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The best music of autumn 2026: Johnny Marr, Phoebe Bridgers, Rachel Chinouriri and more

Irish noisemongers Gilla Band, shadowy producers Two Shell and lovable band the Big Moon have new records, and there are tours from Bob Dylan and Kelela – plus the best of jazz, global and classical

The Guardian - UK

Bigmouth strums again: was Andy Burnham’s Smiths jam in Kyiv the perfect soundtrack to a Britain in freefall?

The UK prime minister clearly still adores the band. Perhaps he’s attracted to songs about sham justice and murderous meat factories, shot through with nihilism and exquisite despair

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Marr responds to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham serenading Ukrainian soldiers with the Smiths riff: “It’s a victory for the guitar”

Burnham played The Smiths’ Rusholme Ruffians to soldiers in a mobile recording studio in Kyiv, and the man who wrote the song couldn’t be happier

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Johnny Marr reacts to British PM Andy Burnham playing a Smiths song on a guitar for soldiers in Ukraine: “I can’t quite get my head around it... for me, it’s like a victory for the guitar”

The prime minister busted out a few bars of the Smiths classic Rusholme Ruffians during his visit to Kyiv

MusicRadar

Andy Burnham teaches Ukrainians how to cringe with Smiths guitar serenade

SPARE a thought for the poor people of Ukraine.

The National (Scotland)

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham covers The Smiths with Ukrainian soldiers: “Not sure if they regret handing me that guitar now”

The guitar Andy Burnham played tells its own story

Guitar World

Reissue, Repackage, re-evaluate the songs: Morrissey And Marr have collaborated on new Smiths Rough Trade archive release

Both contribute sleeve notes to Rough Trade 45s box set

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Morrissey cancels Las Vegas residency because of 'unforeseen logistical circumstances'

Former Smiths frontman Morrissey has cancelled his four-night Las Vegas residency that was scheduled to begin next week due to "unforeseen logistical circumstances".

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The Smiths album The Queen Is Dead to be celebrated on new UK tour with Mike Joyce and Stephen Street

Former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce and producer Stephen Street will mark 40 years of The Queen Is Dead with a nationwide UK tour featuring stories, memorabilia and a full track‑by‑track breakdown.

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Why we are all performative northerners now

IN FOCUS: Our new PM has ridden a wave of northern clichés all the way to the top job. Liverpool based Katie Rosseinsky takes a look at the stereotypes – and offers some advice on how to spot a performative northerner in the wild

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham’s love of music is ‘not fake’, says indie band singer

The Lottery Winners’ singer Thom Rylance said he was a friend of the PM.

Evening Standard

Letters written by young pre-Smiths Morrissey expected to sell for £22,000

The letters were written to a Birmingham pen friend, Simon Pitt, who would go on to become the city’s poet laureate, between 1974 and 1979.

Evening Standard

‘We didn’t care what the client wanted!’: Sheffield’s Designers Republic on their art for Aphex Twin, Pulp … and Pringles

Their eye-popping designs burst out of Sheffield in 1986, making them the toast of the music scene. Founder Ian Anderson reveals why some fans think his art is worth remortgaging the house for

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Marr London gig postponed with ‘great regret’

The former Smiths guitarist was due to perform at the OVO Arena Wembley.

Evening Standard

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"He came into the kitchen, gave me a tape and said, 'Listen to this. It’s not just any tape'." How a mouthy teenage guitarist scored his band a record deal with Britain's coolest indie label, and kickstarted a musical revolution

How the career of one of Britain's most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse

MusicRadar

"Diversity is a lie": Morrissey launches bizarre tirade against BBC over new single Notre-Dame

The former Smiths frontman has taken issue with the amount of airplay the UK broadcaster has given his track

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Morrissey claims 'diversity is a lie' in rant about the BBC

Morrissey has hit out the BBC for not playing his single Notre-Dame.

Louder

"He has devoted his entire life to killing Morrissey." Morrissey launches yet another attack on former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr, and the BBC

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Morrissey criticises upcoming BBC Smiths documentary and bandmate Johnny Marr

Morrissey has issued a lengthy criticism of a forthcoming BBC documentary about The Smiths, claiming it portrays him unfairly and excludes his involvement.

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“It’s bittersweet to be parting with these guitars but I want them to go to new homes and new people who will love them as much as I have”: Johnny Marr is auctioning off his most-famous guitars

After documenting them in Marr's Guitars, the indie icon couldn't bear consigning them to storage once more, and they'll be auctioned via Christie's in September

Louder

"Music is always interesting when no one knows where the hell it came from." Steve Coogan on the game-changing impact of Nirvana and The Smiths, and why he loves both bands

"When Nirvana released Nevermind, that just redefined everything"

Louder

From surprise Foo Fighters and The Prodigy chaos to hip hop, metal and punk rock takeovers, these are the 15 greatest Glastonbury festival performances ever

Glasto is the biggest festival on Earth - and these are its very best moments

Guitar World

“I couldn’t imagine them being put away and left unplayed”: Johnny Marr to sell nearly 100 pieces of gear at auction – including prized Smiths-era guitars

Guitars that have featured on some of the Smiths’ biggest songs, and moonlighted in Oasis, are up for grabs

Evening Standard

Guitars used by Johnny Marr in The Smiths to go to auction in London

A Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo which was featured on the cover of Oasis’s debut single Supersonic is included in the sale

The Independent UK

Johnny Marr to auction iconic guitars he played with The Smiths and solo work

Marr will donate 100 per cent of the hammer price from 10 lots to two charities

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