Morrissey Central announces 2 new tour dates in Italy: Sunday 19 July - Cernobbio, Lombardia, Italy - Lake Sound Park - dalessandroegalli.com/events/34464... Tuesday 21 July - Asti, Italy - Asti Musica - dalessandroegalli.com/events/34464... www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

Dansende Beren attempts a review of Morrissey's current single release, Happy New Tears, finding it grand, and wishing Morrissey all the best www.dansendeberen.be/2026/04/11/n... Rock n' Roll Times Yotrascosas blog also notes the song's out rocknrolltimesyotrascosas.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...

Rolling Stone has a profile of band Brigette Calls Me Baby, referring prominently to the influence of Morrissey and The Smiths, among others, on their music. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

George Rae has also done an eye-catching little promo about the NEW 12-INCH VINYL with Morrissey's song, Notre Dame, slated for May 22 release, as conveyed via Morrissey Central (how catchy is Hello Hell?!) www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom... www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnA2...

YouTuber George Rae's new video featuring footage of Italian film-maker, writer and artist, Pier Paolo Pasolini (and Morrissey) for Morrissey's track, You're Right It's Time, from the new album, Make-Up Is A Lie www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNRb...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #14 A song with lo-fi sound Will Never Marry - Morrissey (from 1988 album, Bona Drag) At the end, (as in other songs) he sometimes added words, 'don't speak - sing', which became cherished. Record includes producer wife's voice www.youtube.com/watch?v=Haij...

Hellorayo picks up on Morrissey Central's recent post about a dispute over accurate recall of the inspiration behind the photo with The Smiths at the Salford Lads Club www.hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-rad...

Rarity listed: MORRISSEY (THE SMITHS) - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get c/w Used To Be A Sweet Boy www.valueyourmusic.com/items/377033...

Hand in Glove with Sandie Shaw was released 9 April 1984 x.com/Smiths_histo...

Oscar Wilde's grandson has written a significant book, just out: “After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal” (Europa Editions). It charts Wilde’s posthumous reputation, how scandal reverberates, how narratives calcify, how erasure operates. Wilde means a lot to Morrissey. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/b...

Morrissey, the lead singer of The Smiths, released a rockabilly EP in 1991 called ‘Little Bastard’. In the early 90s, rockabilly was completely dead; it wasn’t until several years later that we brought it back into the mainstream (I think we were quite successful at it). You really wouldn’t […]

un des plus beaux titres de Joni Mitchell par Morrissey : Don't interrupt the sorrow. Quel Bonheur. youtu.be/LG8TGHEDwFA?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 13 A song with reverb heavy production Black Cloud - Morrissey (from 2009 album, Years of Refusal) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AVp...

Morrissey Central also takes issue with Johnny Marr recently telling The Guardian a version of one of The Smiths' founding stories that seemed to air-brush Morrissey out of the scene, which would not be a first, and is not fair or mature. www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

Taking issue with the habit of crediting the idea for the photograph outside Salford Lad's Club to 'The Smiths'. Morrissey Central clarifies: "being photographed outside of Salford Lads Club was not a Smiths idea or design, it was solely my idea..." www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

Along with the official video for Morrissey's new digital download, Happy New Years, Morrissey Central shares two other creative videos for the song made by fans www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jwI...

#ismuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 12 A song with a distinctive instrument - drinking glass Life Is A Pigsty - Morrissey (from 2006 album, Ringleader of the Tormentors) Glass appears from 30 seconds in this live version www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_EC...

In a substantial interview by Ticketmaster Discover, Rick Astley mentions The Smiths and Morrissey several times in reflecting on his career highs discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/interview/ri...

This is what The Smiths' "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" sounds like in Japanese.

🎋🥀💐OXFORD💐🥀🎋 Not long now! We'll be back at The Bullingdon on Friday 17th April. Tickets 👉 www.skiddle.com/e/41341285

Far Out Magazine tell the story of how The Smiths became the voice of a generation faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-the-smi...

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 11 A Song From Your Favorite Genre Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths (bluesy indie Irish air fusion!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv96...

Audio of Happy New Tears, one of the B-sides for Morrissey's new single, Notre Dame, has been uploaded today by Sire Records www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTSQ...

Here's Morrissey's debut live performance of Notre Dame in July 2023 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ6p...

