Morrissey Returns to the Wilde
The admissions in the songs on Morrissey’s Oscar-Wilde-influenced Make-Up Is a Lie converge to create an intimate and candid portrait of the duality of self in the quagmire of celebrity.
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Morrissey Is an Incorrigible Sentimentalist
Morrissey’s Make-Up Is a Lie is a love letter to Paris: schmaltzy, befuddling, arresting, but, most of all, HIM.
The 13 Best Songs of the Smiths
The Smiths changed the face of rock music and inspired a cult of fandom nearly unmatched since Beatlemania. These are their 13 best songs.
Viva Moz Vegas: Morrissey’s Misguided Set List, Excess Whimsy Hinder Caesar’s Residency
Only five songs into his Las Vegas set, shouts of “PLAY MORE SMITHS!” began ringing out. Unfortunately for Morrissey, it was a commonly shared sentiment.
Morrissey – “Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up on the Stage” (Singles Going Steady)
Somehow, things seem darker now. Heaven knows we are more miserable now. Thank you, Morrissey, for sharing.
Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now
Singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with Life Will See You Now, possibly his finest record to date.
Morrissey: Vauxhall and I (20th Anniversary Definitive Master)
Vauxhall and I has long been considered a pinnacle of Morrissey's solo work... is it still?
“The Goodness of Privacy in a Warm Room with Books”
We all search for escape, and while music, drugs, radicalism, or fame may ease the monotony, the protagonists of so many of these tales find themselves at the end of their narratives still constrained.
Morrissey As the Sweet and Tender Hooligan
Morrissey cannot square his inner discontent with his mass appeal. He peers at himself as if a specimen.