Morrissey

Morrissey has long been commended for his lyrics (he has even been compared to writer Oscar Wilde). Yet it is rarely referenced how ahead of his time he’s been with the issues he’s addressed throughout his songs. Morrissey’s journey into expressing his innermost thoughts and ideas almost certainly began in…

An unexpected track from the much-anticipated album was released via the streaming giants overnight… — Morrissey fans were left surprised after an unexpected single from his upcoming album, Bonfire of Teenagers, was released over-night. The track, Rebels Without Applause, has landed on all major streaming services, to the delight of the artist’s staunch fanbase. Rebels Without Applause is the kind of infectious earworm that we…

As I climbed into the black London cab outside Victoria station, hefting my overnight bag into the backseat beside me, I buckled up and was relieved to finally be on my way to the Palladium, a 2300 seated auditorium in London’s West End. …

The best characterization of Morrissey is that of pop music’s problematic uncle. As is typical of any musician who has lived past the allotted time frame of artist death (between the ages of 18 and 35) he has gone, to put it politely, a little weird in his old age. …

The Pope of Mope calls reggae “the most racist music in the world” and posits a black pop conspiracy to keep down the Smiths (To complement my recent story for the Manchester Mill about the Manchester punk club, the Ranch Bar, I thought I’d dig up this old interview I did with Morrissey for Melody Maker in 1986. While I was writing the story, I did not know how controversial it would become. Morrissey…