Years Active: 1986-2008
Band Members: Morrissey, Craig Gannon, Mike Joyce, Andy Rourke, Johnny Marr
Influenced by: New York Dolls, T. Rex, The Rolling Stones, Buzzcocks, The Kinks, The Beatles, David Bowie, Sandie Shaw, The Sex Pistols
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Jun 08 2009 12:00PM
by Steve Baltin
Apr 02 2009 10:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: Pretty Girls Make Graves Inspired by the Smiths' 'Pretty Girls Make Graves' The Seattle art punkers admitted they swiped the name from a track on the Smiths' first album. But Morrissey, Marr & Co. have no grounds on which to lodge any complaints, ... Read moreFeb 17 2009 9:00AM
by John D. Luerssen
Filed under: News, Holy Hell, New Music
Spinner: We know that all good things must come to an end. But, like Morrissey, we'll declare the former Smiths frontman's retirement our own 'Years of Refusal.' (That's the title of his new album, out today. Eh, here's to attempts at clever.) Morrissey, who ... Read more
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07/01/09
Zooey Deschanel Channels Morrissey's Pain For her new film, ' 500 Days of Summer ,' Zooe...
Spinner
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01/30/09
McCartney, Morrissey, Winehouse Lead Coachella Lineup The lineup for the tenth annual Co...
Spinner
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12/15/08
Eva Mendes Wants to Get Naked With Morrissey Actress Eva Mendes wants Morrissey to join ...
Spinner
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07/09/09
Lyrics As Shorthand: Songs Of '500 Days Of Summer' Audio for today's show will be availa...
NPR
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07/01/09
Zooey Deschanel Channels Morrissey's Pain For her new film, ' 500 Days of Summer ,' Zooe...
Spinner
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06/22/09
Exclusives:Morrissey Rising Morrissey drapes his right hand over the heart of a dead, ch...
Filter Magazine
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06/13/09
Morrisey a fan of Girl in a Coma They befriended and recorded 2005 demos with Boz Boorer...
The Charlotte Observer - Charlotte NC
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05/29/09
Music: Inventory: Caught in my shadow: 19 unjustly unheralded sidemen Bennett's sudden ...
The A.V. Club
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05/23/09
Morrissey celebrates half-century Singer Morrissey has marked his 50th birthday with a s...
BBC Radio 1
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05/21/09
Bands light candles for Morrissey's 'Unhappy Birthday' preview Corey Wittig's credential...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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05/13/09
Ill Morrissey cancels another gig Indie icon Morrissey has cancelled another show, which...
BBC Radio 1
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04/20/09
Smell of meat 'offends' Morrissey Morrissey walked off stage during his set at the Coach...
BBC Radio 1
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04/02/09
CD Review: The Moz's latest great record defies classification Twenty-one years ago, Mor...
UWIRE
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04/01/09
Wham!’s Christmas Conundrums (Feature) As everyone knows, pop Christmas songs start gett...
PopMatters
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03/19/09
CONCERT REVIEW: Morrissey is still boss of pop underground Leave it to Morrissey Morriss...
Asbury Park Press - Neptune NJ
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03/18/09
Morrissey triumphant in return That's all Morrissey needed to say Tuesday night at Carne...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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03/16/09
CD Review: Morrissey melds old, new for 'Years' While the album certainly lives up to th...
UWIRE
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03/16/09
Jigsaw Falling Into Place: Revisiting Radiohead's '90s Output (Feature) Whenever you ask...
PopMatters
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03/14/09
In Richmond concert, Morrissey shows he’s still a crowd-pleaser Morrissey's fans bleed a...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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03/12/09
Will Morrissey make it to Pittsburgh this time? To draw a rather unlikely comparison bet...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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02/27/09
Music Notes: Whole Wheat Bread, Shawn Fisher, Morrissey and more Whole Wheat Bread is st...
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
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02/26/09
Morrissey concert cancelled The Morrissey concert scheduled for Tuesday at Florida Theat...
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
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02/26/09
CD Review: 'Years of Refusal' Morrissey, the infamous vegetarian, PETA supporter and mel...
UWIRE
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02/26/09
CD Review: 'Years of Refusal' is Morrissey's best in years When the Smiths broke up in 1...
UWIRE
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02/23/09
CD Review: Morrissey continues years of greatness Even if you are not familiar with Morr...
