Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Morrissey, Dee Snider, Rob Zombie, Bob Mould, The Hives, NAS and Social Distortion are among the first wave of artists for Riot Fest Chicago, it was announced today. The all-ages festival (kids 5 and under get in free) runs Sept. 16-18 in Douglas Par... more info

Chicago Tribune — Morrissey, Ween, Death Cab for Cutie and Social Distortion will top the Riot Fest lineup alongside the previously announced reunion of the Glenn Danzig-led Misfits. The festival, which returns Sept. 16-18 to Douglas Park, rolled out part of its lineu... more info

Consequence of Sound — Chicago and Denver events boast Morrissey, Ween, Deftones, Death Grips, Sleater-Kinney, NAS, Rob Zombie, Refused, and many more. more info

Rolling Stone — Morrissey, Ween, Death Cab for Cutie, the Deftones and Nas are set to play Riot Fests in Chicago and/or Denver, topping stacked lineups that will notably feature the recently reunited Misfits. The Denver Riot Fest and Rodeo is set to take... more info

411 Mania — For its 30th anniversary... more info

NME — The former frontman wrote on the website True To You discussions had hit a "brick wall" more info

Stereogum — In 2013, the NME named the Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead “the greatest album of all time.” I stopped falling for the NME’s monster-feeding hyperbole somewhere between Northern Uproar and Turin Brakes, but regarding the question of The Queen Is De... more info

Guardian Music — Johnny Cash, Black Sabbath and Morrissey accompany our reader on a journey into sinBelow is this week’s playlist – picked by a reader from the comments on last week’s blog. Thanks for your suggestions. Read more about the weekly ... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Los Angeles-based psychobillies pay homage to Westerns and Morrissey in their new single. more info

Sky News — Music documentary maker Stephen Kijak has secured the music rights to The Smiths' songs, and has Morrissey's blessing. more info