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The Smiths

May 2026

  • John Harris

    double quotation markAndy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it

    John Harris
    Call it a mix of collectivism and entrepreneurialism or just an overarching vibe, but the mayor’s philosophy could be on the way to Westminster, says Guardian columnist John Harris

March 2026

  • Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson performing in 1985.

    ‘I owe Iron Maiden my English A-level!’ The great literature our writers discovered through pop music

    Ahead of World Book Day on Thursday, Guardian music writers pick out the musicians whose literary references illuminated them – from Adam Ant on Joe Orton to the National on Grace Paley

February 2026

  • Coté - Morrissey

    ‘A reminder of how careless I was’: from cringe cartoons to cancelled rockstars, the tattoos fans regret

    What happens when you’re sporting signs of your devotion long after your idol has fallen from grace? Meet the fans whose tattoos have become embarrassing – even problematic

November 2025

  • ‘I’m getting goosebumps talking about it’ … Joyce with the Manchester skyline behind.

    ‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius

    Breaking dancefloors, recording in the dark, crying at I Know It’s Over, winning in court, splitting over chips … the musician relives his tumultuous years in ‘the best British band ever’

September 2025

  • Morrissey performing in London in 2020.

    Morrissey puts his business interests in the Smiths up for sale ‘to any interested party’

  • ‘Burnt out by any and all connections’ … from left: Mike Joyce, Morrissey, Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke.

    ‘The musty whiff of a yard sale’: why is Morrissey attempting to sell his share of the Smiths’ catalogue?

August 2025

  • Mike Joyce drumming with the Smiths live on The Tube in 1984.

    The Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce announces memoir The Drums

    Publisher says ‘Mike’s honest, entertaining and deeply human memoir is what Smiths fans have been waiting for’

April 2025

  • Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who haven’t made up since the latter’s 2018 exit from Fleetwood Mac.

    ‘It ain’t over till one of us is gone’: the pop stars who refuse to bury the hatchet

    Madonna and Elton John thawed their frosty relationship this week – but from Mariah and J-Lo to David Gilmour and Roger Waters, plenty more are still at loggerheads

February 2025

  • Linder at the Hayward Gallery, London

    The big interview
    ‘I was always obsessed with death’: how Linder turned pornography and trauma into art

    At 70, Linder is having a retrospective at the Hayward Gallery – after years of being overlooked by the art establishment. She discusses punk, porn and politics

November 2024

  • John Kennedy, left, with Bob Geldof and Harvey Goldsmith of Band Aid.

    Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats

  • Salford Lads Club.

    Morrissey donates £50,000 to Salford Lads Club fundraiser

October 2024

  • The Smiths Room at Salford Lads Club.

    ‘I like it here can I stay?’: the Salford Lads Club – in pictures

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  • Photo of the Smiths outside the Salford Lads Club

    Salford Lads Club: historic youth centre battles to keep doors open

September 2024

  • Musically tough and dynamic … Morrissey and Johnny Marr in their Smiths days

    There is a light that never goes out: is a Smiths reunion genuinely impossible?

  • Johnny Marr at his recording studio in Stockport

    Johnny Marr rubbishes Morrissey’s claim about Smiths trademark

  • Morrissey in 2018.

    Morrissey claims Johnny Marr blocked new Smiths greatest hits album

  • Morrissey performing in Mexico City in 2018.

    Morrissey claims release of new album ‘gagged’ over song about 2017 Manchester bombing

August 2024

  • The Smiths performing on stage

    Morrissey claims Johnny Marr ignored lucrative Smiths reunion offer

    Singer issues statement saying he accepted AEG Entertainment Group proposal for 2025 tour but guitarist did not

January 2024

  • a side-by-side image of Morrissey, Donald Trump, and Johnny Marr

    ‘Please let me get what I want’: can artists stop politicians from using their songs?

  • A Night With The Johnny Marr Orchestra At Factory International<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Johnny Marr performs during A Night With The Johnny Marr Orchestra at Factory International on December 07, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Matthew McNulty/Redferns)

    Johnny Marr blasts Donald Trump for playing the Smiths song at rally

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