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Covering the Smiths’ back catalogue in a secret Glasto set, Blossoms are admirably tight, while Astley banishes any sense of moral queasiness at listening to these beloved songs

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

How four Manchester lads went on to become one of the most influential bands of all time

The Smiths' former frontman has paid a touching tribute to his old bandmate

The former frontman of The Smiths said Rourke ‘didn’t ever know his own power’ in an online tribute following his death.

The Smiths were one of the most distinctive, tempestuous rock bands of the 1980s, and bassist Andy Rourke was an important part of holding it together while he could. In a band with a frontman and guitarist — Morrissey and Johnny Marr — often at each other's throats, Rourke's melodic,…

Answers on a cigarette butt PLUS exam worries AND an iconic musician

Bassist with the Smiths whose distinctive melodic style was central to the band’s sound

Many people often ignore or mistake symptoms of pancreatic cancer for other less deadly diseases