Former Smiths singer Morrissey has spoken out about the recent frenzy of speculation regarding his old band – saying the rumours of a Smiths reunion ‘exhausts’ him and labels the lack of attention on his solo work as ‘frustrating’. Speaking to Billboard, Morrissey said: The solo years have been more meaningful to the audiences than…
YouTube has been the catalyst for the biggest shift in the way we consume music. No longer are we satisfied with the sterile, nicely packaged singles and albums our favourite pop stars hand down to us – we want to see them up close and personal outside of their PR bubble. To that end we…
Morrissey has been up to his old tricks this week – getting everyone in a tizz with more abrasive quotes about the meat industry during a Q+A on fan site True To You. Sample quote: “I see no difference between eating animals and paedophilia. They are both rape, violence, murder”. The singer also revealed he…
December is traditionally a quiet month, so I was surprised at the amount of quality new music showing up in my Soundcloud ‘Likes’ as I put this playlist together. From the return of Doves’ Jimi Goodwin to brand new Drake, Warpaint, Sam Smith and Broken Bells – December has provided us with some great new…
Johnny Marr has revealed that he has an agreement with a publisher for his autobiography. The news follows the huge success his former Smiths band-mate Morrissey has achieved with his recently released autobiography, which is selling like hot-cakes and getting everyone talking about The Smiths again. Marr comes in for an equal amount of praise…
The Smiths’ guitar legend Johnny Marr has announced he will be releasing his debut solo album early next year. Scheduled for release on 25 February, the album will be titled The Messenger and will be accompanied by a UK tour in March as well as a number of summer festival appearances – which are yet…
