Here’s official word on the 544 page tome: *The 300,000 words of Mozipedia make this the most intimate and in-depth biographical portrait of the man and his music yet. Bringing together every song, album, collaborator, key location, every hero, book, film and record to have influenced his art, it is the summation of years of meticulous research. Morrissey authority Simon Goddard has interviewed almost everybody of any importance, making Mozipedia the last word on Morrissey and The Smiths.*
Learn more about the project here.
MP3: The Smiths – Half A Person (Peel Session)
NME has the dirt: *The sleevefacing phenomenon – the art of placing a record sleeve in front of you to so your body merges into the picture in conjunction with the cover art – is to get its own book. Sleeveface: Be The Vinyl will be released on November 17, and will feature 192 pages of pictures of people taking part in the sleevefacing fun.*
Learn more here.
MP3: Roddy Woomble – Whiskeyface
He shares the following on his official blog: *INFINITY BLUES – (“domestic release” working cover)… wow… i guess this dream is coming true… my grandparents, who taught me to write, and type and dream, i am so proud of all your hard work today, even if this is a long long sad book but some funny too, just like those black and white movies in the heat of the eastern seaboard – rolling through the windows of our home… i’m so humbled & so PROUD!*
Visit Ryan at his official site.
MP3: Ryan Adams – Two (Live)
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MP3: Xiu Xiu – Saturn (Live)
The tome was released last week. Here’s a snippet from the official press release: *Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from one hundred of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters around.* Intrigued? Purchase the book via Amazon.
Read my review of M. Ward @ Town Hall here.
MP3: M. Ward – Poison Cup [alt link]
The tome was released last week. Here’s a snippet from the official press release: *Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from one hundred of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters around.* Intrigued? Purchase the book via Amazon.
Read my review of M. Ward @ Town Hall here.
MP3: M. Ward – Poison Cup [alt link]
The tome was released last week. Here’s a snippet from the official press release: *Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from one hundred of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters around.* Intrigued? Purchase the book via Amazon.
Read my review of M. Ward @ Town Hall here.
MP3: M. Ward – Poison Cup [alt link]
M-S reports: *An English journalist is putting together a new book examining the unique relationship between Morrissey and his most obsessive fans. “Meeting Morrissey” will be released in late 2008 and will include a collection of fan stories and photos of encounters with the great man. Celebrity Morrissey fans from the world of TV and music are set to contribute but “Meeting Morrissey” is essentially about real fans: People who travel 4,000 miles for a concert, people who queue all night to be first in line, people who live for the music and Morrissey. Author Dickie Felton, and self-confessed Morrissey nut, said: “The book will be unique in that Mozzer fan culture is dramatically under reported. I’m not aware of any other singer who attracts the same sort of fan adoration as Morrissey. I want fans who have met Moz to get in touch and be part of the book!*
Further details on the project can be found here.
MP3: Moz – The Loop [alt link]
M-S reports: *An English journalist is putting together a new book examining the unique relationship between Morrissey and his most obsessive fans. “Meeting Morrissey” will be released in late 2008 and will include a collection of fan stories and photos of encounters with the great man. Celebrity Morrissey fans from the world of TV and music are set to contribute but “Meeting Morrissey” is essentially about real fans: People who travel 4,000 miles for a concert, people who queue all night to be first in line, people who live for the music and Morrissey. Author Dickie Felton, and self-confessed Morrissey nut, said: “The book will be unique in that Mozzer fan culture is dramatically under reported. I’m not aware of any other singer who attracts the same sort of fan adoration as Morrissey. I want fans who have met Moz to get in touch and be part of the book!*
Further details on the project can be found here.
MP3: Moz – The Loop [alt link]
