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Johnny Marr's massive homecoming show at Castlefield Bowl: Live Review
Johnny Marr brought the biggest solo headline show of his career to a sold-out, 8,000-capacity Castlefield Bowl on July 9, 2026. Balancing high-energy solo cuts with iconic Smiths classics like "How Soon Is Now?" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", Ellis Douglas reviews an unforgettable, career-spanning night under the Manchester viaducts.
Johnny Marr’s New Era Begins With Spin
Johnny Marr has announced his new single Spin, out 16 June, and fans heading to his Castlefield Bowl show in Manchester this July may be among the first to hear it live.
Morrissey Turns 67: 10 Solo Classics That Prove His Legacy
As Morrissey turns 67, we look back at 10 solo songs that helped define his legacy beyond The Smiths, from Suedehead to Everyday Is Like Sunday. Bleak, brilliant and unmistakably his, these tracks prove why Morrissey remains one of British music’s most enduring voices.
The Smiths feud continues between Morrissey and Marr
The Smiths feud rages on as Morrissey slams Johnny Marr's "hypocrisy" and "bitchslap comments" over reunion and Intellectual property and trademark rights.
The story behind The Smiths’ most heartbreaking ballad
Few songs in The Smiths’ catalog evoke heartbreak and existential loneliness with such raw power as “I Know It's Over.” Celebrated as the band’s bleakest and most visceral ballad, it features a narrator immersed in decline, reflecting on a life shadowed by isolation, regret, and emotional emptiness—yet beneath the sorrow lies a strangely comforting truth.