Tag: The Smiths

Morrissey 'refused' new offer to reunite The Smiths at this year's Coachella fest

Morrissey ‘refused’ new offer to reunite The Smiths at this year’s Coachella fest

You can’t say they’re not persistent: Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival apparently continue to make offers to land a reunion of The Smiths to headline the annual festival, with Morrissey reporting this week that he has yet again turned down an offer to have the defunct indie giants top the 2013 bill.

Video: Johnny Marr, 'Upstarts' — first official single off 'The Messenger'

Video: Johnny Marr, ‘Upstarts’ — first official single off ‘The Messenger’

Although he’s already premiered a couple tracks and released a video, Johnny Marr today debuted the video for the first official single from his upcoming solo album The Messenger, a David Barnes-directed performance clip for the song “Upstarts” that you can check out right here.

Electronic's self-titled debut to be reissued as 2CD special edition with 8 unreleased tracks

Electronic’s self-titled debut to be reissued as 2CD special edition with 8 unreleased tracks

The 1991 self-titled debut from indie supergroup Electronic — featuring New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and guitarist Johnny Marr of The Smiths, with the occasional assist from Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant — will be reissued this spring in a 2CD special edition featuring eight previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Video: Morrissey sings 'Action Is My Middle Name' on 'Late Show with David Lettterman'

Video: Morrissey sings ‘Action Is My Middle Name’ on ‘Late Show with David Lettterman’

With his rescheduled two-month U.S. tour set to kick off Wednesday night in Long Island, N.Y., Morrissey dropped by “The Late Show with David Letterman” tonight to perform “Action Is My Middle Name,” one of a handful of new and as-yet-unreleased songs the singer debuted last year and continues to perform on tour.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL's John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall in 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall in 1992

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to 1992 for a walk through Tijuana, Mexico, with John Lydon and host Dave Kendall. This appears to actually be an MTV news piece, likely repackaged from segments produced for a July 1992 episode of “120 Minutes” that featured the Public Image Ltd. frontman as co-host.

Johnny Marr announces spring U.K. tour, debuts new song 'The Right Thing Right'

Johnny Marr announces spring U.K. tour, debuts new song ‘The Right Thing Right’

As promised, former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr will embark on a spring U.K. tour following the release of his new solo album, ‘The Messenger,’ with 10 dates announced this week in March, culminating with a show in his hometown of Manchester. Also, check out new song “The Right Thing Right.”