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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

Sales of old-school crisps jump as shoppers rediscover 1990s’ favourites

Retailers report surge of interest in the likes of Frazzles, Skips and Chipsticks despite launches of upmarket crisps

The Guardian - UK

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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

Louder

A history of the Smiths' beef

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

Salon

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

The Smiths split in 1987

The Independent UK

“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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"As a result of his rapid evolution as a guitarist, Johnny Marr's chord choices from his five years with The Smiths reveal some inspirational examples": here are 4 of them to start with

The Cmaj9 ritual

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Ride's Mark Gardener: "I’m definitely a gear nerd, but I had to stop otherwise I’d have gone bankrupt"

The Ride frontman chats to Danny Turner about the shoegaze tag and the driving force behind their seventh album, Interplay

MusicRadar

Chumbawamba wrote Tubthumping as a working-class anthem. We won’t have it stolen by the right

Why do populists so often use the work of artists who despise them? Because they don’t have any good songs of their own, says former Chumbawamba guitarist Boff Whalley

The Guardian - UK

London music venue Brixton Academy to reopen with Nirvana and Smiths tribute acts

Concert hall’s licence was suspended after two people were killed in a crowd crush in December 2022

The Guardian - UK

“Many people think I was doing it all on the Rickenbacker in the ’80s, but a lot of the clean arpeggio stuff was done on a Les Paul”: Johnny Marr on the most prized guitars in his collection – and why they might not be what you expect

From his bonkers nine-pickup Strat to the Les Paul he gifted to Noel Gallagher, The Smiths great has traced his entire career through the prism of his amazing collection of guitars. Why don’t all our guitar heroes do this?

Guitar World

The Oasis classic that Liam hated because it was "reggae": "I remember Our Kid saying 'Why are you writing reggae songs?' And I was like, there speaks a man that has never heard reggae"

A songwriter in peak form, a singer and band who hated it, and the song that became bigger than anyone could have imagined

MusicRadar

"He looked like Daniel Day Lewis in The Last Of The Mohicans, except he jangled when he walked. I thought: 'That's a bit interesting'": Billy Duffy on Ian Astbury and the early days of Death Cult

When Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy announced the 2023 resurrection of Death Cult, goths went batshit and gig tickets sold like blackened coals. Here’s how the seminal band came into being

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“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

The Guardian - AU

Johnny Marr blasts Donald Trump for playing the Smiths song at rally

The Smiths guitarist and co-songwriter says ‘consider this shit shut right down right now’ after seeing footage of rally in South Dakota

Marie Claire

Chanel Métiers d'art: From the ateliers to the runway

On 7th December at dusk, models strut down the runway for the finale of Chanel's Métiers d’art show, which takes place in the streets of Manchester. The main inspiration: music, which 'pushes to creation,' says Virginie Viard, artistic director of Chanel. Words by Katell Pouliquen, photos by Julien Mignot.

Louder

"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

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The Guardian - UK

‘The melodies are mega!’ Liam Gallagher and the Stone Roses’ John Squire announce album

First single Just a Rainbow is to be released on 5 January, with gigs hinted at for later in the year

The Guardian - UK

‘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 Independent UK

Bryan Adams and Johnny Marr join Forest Live 2024 lineup

Rock and indie acts join previously announced headliners including Nile Rodgers and Chic, Sting, and Tom Jones

WEKU

How do you make peace with your shortcomings? This man has an answer

Comedian Duncan Trussell speaks on the value of transcendent experiences and how he thinks about life after death.

The Guardian - US

‘No one else is saving it’: the fight to protect a historic music collection

The ARChive of Contemporary Music, which houses more than 90m songs and is supported by names such as Martin Scorsese, is in need of a new home

Evening Standard

Smiths News cheers World Cup boost but warns further print decline on the way

Smiths News cheered a World Cup and Coronation boost as the newspaper and magazine wholesaler posted a rise in profits.

Evening Standard

Rick Astley: Heaven knows I’m Rickrolling now - the interview

80s star on The Smiths supergroup with Blossoms and his iconic music video

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