The Quietus — A tribute to Mark E. Smith is to be erected in Greater Manchester more info

The Quietus — Mark E. Smith died following battle with lung and kidney cancer more info

Stereogum — Last month, Mark E. Smith, postpunk pioneer and longtime frontman of the Fall, passed away at the age of 60. At the time, no cause of death had been revealed. But as Pitchfork points out, Smith's sisters Barbara, Suzanne, and Caroline have now shared... more info

Stereogum — Jonny Greenwood recently sat down with British podcaster Adam Buxton to discuss the composer’smusic for Phantom Thread, his Oscar nomination, his friendship with Paul Thomas Anderson, and his love for the music of the late Mark E. Smith of The Fall... more info

Popdose — Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross:  Episode Fifty Fifty shades of Jon and Rob doing their thing and you loving it all…  Listen in as the boys go for it as they preview the Super Bowl; the announcement of Neil Diamond’s retirement; a loving... more info

Stereogum — It doesn't matter if you're a curious teenager with a Spotify account or a graying zealot sitting on decades worth of accumulated vinyl: Sooner or later, there will be a heretofore barely-surface-scraped cult band to be reckoned with, one whose enthu... more info

New York Times — Mr. Smith led the bristling and influential post-punk band for four decades with an intransigent voice and anarchically caustic lyrics. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Farewell to the Hip Priest himself, Mark E. Smith, who fearlessly led The Fall through 40+ years of uncompromising, visionary work. A total original, his methods as a bandleader were extreme (just ask any of the dozens who count themselves among Fall... more info

USA Today Music — He was the driving force of the influential British post-punk band over four decades and more than 30 albums.             more info

New York Times — The British post-punk band’s main songwriter and vocalist has died at 60. Hear a dozen songs from one of the most daunting catalogs in rock. more info