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 Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024
Morrissey claims Johnny Marr turned down ‘lucrative’ offer to reunite The Smiths The Smiths split in 1987 The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024
“If Oasis can do it…”: Johnny Marr dismisses any idea of a Smiths reunion Johnny Marr dismisses any idea of a Smiths reunion MusicRadar · Aug 27, 2024
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 Louder · Aug 27, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
"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 Louder · Aug 6, 2024
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. WhatToWatch · Aug 4, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024
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. France 24 · Jul 13, 2024
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. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
Mayor of Kingstown season 3 episode 3 recap: Mike and Konstantin face-off In Mayor of Kingstown season 3 episode 3, Mike and Konstantin size each other up, while Evelyn walks dangerously close to the line. WhatToWatch · Jun 16, 2024
Offending Ringo and probing Thatcher: Tom Hibbert, the man who ‘brought the bonkers’ to Smash Hits As a new collection of his work, Phew, Eh Readers?, is published, former colleagues including Neil Tennant recall the irreverent music journalist’s phrasemaking genius The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024
Morrissey treated for ‘physical exhaustion’ after cancelling tour dates Singer told to rest for two weeks, forcing him to cancel gigs in California and Los Angeles The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024
“Consider this shit shut right down right now.” Donald Trump has been using a song by The Smiths at his rallies, and Johnny Marr is having absolutely none of it Donald Trump might fancy his chances against Joe Biden, but taking on Johnny Marr might be a battle too far Louder · Jan 24, 2024
Louder · Jan 16, 2024 "There is an obvious media shift to delete me from being the central essence of The Smiths": Morrissey thinks that dark forces are conspiring to erase his contributions to The Smiths Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you
Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2023 Bad Sex Award in search of a new home Another publication might take up the mantle
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 ‘I feel more like myself when I’m Morrissey’: the bizarre lives of tribute acts With tickets for big-name stars at a premium, it’s a great time to be a tribute act. Artists from ‘Tina Turner’ to the Arctic Numpties take us into their bizarre lives
The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2023 Gregor Gall: In search of protest songs as popular music leaves a void ‘TOO many protest singers/Not enough protest songs.” So sang Scots former Orange Juice frontperson, Edwyn Collins, on his 1994 hit single, A…
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023 ‘He’s a control freak’: 12 bandmates who hate each other, from Oasis to Pink Floyd Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between musical collaborators
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023 Rick Astley on Morrissey, getting Rick-Rolled, and his biggest hit The Eighties pop star talks his surprise renaissance as an internet meme, becoming a Smiths tribute singer and using the Mission Impossible team in his new music video
Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023 Bad Sex Award entries urgently needed to save the prize Previous contenders include Tony Blair and Morrissey
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023 As Dark Side of the Moon: Redux shows, when it comes to lyrics, less is usually more There’s a scene in The Simpsons episode, Lisa The Simpson (1998), where Lisa is watching a jazz violinist’s performance and a man is criticising it. “You have to listen to the notes she doesn’t play,” Lisa says in the music’s defence. “I can do that at home,” the man drily…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023 ‘Mind-boggling’: Johnny Marr on his 53 favourite guitars – and the one Noel Gallagher smashed They were used to write Smiths classics like Still Ill and What Difference Does It Make? As the star publishes a coffee-table book telling the stories of his most adored guitars, he remembers the loan to Noel that made him give up booze
AAP · Sep 28, 2023 Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told Slow repatriation of women and children from Syrian refugee camps poses a risk to fully defeating Islamic State, lawyers for a group of Australians say.
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023 Salty Brine at Soho Theatre review – an extraordinarily beautiful monster mash-up The New York cabaret darling’s show knits together The Smiths and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein