Tag Archives: The Smiths

Anglo For Your Ear: Electronic’s “Get the Message” and “Disappointed”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on May 2nd, 2008

The Smiths + New Order + Pet Shop Boys = bliss. For me, this is the supergroup to end all supergroups. (Screw The Traveling Wilburys).

Anglo For Your Ear: Sandie Shaw’s “There’s Always Something There To Remind Me”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 29th, 2008

This 1964 version of the Bacharach standard actually holds up against Dionne Warwick‘s 1967 rendition. Make no mistake, that is truly an accomplishment: Dionne is probably the best female pop singer of the past 50 years.

Anglo For Your Ear: My Tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 1st, 2007

While I’ve been a Moz fanatic for about eight years now, but I was a Morrissey virgin in every way that mattered until last Saturday. I’d missed his You Are the Quarry tour a few years back, in which he performed here in New ...

Anglo For Your Ear: Morrissey’s “My Love Life”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on August 9th, 2007

This song is regularly cited by hardcore Moz fans as his best solo work. (I’m torn between “Lucky Lisp” and “National Front Disco” myself.

Listen To the Full Arctic Monkeys Album

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 24th, 2007

AOL Music is having a listening pah-ty for the Arctic Monkeys‘ Favourite Worst Nightmare, which is out today. Yes, that means you can listen to every track from the album – for free!

The Smiths To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 20th, 2007

I've never expected The Smiths to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Their influence on rock is undeniable, but unlike The Police or The Clash, they never scored any mainstream success here.