Stereogum — Morrissey loves to cancel shows. This has always been true, but it's especially true as of late. In September he canceled an Ottawa concert over a Bluesky threat, in October he axed a Turkey gig due to backlash over his support for Israel, in Nove... more info

Antimusic Rock — Why Johnny Marr Turned Down The Smiths Reunion Offer was a top 25 story of June 2025 in our look back at the Year In Rock more info

Stereogum — For a few months, Morrissey has publicly complained that no labels want to release his album. Capitol was allegedly supposed to share Bonfire Of Teenagers in 2023, but instead he departed and said the label was trying to wreck his career. In Septembe... more info

Stereogum — More Morrissey cancelations abound. The former Smiths frontman canceled two Mexico shows last-minute last week due to “extreme exhaustion,” and now the rest of his shows for the month are no longer happening. more info

Stereogum — Dev Hynes is currently on tour bringing his beautiful new Blood Orange album Essex Honey to audiences. On Thursday (Oct. 16), he performed the Smiths’ classic “How Soon Is Now?” on an electric cello in Los Angeles. more info

Stereogum — Morrissey and the Smiths come up in After The Hunt, director Luca Guadagnino’s new movie starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. As Time's review explains, there’s a scene in which Sevigny �... more info

Stereogum — Twen, the duo of Jane Fitzsimmons and Ian Jones, announced their new album Fate Euphoric last month by releasing a video for lead single “Godlike” but not revealing the tracklist. Today we’ve learned about at least one more song from the sel... more info

Stereogum — You know you’ve reached the boiling point when you’re tweeting at a large corporation hoping to get your problem resolved. Johnny Marr found himself in such a state today. As Vulture points out, the Smiths guitarist turned Morrissey adversary ... more info

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