Nearly 40 years after leaving the band, Marr looks back on the creative partnership and reveals how their early songwriting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just in case you thought there was something in the air that could reunite brothers-in-arms, that could heal decades-old wounds, that could make it about the music again—well, think twice. The Oasis ...

David Fincher‘s new film The Killer hit select theaters this weekend and stars Michael Fassbender as an unnamed hired assassin who loves The Smiths, classic ’70s and ’80s sitcoms, and sticking to his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andy Rourke, bassist for the influential British rock band the Smiths, has died after a long illness due to pancreatic cancer. He ...

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 ...

In 1984, The Smiths released Hatful of Hollow, a compilation of singles, B-sides and BBC Radio sessions that would eventually become one of the most beloved albums of the band's career. More than 40 ...

The Smiths are mourning the loss of a beloved member. The band's bassist Andy Rourke has died at the age of 59 after a battle with cancer, guitarist Johnny Marr shared on May 19. "It is with deep ...

Andy Rourke, bassist for the influential British rock band the Smiths, has died after a long illness due to pancreatic cancer. He was 59. The Smiths’ guitarist, Johnny Marr, posted on Twitter on ...

Andy Rourke, the bassist and founding member of the iconic British rock band, The Smiths, has died of cancer. He was 59. Former band member and guitarist Johnny Marr broke the heartbreaking news of ...