Latest Johnny Marr News
Johnny Marr And John Frusciante 'Hit It Off Immediately'
Johnny Marr "hit it off" immediately with John Frusciante.The Smiths star was invited by the Red Hot Chili Peppers rocker to play guitar on his 2009 solo LP 'The Empyrean', and the pair had an...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2022
Blossoms' Tom Ogden: New Single Sounds Like Dire Straits And George Michael
Blossoms' new single sounds like "Dire Straits, George Michael and Paul Simon Art Garfunkel", according to their frontman Tom Ogden. The 28-year-old singer took to the group's official Instagram page to tease fans...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2022
Johnny Marr: Morrissey Wanted Attention
Johnny Marr has suggested Morrissey was looking for attention when they had their public row last month.The 'Panic' singer issued an "open letter" asking his former Smiths bandmate to stop talking about him in interviews,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2022
Johnny Marr: Drugs And Booze Don't Make You More Interesting
Johnny Marr would have used drugs and alcohol if he thought they would make him “more interesting".The 58-year-old musician hasn’t drunk booze since the mid-2000s and admitted that things would be “tougher” if he did,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2022
Guess What I've Just Done, Mum!': Johnny Marr's Bond Theme Thrill
Johnny Marr couldn't wait to tell his mum he'd recorded the guitar riff to a Bond theme.The former Smiths rocker provided the guitars on 'No Time To Do' with Billie Eilish on lead vocals and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 January 2022
Johnny Marr Hits Back At Morrissey After Interview Request
Johnny Marr has hit back at Morrissey after he was asked to stop mentioning his name in interviews.The former Smiths guitarist has issued a social media riposte to his old bandmate after he requested that...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 January 2022
Morrissey Asks Johnny Marr To Stop Using His Name As 'Click-bait'
Morrissey has, "politely", asked his former bandmate Johnny Marr to stop mentioning him in interviews.The former lead singer of The Smiths has requested that the group's ex-guitarist refrain from speaking about him publicly, because he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 January 2022
Blossoms Postpone European Tour Dates Due To Covid-19 Concerns
Blossoms have delayed their European tour due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. The ‘For Evelyn’ hitmakers - which consists of lead vocalist Tom Ogden, bassist Charlie Salt, guitarist Josh Dewhurst, drummer Joe Donovan and keyboardist Myles...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 January 2022
Sir Paul Mccartney's Bass Guitar Sells For Record-breaking 496k
Sir Paul McCartney's bass guitar has sold at auction for a record-breaking $496,100.The 79-year-old musician used the Yamaha BB-1200 in the studio and on tour with Wings, and when it was sold at the weekend,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 December 2021
Johnny Marr Hails Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock As 'Greatest Lyricist' He's Worked With
Johnny Marr has hailed Isaac Brock as "the greatest lyricist" he's ever worked with.The Smiths legend has heaped praise on the Modest Mouse frontman - whom he worked with in the band between 2006 and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2021
Johnny Marr Announces Double Solo Album
Johnny Marr has announced a double album called 'Fever Dreams Pts 1-4'.The former Smiths rocker's upcoming fourth solo studio effort - the follow-up to 2018's ‘Call The Comet’ - is 16 tracks long and encompasses...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2021
'They're Doing Exactly The Same': Rick Astley Compares Blossoms To The Smiths
Rick Astley has dubbed Blossoms the new Smiths.The 80s pop icon has been performing covers of the iconic Manchester group's hits with Tom Ogden and co on stage, and the 'Never Gonna Give You Up'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 September 2021
Johnny Marr Signs New Album Deal With Bmg
Johnny Marr has inked a new global album deal with BMG.The former Smiths rocker is thrilled to be continuing his long-standing relationship with the record label and is excited about the "new chapter" in his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 August 2021
Johnny Marr To Play Intimate UK Shows In September
Johnny Marr has announced a series of intimate shows for September.The former Smiths rocker will kick off the run at Leeds' Stylus on September 20, before hitting up King George's Hall in Blackburn, and the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 July 2021
Johnny Marr On Chances Of Modest Mouse Return
Johnny Marr has described Modest Mouse has "the best time of my life".The Smiths legend has responded to the chances of him reuniting with the band - with whom he recorded 2007's 'We Were Dead...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2021
Johnny Marr's Theory On Why Singers Are So Difficult...
