Johnny Marr

Born: Manchester, UK, 31st October 1963

First solo single: The Last Ride (with The Healers, October 2001)

Album Discography: The Messenger (February 2013); Playland (October 2014); Call The Comet (June 2018); Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 (February 2022)

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr announces 2025 summer UK warm-up shows

The band called Slowdive in 1991, and the woman who sang a song called Slowdive, Siouxsie Sioux

All these bands named themselves after other people's songs

Morrissey and Johnny Marr performing with The Smiths in 1984

This is how Johnny Marr came up with the How Soon Is Now riff

Brandon Flowers with the biggest question of 2008

10 great indie songs that ask questions

David Bowie and Mick Jagger in the much-mocked Dancing In The Street video

Are these the worst cover versions ever?

Brandon Flowers of The Killers in 2004

The best song lyrics for World Poetry Day

The Smiths and some of their classic standalone singles

10 Smiths singles that didn’t appear on a Smiths album

Some of the best ever second albums

20 of the best second albums

Johnny Marr tracks

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Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods is available on Global Player

Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods: how to listen

Johnny Vaughan

Radiohead's Phil Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Colin Greenwood & Ed O'Brien in 1995

Radiohead share new playlist of The Bends’ B-sides & remixes for album’s 30th anniversary

Radiohead

Some of the biggest indie tracks of 2004, including Take Me Out, Club Foot, Helicopter, The Bucket, I Predict A Riot and Golden Touch.

The 25 best Indie Songs of 2004

Depeche Mode at Amsterdam Central station on 26th May 1981: Andrew Fletcher, Vince Clarke, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore.

Why did Vince Clarke leave Depeche Mode?

Depeche Mode

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The Classic Rock stars we've lost in 2025

Yeah Yeah Yeahs in 2025

Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce 2025 theatre tour including UK dates at London's Royal Albert Hall