Mike The Pies, Listowel, Co Kerry

The weird and wonderful alt.rock Brits fizz back with a new album after a seven-year absence.

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

IT WAS THE summer of 1985, and Johnny Marr was a man out of time. Three years earlier, while still a teenager, the guitarist had co-founded the Smiths in Manchester, England, with vocalist Morrissey (

The Accidental EARMUSIC

Avenged Sevenfold. Dream Theater. Robbie Williams?! Meet the Brits making metal for misfits