A book I’m looking forward to, a burst of new music and Bob Mould on all things Sugar reunion and Hüsker Dü - here’s this week’s digest of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

https://open.substack.com/pub/tangleofwires/p/weekly-digest-64?r=j8fyi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#music #punk #indie #IndieMusic #AltRock #AlternativeRock #SteveAlbini #BobMould #JohnnyMarr #HighVis #Health

THE SMITHS
Louder Than Bombs
2011 Europe 2xLP reissue

When you’re in the mood for a sad, mopey bastard with his shirt open…
there can only be one choice.

Louder Than Bombs was the second Smiths album I ever heard, and the first of theirs that I bought with my own money.

After stealing my older sister’s boyfriend’s cassette copy of The Queen Is Dead (and having my mind blown), I then set out to find as many Smiths albums I could find.
My local Good Vibrations had the CD version of this, and Strangeways, Meat Is Murder, and the self-titled soon found their way into my collection.

Johnny Marr remains one of my all-time guitar heroes. And even though Morrissey grew up to be one of the douchiest twats of all time, my love for this band will never waiver.

One of the best compilations of a band’s work, PERIOD.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #TheSmiths #indie #alternative #1980s #80s #80sMusic #louderthanbombs #morrissey #johnnymarr

A belated birthday gift arrived today from my wife @suzystarlite. Yes, I still have a hard on for guitars. And delightfully, so does Johnny Marr.

#guitars #guitarist #johnnymarr

1984年9月Everything but the girl发行了单曲Native Land。这首单曲feature了Johnny Marr来吹口琴～好喜欢口琴，可爱

https://www.discogs.com/master/72597-Everything-But-The-Girl-Native-Land?srsltid=AfmBOopF1yeUby8TmWiGWUihw55qX1jwjAz2rDrd3ioM4_BJcRkBM11X

#EverythingButTheGirl
#JohnnyMarr

BBC6 music: Special: The Smiths

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029bjq/episodes/player

#smiths #bbc6music #johnnymarr

The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow, 1984 on Rough Trade

Another (like The World Won’t Listen) compilation album from The Smiths, including some BBC sessions plus other singles and B-sides. Came out in 1984 in the UK but was not released until 1993 in the US (instead Sire released Louder than Bombs for the US market).

This LP includes “How Soon is Now?” as the b-side to “William, It Was Really Nothing” – the track was also on US editions of Meat is Murder. Also includes “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” which was also on the William single b-side.

My copy, via Crossroads Records in Portland OR, is a 2011 reissue by Rhino on Sire labels, pressed at Rainbo.