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The legendary South London venue has been shut since December 2022 after a fatal crowd crush that left two people deadThe post The Smiths and Nirvana tribute bands re-open Brixton Academy: “The best venue in London” appeared first on NME.
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The Smiths: every song ranked in order of greatness
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As The Smiths' debut album turns 40, will we correctly arrange “the songs that saved your life” – or will we paint a vulgar picture?The post The Smiths: every song ranked in order of greatness appeared first on NME.
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The Killers: Watch The Cover The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” With Johnny Marr
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For a while now, the Killers have been touring across North America’s finest arenas. They’ve played these shows with former Smiths guitar legend Johnny Marr, who’s opened the shows and then played Smiths covers with the Killers during the encores. There have been some other big guests on the tour, too: Bruce Springs...
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The Killers: Watch The cover The Smiths’ ‘Please, Please, Please…’ with Johnny Marr
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The Las Vegas band finished their North American tour with Marr last night (October 12)The post Watch The Killers cover The Smiths’ ‘Please, Please, Please…’ with Johnny Marr appeared first on NME.
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Queen: Songs about the Queen see resurgence in popularity on streaming platforms
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The Smiths’ 1986 song ‘The Queen Is Dead’ saw the biggest uptick in streaming numbers, rising by 1,687 per centThe post Songs about the Queen see resurgence in popularity on streaming platforms appeared first on NME.
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The Killers: Watch The Cover The Smiths With Johnny Marr
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The Killers kicked off a North American tour this weekend, and Johnny Marr is serving as the opener for this run of shows. Marr came out on stage during the Killers’ headlining set to perform with the band during both of their shows so far, which took place in Vancouver and Seattle on Friday and Saturday night.He covered some Smiths so...
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