THE SMITHS(onian) Museum and Theatre

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THE SMITHS(onian) Museum and Theatre

Mission Statement
THE SMITHS(onian) Museum and Theatre, Inc. is a non-profit organization that exists to illustrate and preserve the history and sociocultural significance of English rock band, The Smiths. This mission is fulfilled through the passionate and creative presentation of archives, artefacts, and the art of live performance.

Location
THE SMITHS(onian) Musuem and Theatre will be constructed in a TBD location within Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles was chosen in part because of the abundance of Smiths enthusiasts currently residing in the area; It is home to the annual Smiths/Morrissey Convention, which this year was attended by 2300 guests on a Sunday evening from 6pm til 2am! Additionally, the weather is ideal to accommodate some very special and unique surprises we have in store for you all...
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"War of words breaks out in Norway over Morrissey’s Nobel Peace gig..." - The Independent

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War of words breaks out in Norway over Morrissey’s Nobel Peace gig as singer unforgiven for comparing Anders Behring Breivik massacre to killing animals for fast food - The Independent

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So when the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced this week that Morrissey was joining Mary J Blige and James Blunt at the Oslo ceremony, the Norwegian news website The Local suggested optimistically that it was “a sign he may have been forgiven”.

That proved premature. On Wednesday, Norway’s Aftenposten newspaper ran a comment piece arguing that relatives of Utoya victims and many other Norwegians would...
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For Sale: 27 Smiths artwork proof sleeves, many unreleased

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After several years of holding onto these treasures, I have decided to sell the pride of my Smiths collection - a lot of proof sleeves used in the making of the Smiths' iconic album and single covers by Jo Slee. Most of these 12" and LP sleeves would have had just handful made, or are even unique. You can read more about the lot at the Ebay site:

The Smiths - Lot of 27 Proof Sleeves+Jo Slee Draft Book (Inc. Alternate Artwork) - eBay

Thanks for looking.

UD


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This auction is for a magnificent lot of 27 proof artwork prints for what would become covers and inner sleeves for several of The Smiths' 12" and LP releases.

These proofs originally came from the collection of Jo Slee - Morrissey's/The Smiths' art director who played a central role in designing the timeless...
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Bragg speaks to Radcliffe and Maconie about Morrissey

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John Reed writes:

Billy Bragg speaks to Radcliffe and Maconie - BBC 6 Music clip

Talk about The Smiths starts at 2.20, some nice memories from Maconie... continues after 'The Milkman of Human Kindness'... and the rest of the interview is worth listening to as well.
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Morrissey NOT invited to Nobel Artist celebration after KFC comments

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From here - http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article17939795.ab

Google translation - Oslo's mayor, Conservative Party politician Fabian Stang, has invited all the artists who are attending the celebration of the Nobel Peace Prize to a conversation, rather - all except Morrissey. The reason that Morrissey gets ported can be found in a statement that the British pop icon felled during a concert shortly after the terrorist attacks on Utøya and in Oslo, reports NTB.

Morrissey is known as a militant vegan and in between snack, he compared the terrorist attacks with the production of fast food.

- We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown. But that's nothing compared to what happens in McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken every day, said the singer.

In an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet explains Fabian Stang their unwillingness to invite Morrissey:

- The seriousness of...
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David Morrissey on Morrissey's "Autobiography"

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An anonymous person writes:

David Morrissey, the "Walking Dead" actor who will be doing the audio version of Autobiography, was interviewed by the AV Club and was asked about the experience of recording the audio book. He gave what I think is a nice, intelligent answer.

The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey on keeping secrets and surviving as the Governor - The A.V. Club

Excerpt:

AVC: You recently recorded the audiobook version of Autobiography, by singer-songwriter and former Smiths frontman Morrissey. As a longtime fan of his, what were you most surprised to learn while reading the book?

DM: He’s always had that tag of “miserable Morrissey,” and he certainly can indulge that side of himself. But his humor is unbelievable. I had to stop reading many times because I was laughing so much. His cutting wit is second to none. Not that that surprised me—the consistency of it is...
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"Autobiography" No.1 in Uncut Magazine's books of the year

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so I've read the article, although there's nothing in it that we didn't know already, it was a nice read. but I'm curious to know that since they asked you, Peter, a couple of questions and all, did you get a free copy or did you have to pay for it?
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Morrissey 'aging gracefully' among his peers - djrioblog

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New Wave artists aging gracefully. An 80′s world gone by… - djrioblog

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