Given the unlikely, phenomenal success of Modest Mouse's 2004 disc "Good News for People Who Love Bad News," the story line on the new album seemed sure to focus on the long-indie band's response to ...

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Johnny Marr played to a sold-out crowd at the Eastern on Thursday evening. Marr, who rose to fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of The Smiths, has also ...

For you Smiths fans out there, be advised that a certain guitarist will not be touring with Modest Mouse this time, though they insist he’s still in the band. Even without Johnny Marr, though, Isaac ...