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Smiths man to stage huge benefit concert

Andy Rourke announces ‘Manchester Versus Cancer’

October 6, 2005

The Smiths sentenced to public hanging

The legendary band are set to be displayed in the National Portrait Gallery

Sep 14, 2005

EMO-TIONAL SMITHS TRIBUTE!

Emo and post-hardcore groups team up to record songs by the indie legends for a new compilation album...

Mar 13, 2004

MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING!

Bids close on Andy Rourke's bass guitar today...

Oct 10, 2003

EBAY HERE WE COME!

Andy Rourke is auctioning off the bass he played on all of the band's records...

Oct 8, 2003

KEEPING UP WITH THE SMITHS!

We've got classic interviews, album reviews, posters and a competition to win their back catalogue and other goodies...

Jun 2, 2003

NEW 'OPINION' ON THE SMITHS!

The first tome to chronicle the band's complete recordings - including previously unreleased tracks - is with us in November...

Sep 30, 2002

ASK ME! ASK ME! ASK ME!

The star reveals there has never been a financial offer made to reform the legendary outfit...

Sep 10, 2002

FRESH 'OPINION' FROM THE SMITHS

A copy 'A Matter Of Opinion' is found during research for a new book on the band...

May 22, 2002

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

To celebrate our 50th birthday issue we reveal the artists who've had the most influence on the only magazine to have covered the whole of rock 'n' roll history...

Apr 15, 2002

MARR'S ATTACK!

The star accuses Warner Music UK of seeking a "quick buck" out of the indie legends...

Jul 2, 2001

VIEW SOME RARE ROUGH STUFF!

As part of Rough Trade's 25th anniversary celebrations, you can see previously unseen live footage and rare backstage moments from the seminal group's 1984 tour...