# Morrissey, Ringleader of The Tormentors

A place for habitués of the world of Morrissey and his former band, The Smiths.

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## [The Fifth Smith](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/the-fifth-smith-908)

_2026-08-18 · Thomas_

Not a Replacement, but an Addition: Craig Gannon and the Smiths

## [The Question No One Asked](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/the-question-no-one-asked)

_2026-08-16 · Thomas_

Morrissey and the Sexual Identity That Never Quite Fit

## [The Headmaster Ritual](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/the-headmaster-ritual-a41)

_2026-08-12 · Thomas_

The Schoolboy, the System and the Song

## [Barbarism Begins at Home](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/barbarism-begins-at-home-c5c)

_2026-08-09 · Thomas_

"From the time you get hit when you're a child, as covered in a song called 'Barbarism Begins At Home', violence is the only answer.

## [The Third Voice: Derek Jarman and the Smiths](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/the-third-voice-derek-jarman-and)

_2026-08-06 · Thomas_

Art, Interpretation, and the Music Video

## [That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/that-joke-isnt-funny-anymore-09d)

_2026-08-04 · Thomas_

The Story Behind the Smiths' Most Haunting Recording

## [Charles Hawtrey: Morrissey's Quiet Muse](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/charles-hawtrey-morrisseys-quiet)

_2026-07-26 · Thomas_

How Britain's last comic genius became one of Morrissey's most enduring cultural touchstones

## [Madstock 1992](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/madstock-1992-632)

_2026-07-24 · Thomas_

Morrissey, Media Narratives, and the Politics of Interpretation

## [Rusholme Ruffians](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/rusholme-ruffians-163)

_2026-07-23 · Thomas_

Come for the Waltzers. Stay Until the Knives Come Out.

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## [The Boy with the Thorn in His Side](https://morrisseyringleader.substack.com/p/the-boy-with-the-thorn-in-his-side-249)

_2026-07-19 · Thomas_

Misunderstood from the Beginning