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‘Back To The Old House’: The most British song by The Smiths, according to Johnny Marr
Emerging from Manchester in the wake of the city’s punk rock boom, The Smiths were founded on the songwriting partnership of ...
“Indie justice”: the tale of Johnny Marr’s attempt to steal ‘The Queen Is Dead’
A look into how indie rock in the 1980s was the Wild West of DIY, via Johnny Marr of The Smiths trying to steal the master ...
Watch Morrissey play The Smiths’ ‘Hand In Glove’ and ‘Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me’ for first time in years and other...
Morrissey played a handful of rarities and Smiths tracks – many for the first time in years – as he kicked off his 2025 tour ...
Johnny Marr named as 'Record Store Legend'
A plaque has been unveiled in Manchester honouring musician Johnny Marr with the title of "record store legend". The ...
“What more do you need”: the Motown band Johnny Marr said was was as important as Led Zeppelin
Johnny Marr may be an avid fan of all things rock, but he knew when certain brands of soul music towered above everything ...
“I prefer the demos”: The Smiths album Johnny Marr called flawed
When assessing The Smiths' celebrated body of work, guitarist Johnny Marr spoke candidly about the misgivings he held for one of their acclaimed albums.
Producer John Porter on working with the Smiths on some of their most iconic tracks
Dwayne Johnson undergoes his most dramatic on-screen transformation yet in the first trailer for “The Smashing Machine,” a ...
‘How Soon Is Now?’: everything great about The Smiths in one song
Something about jangly guitars and provocative lyrics, right? That’s the usual order served up when describing the sound of The Smiths in a sentence. Through the rubble of Manchester’s punk explosion, ...
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Morrissey Explains Legal Action Alleging “Decades-Long” Defamation Campaign Against Him
Recently, Morrissey has been in the news for beefing with his ex-bandmate Johnny Marr, his former record label Capitol, and most recently the long-running art-pop duo Sparks.Now, he’s got ...
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Johnny Marr named as 'Record Store Legend'
A plaque has been unveiled in Manchester honouring musician Johnny Marr with the title ... Hammersmith Apollo in 2024. In 1982, Marr and fellow Mancunian, Morrissey formed The Smiths, also ...