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"He came into the kitchen, gave me a tape and said, 'Listen to this. It’s not just any tape'." How a mouthy teenage guitarist scored his band a record deal with Britain's coolest indie label, and kickstarted a musical revolution

How the career of one of Britain's most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse

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"Diversity is a lie": Morrissey launches bizarre tirade against BBC over new single Notre-Dame

The former Smiths frontman has taken issue with the amount of airplay the UK broadcaster has given his track

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Morrissey claims 'diversity is a lie' in rant about the BBC

Morrissey has hit out the BBC for not playing his single Notre-Dame.

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"He has devoted his entire life to killing Morrissey." Morrissey launches yet another attack on former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr, and the BBC

"Bigmarr Strikes Again"

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Morrissey criticises upcoming BBC Smiths documentary and bandmate Johnny Marr

Morrissey has issued a lengthy criticism of a forthcoming BBC documentary about The Smiths, claiming it portrays him unfairly and excludes his involvement.

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“It’s bittersweet to be parting with these guitars but I want them to go to new homes and new people who will love them as much as I have”: Johnny Marr is auctioning off his most-famous guitars

After documenting them in Marr's Guitars, the indie icon couldn't bear consigning them to storage once more, and they'll be auctioned via Christie's in September

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"Music is always interesting when no one knows where the hell it came from." Steve Coogan on the game-changing impact of Nirvana and The Smiths, and why he loves both bands

"When Nirvana released Nevermind, that just redefined everything"

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From surprise Foo Fighters and The Prodigy chaos to hip hop, metal and punk rock takeovers, these are the 15 greatest Glastonbury festival performances ever

Glasto is the biggest festival on Earth - and these are its very best moments

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“I couldn’t imagine them being put away and left unplayed”: Johnny Marr to sell nearly 100 pieces of gear at auction – including prized Smiths-era guitars

Guitars that have featured on some of the Smiths’ biggest songs, and moonlighted in Oasis, are up for grabs

Guitar World

Guitars used by Johnny Marr in The Smiths to go to auction in London

A Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo which was featured on the cover of Oasis’s debut single Supersonic is included in the sale

Evening Standard

Johnny Marr to auction iconic guitars he played with The Smiths and solo work

Marr will donate 100 per cent of the hammer price from 10 lots to two charities

The Independent UK

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr announces first album in four years

The 10-track LP was written in London and recorded in Manchester.

Evening Standard

‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist

The Radiohead guitarist once serenaded a girl with the Smiths and thinks George Michael was a genius. But what is his favourite football song?

The Guardian - UK

Smiths Group Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) lowered its full-year organic revenue growth outlook after Middle East-related disruption weighed on its John Crane business in the third quarter, Chief Financial Officer Julian Fagge said on the company’s Q3 2026 trading update call. Fagge said Smiths’ organic revenue was f

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“I'm a kid of the '80s, so The Smiths were right there for me. That might explain the Radiohead phenomenon – if we’re going to exorcise this darkness we’re going to go really dark”: Ed O’Brien explores the relationship between music and mental well-being

In a CALM-sponsored panel at this year’s Great Escape festival, Ed O’Brien, Nadine Shah and others discussed both music’s power to heal emotional wounds - and the alarming suicide rates in the music industry

Guitar World

“I heard him say in some interview that if you only play electric guitar, you're half a guitar player”: Her guitar playing had already reached the ears of millions, but a key piece of advice from mentor Johnny Marr re-shaped her approach

Already an established instrumental composer, Rebecca Mardal took up acoustic guitar at the Smiths man’s suggestion, and she changed her playing style after he gave her a slimmer neck than she’d used before

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"Until then, I’d always thought that putting tongues in mouths was disgusting, but when he gave me my first proper kiss, I did indeed ‘have to let it linger’": How the Cranberries bucked '90s trends and made the surprise hit that's become huge once again

The song has recently been given a boost by TV show Love Story, but as befits its title, it never really went away

Guitar World

“We were high with it, and after just a few takes, we had one of our best ever songs – something that felt like pop music and beyond”: The making of the Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen Is Dead

It was a square peg amid the shred scene and almost sank Johnny Marr, but the Smiths’ majestic third album ended up as the jewel in their crown

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The FiiO EH11 is a $30 retro headphone with parametric EQ – other brands need to catch up

These are some of the cheapest over-ear headphones you can buy (but there are upsides and downsides).

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“I’ve never met Noel Gallagher, but I’ve heard he liked Strange Times”: The unsung 1986 album that inspired the ’90s Britpop boom

The big-name fans. The studio where the Smiths tracked The Queen Is Dead. The bird that got caught in the control room. This is the story of the Chameleons’ Stranger Times

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“I find it amazing that people are singing along in such a celebratory way about being involved in a car crash”: We speak to The Smiths’ producer Stephen Street and learn how their most beloved song came to be

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out remains one of The Smiths’ most heartbreaking songs - a near-perfect example of the potency of Marr and Morrissey’s songwriting partnership

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise

After latest concert cancellation, singer also describes Valencia hotel as ‘indescribable hell’ that will require ‘one year to recover’ from

The Independent UK

Morrissey cancels Valencia gig after ‘loud’ city prevents him from sleeping

Controversial former Smiths frontman said lack of rest has left him in ‘catatonic state’

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey review – classic Smiths songs meet GB News-style talking points

Morrissey is in impressive voice and the old songs still retain their power, but the conspiracy theorising and nationalist rhetoric are miserable in all the worst ways

The Guardian - UK

In the groove: Manchester’s cult record shops and indie venues

As The BRIT Awards head to Manchester we take a look at the places that have made it such a crucial part of Britain’s music map

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