Friday, August 24, 2007

The Money Shot: 8.24.07

Today's headlines...

US shows to be Morrissey's last 'for the foreseeable future' (Live Daily)
MS: "These shows will be the last Morrissey will do for the foreseeable future," a statement from the singer's publicist said. "With that in mind, all of the venues have been specifically chosen, as they are small and intimate where Morrissey can see the eyes of everyone in the audience and those in attendance can be in the thick of it."


The Cure Postpone Fall Tour Until Spring (Pitchfork)
MS: "We want to remodel/rework the live show for North America," they wrote by way of excuse on their website. "Change things around, incorporate new songs... and we need time and focus to do this."


Beth Ditto strips off at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival (NME)
MS: The set ended with a mass singalong to 'Standing In The Way Of Control', during which Ditto peeled off her dress, prompting mass cheering from the crowd. The singer then bent over with her backside facing the audience, gave the 'single finger' gesture between her legs, then left the stage to rapturous cheering with her band.


Truckers Make Local Stops (Birmingham News)
MS: "Mike Cooley and I have 22 years in now this month," Hood says. "Our band always works as a democracy, but at the same time, there's a certain amount of - for lack of a better word - seniority in the relationship he and I have. That sort of leads the way for what the direction the band is going to be moving in, the direction the two of us go in, and we were kind of moving in a different one."

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