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Almost 40 years after The Smiths broke up, Morrissey is truly leaving the band. At least the singer’s 50% stake in the iconic Manchester group. On hiatus from touring this summer and about to start a ...

They called it a warehouse party – it was just a room with a PA in, and they were selling cans of Red Stripe for 50p or ...

LONDON -- Andy Rourke, bassist for legendary English rock band The Smiths, has died at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate announced Friday. "It is with deep sadness that ...

If there’s a ghost fifth member of the Smiths, it might be Tony Fletcher. The 48-year-old British author, who’s written biographies about Keith Moon and R.E.M., is nearly the same age as every member ...

Morrissey says the name of his former band, The Smiths, wasn't meant to be mysterious, revealing the true origin of it's name. The singer offered an explanation during a 1984 appearance on the ...

Band drama goes back to the early days of rock ’n’ roll. I mean, there’s a reason that The Beatles broke up. Not to mention the Police, Talking Heads and Guns n’ Roses (sorry, Axl, it’s not GNR ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of ...

LONDON — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr ...