Subject: Morrissey (Singer)

• Oh, L'Amour

  Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt is loving every minute of a new three-disc set.

  September 30, 1999

• A Towering Fall

  December 18, 2006

• Hammer of the Gods

  With a handful of artists, "classic rock" is not a pejorative.

  June 5, 2003

• Top 10 Reissues of 2008

  Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. 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, rock. "Scenes From an Itali

  December 23, 2008

• Blur

  May 3, 2001

• The Barrys

  February 19, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  September 30, 2004

• Trend-Spotting

  December 30, 2004

• Best Karaoke Night

  March 24, 2005

• She Writes the Songs

  Boston-based singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick lets Freedom ring on a new recording.

  August 24, 2000

• Critic's Choice

  Morrissey

  August 29, 2002

• Death Cab for Cutie

  May 8, 2008

• Kristeen Young

  Wednesday, May 9, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

  May 3, 2007

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.

  January 25, 2007

• Morrissey

  Ringleader of the Tormentors (Sanctuary)

  April 13, 2006

• New World Order

  Peter Hook has found a new way to move the masses -- as a DJ.

  January 19, 2006

• Mystery Machine

  In the face of impending fame, Matson Jones holds close to its secrets.

  June 23, 2005

• Scratching the Surface

  Andy Rourke

  June 2, 2005

• It Dies Today

  Saturday, June 4, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  June 2, 2005

• Maximo Park

  A Certain Trigger (Warp Records)

  May 26, 2005

• The Wedding Present

  Tuesday, May 10, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  May 5, 2005

• Team Sleep

  Team Sleep (Maverick)

  May 5, 2005

• Dog Stars

  Dogs Die in Hot Cars takes a bite out of the hype.

  April 14, 2005

• Morrissey

  Live at Earls Court (Attack)

  April 7, 2005

• Black Smiths

  Black Smiths (Self-released)

  March 3, 2005

• Owen

  I Do Perceive (Polyvinyl)

  December 9, 2004

• Critic's Choice

  Black Smiths

  September 23, 2004

• Modest Mouse

  Monday, July 26, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497

  July 22, 2004

• Morrissey

  You Are the Quarry (Attack)

  June 17, 2004

• Smith and Lessons

  Two decades later, Morrissey is still influencing a ton of bands that sound nothing like him.

  June 3, 2004

• Rain Men

  Don't let the downpour fool you. Aveo's clever pop is far from overcast.

  June 3, 2004

• Aveo

  Battery (Barsuk)

  April 8, 2004

• Locals Only

  New music from area artists

  April 1, 2004

• Club Scout

  Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce

  March 18, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  May 1, 2003

• Progress Makes Perfect

  Vaux -- formerly known as Eiffel -- finally finds its voice.

  October 10, 2002

• New Order

  Get Ready (London/Reprise/Warner)

  January 17, 2002

• Llama Farmers

  El Toppo (Beggars Banquet)

  March 8, 2001

• Playlist

  November 12, 1998

• Playlist

  September 4, 1997

• Playlist

  August 22, 1996

• Feedback

  March 21, 1996

• PLAYLIST

  November 15, 1995

• SPECIAL EDWYN

  September 20, 1995

• LETTERS

  July 26, 1995

• PLAYLIST

  February 8, 1995

• PLAYLIST

  April 20, 1994

• Stella Luce

  May 21, 2009

• These Latinas may rock, but Girl In a Coma isn't making Latin rock

  July 2, 2009

• Ten band inspired costume ideas

  ​Halloween, the time when adults decide to don their favorite witty getups, whether it be the intellectual "Freudian slip" or the pop culture driven "Christian Bale Yelling." We're sure some of you are short on ideas, so we've compiled a list of band inspired costumes to wear to your favorite party. So then, what are you going to be?

  October 29, 2009