What a pairing!
The once infamous UK music mag Smash Hits featured both Morrissey and Dead or Alive's Pete Burns on their October 22, 1985 cover. A four-page interview with both Moz and Burns is highlighted within.
Wonder if the two are still friends?
To read the full interview and take a look at the rest of the photos, engage in the full scan here.
Feast your eyes on the cover art for Goldfrapp's second single from Head First above.
Alive is due May 24th in the UK via Mute.
Listen to Alive:
Well damn it, White Rose Movement called it quits. Bummer. Fans have been waiting on a follow up to the band's debut Kick since its release back in 2006. A real shame since Kick was a pretty stellar album, and we'd been anxiously waiting to see what the Movement folks had up their sleeves next. Sure, a few new songs appeared via the band's MySpace here and there, but no actual cohesive body of work. We are seriously sad about this.
The full goodbye can be found on the band's official site with the unfortunate heading of "It Is The End".
Read it all here.
White Rose Movement's got two more official shows left in them -
April 15 Suite Festival, Madrid
April 16 Sala Santana 27, Biboa
Let's hope frontman Finn Vine shows up somewhere in the musical landscape in the near future.
Relive a few White Rose Movement moments below in the videos for Love Is A Number and Girls In The Back:
A little 1997 jangly pop for a Friday afternoon. This track plays out like a late 90's alternative summer anthem.
Summertime is taken from the band's last album Static and Silence. Harriet Wheeler had such a great, soothing voice. Where is she now?
Happy weekend....
Great shot of Matt Johnson of The The fame taken by UK photographer Peter Ashworth.
The funny thing is, Ashworth used to drum for The The (under the name Triash) in 1980. His involvement was short lived as his focus remained on his photography craft.
Not sure of the year or location on this one, but we're pretty confident it's earlier 80's
To see more of Ashworth's work, including many of his iconic 80's shots of The Smiths, Adam Ant, Eurythmics, Tina Turner, Erasure, Visage, and more, visit his official site.
Obsessed with this track back in the day. Another mix of music and photography here. Clearly one of the best creative outputs from Howard's career. The video always reminds us of our endless hours processing photos in the darkroom.
How great are the opening strings?
We've never seen this TV appearance from The Smiths before. What's up with Morrissey and the shades?
Yes, we are getting a bit Moz deprived in 2010. We miss all of our Morrissey-related postings from the past, relive right here.
Our favorite holiday of the year is approaching on April 17th, Record Store Day.
Editors are planning a special vinyl release for their UK fans.
The two-track white label will be limited to 1,000 copies. The previously unreleased track Last Day is the big draw here. The band recently debuted the song in their live set as part of their UK tour. The second track will be an acoustic version of Papillon, originally recorded for Studio Brussels in Belgium.
No word yet on any copies making it to U.S. shops.
Listen to Last Day recorded live at Lincoln's Engine Shed:
Between our new weekly feature, "photograph of the week", and posts like this one, we are starting to show off our other passion outside of music - art (photography, painting, sculpture... you name it).
Until recently, we were unaware of the creative means bestowed upon Magne Furuholmen, better known to some as a-ha's guitarist and keyboardist. Furuholmen practices art in his hometown of Oslo, Norway and is known for working with a variety of mediums.
View Furuholmen's official site to experience his works in glass, ceramics, canvas and more. Those who fancy his more music abilities can currently catch him on the final a-ha tour. Full dates listed here.
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