Friday 30 July 2010

Johnny Marr’s Classic Cortez Trainers MAG charity auction

Bid on Johnny Marr’s uniquely decorated shoes and make the world a safer place!
These Classic Cortez trainers by NIKE have been personalized by Johnny. Decorated and intricately designed with graphics and quotes including “Ignore the ignorant”, these trainers are wonderfully colourful and are the ultimate expression of customized personal style!

Thursday 15 July 2010

Johnny Marr has new Sarracenia hybrid plant named in his honour

Hampshire Carnivorous Plants have named a new Sarracenia hybrid plant in honour of Johnny Marr. They will be unveiling the plant to the world for the first time at this year’s  Royal Horticultural Society Show, held at Tatton Park Knutsford Cheshire (21-25 July)

 Matt Soper of Hampshire Carnivorous Plants said “ I have been a fan of Johnny’s for some years, and 'play' guitar myself, as does my daughter.  I have only named two of my own hybrids previously,

Wednesday 14 July 2010

JOHNNY MARR AND HANS ZIMMER PERFORMING AT INCEPTION PREMIERE IN LOS ANGELES VIDEO 

We have a link to the video of Johnny and Hans Zimmer performing a brilliant special concert backed by a wonderful 20-piece orchestra at the Los Angeles premiere of Inception at El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, the one-time concert took place on the same day as the soundtrack, Inception: Music From The Motion Picture, was released. The concert is preceded by interviews with the stars of the film, Johnny and Hans and director Christopher Nolan.  The performance was streamed live to fans at Inception premiere

Friday 9 July 2010

Johnny Marr profile BBC 6 Music Sunday 11th July 12 midday

The programme explores Johnny’s post-Smiths career and collaborations with The Pretenders, Electronic, Modest Mouse & The Cribs

Thursday 8 July 2010

Johnny Marr and Hans Zimmer To Perform Special Concert Following INCEPTION FILM Premiere in Los Angeles July 13th 

ONE-TIME CONCERT EVENT TO STREAM LIVE ON USTREAM; SAME DAY AS SOUNDTRACK RELEASE

Heralded guitarist Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr featured on Inception soundtrack album

Johnny is featured on guitar on the album of Hans Zimmer’s  original score for Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which will be released on July 13th,  three days prior to the film’s release.
Hans was quoted


 as saying  “It’s a very electronic score. There is orchestra, but the electronics share an equal spotlight, and I also have Johnny Marr playing guitar. Besides Johnny and the orchestra, everything else stays virtual throughout the mix.”
"Inception" Soundtrack Tracklisting
1. Half Remembered Dream
2. We Built Our Own World
3. Dream Is Collapsing
4. Radical Notion
5. Old Souls
6. 528491
7. Mombasa
8. One Simple Idea
9. Dream Within A Dream
10. Waiting For A Train
11. Paradox
12. Time

Wednesday 7 July 2010

Johnny Marr featured on the Hans Zimmer-penned ‘Inception’ score

Johnny is featured on the Hans Zimmer penned electronic heavy score to Christopher Nolan's  new film ‘Inception’.  Hans Zimmer said, “It’s a very electronic score. There is orchestra, but the electronics share an equal spotlight, and I also have Johnny Marr playing guitar. Besides Johnny and the orchestra, everything else stays virtual throughout the mix.”
 The Playlist  has the story here Inception