Guardian Music — (Polydor)How fitting that Clare Maguire's debut should emerge a fortnight after the Brits, for it effortlessly revives the spirit of Brits awards past, when Annie Lennox and Shakespears Sister were busy picking up nominations in every available categ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — What with the hiatus caused by Xmas/New Year falling on Saturdays, its been a wee while since I last featured a Saturday song by The Smiths. The past efforts have seen:-1. Nowhere Fast2. This Night Has Opened My Eyes3. William, It Was Really Nothing... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'd like to think that the 20 songs featured so far have been a fair reflection of the band's output with singles, LP tracks, b-sides, covers and instrumentals all featuring:-1. Nowhere Fast2. This Night Has Opened My Eyes3. William, It Was Really No... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The band's seventh single probably doesn't feature as the #1 on 99.99999% of lists compiled by fans (I'm tempted to say it is 100% but there's always someone out there twisted enough to start an argument).mp3 : The Smiths - Shakespeare's SisterA rad... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cher Lloyd looks set to rap again on this week’s X Factor show after she last week stopped spitting to belt out Shakespears Sister’s track Stay. There are now web rumours that... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Robbie Williams has defended teen X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd.   Over the weekend the youngster impressed judges and the public with her version of Shakespears Sister’s track... more info

Altsounds — *'Songs From The Red Room'* is the first new *Shakespears Sister* album for over a decade. Siobhan Fahey returns to a pop landscape that dramatically changed during her career of more than 20 years, and yet this album represents a female pop icon ... more info

Altsounds — “I just want to make intelligent, exciting pop records and wrestle it back from what it's become, because in the last ten years it's been seen as this inferior thing that is associated with American Idol and X Factor. My heroes were Bowi... more info

Altsounds — *'Songs From The Red Room'* is the first new *Shakespears Sister* album for over a decade. Siobhan Fahey returns to a pop landscape that dramatically changed during her career of more than 20 years, and yet this album represents a female pop icon... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Be warned. Today of all days. There's loads of folk out there who think they're hilarious. But they're not.....its near impossible to pull an original stunt on April Fools' Day nowadays....mp3 : The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymoremp3 : The Smi... more info