The proposed partial Smiths reunion announced yesterday has fallen at the first hurdle as Andy Rourke denied that he had agreed to take part, prompting Mike Joyce to withdraw from the “Classically Smiths” concerts scheduled for this summer. A representative … read more
A new live show this summer will see three former members of The Smiths reunite to perform the band’s songs on stage for the first time in over three decades – but neither Morrissey nor Johnny Marr will be there. … read more
We head back thirty years to this very day in 1987 on this week’s Off The Chart! Steve and Julian take you through some of the week’s less remembered hits, discuss the day’s events, pick three tracks from one of … read more
Morrissey returns to the fray on 17 November with a brand new album Low in High-School, preceded by live performances in the US including a date at the Hollywood Bowl one week earlier. The new album will be Morrissey’s first … read more
This month’s Virtual C90 includes new music from Depeche Mode, Erasure, Marc Almond, The Fall, Motörhead, Belinda Carlisle, Sparks and Nick Heyward, plus a previously unreleased outtake from The Smiths and the usual mix of ’80s hits, misses, mixes and … read more
An unexpected return to the Official Singles Chart for The Smiths this week as a limited 7″ and 12″ release of the title track from their 1986 album The Queen is Dead reaches #85 – inevitably, it’s also #1 on … read more
Back to this week in 1984 on Off The Chart as Steve and Julian dismantle the week’s UK singles chart. There’s loads of hits you don’t hear so often, three tracks from the week’s featured album, a track from a … read more
The Physical Singles chart continues to confound and delight, this week highlighting the discrepancy between those Record Store Day releases that sold well on the day itself, leaving few copies available for sale after the event (such as The Smiths’ … read more
We may have been a bit cynical about Record Store Day last week but its effectiveness becomes obvious today as David Bowie’s No Plan EP, first released digitally back in January, finally makes the official singles chart at 92. It … read more
It’s Record Store Day again! Here are some of the ’80s-related releases you may wish to go vainly searching for (or wait for them to appear on eBay at hugely inflated prices): ALTERED IMAGES – Happy Birthday (2LP) ART OF … read more
This week on Off The Chart we go back thirty years to a time when everything wasn’t quite so relentlessly awful. Steve and Julian play some of the week’s forgotten hit singles, three tracks from a featured album and the … read more
Loads of new music this month from Shakin’ Stevens, Bon Jovi, Yello, New Model Army, Deacon Blue, Barry Gibb and the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra! Plus the usual mix of hits, misses, remixes and forgotten gems. Don’t forget the Virtual … read more
