Tag: The Smiths

New Order members recruit Blur's Alex James for Bad Lieutenant project

New Order members recruit Blur’s Alex James for Bad Lieutenant project

With Peter Hook having acrimoniously split from New Order, the rest of the legendary synthrock act has enlisted Blur bassist Alex James for a new […]

Pixies' 'Where Is My Mind?' tops WOXY's 20th annual Modern Rock 500 countdown

Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind?’ tops WOXY’s 20th annual Modern Rock 500 countdown

Online radio outlet WOXY’s 20th annual Modern Rock 500 wrapped up this week by crowning a new champion: the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?,” which […]

Morrissey reschedules canceled UK concerts… then cancels another concert

  Buying a ticket to see Morrissey on his current  Tour of Refusal is becoming an increasingly risky endeavor, as the illness-plagued singer continues to […]

Sick again, Morrissey cancels U.K. concerts, ‘Jools Holland’ appearance

  Illness-prone Morrissey, who canceled six dates at the beginning and end of the U.S. leg of his current “Tour of Refusal,” this week bagged […]

In stores Tuesday: Morrissey's new single, plus expanded 'Southpaw Grammar,' 'Maladjusted' reissues

In stores Tuesday: Morrissey’s new single, plus expanded ‘Southpaw Grammar,’ ‘Maladjusted’ reissues

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Morrissey RELEASES: Southpaw Grammar: Expanded Edition, Maladjusted: Expanded Edition, “Something […]

Quick Spins: Brian Eno/David Byrne; R.E.M.; Sonic Youth; Johnny Marr/Paul Weller

  It didn’t seem to garner much attention, but after so much had been made about Brian Eno not performing with David Byrne on his […]

Nauseated Morrissey cancels post-Coachella date on trouble-plagued tour

  The story’s already made it around the world: Morrissey apparently was so nauseated by the smell of barbecued meat during his performance last night […]