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

The Quietus — 20th anniversary of compilation will see CD and vinyl reissues with extra tracks more info

NME — 1990 album coming out on resurrected '60s label Major Minor Records more info

Gigwise — Singer announces special reissue... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I was tempted to give another plug to Blog Rocking Beats, but that would have meant showing my hand in terms of which track by The Smiths I'm intending to play tonight (in fact, there might be more than one track depending on the mood I'm in and how... more info