There is a New Wave article and Timeline in the July 2005 issue of Blender (Shakira is on the cover). It mentions The Smiths 'This Charming Man' single is the #12 Greatest New Wave Single Ever (Gary Numan's Cars was #1). The Smiths are also mentioned in the "Haircuts With Guitars" circle along with the Cure and U2. It reads, "The Smiths brought a new vocabulary to underground rock- both Marr's lacy guitar heroics and Morrissey's homophilic language and wrist-to-fore-head yodel.