Recent content by Johan de Witt

Sorry, don't see it. I do see Home - Links - True to you ;) EDIT: Found it, it's on the right, below 'recent articles'.

They did a short video 'interview' together, too: Did he conceive the idea for Spent the Day in Bed there?

So the band who supported The Smiths are now supported by The Smiths' guitarist ;) Cruel turn of events.

True, but electronic music of today sounds very different than that of the 80s, whereas most indie rock of the past 20 years is at least partly indebted to The Smiths. And also the lyrics are universal and will again and again appeal to new generations of teenagers around the world.

I think their music just aged better, whereas the synthpopbands are more 'of their time'. The Smiths' sound is timeless.

In my own strange way I've always been true to you In my own sick way I'll always stay true to you

That;s how it's done indeed!

And some heartwarming responses underneath :) Definitely more humanity than some M-solo users...

I wonder if Alain will keep touring with this band. UK?

They have a new single out, really good!

Yes, he deserves a well-earned rest. Need you around ;)

In the interview with Joni he called The Hissing of Summer Lawns his fave album.

And twice a Smiths-mention on Central on two consecutive days. We haven't seen that in a long time either.

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out is the first Smiths song to reach the 500 million plays milestone on Spotify, yesterday, making it one of the biggest streaming 80s songs on the platform. Making the mistake to never release it as a single at the time all the more painful. Top 5 Smiths songs...

Have The Alain Whyte Band of Ex's got anything planned for the new year?