Johnny Marr blames 'record label politics' for stopping The Smiths boxset
Former Smiths guitarist, Johnny Marr has revealed that it has been ‘record label politics’ keeping him from releasing a boxset of rarities and instrumentals from the days of his former band.
In an interview with the NME, he was quoted saying: “I think that stuff should come out properly but there were politics that stopped me so I just gave up trying.”
Other news this week sees Marr announce a UK tour spreading across the month of October, playing in cities like Newcastle, Leeds and London with a home return to Manchester in between.
October
4 Gloucester Guildhall
5 Wrexham Central Station
6 Newcastle O2 Academy
12 Manchester Academy 1
13 Leeds Metropolitan University
14 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
16 Nottingham Rock City
17 Bristol O2 Academy 1
18 London Roundhouse
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- Clara Mann shares new single, "Remember Me (Train Song)"
- Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory unveil new single, "Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)"
- Miya Folick announces new album, Erotica Veronica
- mary in the junkyard release new track, "bear walk"
- Kylie Minogue, Pulp, Michael Kiwanuka and RAYE among first names for Bilbao BBK Live
- Good Neighbours revamp their debut single on "Home (Soft Version)"
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