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Johnny Marr says new album will address ‘impending danger’ in politics

The former Smiths guitarist spoke about his first album in four years, The Age Of Everything.

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Impressionist masters and deranged diggers: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Tom Cruise gives his zaniest performance yet in dark comedy 'Digger', The Smiths' Johnny Marr returns with his 10th album, and new exhibitions spotlight Renoir and Monet. Here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews · Sep 28

Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources

Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Johnny Marr’s iconic Smiths guitars fetch millions at landmark auction

The 111 lots auctioned on Thursday featured a range of instruments played by Marr fetched nearly £4 million

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Johnny Marr guitar collection fetches almost £4 million at auction

Marr’s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection sold for over £3.6 million.

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Two Johnny Marr guitars have sold for more than half a million pounds

Several guitars went up for sale at a Christie’s London auction on Thursday as part of the Marr’s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection.

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Noel Gallagher feared Oasis would destroy Johnny Marr’s iconic Smiths guitar

‘You’ve always been a bit gung-ho with your guitars,’ Gallagher told Marr while browsing a collection of Marr’s on display in London

The Independent UK · Sep 12

Noel Gallagher says Johnny Marr has ‘always been gung-ho’ with his guitars

Marr began his award-winning career in the 1980s with rock group The Smiths.

Evening Standard · Sep 12

The best music of autumn 2026: Johnny Marr, Phoebe Bridgers, Rachel Chinouriri and more

Irish noisemongers Gilla Band, shadowy producers Two Shell and lovable band the Big Moon have new records, and there are tours from Bob Dylan and Kelela – plus the best of jazz, global and classical

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29

Bigmouth strums again: was Andy Burnham’s Smiths jam in Kyiv the perfect soundtrack to a Britain in freefall?

The UK prime minister clearly still adores the band. Perhaps he’s attracted to songs about sham justice and murderous meat factories, shot through with nihilism and exquisite despair

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28