Features
Thursday, December 1 2011
The 25 Best Re-Issues of 2011
The year's best reissues are highlighted by a massive re-issue campaign for the kings of English prog rock, a soul giant, and the masterwork of one of America's finest ever pop bands.
Reviews
Friday, February 11 2011
The Smiths Scholars of the World Unite & Take Over in 'Why Pamper Life's Complexities?'
This is a scholarly essay collection of both depth and accessibility on the fey lads from Manchester.
Monday, November 10 2008
The Smiths: The Sound of the Smiths
The Smiths "re-package" themselves on this definitive single-disc encapsulation of one of the '80s best underground bands. A two-CD deluxe edition adds rarities, worthy b-sides, and some great album tracks.
Thursday, July 17 2008
Queen Is Dead: Album Under Review
By Brown's seventh bloviating appearance, you just want to shake him and break his worn copy of the album across his head.
Tuesday, March 4 2008
The Smiths: Inside The Smiths [DVD]
Two out of four The Smiths ain’t bad. But it certainly ain’t best.
Blogs
Thursday, July 28 2011
Shoplifters of the World Unite Soon, Now
The Smiths will be releasing a ginormous boxset (as of this writing) on 3 October 2011. The boxset, whose enormity is only eclipsed by Morrissey's…
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.
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.
