Pitchfork — NME reports that former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook is taking Unknown Pleasures, Joy Division's classic debut album, on tour. Hook will commemorate the 30th anniversary of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' death by playing the album... more info

NME - Radar — New logo! Ooh! I've spent the majority of my 26 years on earth making unsolicited and often unwanted mixtapes for friends and loved ones. So the thought that I now get to make one every month of all the best new music out there, that might recieve m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Market hotel busted by twenty cops!" - The Smith Westerns Saturday night's Smith Westerns show at Market Hotel got cut short thanks to a group of cops that showed and told everyone to leave (possibly due to a noise complaint,... more info

NME — All the iconic band bar one are at the US band's shows this week more info

The Vinyl Villain — Be warned. Today of all days. There's loads of folk out there who think they're hilarious. But they're not.....its near impossible to pull an original stunt on April Fools' Day nowadays....mp3 : The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymoremp3 : The Smi... more info

The Telegraph — As the third annual Britweek festival approaches in the United States, Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski talks to expat musicians including Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, about living in the US. more info

The Vinyl Villain — It had been 15 years since Sandie Shaw had last made an appearance in the UK charts when her version of Hand In Glove reached the #27 spot in April 1984. The connection with Morrissey/Marr brought a whole new fanbase and there was a fair bit of dema... more info

411 Mania — Join us for another week of Life On Shuffle as the iPod plays songs from Drake, The Smiths, Katy Perry, and more. Do the songs get to stay or do they get hit with the delete button? Only one way to find out. Click The Link! more info

Guardian Music — Freebass, comprising bassists from New Order, the Smiths and the Stone Roses, release EP featuring vocals from the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and, er, Howard MarksWith little fanfare – or even a bass solo – the all-bass supergroup, Freebas... more info

ContactMusic — Former MADNESS and THE SMITHS manager MATTHEW SZTUMPF has died suddenly from a brain aneurysm.Sztumpf also managed 1980s group Swing Out Sister during a long and... more info