Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr’s Gloss-Black Jaguar: Fender Charges $2,999 for The Sound of 1965

Johnny Marr releases a new collaboration with Fender: the Limited-Edition Johnny Marr Signature Special Jaguar. Finished in custom gloss black lacquer, the guitar features Kent Armstrong lipstick pickups, a Mustang-saddle bridge, and Marr’s personal wiring system.

The design recalls his original 1965 Jaguar, with a rosewood fingerboard and vintage-style elements. Marr claims the Jaguar helped shape his sound across projects with The Cribs and Hans Zimmer.

Priced at £2,949/$2,999, the model joins his 2012 signature Jaguar—one of Fender’s best-selling to date. Fender’s Max Gutnik calls the release a “versatile, performance-ready twist.”

Johnny Marr eyes rock's mask and ditches the pantomime for subtler noise

Johnny Marr, no stranger to reinvention, confesses he's grown weary of rock's façade. The ex-Smiths guitarist calls out the artifice in what he dubs "the currency of rock music," wrapped in performative postures and borrowed conviction.

Venturing solo, he gravitates toward sonic spaces less saturated by convention. While early inspirations like Siouxsie and the Banshees once shaped his palette, Marr now steers clear of anything that feels like a pantomime of rebellion.

Johnny Marr gets nostalgic (again) with 22-track live LP and vinyl reissues

Johnny Marr schedules the release of a 22-track live album, 'Look Out Live!', showcasing cuts from his solo catalog and renditions of Smiths staples like ‘This Charming Man’ and ‘How Soon Is Now?’

A duet with Neil Tennant on Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’ and Electronic’s ‘Getting Away With It’ adds a note of nostalgic flair, while Electronic’s 'Raise The Pressure' and 'Twisted Tenderness' reemerge on vinyl, freshly mastered and pressed on recycled black vinyl.