The Smiths are reuniting

A few of the reunions I've seen recent years, Mission of Burma, Pixies, Bauhaus, Gang of Four, Buzzcocks, were all pretty great, actually.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001659262

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http://www.manchestervcancer.co.uk/tickets.asp

I would pimp my full review on my blog, but then people would want to poke me in the eye. And they would also mock me for my inaccuracies. No. I will go to bed and cocoon myself in memory.

WONH WUH

I was wondering why this wasn't the Smiths thread that got revived yesterday.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/22/the-smiths-partially-reunite-for-classical-concerts

lol everyone except the two that made the smiths the smiths

saved you a click

thx infinity

yw

finally, the chance to see the legendary craig gannon in action

I am sure those shows will be sold-out soon. But this has nothing to do with a reunion. That is more like a string orchestra covering rock songs.

Keep hoping the Panozzo brothers will come to town to perform the songs of Styx with a string quartet

...then again

https://pitchfork.com/news/andy-rourke-denies-involvement-in-classically-smiths-concerts/

This is insane:

Bad Production Ltd.’s press release also included a quote attributed to Andy Rourke (“To have been there the first time round and seen it first hand, and to still be such a big fan of The Smiths today, I am both thrilled and excited to be involved in Classically Smiths. I’m really proud of the band’s work, and being able to present those songs again in this particular production format promises to be a real gift for audiences everywhere.”). Rourke’s rep tells Pitchfork: “Any quotes by Andy Rourke regarding this project are 100% fabricated and without approval.”

i hear Morrissey's doing some Wagner

The Ringleader of the Tormentors Cycle.

november spawned a meistersinger

Valkyrie & I

Rourke himself has also issued the following statement:

"I am deeply saddened that during the week of the death of my dear friend Dolores O'Riordan, that false statements are made on my behalf. At no time did I give my consent for anyone in connection with this Classically Smiths project to act on my behalf or my name and nothing was ever confirmed, approved or contracted by me or my team."

So is Mike Joyce even involved?

William Tell, It Was Really Nothing

Well this all became a total clusterfuck

https://www.facebook.com/mikejoyceofficial/posts/1563982187016807

https://www.facebook.com/craig.gannon.18/posts/10156147205244697

Shocked, I tell you!

I guess you could say that's the end of that. Or, as a classical music fan might say, "Girlfriend in a Coda."

And now, the lead violinist in the orchestra makes a statement

(I had like five other Smiths-related puns lined up and now have no use for them. Sigh.)

i feel bad for the members of the orchestra

i: they are caught up in a vitriolic shitstorm not of their making, with derision hard on its heels
ii: they have been having to rehearse arrangements of smiths songs lol

They were looking for a job, then they found a job, then they lost a job.

has anything mike joyce ever participated in post smiths ever come out right

he won that court case

xp "Millionaire" Mike Joyce you mean?

This is too bad. I think it would have been great to see those three together again.

actual office lol

err... although i apologize if you were being sincere?

uh i meant musically

has anything mike joyce ever participated in post smiths ever come out right

Nah but at least he wasn’t in Freebass.

http://www.topfiverecords.se/images/morDSCF4477.jpg

oh one song he was told how to play probs

This Charming Rachmaninoff

Yeah I didn’t realise he and Rourke were on Bona Drag. He hadn’t played on a record since according to his discography??? Even though I slagged off Rourke just now, he’s worked a lot more than that.