Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Cult rockers The Smiths have been immortalised in Britain's parliament - they were the subject of a bizarre debate between Prime Minister David Cameron and a rival politician this week. more info

ContactMusic — Cult rockers THE SMITHS have been immortalised in Britain's parliament - they were the subject of a bizarre debate between Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON and a rival politician... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dgrador said... O CANADARM! pays tribute to Greg Gory (The Fiends, The Worst)on the one year anniversary of his passing with 3 podcasts totalling 5 hours of rarities, unreleased tracks, and tales from 4 generations of Fiends: *A What Wave Tribute To ... more info

Guardian Music — You can ban someone from a country or a pub, but can you ban them from liking you?Prime minister's questions threw up a metaphysical conundrum today. Labour MP Kerry McCarthy pointed out that David Cameron claimed to be a fan of the Smiths (a popular... more info

NME — Labour MP challenges PM over Morrissey and Johnny Marr more info

Guardian Music — When BBC 6 Music was at risk, the backlash was loud and effective. Now students and the welfare state are under fire, musicians and DJs have nothing to sayFirst they came for BBC 6 Music, and everyone who had ever looked at a guitar, never mind playe... more info

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Guardian Music — The Sage, GatesheadBelle and Sebastian used to play so quietly that a rustling crisp packet could be louder than the band, perhaps because they wished to avoid the aural havoc that cranked-up rock PA systems could wreak on their painstaking creations... more info

Stereogum — Last week we mentioned that Johnny Marr was unhappy having current British Prime Minister David Cameron as a Smiths fan. He didn’t elaborate, but Morrissey did last week. “I would like to, if I may, offer support to Johnny Marr who has spoken out... more info

Guardian Music — Singer praises former bandmate for 'forbidding' David Cameron to like the Smiths, citing the prime minister's stance on huntingAlmost a quarter century after their band split up, Morrissey can agree with Johnny Marr about one thing: David Cameron is ... more info