http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1252-the-smiths-musical-group/topic-rss.do The Smiths (Musical Group) RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23639138-the-cribs-put-new-life-in-marrs-rock-career.do Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr took a risk by becoming a member of noisy upstarts The Cribs but it has paid off. 2009-02-11T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23600819-off-the-record.do Miserabilist singer Morrissey is more interested in his latest album than speculation about a reunion with Johnny Marr. So is it any good?. 2008-12-12T10:44:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23494577-off-the-record.do Indie record labels keep the new ideas coming and rightly deserve their own 4 July celebrations, says David Smyth. 2008-06-13T10:35:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23465291-morrissey-to-headline-at-wireless-festival.do Morrissey has been named as a headline act at the 02 Wireless Festival. 2008-03-26T15:58:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23434923-stars-form-superband-to-help-homeless-charity.do A "superband" made up of some of the indie music scene's biggest names is set to perform in aid of homelessness charity Crisis. 2008-01-30T13:09:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23433533-magnetic-morrissey.do Twirling his microphone lead back and forth like a matador's cape, Morrissey showed why Britain needs stars with his level of magnetism. 2008-01-22T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23425536-morrissey-denounces-nme-over-racism-row.do Morrissey is expected to hit back over claims he is racist as the row over his views on immigration continues to simmer. 2007-12-04T12:56:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23424307-off-the-record.do David Smyth looks at Morrissey's racism row with the magazine NME and how it shows that politics and pop are an awkward mix. 2007-11-30T11:20:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23415782-idol-kylie-honoured-at-q-awards.do Kylie Minogue was honoured as a music idol at the Q Awards. The star showed off a new Marilyn Monroe-esque hair do and a figure-hugging black frock at the ceremony. 2007-10-08T15:18:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23404636-dvds-of-the-week.do Jude Law in Breaking And Entering, screen icon James Mason and the inside story on The Smiths all feature in this week's top DVDs. 2007-07-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23397994-marrs-modest-moment.do Sir Elton John and Hillary Clinton, Johnny Marr's reinvigoration, and a new pop release from Moloko's Roisin Murphy are on David Smyth's agenda. 2007-05-25T10:47:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23397845-mouse-and-marr-make-magical-melodies.do Chris Elwell-Sutton applauds Modest Mouse for their inventiveness - but shame about the lead singer's voice. On the plus side, recruiting Johnny Marr was a good move. 2007-05-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23390920-cds-of-the-week.do Macy Gray's fourth album, Tennessee's Kings of Leon, a jazz pianist from Ghent and Mali's top ngoni player all release albums this week. 2007-03-30T15:09:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23388362-off-the-record-david-smyth.do Breakthrough band Enter Shikari, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's latest album and scratching DVDs as if they are vinyl all make it into David Smyth's column this week. 2007-03-09T15:10:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23386597-morrissey-ruled-out-of-eurovision.do Former Smiths frontman Morrissey will no longer have any involvement in this year's Eurovision Song Contest despite talks with the BBC about him writing the UK's entry. 2007-02-23T08:46:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23377786-hes-not-so-miserable-now.do Morrissey is not the most natural choice for an arena filler yet he dominated Wembley, emerging on stage looking as elegant as ever and cracking his microphone lead like a whip. 2006-12-11T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23377381-critics-choice-top-5-weekend-gigs.do Electropop sextet CSS play their biggest London show, there's an impressive line-up for Xfm's Winter Wonderland and Morrissey continues his resurgence at Wembley. 2006-12-07T15:56:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23376586-solo-effort-could-be-a-master-stroke.do Albert Hammond Jr bucks the trend of guitarists releasing appalling solo work. In fact, his first show in London was far better than anything the Strokes have done recently. 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23373937-critics-choice-weekend-clubs.do LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy curates Magic & Medicine, Movers & Shakers gets a bit glam and there's an old school flavour at Tilteddisco. 2006-11-09T17:02:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23371759-dolls-call-in-their-dues.do Few can begrudge the New York Dolls the chance finally to profit from their influence three decades on. And not being the original line-up hasn't damaged their integrity either. 2006-10-22T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23364100-faithless-reward-the-faithful-thousands.do Morrissey was only a qualified success as he closed the 10th V Festival despite belting out a few classics from The Smiths. The night really belonged to Faithless, says Chris Elwell-Sutton. 2006-08-20T23:00:00Z