Martin Barre MCNIDDER & GRACE

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 (

Guitarists Adrian and Richie prepare to take their side project on the road with shows in the UK.

Mike The Pies, Listowel, Co Kerry

Thirty years after its release, Billy Corgan looks back at the making of The Smashing Pumpkins ’ era-defining big, bold, bombastic masterpiece Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness .

Fondly remembered this month...