Monthly Archives: October 2010

Johnny Rogan interviews Johnny Marr in this two-part Record Collector feature (November 1992/ December 1992).          

Q magazine ranks ‘This Charming Man’ among the 100 Songs That Changed The World.

Early career analysis.

David Cavanagh reviews the re-issued Smiths back catalogue on CD (Q, December 1993).

Melody Maker twists the knife into Rough Trade’s playback of the new Smiths LP.

Brief news item (Melody Maker, November 22, 1986).

Sandie Shaw discusses her collaboration with The Smiths.  

News item about the series of Derek Jarman promotional films commissioned by The Smiths. PLUS: Sid & Nancy advertisement.

These two news items detail disturbances at Smiths gigs in late-1986. The NME report was originally published in the October 25, 1986 issue. The Melody Maker report most likely appeared in early November, 1986.  

Janice Long reviews ‘The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’ in Melody Maker… …while Richard Cook is less enthusiastic in the NME (both issues dated September 21, 1985).