The Vinyl Villain — Name any non-fan of The Smiths aged in their mid 40s to name one track by the band, and chances are they will say this:-mp3 : The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now Once again, Simon Goddard nails it. No other song by the band is more responsib... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profile My Morning Jacket. Saturday is Read Comics in Public Day. MOJO lists rock's best Twitterers. The Chicago Tribune profiles the Socialists, a Smiths cover band made up of elementa... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One of the great things about the earliest 45s by The Smiths was the unrivalled consistent quality of the tracks they offered as b-sides. One of the most underrated of such tracks has to be this:-mp3 : The Smiths - These Things Take Time This can be... more info

Guardian Music — The 100 Club, LondonEdwyn Collins shuffles onstage in a raffia hat, taking his seat next to a stand with sheets of lyrics on it – a bit like Brian Wilson, only more firmly present. This is becoming a familiar sight of late, one we can – almost â€... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Is there anyone out there who actually likes this??????mp3 : The Smiths - Golden Lights Released in October 1986, this was extra song released on the b-side of the 12" of Ask, the band's twelfth single which climbed to a more than respectable #14 in... more info

Undercover, Australia — Andy Rourke, one time member of the Smiths, has confirmed that he will not be a part of Freebass during their world tour. more info

Guardian Music — Two biographies of independent rock labels take John Harris back to a time when popular music mingled with ideologyOne of the more overlooked figures in the subculture that swirled around punk rock was a sometime resident of Cambridge named Jolyean M... more info

NME — Freebass becomes two bass as founder moves to New York more info

Guardian Music — Former Smiths member leaves all-bass supergroup he founded with New Order's Peter Hook and the Stone Roses' ManiThe bad joke known as Freebass, the all-bass super-group, just got a little less funny, as former Smiths member Andy Rourke has left the b... more info

NME — Frontman adds that Morrissey and Marr are welcome to pop by if they're in Manchester more info