A cover of the Smiths’ “Please, Please, ... talks about how the duocame to tackle the song and how things are progressing with their follow-up to lastyear’s debut album Volume One.

The Smiths became known not only for Morrissey’s proto-emo lyrics and timeless melodies, but also the band’s refusal to use its members’ own images on the covers of nearly 30 albums and singles.

For a start, it’s exactly 40 years since the release of The Smiths’ self-titled debut album, which heralded the arrival of the definitive Manchester band. For a group steeped in musical and cultural ...

The promising young British indie rockers English Teacher brought their tour supporting April’s debut album This Could Be Texas to the Manchester venue Gorilla on Friday. To mark the occasion ...

This is a year of milestones for fans of Manchester-based miserablism. For a start, it’s exactly 40 years since the release of The Smiths’ self-titled debut album, which heralded the arrival of the ...