Brighton Rich writes:

The New issue of the UK based ( but available worldwide ) style Magazine 'i-D' includes a stack of Morrissey / Smiths references throughout, a very clever fashion shoot based on Smiths Record Sleeves, and best of all a single page interview at the back with Morrissey that is so funny and upbeat that I thought it was a hoax at first, very good.

If I remember - 'i-D' was the first magazine to have any pictoral / editorial coverage on The Smiths way back in the early eighties, and has been very respectful ever since.
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According to an anonymous person, the interview is current, post-documentary. More on the interview at MorrisseyTour.com.

lutewhine sends a rumor that "plans are afoot to include the documentary as an extra on the concert DVD that's scheduled for release later in the year." Also, a link to a downloadable mpeg version may appear on this site soon.

Hazard sends some stills from "The Importance of Being Morrissey" (14 total).

Mark Nicholson writes:

David Bret is starting work on his second Morrissey book, with the working title "Return To Sanctuary". The book will not be an update of his 1994 biography Landscapes Of The Mind. It will aim to be an appraisal of various facets of Morrissey's entire career.

David always maintained that he believed that Morrissey had the ability to semi-retire from the music business like the French singer Barbara for a number of years, only to make a comeback stronger than ever. With the slight media frenzy that is surrounding Morrissey here in the UK at the moment, Bret could be right!

Shaun Goater writes:

From today's Manchester Evening News, a review of last night's Channel 4 Docu

In my view: The Importance of Being Morrissey by Eric Jackson, ManchesterOnline. Excerpt:

THE title of the programme was The Importance Of Being Morrissey (Channel 4, Sunday), but, to borrow another line from Oscar Wilde, it could have been called I've Nothing To Declare But My Genius.

Because Steven Patrick Morrissey, formerly of The Smiths, professional Mancunian and undoubtedly the greatest writer of pop lyrics ever, gave absolutely nothing away about his personal life in this one-hour documentary.

Scott Cameron writes:

When the latest issue of Pat Buchanan's political biweekly, The American Conservative, arrived in my mailbox today, the last thing I expected it to contain was an article entitled, "The Smiths: A Conservative Rock Band," wherein the author, Anthony Gancarski, attempts to argue that The Smiths were just that -- a conservative rock band. My personal take on the article is that the author is somewhat disingenuous, as he conspicuously omits Morrissey's venomous denunciations of Margaret Thatcher, and his approval of socialism in an early interview. Nevertheless, the author’s original interpretation of The Smiths’ music makes the article an interesting read.

The Smiths: A Conservative Rock Band
By Anthony Gancarski

David Craft writes:

In the July issue of Guitar World, hardcore band Poison The Well reference Johnny Marr, Boz Boorer, and Alain Whyte as big influences. Here is an excerpt from the interview...

"If it jangles at all, that's me," says Miller, a self-taught guitarist who names The Smiths' Johnny Marr and longtime Morrissey sidemen Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte as three of his all-time favorite guitarists."

A strange combination if you have heard Poison The Well!