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

NME — Marilyn Manson fans among the "least agreeable" Morrissey and Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes A recent study looked at links between personality traits and tastes in music, finding fans of The Smiths and Bring Me …Continue reading » The po... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A data analytics behavioral model can be used to predict how a person feels on thinks based on Facebook likes. What does liking Gucci Mane mean? Continue reading… more info

Popdose — It’s 1993. “Alternative music” is not yet just the genre where we stick anything semi-popular that isn’t R&B or hip-hop. We still have space for bands that have graduated from college radio — R.E.M. (and a few other bands from my hometown o... more info

NME — "I just don't think Boris Johnson is quite as dangerous somehow. He's just a fucking moron." Johnny Marr (left) and Boris Johnson Johnny Marr has described Boris Johnson as a “fucking moron” in a new interview. The Smiths icon was speaking t... more info

Guardian Music — With the news that D’arcy Wretzky will not be joining Billy Corgan and bandmates, should fans feel cheated that bands reform with their classic lineups incomplete? Related: Smashing Pumpkins announce first tour since 2000 When the late Mark E ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Smiths are getting a graphic novel biography, Tales of the Smiths. Publishers Weekly interviewed cartoonist Jillian Tamaki. February's best eBook deals. The Ringer interviewed singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus. Stream a new Mouse on Mars song. Pigeon ... more info