Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Fiona Apple. Remember that depth is the greatest of heights. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock, writing about Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, N... more info

Stereogum — Two days ago Morrissey told the world he was selling the Smiths’ name, likeness, and intellectual property to any interested bidder. As he explained it, he could no longer bear to be associated with former bandmates who hate his guts. Unsurprisi... more info

Stereogum — One of the most common surnames in the English-speaking world can now be exclusively yours. Morrissey is selling the rights to the Smiths’ name, likeness, and intellectual property to “any interested party/investor,” the band’s former fron... more info

Stereogum — You don’t want to be outside the venue when the End It set starts. Finish that cigarette quick. If you need to take a shit, take a shit early. Make sure you’re in the room when the Baltimore hardcore band first steps onstage, or else you’ll ... more info

Stereogum — The Smiths have to be among the most well-documented bands in history. Three of the group’s for former members — singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, and the late bassist Andy Rourke — have all published memoirs. Now, the fourth ex-Smith... more info

Stereogum — The The aren’t exactly the most famous group Johnny Marr ever performed in, but the guitarist played a key role in it once primary member Matt Johnson decided to expand it from his solo project into a full band in 1988. Following the dissolution... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Mike Joyce (Smiths). We won’t hang you, DJ. Read the Twilight Sad in MAGNET on Joyce and the Smiths: The post Happy Birthday Mike Joyce (Smiths) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Morrissey, we’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our classic feature on the early days of the Smiths and Rough Trade Records: The post Happy Birthday Morrissey appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Billy Duffy (Cult). Have some bad fun. Johnny Marr live in 2019, featuring Duffy guesting with the former Smiths guitarist: The post Happy Birthday Billy Duffy (The Cult) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — The Cranberries comparison seems to obvious, but it’s unavoidable. Florence Road are an Irish band who make tender, sensitive, string-laden acoustic ballads. Virtually everything they do exists in the shadow of first-album Cranberries, the same ... more info