Stereogum — Morrissey has put a brief moratorium on his bickering with former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr and is now on a solo North American tour. He played in Dallas Saturday night, but the show was cut slightly short; during the encore song “First Of The... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Johnny Marr (Smiths). You are the magic. Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our classic cover story: The post Happy Birthday Johnny Marr (Smiths) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Johnny Marr released Playland. Watching the windfall. Read our classic Johnny Marr cover story: The post Johnny Marr Released “Playland” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — The saga continues: Last month, Morrissey claimed he said yes to a Smiths reunion tour offer, but Johnny Marr ignored it; then, he said Marr also blocked a Smiths deluxe reissue; most recently, he lamented that Marr acquired the Smiths trademark a... more info

Stereogum — Morrissey has been invoking his former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr’s name a lot lately. A few weeks back, Moz said Marr “ignored” a lucrative offer to tour together as the Smiths next year. Last week he said Marr blocked a forthcoming greate... more info

Stereogum — In retrospect, it’s amazing that Morrissey and Johnny Marr were ever able to be in a band together. These days, those guys simply do not like one another. They haven’t liked each other for a long time, but lately Morrissey has gone public with... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Zak Starkey (Who, Oasis, Johnny Marr, Trojan Jamaica). Give the drummer some! Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. In this Back Page column, MAGNET’s editor-in-chief calls Starkey the best drummer in rock right now (which he probably is... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Morrissey revealed on his website that he said yes to a Smiths reunion tour offer, whereas Johnny Marr ignored it. Today, the provocative British singer posted that a Smiths greatest hits album was blocked by Marr. more info

Stereogum — Don’t hold your breath waiting for Johnny Marr to agree to a Smiths reunion, but you can pinpoint exactly when he’ll re-release Boomslang, his 2003 album shared under the name Johnny Marr + The Healers. The reissue is coming 16 days from now, ... more info

Antimusic Rock — Previously unreleased song 'The Way That It Was', taken from the upcoming special edition release of the Johnny Marr + the Healers album more info