An extremely welcome surprise in 2011 was Reports From The Threshold Of Death, a throbbing, gauzy dream-rock record from Boston’s Junius (read here). One shitty ma...
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Even if you like the right music at the wrong time, there's never a wrong time to discover Joni MitchellI liked all the right music. Just not always at the right time. Bo...
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Ever wondered what the Cure would sound like if Judy Collins had been their singer instead of Robert Smith? Wonder no moreHometown: London.The lineup: Polly Mackey (guita...
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Whip your hair back and forth Willow Smith will have trouble doing that now as shes taken the bold decision to shave off the long braids that helped to make her famous In...
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'Morrissey was yodelling with his legs in the air. There was shock in the front row'Andy Rourke, bassJohnny [Marr] and Morrissey had done a gig at the Ritz with Dale Hibb...
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Tim Jonze sticks his neck out to declare the era of indie rock not overI'm trying to put a finger on the most surprising thing about the Guardian's Best Albums of 2011 li...
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Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPhantom Limb The Pines What modern pop has lacked recently is a band that fuses country and s...
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Katy Perry, who was a no show last night at the People's Choice Awards although she did clean up, has a very high-profile politician who thinks she isn't all the rage. Th...
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Former The Smiths rocker Johnny Marr is venturing into fashion - hes designed his own sunglasses for Ray-ban The guitarist has teamed up with the high-end sunglasses gian...
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The prime minister has revealed that he's a fan of Lana Del Rey. So is this the kiss of death for the up-and-coming singer?One of these days, someone will write a novel a...
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Rocker Johnny Marr was honoured to make a bespoke guitar for Fender likening the experience to designing a spaceship for a moon landing Bosses at the guitar giant offered...
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The secrets of cult British bands The Smiths and the Stone Roses are to be exposed in a new book written by the groups original drummer Simon Wolstencroft played drums in...
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Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to the Smiths features covers by Tanya Donelly, The Wedding Present, and Built to Spill's Doug Martsch. In a slim release week I can als...
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Thousands of fans attending a gig by rocker Morrissey in Mexico were evacuated from the venue when an earthquake hit the region The former The Smiths frontman was prepari...
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From the Beach Boys to the Smiths, there are some monster offerings to fill any music lover's stockingKitty EmpireGareth GrundyPhil MongredienDave GellyNeil SpencerNichol...
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