Johnny Marr and Martin have teamed up for a signature seven-string guitar, and if that sounds wholly radical on the face of it, the instrument itself could not be more on-brand for Marr’s trademark ...

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Johnny Marr changed the sound of music in the 1980s with The Smiths. The legendary guitarist had a unique sound entrenched in classic English rock 'n' roll.

Johnny Marr has confirmed some exciting news for his British fans: He's heading back to the stage. Former member of The Smiths has announced his biggest-ever solo headline show will take place this ...

When Johnny Marr began thinking about his second solo album, Playland, he wanted to take advantage of his well-honed touring band. The band was on the road when Marr started tinkering with a new ...

The lead guitarists of REM and The Smiths didn't always appreciate getting compared to one another, but they joined forces at ...

In the newest episode of Apple Music’s Origin Stories, guitar virtuoso Johnny Marr reunited with host Matt Wilkinson and ...

Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” was released in July 1987, which was right around the time The Smiths broke up. You might not be surprised, but at the time, there was not a lot of crossover in ...

Last week’s trend of band tension (hi, Jane’s Addiction) propelled another group’s bad blood into public discourse. Today (September 16), Morrissey appears to have called out his former The Smiths ...

Morrissey alleges his former bandmate, Johnny Marr, “ignored” an opportunity to reunite. While contentious Oasis bros Liam and Noel Gallagher have buried the hatchet to launch a wildly lucrative tour ...

On Tuesday, Morrissey posted an open letter to his onetime Smiths collaborator Johnny Marr on his Morrissey Central website. He asked Marr to stop talking about him in the press. “The fact is: you don ...

Morrissey and Johnny Marr are the thorns in each other’s sides. On Monday, Morrissey wrote in a blog post titled “THE PLOT THICKENS” that his former The Smiths bandmate “successfully applied for 100% ...