The Smiths

New Wave Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Prettier in Pink

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew McCarthy, Belouis Some, Echo and the Bunnymen, INXS, Jesse Johnson, Jon Cryer, Molly Ringwald, New Order, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Otis Redding, Pretty In Pink, Suzanne Vega, The Smiths

Revisiting the soundtrack of a generation 40 years later

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Flowers for Andy Rourke

September 27, 2024September 28, 2024 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments Andy Rourke, Blitz Vega, Happy Mondays, Joy Division, Kav Sandhu, New Order, Northern Gentleman, Primal Scream, The Smiths, The Stone Roses

How Blitz Vega rose from the ashes of The Smiths bassist’s tragic passing

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Latin North Americana Rock Uncategorized 

LISTEN: Joshua Josué Shares “She Is Guadalajara”

August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Joshua Josué, Los Lobos, Mariachi, Mexico, Oregon, Portland, The Smiths

New single expounds on Portland, OR-based Chicano rocker’s love for Mexican city

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Guster Keep Going

June 15, 2024June 15, 2024 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2024, Adam Gardner, Brian Rosenworcel, Guster, Massachusetts, Morrissey, Ocho Mule Records, Ooh La La, Parachute, Ryan Miller, Texas, The Smiths

Beloved American alt-rock outfit embrace middle age on new album Ooh La La

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Indie Rock Rock 

Navigating the Blues with The Reds, Pinks & Purples

April 25, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2024, Bay Area, Bob Dylan, California, Glenn Donaldson, Leonard Cohen, Ma Rainey, Robert Cray, Robert Johnson, San Francisco, Slumberland Records, The Reds Pinks & Purples, The Smiths, Unwishing Well

A chat with group mastermind Glenn Donaldson 

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Hand in Glove: 40 Years of The Smiths

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Samantha Lopez 1 Comment 1984, 40th Anniversary, Andy Rourke, Hand in Glove, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, New Order, Reel Around the Fountain, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, The Smiths, This Charming Man

Why the band’s first LP still speaks to a generation of fans (despite Moz’s big mouth)

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

If She Knew What She Wants: Susanna Hoffs At 65

January 17, 2024February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 65th birthday, California, Carly Simon, Debbi Peterson, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Matthew Sweet, Michael Steele, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, The Go-Gos, The Pretenders, The Smiths, Vicki Peterson

Celebrating the brilliance of a power pop icon

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Alternative Rock Dance Rock Electronic New Wave Pop Rock 

British Supergroup Electronic Reissue Career-Spanning Collection on Vinyl

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, Black Grape, Doves, Electronic, Get The Message: The Best Of Electronic, Johnny Marr, Karl Bartos, Kraftwerk, Neil Tennant, New Order, The Smiths

Get The Message expanded to include B-sides, remixes and rarities on CD version as well

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 47: August 2023

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Doug Fieger, Famous Quotes, Grand Funk Railroad, Jim Sullivan, Johnny Marr, Mark Farner, Matt Johnson, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, The Knack, The Smiths, The The

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Killing Surf City: The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Barbed Wire Kisses at 35

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Barbed Wire Kisses, Jim Reid, New Order, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smiths, William Reid

The JMC’s 1988 b-sides-and-more comp is in some ways the perfect encapsulation of the band

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Remembrance 

Music Industry Titan Seymour Stein Gone at 80

April 2, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Against Me!, Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr., Echo & The Bunnymen, Ice-T, k.d. lang, Madness, Madonna, Ministry, RIP, Seal, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, Talking Heads, The Cure, The Pretenders, The Ramones, The Smiths, Wilco

Remembering the Sire Records co-founder who gave us Madonna, The Ramones, Talking Heads and so much more

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Art Pop Remembrance 

LISTEN: Five Years Without Bowie

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments Adrian Belew, Ben Monder, Bjork, Blackstar, Brian Eno, CAN, Cluster, David Bowie, David Sanborn, Donny McCaslin, Durutti Column, Echo and the Bunnymen, Iggy Pop, Japan, Jason Lindner, Kraftwerk, Lester Bowie, Mark Guiliana, Mott the Hoople, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nile Rodgers, Pat Metheny, Philip Glass, Pulp, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T.Rex, The Smiths, Tim Lefebvre

Celebrating the Thin White Duke on his death day with an exclusive new mix

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Alternative Rock Heavy Metal Hip Hop Rap 

The Significance of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 2000, Chester Bennington, Crawling, Depeche Mode. Deftones, DJ Joe Hahn, DJ Lethal, House of Pain, Hybrid Theory, In The End, John Lee Hooker, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, The Roots, The Smiths

In the end, this album really does matter 20 years later

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Experimental Pop Post-Punk 

ALBUMS: The Monochrome Set Create a Modest Masterpiece with Fabula Mendax

October 21, 2019October 24, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Adam and the Ants, Fables of the Reconstruction, Fabula Mendax, Josef K, Monochrome Set, R.E.M., Savage Republic, Scott Walker, Tapete Records, The Smiths

Here’s a wonderful surprise: the fifteenth studio album from the exotic, delicate, tumbling, shimmering and shiny Monochrome Set, is one of the very best albums of 2019

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