NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians' memories after a lifetime of abuse. This week: Johnny Marr Question 1 Who was The Smiths’ original bassist? “Dale Hibbert. He quit because we made him have his hair cut. I don’t know why because it was a pretty fancy hair... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Testing musicians' memories after a lifetime of abuse. This week: Johnny Marr Question 1 Who was The Smiths’ original bassist? “Dale Hibbert. He quit because we made him have his hair cut. I don’t know why because it was a pretty fancy hair... more info

Altsounds — Hailing from Cambridge, The Shills don’t hang about when it comes to knocking together thorny three-minute wonders with a classic British charm reminiscent of The Smiths, Pulp, The Clash and Elvis Costello. This certainly holds true for the... more info

Guardian Music — From St Winifred's School Choir to Hanson, are children's angelic voices really the most hated sound in pop?What is it? Children! Singing! Er, obviously. Singing kids have surfaced in one-off singles by many bands since Pink Floyd's 1979 youth-refuse... more info

Totally Fuzzy — eye of sound said... Never Trust Your Mother-In-Law: - Piotr Kamler & Bernard Parmegiani - Une Mission Ephémère (1993) http://thesoundofeye.blogspot.com Debbie D said... Rudy Ray Moore - Ring A Ling Dong Jimmy Lynch - Notions Of Mr. Motion ht... more info

ContactMusic — Lawyers representing ANNA NICOLE SMITH's estate have revived the battle for her dead husband's fortune - just weeks after a U.S. court ruled against the late... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Pitchfork Music Festival comes to Chicago's Union Park July 16-18, and the lineup is already ridiculously stacked: Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Raekwon, and plenty more. And now it's time to fi... more info

Guardian Music — Joe was the person who taught me the importance of having a musical partner in crime – someone who is lit by the same fire as youMark Radcliffe's Radio 1 show saw me through the sludgy years of secondary school. Weeknights from 10 o'clock, acc... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Aussie import Daniel Merriweather struck musical gold in the U.K. with his 2007 dance-soul cover of The Smiths' Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before. more info

Guardian Music — R Kelly makes the ladies an offer they can refuse, while Doves show that heaven knows they're not miserable nowWe Are Scientists – Rules Don't Stop What do you get if you cross two New York art rockers with a penchant for comedy moustaches and... more info