The Smiths' bold experiment on Death of a Disco Dancer showed a strong new direction, but the band split before it could be ...

Morrissey has also confirmed this perspective. The Smiths had a series of managers in their five years together. The role was eventually passed on to Marr, who was only 23 when the band split.

Few bands in history have cast a longer shadow than the Smiths. They've inspired countless imitators and spiritual successors since calling it quits in 1987. While skinny indie kids moaning about ...

The Smiths unearthed a previously unreleased demo for “I Know It’s Over” on Thursday. The track will appear on a deluxe reissue of The Queen Is Dead on October 20th.

The Smiths broke up 30 years ago, and although Morrissey, Johnny Marr lasted only five years as a songwriting team, they left a lifetime's worth of great songs behind.