The Vinyl Villain — Is this the song where the band proved themselves to even their harshest of critics?mp3 : The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead The title track from the third LP, it remains an astonishing and unique six and a bit minutes of art almost 25 years on. A jingly... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Russell Brand and Katy Perry are trying to persuade renowned miserabilist Morrissey to sing at their wedding, even though he’s warned them off getting hitched!   British comic Russ is a... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Katy Perry was shocked when she met fiance Russell Brand's rocker pal Morrissey for the first time because he tried to talk the pair out of walking down the aisle. more info

ContactMusic — KATY PERRY was shocked when she met fiance RUSSELL BRAND's rocker pal MORRISSEY for the first time - because he tried to talk the pair out of walking down the... more info

Gigwise — They invite former Smiths star... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And to think, I wasn't entirely convinced when I first played it:-mp3 : The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing The band's fifth single. At the time, I thought it was a bit disappointing. It wasn't anywhere near the class of Hand In Glove or Thi... more info

Stereogum — French coldwavers and recent Band To Watch Frank (Just Frank) earned their BTW stripes on the back of “Couer Hanté,” a jangling and arpeggiated, guitar-and-synth lined track that had us reaching for reference points in the directions of early R.... more info

Guardian Music — The former Smiths guitarist recounts his musical youth while this week's dramatic offerings recall some scary childhood monsters"What are you musical influences?" is probably the most asked question in rock journalism, but the answers are only as int... more info

The Red Radio — In probably our favorite news item of the year (so far), a 20th anniversary edition of Morrissey's Bona Drag is in the works. This kinda freaks us all over, in a good way. Bona Drag has always stood as our... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Coheed and Cambria (http://absolutepunk.net/coheedandcambria)* covers *The Smiths* here (http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-smiths,38875/). Submitted by nineinchsin more info