3/ '.. with all strings recorded in Paris. The 12-inch is pressed on colored vinyl. pre-order - morrissey.lnk.to/deluxenotred... NOTRE-DAME live shot by Dave Mushegian. We believe the shot was taken at Lucca, Italia, 2025. Additional photos by Ryan Lowry' www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

2/ '..from the album Make-up is a Lie. The 12-inch will include both HELLO HELL and HAPPY NEW TEARS - available for the first time on vinyl. Also, the disc will include a previously unreleased orchestrated version of NOTRE-DAME...' www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

1/ Morrissey Central announces New Releases! 'Sire Records will release HAPPY NEW TEARS by Morrissey on April 10th. The song will be available as a digital download. On May 22, Sire Records will globally release a Deluxe 12-inch vinyl disc of NOTRE-DAME.. www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

YouTuber Just JP is literally left speechless and almost in tears in his reaction to Morrissey's song, Life Is A Pig-Sty, from 2006 album, Ringleader of the Tormentors; and his review commentary is really discerning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=paIh...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 10 | A song with triplets The Girl From Tel Aviv Who Wouldn't Kneel - Morrissey (from 2017 album, Low In High School) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFYH...

#otd (almost!) in 1987, The Smiths did a set on The Tube TV, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK: the only live 1987 performance; final time The Smiths would perform live; and first and only live performance of Sheila Take A Bow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPQ...

Far Out Magazine reminds readers of how important one play in particular was for The Smiths' song-writing e.g. This Night Has Opened My Eyes. This is Sheelagh Delaney's kitchen-sink hit, A Taste Of Honey faroutmagazine.co.uk/play-that-in...

While agreeing Morrissey's song, Many Icebergs Ago, is mighty impressive, Nick Curry of Momus, on FaceBook, sees a resemblance to lyrics elsewhere www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Caligula Blushed, Tribute to the Smiths & Morrissey, w/Stereomatic and DJ Andre at The Warehouse Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm UTC-04:00, Long Island, Amityville stayhappening.com/e/caligula-b... www.instagram.com/p/DW4bWecGeP8/

Manchester Music Forever share a short clip of Morrissey chatting with Sandie Shaw www.facebook.com/reel/2725729...

This of course will resonate with those of a similar age Andy. We have seen the rise, fall and rise of the record shop and will have memories of their local ones. Worthing didn’t have an abundance of establishments other than Woolies, Smiths and my beloved Boots. Where I also bought Smiths albums.

Kerching, kerching! Morrissey always has a song for any global situation.

Top of Vinyl Vibes' ten favourite records of 2026 so far is Morrissey's latest album, Make-Up Is A Lie www.facebook.com/reel/8326032...

#otd in 2009, Morrissey was in concert at The Pageant, St. Louis (MO), USA. Thanks to Passions Just Like Mine and Handsome Devil for audio and notes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9la...

Some photographs, and some of the lyrics from, I Have Forgiven Jesus www.facebook.com/groups/Marr....

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 9 A song with call-and-response melody Hello Hell - Morrissey (from 2026 album, Make-Up Is A Lie) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUa...

For his Morrissey Monday feature, Number 57, Jamie of Archaic Records - very eventually, after lots of personal news and views - reveals his fondness for Hello Hell off Make-Up Is A Lie (2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdXN...

Mike Joyce was in the Sugar Club, Dublin, last night on his book tour with his autobiography, Drums; after an appearance in Belfast Sunday, and in Limerick before that. nialler9.com/the-nialler9...

In their preview of the Rock n' Roll All of Fame Class of 2026, the Gold Derby writer can't resist referring to Morrissey a couple of times, albeit in stereotypical ways www.goldderby.com/music/2026/r...

A pretty nutty letter to the editor in The Jewish Chronicle by someone who plays The Smiths at home, but criticises others for quoting the band! jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/letters-to-t...

A few bars of a patently talented guitar cover by Nichol of This Charming Man www.facebook.com/reel/9185048...

Another Morrissey Central post from April 2019, entitled 'Monday 8 April, on sale', was probably to do with ticket sales? www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...

Morrissey Central has noticed a Japanese translation of the lyrics to Headache, and posted a video with new captions www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j5G...

#MusicChallenge 🎶 #NotYourFavourite April Day 312 ~ Morrissey Headache youtu.be/KR8-1w7u5gQ?... We weren’t looking to listen to anything new by Morrissey, but heard this by accident and enjoy it very much. #WMIM #music #musicsky

2/ Merck Mercuriadis is now a very big fish in the music industry pond, having 'pioneered treating music catalogs as institutional-grade assets', securing billions of investment for his company Hipgnosis, while helping artists increase control... www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-hi...

1/ In the recent interview with Alain Whyte by 'Morrissey and Wine' pocasters, Alain mentioned it was Merck Mercuriadis, who managed Morrissey 2003-2008, parting on good terms, who put him back in contact with Morrissey in 2021 open.spotify.com/episode/6uGh... www.digitalspy.com/music/a96991...