INSANE: 2 - The Real Truth

The story of the Smiths as bassist Andy Rourke dies

How four Manchester lads went on to become one of the most influential bands of all time

Manchester Evening News · May 20, 2023

Morrissey: 'Andy Rourke will never die as long as his music is heard'

The Smiths' former frontman has paid a touching tribute to his old bandmate

Manchester Evening News · May 19, 2023

Morrissey: Andy Rourke will never die as long as his music is heard

The former frontman of The Smiths said Rourke ‘didn’t ever know his own power’ in an online tribute following his death.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke dies aged 59 after pancreatic cancer battle as bandmate pays tribute

Andy Rourke’s career extended beyond The Smiths, playing alongside The Pretenders and Sinead O’Connor, as well as with the supergroup Freebass, which included Gary Mounfield from the Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order.

Irish Mirror · May 19, 2023

The Smiths’ ‘kind and beautiful soul’ Andy Rourke dies aged 59

His death was announced by his former bandmate Johnny Marr.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Drummer Mike Joyce says The Smiths 'are Irish'

'I was born in England and I have a British passport, but I also have an Irish passport and I’m Irish and that’s just the way it is'

Irish Mirror · Oct 14, 2022

Raymond Allen Murray Jr., one of the Montford Point Marines who broke color barrier in the service in WWII, dead at 99

Despite being treated as “less than a human being,” the members of the segregated unit “fought gallantly,” says James T. Averhart, president of the National Montford Point Marine Association. “This is not just Black history. It is not just Marine Corps history. It is American history.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2022

Salford Lads Club secures future after Covid with funding boost

The news has been welcomed by former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce

Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2022