Johnny Marr enjoyed working with Bernard Sumner because he didn't have a "w***** mentality" like most singers.The former Smiths guitarist and New Order frontman created the supergroup Electronic - which also featured Pet Shop Boys...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2021
'I'd Run 18 Miles Before A Gig': Johnny Marr Compares His Running To Forrest Gump
Johnny Marr turned into a runner like Forrest Gump as he quit drinking and taking drugs.The former Smiths rocker has recalled how he started going for lengthy runs before going on stage around the same...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 January 2021
Hans Zimmer Admits Johnny Marr Convinced Him To Take On No Time To Die Score
Hans Zimmer says Johnny Marr convinced him to do the score for 'No Time To Die'.The iconic composer was approached to write the music for the upcoming James Bond blockbuster, and he turned to the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 June 2020
Brandon Flowers Won't Play Morrissey's Music To His Kids
Brandon Flowers won't play Morrissey's music in front of his kids.The 38-year-old singer has revealed he refuses to expose his children to Morrissey's music because of his political views - but he still admires the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 April 2020
7 Times Politicians Tried To Use Pop Songs Without Permission
After Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler had to write a second cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump asking him to stop playing their songs during his rallies this week – having already called him out for doing the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2018
7 Stars That Swapped A Football Career For Music
As football fans all around the world buzz about Transfer Deadline Day, watching the flurry of activity online as clubs make the most of their last chance to transfer players, it got us thinking about...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2018
Johnny Marr Drops New Single 'The Tracers' And Album Release Date
Ahead of the release of his new album 'Call the Comet' this summer, Johnny Marr opens up about the sort of themes that have inspired him to write lately, including how Donald Trump and Brexit...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2018
Tim Burgess Says Collaborating With Paul Weller Was An 'Honour'
Tim Burgess says it was an ''honour'' collaborating with Paul Weller on 'Spinning Out'.The lead vocalist of the British indie band 'The Charlatans' has joined forces with a number of artists on the new album...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2017
Johnny Marr Says He Will Promote His Book Via Two Events
Johnny Marr is set to promote his comprehensive autobiography via two ''in conversation'' events.The former 'The Smiths' guitarist has revealed he will talk about his upcoming book - 'Set The Boy Free' - at Manchester's...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2016
Music Manager Joe Moss Dead
Moss, the man who discovered influential indie band The Smiths, passed away on Thursday (22Oct15) after a battle with cancer. He was credited with helping The Smiths get on the career ladder...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2015
Tony Iommi Receives Gibson Les Paul Award At Q Awards
Black Sabbath's legendary guitarist Tony Iommi will receive the Gibson Les Paul Award at the 2015 Q Awards.The heavy metal pioneer - who's played a Gibson guitar for the duration of his career - is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2015
Johnny Marr Rallies Against Government Cuts
The Smiths guitarist's performance in the city came on the final day of the Conservative Party conference which was taking place there, and he took the chance to rally fans against Prime Minister...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2015
Johnny Mar's Break From Music For Autobiography
Johnny Marr is taking a break from music to write his autobiography.The legendary guitarist - a former member of The Smiths, Modest Mouse and The Cribs - has been penning the tome on the road...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2015
Johnny Marr Swaps Penning Lyrics For Penning A Book
Johnny Marr is taking a break from music to write his autobiography.The legendary guitarist - a former member of The Smiths, Modest Mouse and The Cribs - has been penning the tome on the road...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 July 2015
Johnny Marr Blasts Glastonbury Line-up
The Smiths guitarist referred to the Sunday afternoon session on the main stage, which is usually filled by iconic musicians, including Dolly Parton at last year's (14) event and Kenny Rogers in 2013,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2015
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