the smiths

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominations for 2016 have been announced. Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, the Cars, Janet Jackson, N.W.A, Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths, Yes, Chaka Khan, Chic, the J.B.'s, Los Lobos, Steve Miller and the Spinners are all among those up for consideration. Read more: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame […]

Actor James Franco has a band with his former art school classmate, Tim O’Keefe. The band are named Daddy, and they just released a video for a new song, “This Charming Man,” which you can watch below via Vice. “We took a ten-poem sequence called The Best of the Smiths: Side A and Side B,” […]

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the nominees for their Class of 2015. Among the 15 artists being considered for inclusion into the Hall of Fame include Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths, Lou Reed, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Kraftwerk, N.W.A. and more. This is the first year both Green […]

It took Johnny Marr 26 years to release his first proper solo album, The Messenger, following the disbandment of his former group, The Smiths, but, now, the guitarist seems bent on making up for lost time. Barely a year and a half after his debut, Marr is set to release a followup, Playland, Oct. 7 via Warner Music […]

There are blatant ways a band can wear its influences (think cover songs and copycat designs), but there's a subtler method that gets the point across to those in the know. We're talking about songs where an old familiar lyric (or title, in a few cases) is snuck in there. Think of them as the […]

Morrissey World Peace Is None Of Your Business What do you want to hear from Mr. Stephen Patrick Morrissey on his first solo effort in five years? An acidic “fuck you” to a newlywed? Maybe a bit of half-hearted Beat poetry that speaks of “babies full of rabies” and a “tyke full of grippe”? Or […]

30 years ago today, a young group from Manchester, England, the Smiths, released their self-titled debut album. Unbeknownst to the band at the time, that record, and the three full-lengths that would follow throughout the Smiths’ short five-year existence, would go on to influence an entire generation of bands, amass a cult following, and would […]

Seeing as the holiday shopping season started at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 1, and people are at the point in their lives where they're willing to harvest their best friend's kidney and sell it on the black market for a chance to score the new Xbox Kindle iPhone Nook 5SC3G, it’s the perfect time to showcase […]

Morrissey's Autobiography, which finally saw a release in Europe earlier this month after various delays and disagreements, has landed a U.S. publisher and release date. The book, now a number one best seller in the U.K. for two weeks straight, with the distinction of becoming the fastest-selling music memoir of all-time, will see its hardcover release stateside […]

Saves The Day have wrapped up their headlining tour with Into It. Over It. and Hostage Calm, but the hits just keep on coming. Run For Cover Records have posted a video of STD and HC members joining forces to cover the Smiths' 1984 Brit-pop classic, “Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now.” You can watch the performance below […]

Johnny Marr has announced that his next single, “New Town Velocity,” from The Messenger, released earlier this year on Sire Records, will see a limited U.K. 7-inch release, as well as a worldwide digital release, next week. Additionally, the single will contain an unreleased b-side, a poppy and upbeat track called “The It-Switch,” which is streaming […]

UPDATE: March 20 at 3:49 p.m. EDT The uploader has removed the file from YouTube. We are seeking an alternate stream.  ORIGINAL POST: March 20 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Yesterday, the Smiths drummer Mike Joyce tweeted a link to the following YouTube embed, which features rare, early demos from the band. Titled The Pablo Cuckoo Tape, […]

We’ve all felt that familiar itch to just run and never return. Whether it’s because we’ve felt alienated by our surroundings, that our dreams were bigger than our hometown or that we were no longer welcome sometimes, the flight instinct calls. Because that’s a feeling that often resonates with artists, it’s no surprise that we […]

Check out this new video from NME of Johnny Marr explaining how he wrote the main riffs for The Smiths' “Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now” and “Girl Afraid.” The legendary guitarist notes that he hasn't played the song in 25 years then proceeds to nail it.

Nightmare Of You/Nightmares For A Week Nightmares EP Nightmare Of You and Nightmares For A Week share little in common besides a name association and New York residence. Their pairing on this split EP is certainly an oddball matchup, but music fans diverse enough to include post-punk alongside punk in their palette will enjoy it […]

And as fast as the internet can make a rumor explode, it can be destroyed just as instantly. This morning, a rep for Morrissey told the Rolling Stone these exact words regarding the most recent Smiths-reunion debacle: “The Smiths are never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to reunite – ever.” To add to it, […]

It feels like every three months another swirl of Smiths reunion rumors come and go with the internet eating up every last second of it–and this time may be no different–but this morning, Holy Moly posted a story stating that a Smiths reunion was a “done deal” for 2013 and that they have more than […]

The Cribs In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull This review originally ran in AP 287. After getting a pretty substantial profile boost thanks to the addition of former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr (who recorded and toured with the group for three years), U.K. indie-punk band the Cribs are back to being a trio for […]

Rumors of the Smiths' return have been greatly exaggerated, according to guitarist Johnny Marr. Responding to this report of the band's imminent reunion, Marr had this to say: “The rumour of the Smiths reunion is untrue. It's not happening.” Marr commented earlier this year that the British government would have to step down before the […]