KEXP Seattle — The Pains of Being Pure at Heart burst onto the scene in 2009 with a self-titled debut that was part jangly shoegaze homage, part twee pop sensation, and all passion. The softspoken quintet craft catchy, nostalgic songs that fuse the finest influence... more info
ContactMusic — Organisers of a music festival in Belgium have agreed to ban burgers and sausages from the site in honour of vegetarian rocker Morrissey when he headlines the event. Officials at Lokerse Feesten were delighted when the former The Smiths frontman agre... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis When you think Manchester, England you may think Stone Roses and The Smiths, but in the case of Mazes, it's more Sebadoh and Soul Asylum. Not unlike Yuck, this trio owe lots to '90s indie rock as... more info
ContactMusic — Former The Smiths rocker Johnny Marr has turned instrument-maker - he's designing his own axe for guitar giant Fender. The British star has been asked by bosses at the company to help draw up the specifications for the instrument, and admits he's lab... more info
Guardian Music — Your chance to hear the fourth Arctic Monkeys album in full, a week ahead of releaseDuring a recent interview with the Observer's Barbara Ellen, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner mused over what it was that made his band so special. It was, he conc... more info
Guardian Music — Barry Adamson played bass for post-punk pioneers Magazine before going on to write film scores for David Lynch. We salute an unsung Manc music legendWe can all reel off the obvious names – New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses – but one man rar... more info
Guardian Music — The people who helped us put together the Guardian 2011 Music Power 100 listTo help us with the Music Power 100, we recruited a panel of senior music industry figures to help in the deliberations.• Geoff Travis set up the first Rough Trade record s... more info
NME - The Daily Download — For their self titled debut album LA collective Fools Gold were inspired everything from Eritrean pop, Ethiopean Soul and Tropicalia to the Smiths and Adam Ant. The live shows were incredibly energetic (how many bands have you seen that make the audi... more info
ContactMusic — A bloom named after guitarist Johnny Marr has been shortlisted to win Flower of the Year at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. The former The Smiths, Modest Mouse and Cribs rocker was so thrilled with the news he has posted a photo of himself with... more info
TMZ — Filed under: Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Paparazzi Photo, Kids
It was a meeting of the A-list celebuspawn as Michael Jackson's three kids (Paris, Prince an... more info