Like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, Morrissey is among the relatively few figures in popular music deemed worthy of serious academic attention. Scholarly theses on Morrissey are common, dissecting the poetic cadence and social relevance of his remarkable song lyrics, from The Smiths' self-titled début album of 1984 to more recent solo albums. It is not surprising, therefore, that such a 'literary' ... (read more)
Barnaby Smith
Barnaby Smith is a critic, poet and musician currently living on Gundungurra and Darug land. His writing on art, literature, film and music appears regularly in Art Guide Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Quietus, Metro, Australian Book Review and others. He records music as Brigadoon and released the album Itch Factor in 2020: www.brigadoon.bandcamp.com