Five songs from the 1980s which paved the way for Britpop
The roots of a revolution…
The Smiths
Watch Morrissey perform The Smiths classic for the first time in almost 30 years
He performed ‘Paint A Vulgar Picture’.
The guitarist Johnny Marr said everyone should emulate: “One of the Ten Commandments of guitar”
“Be the engine of the band.”
There’s no love for Manchester in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The city’s greatest bands have rarely had a sniff at enshrinement in Cleveland.
The forgotten album Johnny Marr called the “big, badder brother” of ‘Hunky Dory’
An unknown classic.
The guitarist Johnny Marr stands in reverence to: “An almost monastic approach”
A lasting influence…
Johnny Marr’s 10 favourite songs: “The Smiths you can dance to”
From Sister Sledge to the Pet Shop Boys.
“This is the best”: The northern soul track Johnny Marr classed among his favourite songs of all time
An enduring floor-filler…
