Nic Harcourt becomes the boy with the Moz in his studio this month

L.A. Anglophiles who regularly tune into KCRW-FM (89.9) may well crash their Union Jack-themed Aston Martins when they hear a certain beloved voice on the air later this month. None other than the sultan of sad sacks himself, Morrissey, will guest DJ on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with the surely beatific fellow Brit Nic Harcourt on Aug. 29 at 11:05 a.m.

The guest appearance, taped a few weeks ago in KCRW's Santa Monica studios, is quite a get for Harcourt, who had been courting Moz to drop by for more than a decade. Morrissey will talk tunes and news about his new solo album, "Years of Refusal," and spin from the few records he can tolerate these days, including cuts from the New York Dolls, Sparks, Buzzcocks and the newbie Manchester quartet the Courteneers.

It's surely required listening for SoCal's considerable Britpop contingent, but we just hope that Harcourt took a cue from Art Brut and cracked open some Hennessy with Morrissey on the air.

-- August Brown

Photo by Gregg Lewis

Comments

[Brien Comerford]

Wonderful to see a photo and to read about Morrissey. He is the master of melancholic melodies and captivating crooning. He inspired Radiohead's Thom Yorke to become a vegetarian. He wrote "Meat Is Murder", "Satan Rejected My Soul", "I Am Hated For Loving" "My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye" and hundreds of other gems. A few years ago he moved to Rome. It appears that he has relocated to Los Angeles again. I dig Morrissey and Dublin, Ireland misses him too.