Returning a year after the demise of The Smiths in 1987, Morrissey set about a wayward, but still remarkable and hugely underrated solo career.
Though there have been huge mis-steps ('Kill Uncle', 'Southpaw Grammar', 'Dagenham Dave') Mozzer still produced songs as startlingly unique, emotionally powerful and as heavily contentious as ever.

The NME may now ignore him, and try to forget that he kept their little indie mag afloat during the 80s, but wheras The Smiths contempories like The Cure and Echo And The Bunnymen gradually faded and New Order dissappeared from the map totally, Morrissey kept on and, crucially this, kept to his principles.

He may be the only indie star not to have sold out or let his (still huge) fan-base down. He has not wavered, he has not jumped through hoops, and though it has won him no favours with the rock press, to those who favour integrity over banality, Morrissey's light has yet to go out.

If you still think he hasn't produced anything of worth in his solo years then sit down, listen to 'Nobody Loves Us', 'Micheal's Bones', 'The Edges Are No Longer Paralell', 'I've Changed My Plea to Guilty', 'Trouble Loves Me', 'Hairdresser on Fire', 'This is Not Your Country', 'Interesting Drug', the title track to 'Maladjusted' and everything on 'Viva Hate', 'Your Arsenal' and his career masterpiece 'Vauxhall And I' and SHUT UP.

Releases

• Greatest Hits - album, out 11/02/2008 on Decca. 1 review (read/post)
• That's How People Grow Up - single, out 28/01/2008 on Polydor. 1 review (read/post)
• I Just Want To See The Boy Happy - single, out 04/12/2006 on Sanctuary. (post review)
• in the future when all's well - single, out 21/08/2006. (post review)
• Ringleader Of The Tormentors - album, out 03/04/2006 on Attack Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Redondo Beach / There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - single, out 28/03/2005 on Sanctuary. 1 review (read/post)
• I Have Forgiven Jesus - single, out 13/12/2004 on Attack Records. (post review)
• Let Me Kiss You - single, out 11/10/2004 on Sanctuary. 1 review (read/post)
• First Of The Gang To Die - single, out 12/07/2004 on Sanctuary. 1 review (read/post)
• You Are The Quarry - album, out 17/05/2004 on Attack Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Irish Blood, English Heart - single, out 10/05/2004 on Sanctuary. 1 review (read/post)
• Viva Hate 2002 reissue - album, out 25/02/2002 on EMI Records. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• O2 Wireless Festival Friday, Wed 02 Apr at London Hyde Park. (post review)
• Wed 23 Jan at London Roundhouse. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 22 Dec at Manchester Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex). 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 08 Dec at London Wembley Arena. (post review)
• Thu 07 Dec at Birmingham NIA. (post review)
• Tue 05 Dec at Nottingham Arena. (post review)
• Mon 04 Dec at Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena. (post review)
• Sat 02 Dec at Glasgow SECC. (post review)
• Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Thu 20 Jul at Spain Benicassim. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 28 May at London Palladium Theatre. (post review)
• Thu 25 May at Oxford New Theatre. (post review)
• Sun 21 May at London Palladium Theatre. (post review)
• Fri 19 May at Portsmouth Guildhall. (post review)
• Wed 17 May at Reading Hexagon. (post review)
• Sun 14 May at London Palladium Theatre. (post review)
• Wed 03 May at Sheffield City Hall & Memorial Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 11 Jul at Manchester L.C.C.C at Old Trafford Cricket Ground. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 27 Apr at Los Angeles Los Angeles Wiltern. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 30 Oct at Birmingham Academy. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 24/06/2008: WIN! Tickets to this summer's Wireless Festival in London
• 10/06/2008: New York Dolls entertaining limeys for cash, soon
• 06/06/2008: Stating the obvious: British festival-goers don't like disgusting bogs
• 02/06/2008: Britain's second greatest cultural icon records new album
• 13/05/2008: Bella Union bringing el Guincho, Emmy the Great, Duke Spirit to Wireless
• 08/05/2008: Morrissey, Tricky and Futureheads join brilliant Benicassim bill
• 29/04/2008: NME respond to Morrissey: 'we didn't pull Love Music Hate Racism support'
• 25/04/2008: Love Music, Need Cash: Moz steps in to back festival
• 24/04/2008: Are The Courteeners the new Smiths? Band added to Morrissey's Wireless day with The Rascals
• 03/04/2008: Court out: Morrissey isn't a racist any more, say Word Magazine

Features

• 24/12/2007: Prince and Britney, blood and breasts: A Year in News
• 06/07/2007: Virgin Trains Move Festival 2004
• 19/02/2007: The 4-4-2 of Indie Rock: DiS's musical XI
• 11/04/2005: “Reissue! Repackage! Repackage!”

Links

• Morrissey Music - official site

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