Guardian Music — Palladium, LondonAt the time of writing, neither Dublin, Dundee nor Humberside have been affected by the recent riots. Carlisle remains quiet. But there has been panic on the streets of London – unrest that recalls the previous wave of disturbances... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A look at the Colorado hardcore rappers, BLK HRTS. more info

Guardian Music — Mayor Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Theresa May are both cutting short holiday to deal with the crisis of rioting in London, but there is no sign of David Cameron leaving Italy – a fact sharply noted by Morrissey at a gig in Brixton: 'Does anyon... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's new project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds came together in large part because he was bored. "I was in a band, right?" the former Oasis guitarist says. "And I left. And then I wrote some songs. I had a lot of songs left over from... more info

NME — Singer also said he 'laughed for months' after seeing Prince Charles' car attacked more info

Gigwise — He performed in Brixton... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Yesterday's big news about The Smiths having their songs turned into a comic book, left me with mixed feelings.  Of course, every time there is news about the Smiths, it's always a good day...but the more I thought about it, I became a little concer... more info

NME — Mike Joyce claims former bandmate's controversial remarks were 'right' more info

Guardian Music — US publisher hopes to create a series of comic-book stories based on songs by Morrissey and Johnny Marr• The Smiths' songs as comics – in pictures What if the Smiths' songs were comics? An American publisher is taking that idea to the printing-pr... more info

Guardian Music — A US publisher is creating an anthology of comic-book stories based on songs by Morrissey and Marr. But how do you draw Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before? more info