Category Archives: The Smiths

Such bloody awful poetry – the words of The Smiths

Posted on October 31, 2012 by PopLifer

Number 4 in our series of blogs on the best ideas The Smiths had, the ones that changed pop and people’s lives forever. In the first blog, we argued that the band’s best idea of all was breaking up and … Continue reading →

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The songs that made you cry: The Smiths and the art of the b-side

Posted on October 2, 2012 by PopLifer

This is the second in our series of blogs on the best ideas The Smiths had, the ones that changed pop and people’s lives forever. In the first blog, we argued that the band’s best idea of all was breaking … Continue reading →

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On the 25th anniversary of “Strangeways, Here We Come”, why The Smiths’ light has never gone out

Posted on September 27, 2012 by PopLifer

This is the first in a series of blogs we will be running over the next couple of weeks exploring the extraordinary legacy of The Smiths, 25 years to the day after their swanswong, “Strangeways, Here We Come”, was released. … Continue reading →

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