The Smiths

An online report that surfaced yesterday (Oct. 1) claiming that "several credible sources" had confirmed plans for the Smiths to reunite in 2013 for four shows has been outright denied by guitarist Johnny Marr's manager. "It isn't happening," manager Joe Moss told NME. "We are fully focused on preparing Johnny's new album for release and booking shows for 2013." Read

Smiths reunion rumors have been coming and going for years, but how's this for a twist? A new claim from Morrissey suggests that organizers of the annual Coachella festival are so desperate to snag the reunited Smiths as headliners that they've promised the pro-animal-rights singer a vegetarian-only menu for the entire festival if they agree to play.

It was 25 years ago today (Aug. 1) that fans of the Smiths -- already not the most cheerful lot -- got some terrible news: After just five years together, the band was breaking up. In addition to sparking 25 years of persistent Smiths reunion rumors, the split provided an opportune time to look back at the influential band's stellar catalog, an impressive collection of studio and live albums, comp

'Rank' The Smiths' live album 'Rank' isn't as highly thought of as some as their other releases, but so far it's one of the top animated album cover that we've come across.

Almost as soon as rumors started to float around about the Smiths finally reuniting, former members of the influential '80s band have denied such talks.

This one has to be included for its oddball charm. Gotta love the idea of indoctrinating kids into the Smiths gloom-pop.

The Smiths are a rare band who greatly influenced music during their brief career. The indie pop icons were officially together for just five short years, from 1982-87. Guitarist Johnny Marr recently decided to revisit the past and remaster the Smiths' archive. But is it true that he once turned down a lucrative offer to take part in an even bigger nostalgia trip -- getting back together with the

Over the last 25 years, plenty of promoters have offered the Smiths plenty of money to set aside their long-simmering feud and reunite for a tour. But Melvin Benn, who heads up England's massive Reading and Leeds annual summer festivals, is glad they've always refused -- and he hopes they always will.

Two very important things happened in 1983: '80s alternative pioneers the Smiths released 'This Charming Man,' their second single as a band, and 'Mario Bros.' was unleashed onto arcades everywhere. Imagine meshing the two together and it probably sounds like what SoundCloud user Lazyitis came up with.

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr made an unlikely cameo on a recent episode of the hipsterific comedy series 'Portlandia', playing an art-loving bicyclist who somehow keeps his cool while dealing with inept bike valets.