MUSIC NEWS- Oh well, we hoped for as long as we could, considering the tradition of the Coachella Festival reuniting bands. It worked with Jane's Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Pixies, Bauhaus, Gang of Four, Rage Against the Machine, The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine. So, when reports from a British newspaper indicated that sources close to The Smiths said the band "could play Coachella for a ludicrous amount of money", we denied but believed. Only now word from Johnny Marr's manager is that the rumor is "rubbish" and that there will be no hatchet-burying next summer in Indio, CA. Instead, Johnny Marr has agreed to be the visiting professor of music at Salford University. Marr will be lecturing students on a regular basis. His initial lecture will be in the university's Maxwell Hall on November 4 and is expected to be about music's "mavericks" and "innovators."
It would have been the first time the band had played together since Johnny Marr said in 1987 that he was leaving, two months before Strangeways, Here We Come was released. That Marr, who has been playing with Modest Mouse, and Morrissey, whose solo career has continued to take off in recent years, will not be sharing a stage soon is not surprising, as the band's breakup had all of the standard rock n roll nastiness.
It would have been the first time the band had played together since Johnny Marr said in 1987 that he was leaving, two months before Strangeways, Here We Come was released. That Marr, who has been playing with Modest Mouse, and Morrissey, whose solo career has continued to take off in recent years, will not be sharing a stage soon is not surprising, as the band's breakup had all of the standard rock n roll nastiness.
With The Smiths out of the running, the question is still; who do YOU want to see reunited at Coachella and what "secret deals" are in the works (tipsters- let MNN know !)
In Morrissey news, he's announced plans during a BBC Radio 2 interview that he will write his autobiography, which will span his music career. He didn't give any specific on how much of the memoir is completed or when the book will be released. He did explain, “So much crap is written about me, it’s hard to live with sometimes. It all gets burned down in history and becomes a part of your legacy.” He also discussed his upcoming album, Year of Refusal, which is due for release in February 2009. “It’s fantastically strong,” he said. “It’s very, very strong and it’s interesting for me after all these years, but it’s the strongest.”
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