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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Andy Rourke, the former bassist of The Smiths, has died at age 59 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Guitarist Johnny Marr shared the news to social media today, May 19. “It is with deep ...

The sort of platitudes that often accompany many retrospectives on classic albums, describing heroic narratives in which scenes are burst onto and names are cemented in history books, don’t ...

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 ...

The Smiths were an influential English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, comprising lead vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce.

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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 ...