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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
The Who Dedicate Song To Paul Weller At Bst Concert
The Who dedicated a song to Paul Weller as they headlined Barclaycard presents British Summertime in Hyde Park on Friday night (26.06.15).During the band's incredible greatest hits set, guitarist Pete Townsend took a moment to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2015
Johnny Marr To Headline Rockaway Beach
Johnny Marr, Spiritualized and Echo & The Bunnymen are to headline Rockaway Beach festival.The trio of acts will be joined by the likes of The Fall, Gang of Four, Ghostpoet and Public Service Broadcasting, as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2015
Johnny Marr Slams Online Touts
Johnny Marr has slammed online touts.The former The Smiths star took to his Twitter account to criticise ''eBay t**sers'' after his Record Store Day 2015 cover of Depeche Mode's 'I Feel You' appeared on the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2015
Johnny Marr Wants To Record Track With Paul Weller
Johnny Marr and Paul Weller want to record a song together.The two rock legends are keen to get in the studio together and hope they can lay down at least one track which they'll be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 April 2015
Stereophonics Want 'Hot Girls' On Rider
Stereophonics have ''hot girls with cellos'' on their rider for London's Royal Albert Hall.The Welsh rockers have been announced as one of six headline acts for a series of shows at the iconic venue to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 January 2015
Modest Mouse Return After Eight Years With New Album 'Strangers To Ourselves'
Modest Mouse are set to make a very welcome return with their first album in eight years 'Strangers To Ourselves'. It's been a long time coming for this Washington quartet but fans can now breathe...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 22 January 2015
Johnny Marr Cancels More Shows Over Family Illness
Rocker Johnny Marr has axed a tour Down Under so he can continue to support a seriously ill family member.The former The Smiths star cut short his U.S. trek last year (14) to return to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2015
Noel Gallagher And Johnny Marr Team Up On Classic Tracks
Noel Gallagher joined his rock star pal Johnny Marr onstage on Thursday night (23Oct14) to 'duet' on classic tracks by Iggy Pop and The Smiths.The former Oasis star walked onstage to massive cheers for the...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 24 October 2014
Hans Zimmer Won't Reveal Interstellar Secrets
Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan won't reveal any details about 'Interstellar' before it is released because they want audiences to be shocked by what they see.The composer has created the score for the highly-anticipated sci-fi...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 October 2014
Hans Zimmer Working With Johnny Marr On New Album
Composer Hans Zimmer is working with Johnny Marr on his next album.The Oscar-winning musician has previously collaborated with the ex-Smiths star on the scores for the movies 'Inception' and 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and now...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 October 2014
Johnny Marr Dislikes Writing About Himself
Johnny Marr hates writing about himself.The 51-year-old rocker doesn't think his feelings are particularly ''interesting'' to other people and he would rather pen tracks that connect with his fans.He said: ''Writing about myself is something...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2014
Musicians Succeed In Reversing Prison Guitar String Ban
Musical campaigners have successfully reversed a ban that had prevented inmates of British prisons from being able to use steel strings on guitars.Billy Bragg had led the campaign to reverse the steel guitar string ban...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2014
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