Head to the replies to watch Johnny Marr play through "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" as he talks you through how he wrote the classic song by The Smiths, courtesy of NME TV.
Johnny Marr will pick up this year's "Godlike Genius Award" at the 2013 NME Awards on February 27th. Head to the replies to see the full list of categories and nominees.
Head to the replies to listen Johnny Marr "covering" The Smiths' classic "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" live in session for BBC Radio 1.
Hit the replies to watch Johnny Marr's (The Smiths) video for his new solo single "The Messenger" which is taken from his forthcoming self-titled album.
Lots of rumors going around about a The Smiths reunion this morning, all started by a story on Holy Moly. Uh, yeah, still calling bullshit on this one. Although, I'd love to be proved wrong.
There's a lot of speculation floating around the internet today so, best to take it all with a grain of salt at this point in time. Despite a claim that The Smiths were in talks with a "well-known" promoter about reuniting, the rumours have been denied by sources much closer to the band and a "highly placed source" in the UK live music industry. Let's just address that before some of us get too excited.
Update: Johnny Marr himself has confirmed the reports are not true...as expected.
Morrissey has announced a one-off show at the Manchester Arena on June 28th. Tickets go on sale this Friday and you can head to the replies to see him performing The Smiths' classic "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" from his Who Put The M In Manchester show, which was filmed at the same venue in 2004.
The Cribs are currently working on their first studio album as a three-piece since 2007's Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever and have a working title of In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull. The band has also been speaking about their last album, Ignore The Ignorant, which they recorded and toured with Johnny Marr (The Smiths) and how natural it feels to be a three-piece again.
American Laundromat Records will releasePlease, Please, Please: A Tribute to the Smiths on November 22nd. The compilation will feature covers by Class Actress, Greg Laswell, The Wedding Present, Williams Fitzsimmons, Trespassers William and more.
Head to the replies to watch a previously unseen documentary about The Smiths. The documentary was thought to have been "lost" since 1992 but has now been released by Rhino, who are also releasing the deluxe boxset.
The Smiths Complete - Deluxe Collectors Box Set is due to be released on October 4 and contains remastered versions of eight albums (on CD and vinyl), as well as reproduced versions of 25 7" singles and much much more. Head here to check out more details.
The Subways will release their new album in September. Money and Celebrity was produced by Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths) and you can download a track from the album titled, "It's A Party" here for free.
Owen has a new 7" for pre-order called O, Evelyn. It's limited to 2,000 copies and features two exclusive tracks: a new song and a cover of The Smiths' "Girlfriend In A Coma."
Dum Dum Girls will release their EP, He Gets Me High, on March 1st. The 4 track EP features three original songs and a cover of The Smiths' track, "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out".
After Johnny Marr recently forbid the UK Prime Minister to be a fan of The Smiths, Morrissey has now given his thoughts on the issue and praised Marr for his words.
Balance and Composure's cover of The Smiths' "Big Mouth Strikes Again" is streaming here. It comes from the digital re-release of the band's debut EP, I Just Want To Be Pure, which can be purchased here.
