The Alternative Tone

Johnny Marr performed a cover of The Smiths ' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" for a BBC Radio 2 session with Dermot O' Leary. He also played his new track "New Town Velocity" for the session. You can listen to it  here .  He also announced his first ever solo tour in support of upcoming album, The Messenger.  Tickets are on general sale Friday 7 th  December at 9am. Tour Dates: March 10: Oxford O2 Academy 11: Norwich Waterfront 12: Cambridge Junction 14: Brighton Concorde 15: London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 16: Birmingham HMV Institute 18: Sheffield Leadmill 19: Glasgow O2 ABC 20: Liverpool O2 Academy 22: Manchester HMV Ritz 

Johnny Marr has released the video for 'The Messenger', the first track from his upcoming album, 'The Messenger', out February 26. 

15. No Reason Why by Gorilla Biscuits (1:55) from 1988's 'Gorilla Biscuits'. A hardcore clean living anthem of sorts from the scene legends. Combining catchy, sinalong lyrics with raspy vocals and probably the most prominent bass line in the hardcore scene, No Reason Why  is an essential for any punk fan. 14. One Life, One Chance by H2O   (1:55) from 1999's 'F.T.T.W'. Another hardcore anthem, filled with inspirational lyrics and a fist pump worthy melody, One Life, One Chance , is a track that exists solely to make everyone who listens to it feel that bit better. 13. Situation On Mars by Swing Kids (1:34)  from 1998's 'Discography'. Ridiculously heavy post-hardcore from the short lived, but none the less important Swing Kids. Swing Kids' brand of post-hardcore has almost become a template for hundreds of bands recently (The Wave bands etc.) and 'Situation On Mars' is one of their most brutal yet attractive songs. 12. Sho...