Video: The Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite

I'm running two parts together this week as it allows me to finish off the series. Having been such a mainstay of music programmes on British telly between late 1983 and 1986, the final year that The Smiths were together saw next to nothing. Just a wee bit of promotion for singles released in January and April 2007. First appearance of the year was this Top Of The Pops performance in February Then in April, we had what none of us realised at [...]

I promised myself I wouldn't even listen to it, but curiosity has gotten the best of me.  Contrasting my initial bout of unfounded judgment, I've been obsessively spinning Morrissey 's latest solo record, Years of Refusal , since I picked it up this past Tuesday.  Something about the smug-looking cover must have tripped my senses, but, in fact, I'm pleased to report that the record is pretty damn good. Solid, even. Maybe even his best solo record, but the jury's still out.  Of course, this recent discovery has forced me to reacquaint myself with the entire Morrissey discography, in chronological order, starting with his [...]