• Morrissey Cancels Iceland Gig: Venue Serves Meat, Won't Stop

    Morrissey recently canceled a gig in Iceland because the venue he was scheduled to perform at sold meat, and it was not going to stop because the former Smiths singer was in town. The outspoken vegetarian and animal rights activist informed fans on the website True to You, where he generally posts all updates Moz-related -- and there has been plenty in the past few months. Because the Harpa Concert Hall refused to sell only vegetarian food and no other concert venues were available, the singer skipped Iceland on his tour.
  • Morrissey Declines Autograph Because of Ebola: Singer Working on Album in L.A.?

    Morrissey busted out some of his signature, strange antics recently at Los Angeles International Airport. A fan claimed that Moz declined signing an autograph because "he has Ebola." The former Smiths frontman typically is not one for fan interaction, so while the behavior comes as no surprise, the choice of excuse is pretty interesting. At least it is timely -- and there is speculation that he is working on a new album in L.A.
  • Morrissey Praises Bull That Injured a Matador in Mexico City Recently, Condemns Event

    Morrissey included a tune on his latest release "World Peace is None of Your Business" titled "The Bullfighter Dies" to let people know (if they didn't already) whose side of that battle he's on. According to NME, the former Smiths frontman took to his fan site to comment on a recent incident that occurred in Mexico City. A matador was gored by a bull during a bullfight, and Moz was stoked about it.
  • 8 Albums With Misleading Titles

    Though an album title shouldn't tell you explicitly what kind of music you're in for (where's the fun in that?), a title does have a subtle influence over how we hear an album, or how we expect it to fit into the artist's career arc. These eight albums, however, went with titles that ended up being misleading for either one of these reasons.
  • 8 Artists Who Hated The Production On Their Own Albums

    Making albums is almost always a collaborative process between the artist and their producer, which means that egos often clash and ideas are often compromised. For these eight artists, however, these compromises apparently didn't work out in their favor. Here are eight artists who hated the production on their albums.
  • Smiths Guitarist Johnny Marr Shares 'Dynamo' Video from Album 'Playland' [WATCH]

    Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has shared the music video for his latest single "Dynamo," which you can check out below. The video features the indie rock icon and his band performing the song to a small audience on a stage lit by dozens of hanging light bulbs. The real star of the clip, however, is Marr's gorgeous, dark-green Fender Jaguar, which frankly does not get enough screen time. You can check out Johnny Marr's "Dynamo" music video here: "Dynamo" is the second music video to be shared from Marr's latest album "Playland," following "Easy Money." "Playland" was released Oct. 7 and is Marr's second solo album overall, following his 2013 solo debut "The Messenger."
  • Morrissey Calls Venues in Rome and Milan 'Abysmal'

    Morrissey is not too impressed with some venues overseas. After making stops on his recent tour in Rome and Milan, the artist took to his True to You fansite to talk about the venues, NME noted. "We, too, were shocked by the venues in Roma and Milan — both abysmal — Milan quite shockingly abysmal ... not a theater at all ... just a field with a roof," he wrote about the Atlantico in Rome and the Gran Teatro Linear4ciak in Milan.
  • 8 Classic Albums That End With Acoustic Songs

    When sequencing the songs on an album, musicians tend to place something particularly poignant and emotionally powerful for the last track, and what better way to do this than to write a simple song on acoustic guitar? Here are eight classic albums that end with acoustic songs.
  • 7 Album Covers With Musicians Who Aren't On The Album

    Putting yourself on your own album cover is a pretty simple concept: if people see you on the cover, they'll assume you're the person singing on the album. However, these seven artists included musicians on their album covers that didn't appear in the album at all.
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