The Smiths (Musical Group)

Recordings

Cole Comfort

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

In Defense of Rage

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

Indie Rockers Do It Better

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

Calendar for the week

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

Recordings

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

Calendar for the week

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

Recordings

Lloyd Cole returns to his roots: melodic pop and wilylyrics

Repackaged Goods

The boxed-set dilemma: When are four CDs too little and three CDs too much respect?

Recordings

The boxed-set dilemma: When are four CDs too little and three CDs too much respect?

Uncertain Smile

The The's Matt Johnson is back with a new record, a new label and something close to optimism

Ryan Adams

Heartbreaker (Bloodshot)

Pet Shop Boys

Release (EMI)

BEST ENGLISH PUB

George and Dragon English Restaurant and Pub

Panic Attack

Jett bird-dogs Britpop-tarts and surfs upper badonkadonk while Kreme shoegazes at Anderson's Fifth Estate

Nightmare of You

In their gloom

Girl in A Coma Show A Little Something At Hollywood Alley on Dec. 3

Wednesday afternoon, I spent at least a half-hour trying to convince a colleague that I wasn't crazy for getting excited about seeing Girl in a Coma. They're a fairly average band, he said. No, seriously, they've really got something, I said. Then I spent another half-hour trying (unsuccessfully) to ... More >>

Andy Rourke of The Smiths Is A Wanker If He Stands Me Up Again

Stop me if you think you've heard this one before: After Thanksgiving, I was so bloated from overindulgence, I overslept and missed an opportunity to make a Zia Records run. My friends came over and presented me with a postcard gift. Andy Rourke of the THE SMITHS spinning... somewhere. I couldn't ... More >>

Who's the Wanker Now? Hint: Not Andy Rourke of The Smiths

Last week, I called out Andy Rourke of the Smiths for standing me up not once, not twice, but thrice. As you may know, Rourke of The Smiths took my advice and showed up to spin this weekend at the Ruby Room. And me? Well, I took the opportunity to embarrass myself in front of a member of my all-ti ... More >>

Dec. 15 In Blogs: John McCain, Andy Rourke, Limoncello, MCSA Demonstrators and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: John McCain Campaign Info Left in BlackBerry Phone Sold to Reporter Do ... More >>

Club Candids at the Ruby Room

For more of this charming man, check the slideshow.What can we say about a DJ night with Andy Rourke of the Smiths that this guy didn't? Well, for one, we didn't spill a drink on him and make total asses of ourselves. Instead, we actually maintained some semblance of self respect in spite of our rid ... More >>

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Coachella Artists Start Leaking

The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, ... More >>

Robert Smith seeks a cure for what ails him

The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, ... More >>

Modest Mouse

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
(Sony)

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Andy Rourke

Magic hands

Fine China's Big Break?

O.C. how they run

Well Versed

A little sun shines through the melancholia

Team Sleep

A little something for the gentlemen

Next Wave

The Wonder Stuff is back, with one finger raised for the Britpop it spawned

Xiu Xiu

Moody in a good way

It Took Some Time

Why Morrissey is newly hip among bands that sound nothing like him

Destroyer

Your Blues (Merge)

Man of Steel

Joe Pernice flashes two personas. The one on record has the quiet heart.

It Ain't Good -- So What?

Sometimes, the best music is the stuff you wouldn't dream of praising in public

Canadian Smoke

With a new album, killer fashion and trendy referencing, Hot Hot Heat prepares to invade the hip U.S.

Still Ill

Forever Maladjusted, Morrissey hauls his musical baggage out on tour

Fellowship of the Ring

Rebounding from health scares, the Promise Ring sheds its emo skin for a Brit-pop sheen

Revved-Up Rock

The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club rides roughshod over today's guitar gods

Paloalto

Paloalto (American)

Sense Field

Under the Radar
(Warner Bros.)

Unhappy Emile

On his way out of town, DJ Emile tells Phoenix where to get off

LISTEN UPMORE CD'S FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE

On his way out of town, DJ Emile tells Phoenix where to get off

JUICED UP AFTER A SPARKLING DEBUT, THE CRANBERRIES ARE TRYING NOT TO GET BOGGED DOWN

On his way out of town, DJ Emile tells Phoenix where to get off