good news i think!

http://libertalia.us/news.htm

Aug.02.05: RED LIGHTNING's tour of the West Coast US has been postponed until December 2005 due to Alain Whyte being called to Rome to record and collaborate on Morrissey's new album over the next few months. In the meantime, Libertalia will continue to consider offers both new and current for this tour.
 

just spotted this on Popbitch, don't know if it's true but it's an interesting rumour:

Mozbitch

Morrissey will be collaborating with Nutty Boys Madness on his next album going back to the quintessentially English sound of Piccadily Palare and Ouija Board, Ouija Board. Madness and ex-Moz Producers Langer and Winstanley have been hauled in and sessions will start in October in the UK. The reason Madness have released the Dangermen Sessions cover versions rather than their own material is that they know that collaborating with Moz will give them a monster pay out in royalties in the American market considering certain members of the band have made dodgy financial investments over the last few years. Suggs of course has been the "voice" of MFI and Norwich Union over the last few years...

charlieherocamden,

Last week-end on musical channel VH2 took place the "100 best indie songs ever" countdown.

Please note "How soon is now ?" ended n.20, "Suedehead" reached top 10 and "There is a light...", obviously, finished on the pole position.

Among the bands quoted were Blur, Pixies, Nirvana, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Strokes etc....

Interesting article at StarOnline-eCentral about Barrie Cadogan ("Little Barrie"),
who could have been with Johnny Marr ("Healers")
but later on replaced "sick" Alain Whyte ...

The current issue of Uncut (with Keith Richards and Paul McCartney on the cover) features both Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher contributing to a list of their favourite things. Johnny chooses The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" to praise while Noel chooses "This Charming Man". He also mentions how he saw Moz live in Australia last year and that records like Hatful Of Hollow aren't made anymore.

A little sketch on Moz is scheduled for ‘SIMON MUNNERY'S AGM’ at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place,
6th-29th AUGUST (NOT 15th)
STARTS:16:00
ENDS: 17:15
£8 / £7

Extract: "Having successfully merged with former organisations including The League Against Tedium and Alan Parker Urban Warrior, the corporate body of Simon Munnery is pleased to announce the agenda for this year’s AGM – exclusively at The Stand Comedy Club.
It will feature most - perhaps all - of:
• A sketch/playlet "The Two Thieves" in which Simon Munnery and SPECIAL GUEST ‘Booby Graphics’ play the two thieves left on their crosses after Jesus has been taken down and the crowd dispersed
• 15 minutes of NEW Alan Parker Urban Warrior rabble rousing
• Memories of Malcolm Hardee
• An impromptu singalong
• A Morrissey impression
• 3 new hymns
• All the best new jokes/poems/epithets Munnery has come up with in a year (“at least 5 minutes”, apparently)
• Toilet break
• Drum rolls
• The wearing of a musical suit
• AOCB (aka “whatever else occurs to me”)

"One of the most original and talented comics in the country"
(Observer)"

More details here.

Also “Some Girls are Bigger than Others” is on the move. Check out this link, where the current edition discusses the show in Lyric, Hammersmith, and lists dates for the subsequent Autumn "UK tour" in October, ironically if happily starting in Dublin, Ireland (never mind, with a rush and a push…!!), then on to Brighton, Manchester and Coventry.