Last night, Alicia Keys performed at the AO Arena in Manchester, hometown of the Smiths. She paid tribute to the band by covering their 1983 single “This Charming Man,” and she brought out ...

Johnny Marr offered his thoughts after Rick Astley covered the Smiths' classic, "This Charming Man," at a gig earlier this week.

Did you know that David Wain plays drums? I didn’t know that. Wain was one of the cast members of The State, the great ’90s MTV sketch show, and he went on to a great directing career, making ...

The Killers cover The Smiths' "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" with Johnny Marr. ... Prior to The Killers' tour, they teamed up with Marr at Glastonbury 2019 to cover The Smiths' "This ...

Marr was on guitar duties for all three of the ’80s hits, as Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers bounded across the stage with characteristic energy.

Last Friday (19 August) The Killers played in Vancouver, before heading to Seattle on Saturday (20 August) and Portland last night. At their Vancouver show, Johnny Marr, who's been opening for the ...

Following the disappointment of The Smiths’ first single “Hand in Glove” (which was also loaded with queer innuendos), “This Charming Man” rose to #25 on the UK charts and received ...

The music of the Smiths is unique, I have heard them since I was 13 and not only "This charming man" is a good song. In my opinion all Smith´s songs are really good. The Smiths must consider as ...

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, whose pounding rhythms underscored some of the most influential albums in British music history, has died at the age of 59, band-mate Johnny Marr announced Friday.

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, whose pounding rhythms underscored some of the most influential albums in British music history, has died at the age of 59, band-mate Johnny Marr announced Friday.

Andy Rourke, the Smiths' charming man, dies aged 59 "Watching him play those dazzling bass lines was an absolute privilege and genuinely something to behold," he said. Published - May 19, 2023 08: ...