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Friday, October 21 2011

The Smiths: Complete

Even when compiling the band's entire catalog together, the same problems remain: too much overlap, not every song is actually represented. That said, Marr did a hell of a job on the remaster ...


Friday, July 1 2011

Still Ill: The Best 13 Songs by the Smiths

To celebrate the 25th birthday of the Smiths' masterful album The Queen Is Dead, PopMatters presents a list of the top 13 tracks by the legendary English quartet.


Wednesday, June 15 2011

Morrissey Premieres Three New Songs with the BBC


Friday, April 8 2011

Counterbalance No. 28: The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’

Some Smiths records are bigger than others -- The Queen Is Dead, for example, comes in at No. 28 on the Acclaimed Music list of the Greatest Albums of All Time. Bigmouths Klinger and Mendelsohn strike again with another edition of Counterbalance.


Monday, March 28 2011

Pete Yorn: musicforthemorningafter (10th Anniversary Edition)

Two-disc set commemorates Yorn's first studio album and shows what it plainly is: a collection of beautiful songs, nearly each one a small victory.


Friday, October 29 2010

Morrissey: Bona Drag (20th Anniversary Edition)

Morrissey -- is there any greater, more consistent talent to be found in the last 30 years? Bona Drag, remastered and reissued with bonus material, reminds us why Moz is still so beloved and so worthy of attention.


Tuesday, March 16 2010

Strictly Global: A Source for Music Videos on Broadcast TV

The kind of show you wished MTV would make.


Wednesday, November 4 2009

Morrissey: Swords

Morrissey's uneasy expression on the cover notwithstanding, Swords is a worthy collection of 18 b-sides from his last three studio albums.


Friday, April 24 2009

Morrissey

Appearing in a crisp new shirt every 30 minutes, Morrissey pulled off an impeccably entertaining set.


Wednesday, April 22 2009

Morrissey: From Where He Came to Where He Went

Unfortunately, this set is an unauthorized account of Morrissey’s career and it shows.


Morrissey: Years of Refusal (Reviews) [16.Feb.09]
Morrissey: Greatest Hits (Reviews) [10.Apr.08]
New York Doll (2006) (Reviews) [27.Mar.06]
Morrissey: Live at Earls Court (Reviews) [6.Apr.05]
Morrissey: You Are the Quarry (Reviews) [18.Jun.04]
Morrissey (Reviews) [2.Oct.02]
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