“There isn’t a band in the world who’s got a song anywhere near that”: the quest to make 1984 the best year in music history
The dawn of new possibilities.
The Smiths
Demons and Lyrical Absurdity: the 10 most poetic songs by The Smiths
The power of lyrical absurdity.
“Heaven knows I’m miserable now”: The five most depressing songs by The Smiths
Masters of doom and gloom.
“They found it”: The artists Patti Smith called her musical descendants
The next generation of thinkers.
Eddie Van Halen: The “beautiful” guitarist Johnny Marr called his opposite
“He never stopped smiling!”
Who was the ‘Handsome Devil’ The Smiths were singing about?
Before everything went to shit, Morrisey was cool. He was a rock ‘n’ roll Oscar Wilde, his work fronting The Smiths making vulnerability, intelligence and…
