Nialler9 — Thursday April 19th Bríd Harper & Tony O’Connell @ Dolans Pub (€10) World class traditional musicians play inside Dolans pub.  Friday April 20th Paddy Hanna @ Kasbah Social Club (€10) With support from Pillow Queens and PowP... more info

Guardian Music — Ex-Smiths frontman claims ‘halal slaughter requires certification that can only be given by supporters of Isis’, and throws his support behind far-right For Britain partyMorrissey has made an extraordinary – even by his standards ... more info

NME — Marr and band go on a sombre trip to an abandoned factory Johnny Marr in 'The Tracers' video Johnny Marr has shared a video for his track ‘The Tracers’. The former Smiths guitarist releases his latest solo album …Continue reading » The p... more info

Core News — “Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes sits in for Iggy Pop with two hours of Punk, New Wave and Post Punk tracks that soundtracked his formative years. Expect tracks from The Undertones, Everything But The Girl, The Smiths and Joy Division.”... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, The Smiths co-founder has mapped out album launch shows in Europe and North America. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — To launch the LP, the onetime Smiths guitarist will play 12 special shows, including NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — After the Smiths broke up, guitarist Johnny Marr spent a lot of time as a kind of rock music ronin, a wandering gun-for-hire lending his services to everyone from Modest Mouse to composer Hans Zimmer. After briefly embracing life as a solo artist in ... more info

NME — Singer says he is criticised for "saying some things that many people are actually thinking" Morrissey Morrissey has responded to a recent critical newspaper article. The former Smiths frontman recently launched a new website called Morrissey �... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NYC Transit Authority president Andy Byford took to Twitter on Thursday to answer straphangers' questions, which were mostly about the Subway but he did shout out The Smiths... Continue reading… more info

NME — ...crossed with Patti Smith, no less Johnny Marr, live Johnny Marr has revealed that there’s a song on his upcoming new album that reminds him of The Smiths‘ classic …Continue reading » The post There’s a song on Johnny Marr’s new al... more info