Articles relating to: The Smiths
“Morrissey chose it. Morrissey chose everything.” Northern Soul talks to photographer Stephen Wright
Neither of us intend it, I’m sure, but our conversation circles back time and again to a once-forgotten corner of Ordsall on a bitter December day in 1985.
Read the full story..Smiths drummer Mike Joyce talks to Northern Soul at Salford Lads Club
Archie Swift installed our oven when we came back to Manchester.
Read the full story..Film Review: England is Mine, HOME, Manchester
Of the many and varied responses to the news that a Morrissey biopic was being made, probably the most salient can be summed up thus: “Oh no, please don’t encourage him”.
Read the full story..Review: Set the Boy Free by Johnny Marr, Manchester Literature Festival
There’s a bit of armchair psychology which often gets trotted out on the subject of great musicians.
Read the full story..An obsessive Morrissey fan attempts List of the Lost
‘Of course the same thing happened to Keats, you know.’
Read the full story..Johnny Marr on Manchester, architecture and his autobiography
Of The Smiths’ many fine attributes, there’s one which sometimes tends to get overlooked: their strong sense of place.
Read the full story..Still Ill: there is a light that never goes out
From Carol Ann Duffy to Karl Marx, Manchester as a muse has lit many a spark in the light bulb of big ideas, and many a sparkle on the great British bauble of words, pictures and music.
Read the full story..Review: Johnny Marr at Manchester Apollo
The Smiths formed in 1982. I was six, and only started listening to them in 1992 when my mate Liam did me a mix tape. Blew. My. Mind.
Read the full story..Bigmouth Strikes Again
Rejoice! A leading British publisher has brought us a book by a member of a great modern British band, someone who can write skilful, balanced prose which demonstrates an encyclopedic knowledge of his chosen field of home-grown pop, particularly the pre-Beatles era.
Read the full story..There’s a club, if you’d like to go
He’s the former drummer with The Smiths, a Manchester DJ and lover of new music. Mike Joyce talks to Lucy McNamara
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
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