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The Smiths in 1985
A beginners' guide to 1980s British indie rock

By Stephen Hill Published

The 1980s were a hugely fertile period for free-thinking, boundary-pushing British 'indie' bands

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Andy Burnham, June 19, 2026
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is a fan of The Smiths, The Strokes, The Pogues and The Wedding Present

By Paul Brannigan Published

"If there's anything I’ve always loved it's soaring guitar bands"

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Johnny Marr and Morrissey of The Smiths in the store room of Rough Trade records in London in 1983
How a mouthy teenage guitarist scored his band a record deal with Britain's coolest indie label, and kickstarted a musical revolution

By Paul Brannigan Published

How the career of one of Britain's most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse

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Morrissey And Johnny Marr of The Smiths
Morrissey launches yet another attack on former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr

By Paul Brannigan Published

"Bigmarr Strikes Again"

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Nirvana, The Smiths
Steve Coogan on the game-changing impact of Nirvana and The Smiths

By Paul Brannigan Published

"When Nirvana released Nevermind, that just redefined everything"

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Dave Grohl smiling on stage
From Foos to Turnstile, these are the 15 greatest Glastonbury festival sets ever

By Stephen Hill Published

Glasto is the biggest festival on Earth - and these are its very best moments

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Walmart CD and Vinyl Sale
Last chance to grab these brilliant albums on Walmart's Cyber Monday sale

By Rich Hobson Published

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Ghost and The Smiths: these incredible albums are all on sale with Walmart

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Robert Smith and Morrissey, who is eating some grapes. In a swimming pool.
In celebration of the hugely-entertaining, long-running beef between Robert Smith and Morrissey

By Niall Doherty Published

The Cure and Smiths frontmen had a long-running war of words beginning back in 1984 and here are some of the best bits.

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Morrissey and the famous Corrie pub, The Rovers Return
Morrissey once sent in a script to Coronation Street, as revealed by the soap star he accosted in a supermarket

By Niall Doherty Published

The ex-Smiths man was unsuccessful in his mission to moonlight as a screenwriter for his favourite soap opera

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R.E.M., Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Manics, Deftones, Oasis and Suede
The 10 best B-side albums including Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Deftones, The Cure and more

By Niall Doherty Published

Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Oasis, The Smiths, Deftones, the Manics and more all had classics going spare, as these superlative compilations prove

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