Jan. 3—Music and humor have a way of enriching the way people see the world, and some artists have made careers of combining the two. From Spike Jones to Frank Zappa, or from the Smothers Brothers to ...

Johnny Marr almost single-handedly established the sound of indie rock guitar back in the 1980s, but he has always remained ...

Johnny Marr will use his extensive guitar collection as a jumping-off point for a new book about his life and career, Marr’s Guitars, out Oct. 17 via Harper Design (pre-order here). In Marr’s Guitars, ...

Johnny Marr is an iconic and influential guitarist best known for his work in the Smiths, which broke up in 1987. His guitar phrases and his genius for crafting textured and tonally rich rhythmic ...

It was November 24th, 1983 and Top of the Pops had the most buzz-worthy band in all of Europe on the stage. A rainbow mirage of dancing disco light flickered on the ceiling as the four Brits became ...

When NME gave Johnny Marr the Godlike Genius Award, editor Mike Williams said, “Marr had played a role in rewriting the history of music with The Smiths.” The guy is a guitar legend, but the best ...

What’s the first rap song by a Houston artist? It’s debatable but most cite a few records that came about between 1985 and 1987. But there’s another much older often forgotten candidate – Johnny ...