Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has announced his intention to release a new album with The Healers next year, after recently confirming his departure from The Cribs in order to concentrate on other projects.
As the media build up goes into overdrive this week ahead of Friday’s royal wedding, one man who has rather unsurprisingly said he won’t be tuning in is former Smiths frontman Morrissey.
Glastonbury have released full details of the 2011 line-up, with Morrissey, Paul Simon and Fleet Foxes among those joining previously announced headliners U2, Coldplay and Beyonce.
Usher confirms European leg of Past Present Future tour… 
Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher has backed plans to open a new Manchester Music Hall Of Fame, saying the proposal will inspire a brand new generation of music fans in the city.
Noel Gallagher’s custom ’78 Les Paul guitar to be sold at Gibson Garage in London… 
Carl Barat, best known as one half of the songwriting partnership responsible for the most influential band of the last decade, is not one to rest on his laurels. Last summer he finally succumbed to Pete Doherty‘s persuasive charms and reunited The Libertines to headline the Reading and Leeds festival. …
In today’s Soundbites, our weekly take on news, reviews, mp3s and tabloid gossip, Adele leads a Brit charge in the US, Liam Gallagher has found a musician he likes, and there’s a classic Smiths performance. This week’s free mp3 comes from Thomas Tantrum, Britney Spears is her own biggest fan, …
After vowing to put their feet up for an extended spell on the sidelines following their UK festival shows last summer, The Cribs have revealed they will turn their backs on daytime TV shortly for a ‘handful’ of summer gigs, and will then begin work on their fifth studio album.…
Already the subject of much industry hype before they’d barely had time to build a website, you might forgive Slough-based rising stars Brother (Leonard Newell, Josh Ward, Samuel Jackson, Frank Colucci) for attempting to avoid the tag of the ‘next big thing’. Not a bit of it. “We’re going to …
In today’s Soundbites, our weekly take on news, reviews and tabloid gossip, Sir Paul McCartney dances like an elf, Morrissey seriously bigs up a new UK band and Chris Moyles could be ready to waddle away from Radio 1. We also take a look at Detroit Social Club’s new track, …
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey has marked the re-release of his single ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday‘ by listing his thirteen favourite tracks ever on his official Facebook page.
The Cribs have been discussing their forthcoming stand-alone single ‘Housewife‘, and have warned fans it may ‘weird people out’.
Liam Fray, frontman of Manchester’s The Courteeners, is to play a special acoustic set at Salford Lads Club. The gig has been organised by UK digital radio station XFM, and will take place on August 18th.
In today’s Soundbites we have news of a new album from Smiths legend Morrissey, details of a show-stopping gig at this year’s Latitude festival, Muse’s plans to put their feet up after Christmas and the latest in a long line of Biffy Clyro singles. There’s also an update from Amy …
On November 22, 1992, Factory Records was finally declared bankrupt, ending one of the most fascinating stories in British music. Here we take a run through the rise and fall of the legendary label and the people behind it.
In 1973 Tony Wilson, a Manchester born Cambridge graduate, returned to …