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The Smiths tribute band set to play at the re-opening gig of the O2 Academy in Brixton tonight on what it means it be gracing the stage after tragedy closed the venue ...
After a show last weekend in Melbourne, a woman approached AJ Navarrete, vocalist for The Smiths tribute band Ordinary Boys. She came with a compliment — and a confession. “Man, you guys are ...
Despite tensions caused by a royalties battle that for a period split the former members of The Smiths into two warring camps, the band’s singer, Morrissey, penned a predictably lyrical, poetic ...
Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of the Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness.
British music legend Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most distinctive, tempestuous rock bands of the 1980s, died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer ...
Andy brought the crucial elements of disco, funk, dub, and hip-hop — in addition to everything else they were, they were a brilliant dance band, ironic as that might seem to Smiths-phobes.
The Smiths fans are gushing over one band member, saying that they are one of the most underrated musicians of all time - and you may be surprised at who it is ...
Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday.
After 18 years, Salford Lads Club, a local tribute band to The Smiths and Morrissey, will croon its last tune. We caught up with Marc Solheim - aka "Morrissey" - to reflect on almost two decades ...
The Smiths were a famously fractious group, but each member paid tribute to their late bassist. "He will never die as long as his music is heard," wrote Morrissey.
After a show last weekend in Melbourne, a woman approached AJ Navarrete, vocalist for The Smiths tribute band Ordinary Boys. She came with a compliment — and a confession. “Man, you guys are ...