of. 🤩😍🌅 Media joins in e.g. gagadaily.com/forums/topic... www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 26: A song that led you to an artist’s entire catalog My Insatiable One - Morrissey cover of Suede song I learned Suede were also the real deal (coincidentally, art w. Candy Darling, also used for Make-Up Is A Lie) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KPf...

On Facebook, artbast reminds us of another anniversary; it's 40 years since The Smiths' single, Shoplifters of the World Unite was released. An epic tune! www.facebook.com/reel/1371271...

Wolf Hunters' toothsome reaction to Morrissey's big hit, Everyday Is Like Sunday www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0mi...

2/ Nolan also points out about song, Morrissey: "belongs to an unlikely micro-genre of songs about the ex-Smiths frontman, a canon that further includes Electronic's 'Getting Away With It' and Manic Street Preacher's 'Dear Stephen'. Shorter dumb Britpop review: www.ireland-live.ie/news/donegal...

1/ Paul Nolan's review for Hot Press of Robbie Williams Britpop is well-informed, again picking the track, Morrissey as the highlight: "an infectious electro number that offers a wistful reflection on the titular singer..." www.hotpress.com/music/album-...

For Grunge, Chris Turner-Neal pads out a provocative list of '5 Musicians From The '80s You Wouldn't Want To Meet IRL' Morrissey's on it, for no good reason. Lame! Read More: www.grunge.com/2079275/80s-...

Some video footage of the full house attending tribute act The Smyths playing yesterday at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London www.facebook.com/groups/Marr....

Sunset Vinyl has put out a remastered version of a weighty interview Morrissey gave in 1987 shortly before The Smiths broke up (lack of specifics is annoying!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOls...

#otd in 2024, and the day after, Morrissey was due to play You Are The Quarry 20th anniversary shows at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and on 27 January 2024 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Sadly they did not go ahead. www.concertarchives.org/concerts/mor...

This was Morrissey last week attending the sound check for the Miami show, featuring a few bars of Make-Up Is a Lie. During the concert, he introduced it and news of the new album, after saying his life has never been 'matter-of-fact'! 📏🧩🏁 www.facebook.com/reel/8336488...

#otd today, Morrissey had scheduled a tour stop in the Dominican Republic, since cancelled for logistical reasons www.instagram.com/p/DPMM3VGDY0u/ www.jambase.com/show/morriss... It would be interesting to know what drew him there. Some info on the country finance.yahoo.com/news/dominic...

The duo at Morrissey and Wine, who hosted last year's annual Mozarmy convention in Manchester, have made a statement about why they are turning down the role this year, with many credits www.instagram.com/p/DT73RmaCKSE

Robbie Williams tells the UK Mirror the song, Morrissey on his album, Britpop, is about one of the most important songwriters: “He’s Bob Dylan, Oscar Wilde. The song is basically a stalker singing about Morrissey. So, in this song, I am a stalker stalking Morrissey” www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...

Only A Pawn In Their Game, lyrics - 'he's taught how to kill... like a dog on a chain' Bingo! Likely inspiration for Morrissey's 2020 album title, I Am Not A Dog On A Chain!

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 25 A song that changed your opinion on an artist. Only a Pawn In Their Game - Morrissey (from 2019 covers album, California Son) I didn't know what a big Bob Dylan fan he was: Also www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf9D...