morrissey

Published: Irish Times, May 1 2009

Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before…

“It’s like a cross between going back to university and joining a religious cult,” reckons Steve Berry from Hertfordshire, as he surveys the scene. I’d have said a “rockabilly Star Trek convention” myself, but we won’t split hairs. Read the rest of this article here.

I Know It’s Over (1986)

Album filler turned live tour de force. Very specially for Colin!

Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before

“It’s like a cross between going back to university and joining a religious cult,” reckons Steve Berry from Hertfordshire, as he surveys the scene. I’d have said a “rockabilly Star Trek convention” myself, but we won’t split hairs. Read the rest of this article here.

THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES (1983)

Listened to this song first when I was about thirteen. Still give me the same weird chill today. Read the rest of this entry »

STOP ME IF YOU THINK THAT YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE…

“It’s like a cross between going back to university and joining a religious cult” reckons Steve Berry from Hertfordshire, as he surveys the scene. I’d have said a “rockabilly Star Trek convention” myself, but we won’t split hairs. Read the rest of this article here.

I WON’T SHARE YOU (1987)

STOP ME IF YOU THINK THAT YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE…

“It’s like a cross between going back to university and joining a religious cult” reckons Steve Berry from Hertfordshire, as he surveys the scene. I’d have said a “rockabilly Star Trek convention” myself, but we won’t split hairs. Read the rest of this article here.

Published: Irish Times, May 1 2009

HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE IN LIMERICK NOW*

“It’s like a cross between going back to university and joining a religious cult” reckons Steve Berry from Hertfordshire, as he surveys the scene. I’d have said ‘rockabilly Star Trek convention’ myself, but we won’t split hairs. We’re in the atrium of the Foundation Building at the University of Limerick, where The Songs That Saved Your Life – A Two Day Symposium on Morrissey is about to get under way. Steve got up at 6am to fly in from Stansted. Others have travelled from Europe, America and even Australia to be here.

The Englishman is researching a book about his own Morrissey fandom. “I suppose I’m as bemused as anyone” he says, “Firstly, that he should be taken so seriously in an academic context, but also, that the symposium would be held in Limerick of all places.” As it happens, there’s a straightforward explanation on both counts. And he’s standing right beside us. Read the rest of this entry »

SCHOOL’S OUT

It’s a bank holiday, the sun is out and… I’m off to Cavan for the weekend. Well, that’s two reasons to be cheerful. Before I go I should mention:

1. My Morrissey symposium story appeared in the Ticket today. You can read it here.
2. The Lisa Hannigan story is in the Irish Times magazine tomorrow.
3. The backlash against the Steve Appleton backlash is underway here and here.
4. And finally, I just got served with a summons to appear in court on June 5th. WTF? I’m an innocent man… I’m going out the front door with Gerry etc. etc.
5. Have a great weekend!

TAXI TO WESTON GARDENS, PLEASE!

I’m off now to the University of Limerick for Songs That Saved Your Life – A Two Day Symposium on Morrissey, which I’ll be writing about for The Ticket. Some of the scintillating lecture topics include Because I’ve Only Got Two Hands: Western Art Undercurrents in the Gestures and Poses of Morrissey and On The Problems of Being ‘Just Blindly Loved’: The Rhetoric of Fanaticism at Morrissey-Solo.com. (Yeah, cos those guys take the whole Morrissey thing waaay too seriously…)

I don’t know about you, but it sounds like fun, fun, fun to me!!!