The post Morrissey Selling Stake in The Smiths’ Name, Songs, Publishing appeared first on Consequence. “Morrissey has no choice but to offer for sale all of his business interests in ‘The Smiths’ to ...

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Morrissey was an obsessive Morrissey recently performed the 1987 song ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

The post The Smiths’ Mike Joyce Announces Memoir The Drums appeared first on Consequence. When it comes to The Smiths, both Morrissey and Johnny Marr often hog the bulk of media coverage. But lest we ...

Morrissey says the name of his former band, The Smiths, wasn't meant to be mysterious, revealing the true origin of it's name. The singer offered an explanation during a 1984 appearance on the ...

That’s how Morrissey introduces his announcement today that he’d like to “offer for sale all of his business interests in ‘The Smiths’ to any interested party / investor.” His statement comes in the ...

Almost 40 years after The Smiths broke up, Morrissey is truly leaving the band. At least the singer’s 50% stake in the iconic Manchester group. On hiatus from touring this summer and about to start a ...

We are shocked — shocked! — to find Morrissey being dramatic online. The former Smiths front man issued a blog on his website titled “A Soul for Sale,” offering his stake in the band to the highest ...

Back in 1989, the Smiths as we knew them crashed into a double-decker bus because of a lawsuit jointly initiated by drummer Mike Joyce and bassist Andy Rourke, who claimed Morrissey and Johnny Marr ...

Few rock lyricists understand irony as well as Morrissey, and he dials it up here by comparing himself to the Catholic saint and martyr, Joan of Arc. The drama is ludicrous and brilliant, and as Joyce ...

Jeremy has more than 2200 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

The Smiths have to be among the most well-documented bands in history. Three of the group’s for former members — singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, and the late bassist Andy Rourke — have all ...