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‘Morrissey’s lyrics are untouchable, but I don’t want to think about him’: Lauren Mayberry’s honest playlist

The Chvrches singer grew up on the Spice Girls and has a complicated relationship with the Smiths. But how come she knows so much about 90s country?

The Guardian - UK

“We went to Billy Corgan’s place in Chicago. He said, ‘When you think you’ve got a chorus, just write another one’”: Bones UK’s Carmen Vandenberg on going hard to make Soft – and the Jeff Beck pedal that won’t leave her ’board

Vandenberg is making guitar sounds you’ve never heard before. In a brilliant new album from Bones UK, she’s also blues, Hendrix and her mentor Jeff Beck – all in the pursuit of authenticity…

Guitar World

“Morrissey has severed all connections”: Morrissey just sacked his management as ongoing battle with Johnny Marr rocks on

After a trio of claims against Marr and a precise retort from the guitarist, The Smiths' singer just went nuclear on his own team

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Morrissey fires management after Johnny Marr statement

Singer’s announcement comes shortly after his ex-bandmate hit back at his claims surrounding The Smiths trademark

The Independent UK

There is a light that never goes out: is a Smiths reunion genuinely impossible?

Relations between Morrissey and Johnny Marr seem at their lowest ebb following disagreements over trademarks and reissues. But fans will hold out hope nonetheless

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Marr rubbishes Morrissey’s claim about Smiths trademark

Lawyers for the guitarist say ownership was shared with former frontman, who has not yet signed legal papers

The Guardian - UK

Heaven knows he’s miserable now: Morrissey claims Johnny Marr has trademarked The Smiths

Controversial singer previously claimed that his former bandmate had shut down a prospective reunion, as well as a ‘best of’ album

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“Get rid of the guitar player and get somebody else. Nobody cares.” Kiss' Gene Simmons urges Morrissey to reunite The Smiths without Johnny Marr, but there's a plot twist

The strained relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr just got a little more complicated

Louder

"Smiths Rule OK! has been blocked by J Marr": Proposed new Smiths compilation blocked by Johnny Marr, alleges Morrissey

New Smiths compilation blocked by Marr, says Morrissey

MusicRadar

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr blocked new Smiths greatest hits album

Former Smiths frontman claims Warner Music proposed reissue programme including best-of called Smiths Rule OK!, but Marr rejected proposed artwork

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey claims new album has been ‘gagged’ over song about 2017 Manchester bombing

Former Smiths singer’s new solo album ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’ had been set for release last year

The Independent UK

Morrissey claims release of new album ‘gagged’ over song about 2017 Manchester bombing

Singer says that every major label in London has refused to release Bonfire of Teenagers as a result of ‘Idiot Culture’

The Guardian - UK

“If the Church won’t condemn this atrocity, it won’t only be bulls slowly haemorrhaging.” Morrissey has written to the Pope urging him to end the Catholic Church's blessing of bullfights

He might not be able to get Johnny Marr to reform The Smiths, but Morrissey is now seeking to make a new alliance, with Pope Francis

Louder

Morrissey keen on "lucrative" offer for The Smiths to reunite – Johnny Marr...not so much

Morrissey says Johnny Marr ignored recent big money offer for The Smiths reunion but says he was on board

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Salon

A history of the Smiths' beef

Oasis may have reunited, but not all rifts are destined to be mended

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr ignored lucrative Smiths reunion offer

Singer issues statement saying he accepted AEG Entertainment Group proposal for 2025 tour but guitarist did not

The Independent UK

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr turned down ‘lucrative’ offer to reunite The Smiths

The Smiths split in 1987

MusicRadar

“If Oasis can do it…”: Johnny Marr dismisses any idea of a Smiths reunion

Johnny Marr dismisses any idea of a Smiths reunion

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Louder

Johnny Marr posts cryptic response to quash any hope of a reunion from The Smiths following Oasis comeback news

Just because one iconic Manchester indie band is coming back, doesn't mean that The Smiths will be following suit

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey’s Irish Blood, English Heart is by no means a far-right anthem

Letters: Readers dispute Zoe Williams’ characterisation of a track from the singer-songwriter’s 2004 album You Are the Quarry

Louder

"The Red Hot Chili Peppers might have based their entire career on it": Steven Wilson's 20 favourite British rock albums

Porcupine Tree mainman, solo star and prog remix king Steven Wilson on 20 British albums that blew his mind

WhatToWatch

Mayor of Kingstown season 3 episode 10 recap: urban warfare

In Mayor of Kingstown season 3 episode 10, war breaks out in Kingstown and Mike and Milo have their showdown.

The Guardian - UK

A Morrissey tribute band separates the art from the artist – but I still end up feeling queasy

His 2004 song Irish Blood, English Heart turns out to have been a massively leading indicator of how ugly politics was going to become, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

France 24

Alec Baldwin weeps as involuntary manslaughter trial collapses over withheld evidence

A nearly three-year legal saga for Hollywood star Alec Baldwin following the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended on Friday when a US judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case due to the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors.

The Independent UK

Dana Gillespie: Music is still my last love, in between there’s loads of guys who have come and gone

The singer talks getting Morrissey’s approval for her cover of his song, and her relationships with Davie Bowie and Bob Dylan over the years.

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