UWIRE
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02/20/09
CD Review: Morrissey puts the 'motion' in emo Morrissey, maestro of misery, returns in f...
UWIRE
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02/19/09
CD Review: Morrissey's new 'Year' If there were a course for teaching aging rockers how ...
UWIRE
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02/19/09
A man with a plan There it is: romantic possibility, paranoia, weariness and practicalit...
Herald-Tribune - Sarasota FL
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02/17/09
CD Review: Morrisey refuses to lose steam Even as the master of torment nears 50, he sho...
UWIRE
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02/17/09
Music: Review: Morrissey Morrissey's current comeback began with 2004's You Are The Qua...
The A.V. Club
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02/16/09
The good Morrissey is back with 'Years of Refusal' In the all-too-familiar Morrissey cy...
Newsday - New York NY
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02/15/09
CD Review: Morrissey: Years of... How's that for two words you never thought you'd see i...
JAM! Showbiz
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02/13/09
MORRISSEY M orrissey's lyrical work with the Smiths often hinted at adolescence's point ...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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07/01/09
Zooey Deschanel Channels Morrissey's Pain For her new film, ' 500 Days of Summer ,' Zooe...
Spinner
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04/18/09
Paul McCartney Pays Tribute to Lost Beatles, Plus Cohen and Morrissey Impress at Coachella
Rock and Roll Daily
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04/18/09
Coachella 2009: Two lions in winter -- Leonard Cohen and Morrissey Tonight, Coachella ha...
Buzz Bands
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04/14/09
Coachella: Morrissey and the Smiths’ influence is apparent The Smiths formed at a time w...
Buzz Bands
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04/05/09
Concert review: Morrissey at the Aragon Morrissey returned to the scene of his first Chi...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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03/03/09
The Smiths "We hadn't even proper-sounding tapes of them ourselves, except for a few dir...
Mojo
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01/30/09
McCartney, Morrissey, Winehouse Lead Coachella Lineup The lineup for the tenth annual Co...
Spinner
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01/29/09
The Top 11 Most Depressing Songs of All Time There's just something about a depressing s...
iFilm
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01/28/09
Paul McCartney, Neil Young Usher In Coachella's Year Of The Geezer [Coachella] UPDATE: R...
Defamer
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01/05/09
Morrissey Is Not A Yes Man [Leak Of The Weekend] ONE-LISTEN VERDICT : Remember When I Wa...
Idolator
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01/02/09
NYC Morrissey tickets are not on sale, but the afterparty is Tickets are on sale for a M...
Brooklyn Vegan
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12/28/08
The Top 10 Reissues of 2008 NEW ORDER Movement; Power, Corruption & Lies; Low-Life; Brot...
Ear Infection
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12/15/08
Eva Mendes Wants to Get Naked With Morrissey Actress Eva Mendes wants Morrissey to join ...
Spinner
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12/11/08
Mantenna - Thursday, December 11 Who knew that a healthy sex life actually keeps you hea...
iFilm
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12/09/08
Andy Rourke of The Smiths Is A Wanker If He Stands Me Up Again I know that people in ban...
Ear Infection
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11/13/08
Music Review: The Smiths - The Sound of the Smiths (2-CD Deluxe Edition) The Smiths are ...
Blogcritics.org Music
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11/12/08
Free Smiths Song! It's one of 23 tracks on the current The Sound Of The Smiths compilati...
Mojo
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11/04/08
This Week’s New Reviews: The Smiths, Hinder, Travis and More This week's eclectic batch ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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10/29/08
The Smiths Meat Is Murder vs The Queen Is Dead The general belief is that Meat is Murde...
Blogcritics.org Music
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10/26/08
Smiths Reunion Merely A Rumor The Smiths star Johnny Marr has quashed speculation the ro...
Starpulse News Blog
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10/24/08
Stop Us If You Think You've Heard This One ... [Morrissey] Stop Us If You Think You've H...
Defamer
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09/29/08
NEWS DIGEST: Monday, September 29 Robert Plant has crushed hopes for his involvement in ...
Mojo
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09/26/08
News Ticker: AC/DC, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, The Smiths After briefly being denied, Busta ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/15/08
Morissey Urges DVD Boycott British rocker Morissey is urging his fans not to buy a new D...
Starpulse News Blog
