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“Every time I opened a music paper it said, ‘Johnny Marr – jingle jangle’. I'd just had enough”: How The Smiths defied expectations on their final album, Strangeways, Here We Come

Johnny Marr and Morrissey’s relationship may have crumbled during its creation, but The Smiths’ final album is regarded by many as their best

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“Many people think I was doing it all on the Rickenbacker in the ’80s, but a lot of the clean arpeggio stuff was done on a Les Paul”: Johnny Marr on the most prized guitars in his collection – and why they might not be what you expect

From his bonkers nine-pickup Strat to the Les Paul he gifted to Noel Gallagher, The Smiths great has traced his entire career through the prism of his amazing collection of guitars. Why don’t all our guitar heroes do this?

Guitar World

‘Am I surprised Pete Doherty is still alive? No, he’s too smart to die’: the Libertines on feuds, friendship – and their unlikely sober reunion

It’s 20 years since they topped the charts – then fought, stagnated and imploded. But now Pete Doherty and Carl Barât are back. Was it easy recording together again? Depends who you ask …

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The Oasis classic that Liam hated because it was "reggae": "I remember Our Kid saying 'Why are you writing reggae songs?' And I was like, there speaks a man that has never heard reggae"

A songwriter in peak form, a singer and band who hated it, and the song that became bigger than anyone could have imagined

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Sir Paul McCartney is DEFINITELY an Everton fan, says fellow Toffee, Andy Burnham

Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham explains how The Beatles bassist has always shown Evertonian-supporting tendencies...

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“One of my favorite guitars. It carries a lot of history”: Gibson has reproduced the ‘78 Les Paul Custom that Johnny Marr gifted to Noel Gallagher – as heard on The Queen is Dead, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? and more

The guitar – gifted to the Oasis icon after the first Les Paul he received from Marr got damaged during an altercation with a stage invader – has been revived in its original format to celebrate the opening of the Gibson Garage UK, and will be sold in support of…

Guitar World

"The one that Johnny gave me in 1994 was always one of my favourite guitars - it carries a lot of history": Gibson and Noel Gallagher reveal strictly-limited run of 20 hand-signed Les Paul Customs

All proceeds will go to the Teenage Charity Trust

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“Consider this shit shut right down right now.” Donald Trump has been using a song by The Smiths at his rallies, and Johnny Marr is having absolutely none of it

Donald Trump might fancy his chances against Joe Biden, but taking on Johnny Marr might be a battle too far

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Johnny Marr blasts Donald Trump for playing the Smiths song at rally

The Smiths guitarist and co-songwriter says ‘consider this shit shut right down right now’ after seeing footage of rally in South Dakota

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Green Day, Ace Frehley and George Harrison's last Beatles guitar – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Code Orange, Johnny Marr, Chelsea Wolfe, Eddie Martinez, Marty Friedman, Adam Jones and the sad tale of Ted Nugent's original Gibson Byrdland

Guitar World

"There is an obvious media shift to delete me from being the central essence of The Smiths": Morrissey thinks that dark forces are conspiring to erase his contributions to The Smiths

Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you

Louder

Rick Astley: why we’re never gonna give up the evergreen 80s pop idol

As the singer prepares to host the BBC’s new year special, it caps a stellar 2023 for the star who launched a meme phenomenon

The Guardian - UK

Liam Gallagher and John Squire confirm their first single together

Forget an Oasis reunion that will never happen, this collaboration between two heavyweights of the Manchester music scene is could be one of the biggest stories of 2024

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Meet Christmas Dad – the hardest person on Earth to buy for

Forget Waterstones Dad, publishing’s latest target demographic is Christmas Dad - so what treats does he have in store

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‘I feel more like myself when I’m Morrissey’: the bizarre lives of tribute acts

With tickets for big-name stars at a premium, it’s a great time to be a tribute act. Artists from ‘Tina Turner’ to the Arctic Numpties take us into their bizarre lives

The Independent UK

Bryan Adams and Johnny Marr join Forest Live 2024 lineup

Rock and indie acts join previously announced headliners including Nile Rodgers and Chic, Sting, and Tom Jones

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A Night With the Johnny Marr Orchestra review – ‘pumped symphonic’ classics

First large gig at new super-venue sees Marr magically reinvent Smiths, solo and Electronic tracks

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Girls Aloud are back – and pop will be better and weirder for it

The girl group’s reunion tour will bring back one of the most distinctive bodies of work in British pop history, with genius production and genuinely excellent singing

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‘He’s a control freak’: 12 bandmates who hate each other, from Pink Floyd to Oasis

Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between musical collaborators

Guitar World

“I don’t think there’s any guitar playing in history that stands above that”: John Frusciante, Johnny Marr, Radiohead and the Edge rank him among their favorite players – now underrated guitar hero John McGeoch gets the spotlight in new documentary

The Light Pours Out of Me film examines the life and legacy of the influential guitarist behind Magazine, PiL and Siouxsie and the Banshees

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‘Mind-boggling’: Johnny Marr on his 53 favourite guitars – and the one Noel Gallagher smashed

They were used to write Smiths classics like Still Ill and What Difference Does It Make? As the star publishes a coffee-table book telling the stories of his most adored guitars, he remembers the loan to Noel that made him give up booze

Evening Standard

The Killers scrap new album plans as they continue 2023 tour

Band put on an energetic show in Scotland on August 29 after performance at Reading and Leeds festivals

MusicRadar

“He’s like a poster from my bedroom wall that’s come to life. He’s got this black Strat with nine pickups and he’s saying, ‘Do you think it’s a bit mad?’”: Noel Gallagher on guitar shopping with Johnny Marr

How a few days before Oasis's fateful gig at King Tut's, a then-unknown Gallagher received a phone call from a hero and found himself in an “Aladdin's cave” of vintage gear

Guitar World

Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page are some of guitar’s greatest trailblazers – learn their styles and level up your playing with this rock guitar deep-dive

The styles of Slash, Eric Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore and a suite of other rock gods are placed under the microscope for this comprehensive lesson – tabs and audio included

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Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

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