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It’s been over 38 years since Morrissey and Johnny Marr shared a concert stage. And despite the ludicrous sums of money they’d no doubt receive if they ever agreed to a Smiths reunion, it’s clear that’s simply never happening. But that doesn’t mean that Morrissey and Marr have turned their …

Morrissey shut down an email to solicit offers for his rights to the Smiths’ music and other connected intellectual property, according to a post on his official website. “The ‘eaves’ business email address has been switched off due to the colossal response to Morrissey’s announcement of his wish to pass …

Morrissey has used the “Messages From Morrissey” section of his official website to air his grievances about everything from a lack of financial support from the music industry to feeling creatively misunderstood by most everyone around him. Most read like frustration-fueled diary entries dressed up as public service announcements. But …

Nick Cave said Morrissey recently contacted him with an offer to provide vocals on a new song of his. It’s something Cave, a longtime fan, said he “would have been happy to do,” were it not for the fact that Morrissey wasn’t asking him to sing a verse or provide …

Nick Cave said Morrissey recently contacted him with an offer to provide vocals on a new song of his. It’s something Cave, a longtime fan, said he “would have been happy to do,” were it not for the fact that Morrissey wasn’t asking him to sing a verse or provide …

Morrissey will resume his North American tour tonight, May 5, after postponing a pair of shows due to health issues. A note shared on the musician’s Instagram yesterday said that the former Smiths frontman had “contracted a severe sinusitis attack and was treated at Coronado Hospital in San Diego.” The …

The Hall, the Hall will tear us apart. Again. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its new crop of inductees, revealing that New Order got rejected this year. The Hall nominated Joy Division and New Order as one band, which meant that Hall voters had a chance …

Last month, Morrissey dropped the rather stunning news that he accepted a “lucrative offer” from AEG Entertainment Group to reform the Smiths alongside Johnny Marr. “Marr ignored the offer,” Morrissey wrote before referring to himself in the third person. “Morrissey undertakes a largely sold out tour of the USA in …

Of course he was gorgeous — it was always the first thing you noticed about Alain Delon whenever he appeared onscreen, that otherworldly handsomeness that took your breath away no matter where you fell on the Kinsey scale. The French movie star knew that he was one of the most …

Donald Trump frequently enrages musicians by using their songs without permission during his political rallies. Most recently, he has upset Johnny Marr after footage of the former president playing the Smiths‘ 1982 single “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” at a Trump rally in South Dakota last …