Tag: Mike Joyce

Mike Joyce to play, discuss 2 hours of The Smiths on East Village Radio today

Mike Joyce to play, discuss 2 hours of The Smiths on East Village Radio today

Mike Joyce, former drummer of The Smiths, will dedicate his weekly Coalition Chart Show on New York City’s East Village Radio entirely to his old band this morning, playing two hours of hand-picked cuts from the new Rhino Records-released ‘Complete’ box set.

Video: Watch Morrissey’s full Glastonbury set

Video: Watch Morrissey’s full Glastonbury set

Greeting the crowd with ‘Hello Glasto… fancy seeing me here,’ Morrissey took to the main stage at Glastonbury tonight to perform a 16-song set that mixed songs old and brand-new, with a generous heaping of classics from The Smiths thrown in.

Vintage Video: The Smiths’ third-ever concert, 28 years ago today at The Hacienda

Vintage Video: The Smiths’ third-ever concert, 28 years ago today at The Hacienda

Exactly 28 years ago today, The Smiths took the stage for only their third concert — and only their second with the final Morrissey/Johnny Marr/Andy Rourke/Mike Joyce lineup — opening for Factory Records funk band 52nd Street at New Order’s infamous Manchester club The Hacienda.

Milestones: The Smiths’ ‘Meat is Murder’ released 25 years ago today

Milestones: The Smiths’ ‘Meat is Murder’ released 25 years ago today

The Smiths’ classic second album, ‘Meat is Murder,’ was released Feb. 14, 1985 — exactly 25 years ago today. To mark the occasion, we’ve assembled live video of nearly every track on the album (“Well I Wonder” being the missing link).

Morrissey ‘irked’ at Andy Rourke’s claim he was fired from The Smiths via postcard

Morrissey ‘irked’ at Andy Rourke’s claim he was fired from The Smiths via postcard

Although most of Morrissey’s Smiths-related rancor is reserved for litigious drummer Mike Joyce, the singer today lashed out at bassist Andy Rourke for claiming once […]