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Ex-Smiths Bassist Remixes Tokyo Police Club

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 21, 2010 3:20 pm
It would probably make any nerdy musician's day to be able to say, "Oh, yeah, well, Andy Rourke from The Smiths remixed one of my songs!" (Truthfully, it'd kind of be cooler to be able to say, "Morrissey remixed one of my tunes," but we'll leave this alone.) Tokyo Police Club can now boast that the former Smiths bassist has...
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Morrissey Upset With Andy Rourke Again

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 14, 2009 11:05 am
Morrissey is angry about something former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke told Toronto's Eye Weekly last week. Rourke, who was in Toronto to DJ the opening night Toronto International Film Festival event at the Drake Hotel, told the publication the stories that Morrissey kicked him out of The Smiths in 1986 by leaving a postcard under the windshield...
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Freebass Album Coming Soon

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 30, 2009 11:39 am
Freebass — the three-bass supergroup that consists of former New Order member Peter Hook, ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke and Primal Scream bassist Mani — have finished their debut album, which is now being mixed. Hook made a MySpace blog entry on July 21 in which he wrote about the album. He will sing two songs on the album, while Haven's Gary...
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Smiths' Andy Rourke Gets A&R Gig

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By CHARTattack Staff January 13, 2009 12:42 pm
Former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has been named A&R director of the New York City and Toronto-based music marketing firm, The MuseBox. Rourke will use his almost 30 years of experience in songwriting, performing and production to help identify and work with developing artists. He'll try and build their careers with the aid of The MuseBox's...
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Smiths Will Not Reunite

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 24, 2008 3:42 pm
Despite rumours that emerged earlier on Friday that The Smiths would reunite for Coachella 2009, sources close to the band say that will not be the case. The U.K.'s The Sun tabloid ran a story stating that Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce would reunite for Coachella 2009. "It has looked...
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