The Red Radio — We consider ourselves pretty major Morrissey fanatics, yet we didn't realize that Mozzer's old pal Pete Burns (Dead or Alive) once joined The Smiths on stage back in April of 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall. Both Morrissey and Burns... more info

Guardian Music — Independent Record Store Day on April 17 celebrates these fast-disappearing bastions of alternative culture. Leading musicians say what their favourite record shops mean to themJohnny Marr ex-The Smiths When I was growing up in Manchester, all the r... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Only Good Song said... Don Nix - Going Down The Songs of Don Nix - 1999 With the participations of Bonnie Bramlett, John Mayall, Max Middleton, Steve Cropper, Leslie West, David Hood and others! @320 + booklet Thanks Fuzzy! http://www.onlygoodsong.bl... more info

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