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Morrissey's concert in Dallas cut short after stage invasion by fans

Morrissey's concert in Dallas on Saturday (02.11.24) ended early after fans invaded the stage and embraced the former Smiths frontman.

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“All of these things that I do on record using a few guitars, I've all got it in the one guitar that I can carry around with me”: Martin unveils 7-string Johnny Marr signature acoustic with an octave G string for added jangle

The M7 Johnny Marr is one seriously cool Grand Auditorium with an East Indian rosewood back and sides, solid spruce on top, and there is a six-string version available too

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Morrissey donates £50,000 to Salford Lads Club fundraiser

The Smiths singer’s contribution to the club, which featured on the artwork of The Queen is Dead album, is his third known effort to save it from closure

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“Johnny Marr offered his services to the band. He said, ‘If you can’t find anyone I’ll step in for a while’”: When Oasis needed a new guitarist, Johnny Marr was ready to step up alongside Noel Gallagher

Marr and the Gallagher brothers go way back, with The Smiths guitarist famously lending Noel one of his prized guitars after an early Oasis gig

Guitar World

“It’s a mixture of a jam band, me as a singer-songwriter, and programming with late ‘90s, early 2000s dance music technology of the day”: Johnny Marr on how “Moogs, Korg 101s and Space Echo” shared space with guitar to shape his sound with the Healers

With Johnny Marr and the Healers’ Boomslang receiving a deluxe reissue, the guitar icon reflects on the album's sessions and the impact technology had on writing and recording it

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“As far as I’m concerned, with Andy not being here, it’s impossible to have a reunion of The Smiths”: Mike Joyce scotches Smiths reunion rumblings

While the drummer reveals that he’s made up with Marr, rejoining The Smiths remains an unlikely prospect

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Dealmaking Smiths Group under pressure after results miss

Despite strong demand for its airport scanners, annual figures by the FTSE 100 conglomerate failed to pass the City’s test.

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"Andy was truly SO loved :-)": A mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is ‘on’ as its Crowdfunder sails past its target

A mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is ‘on’ as its Crowdfunder sails past its target

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“Morrissey has severed all connections”: Morrissey just sacked his management as ongoing battle with Johnny Marr rocks on

After a trio of claims against Marr and a precise retort from the guitarist, The Smiths' singer just went nuclear on his own team

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Morrissey fires management after Johnny Marr statement

Singer’s announcement comes shortly after his ex-bandmate hit back at his claims surrounding The Smiths trademark

The Independent UK

There is a light that never goes out: is a Smiths reunion genuinely impossible?

Relations between Morrissey and Johnny Marr seem at their lowest ebb following disagreements over trademarks and reissues. But fans will hold out hope nonetheless

The Guardian - UK

“It was left to me to protect the legacy. This I have done on behalf of both myself and my former bandmates”: Johnny Marr hits back over Morrissey’s Smiths trademark claims

Johnny Marr refutes Morrissey's claims over Smiths trademark and Greatest Hits album

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Johnny Marr rubbishes Morrissey’s claim about Smiths trademark

Lawyers for the guitarist say ownership was shared with former frontman, who has not yet signed legal papers

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Marr fires back at Morrissey claims about The Smiths trademark and tour

Marr sets the record straight about reunion tour offer: ‘I didn’t ignore the offer - I said no’

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“The idea of a mural in the centre of Manchester feels a fitting place and way for all his many fans to come and pay tribute”: Crowdfunder launched for Andy Rourke mural

Smiths bassist Andy Rourke to be memoralised by mural in central Manchester

The Independent UK

Heaven knows he’s miserable now: Morrissey claims Johnny Marr has trademarked The Smiths

Controversial singer previously claimed that his former bandmate had shut down a prospective reunion, as well as a ‘best of’ album

Guitar World

“Andy’s passing left us all absolutely devastated. I’ve been wanting to celebrate his life and contribution to music”: The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce launches Crowdfunder for Andy Rourke tribute mural

The campaign will finance a mural of the band's late bass player in Manchester, UK, with some of the proceeds also set to go to charity

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“Get rid of the guitar player and get somebody else. Nobody cares.” Kiss' Gene Simmons urges Morrissey to reunite The Smiths without Johnny Marr, but there's a plot twist

The strained relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr just got a little more complicated

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"Smiths Rule OK! has been blocked by J Marr": Proposed new Smiths compilation blocked by Johnny Marr, alleges Morrissey

New Smiths compilation blocked by Marr, says Morrissey

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr blocked new Smiths greatest hits album

Former Smiths frontman claims Warner Music proposed reissue programme including best-of called Smiths Rule OK!, but Marr rejected proposed artwork

The Independent UK

Morrissey claims new album has been ‘gagged’ over song about 2017 Manchester bombing

Former Smiths singer’s new solo album ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’ had been set for release last year

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey claims release of new album ‘gagged’ over song about 2017 Manchester bombing

Singer says that every major label in London has refused to release Bonfire of Teenagers as a result of ‘Idiot Culture’

The Guardian - UK

Sales of old-school crisps jump as shoppers rediscover 1990s’ favourites

Retailers report surge of interest in the likes of Frazzles, Skips and Chipsticks despite launches of upmarket crisps

Louder

Morrissey keen on "lucrative" offer for The Smiths to reunite – Johnny Marr...not so much

Morrissey says Johnny Marr ignored recent big money offer for The Smiths reunion but says he was on board

Salon

A history of the Smiths' beef

Oasis may have reunited, but not all rifts are destined to be mended

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