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Shorties (An Interview with Helen Oyeyemi, The Best Books About the Smiths, and more)

3107 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookforum interviewed author Helen Oyeyemi. Stereogum listed the best books about the Smiths. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you can help. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: The Complete David Bowie by... more info

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Morrissey slams his music heroes Buzzcocks for letting McDonald's use song in advert

3108 days ago

The Mirror — The former Smiths frontman and militant vegan is horrified that his Manchester punk heroes have let the fast food giant use What Do I Get? in its latest ad more info

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How Smiths' 'The Queen Is Dead' Married High Wit, Heavy Drama

3112 days ago

Rolling Stone — The Eighties were a banner decade for British music, with one perma-classic after another â€“ New Order's Technique, the Stone Roses' debut, the Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy, Echo and the Bunnymen's Ocean Rain â€“ but the bellwether m... more info

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Morrissey: Trump's response to Orlando terror attack is anti-gay and pro-gun

3115 days ago

Guardian Music — Smiths frontman posts lengthy critique of the US presidential race, questioning CNNâ€™s coverage and praising Bernie Sanders Morrissey has addressed the US presidential race after the Orlando terror attack, blaming US gun laws on the incident an... more info

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Smiths Photographer on Witnessing Band at Their 'Frenetic' Peak

3115 days ago

Rolling Stone — Nalinee Darmrong was a teenager living in Washington, D.C., in 1984, when a friend gave her a cassette tape containing the music of a then-emerging British band called the Smiths. About a year later, she went to see the Smiths perform in D.C. during ... more info

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Shorties (Don DeLillo on His Novel Underworld, Reconsidering the Smiths' The Queen Is Dead Album 30 Years After Its Release, and more)

3115 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian Books podcast interviewed Don DeLillo about his novel Underworld. The Quietus reconsidered the Smiths The Queen Is Dead album 30 years after its release. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you... more info

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The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ Turns 30

3119 days ago

Chorus.fm — Today is the 30th anniversary of The Smiths’ classic album The Queen is Dead. Life is very long, when you’re lonely, so give this one a spin today if you haven’t in a while. The post The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ Turns 30 appeared firs... more info

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The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead Turns 30

3119 days ago

Consequence of Sound — A track-by-track breakdown of the celebrated album's most "Morrissey" lyrics. more info

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This Week's Interesting Music Releases - June 3, 2016

3125 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — In a relatively quiet week for new albums I can recommend The Kills' Ash & Ice, Ladyhawke's Wild Things, Psychic Ills' Inner Journey Out, and Steve Gunn's Eyes On The Lines Reissues include vinyl editions of two Smiths compilations... more info

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