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Shura – “2Shy”

3718 days ago

Stereogum — There’s a special delicacy to love songs celebrating shy people. Maybe being shy used to be a more popular subject for songwriters — in the ’80s we got classic songs on the theme such as “Ask” by the Smiths and “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo �... more info

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Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett and More Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015

3803 days ago

Time — Sorry, N.W.A., Chic, The Smiths and Sting. Maybe next year! more info

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Stream Yoni Wolf Snowjams (Stereogum Premiere)

3807 days ago

Stereogum — WHY? frontman Yoni Wolf is about to launch a short southern US tour, and he’s marking the occasion with a limited edition covers tape called Snowjams. The project will be limited to 300 copies, and it contains Wolf’s characteristically quirky ren... more info

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Shorties (An Elena Ferrante Interview, A Johny Marr Interview, and more)

3809 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Te New York Times interviewed the author Elena Ferrante. Fresh Meat interviewed former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. 32 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy yesterday (bringing the total number of... more info

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Johnny Marr – “Dynamo” Video

3817 days ago

Stereogum — Johnny Marr has put out a video for “Dynamo,” a track off of the former Smiths guitarist’s sophomore album, Playland, that was released earlier this year. The clip was directed by production studio Sitcom Soldiers and Max Bancroft and it featur... more info

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Are The Smiths The World’s Weirdest Siblings?

3830 days ago

MTV.co.uk News — In a nutshell: yes. more info

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Desperate Journalist – “Control” Video

3831 days ago

Stereogum — London quartet Desperate Journalist play powerful guitar pop that hits like the Smiths amped up to Savages’ intensity level. “Control,” from the band’s forthcoming self-titled album, is a ceaseless onslaught of riffs, rhythms, and Jo Bevan’... more info

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Stars – “What Difference Does It Make?” (The Smiths Cover)

3831 days ago

Stereogum — The Smiths have always loomed large in Stars’ constellation of influences, and Stars’ Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman made that connection plain by performing an acoustic cover of “What Difference Does It Make” during a visit to Philadelp... more info

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Johnny Marr played three NY-area shows and 'Fallon' (video ++ pics / setlist from MHOW)

3831 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Johnny Marr @ MHOW 11/15/2014 While Marr's live show primarily draws on songs from "The Messenger" and "Playland," he does pepper the set with Smiths tunes. When he kicked off his run of American dates on... more info

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