8/1 — MP3: Black Box Recorder - Wonderful Life MP3: The Smiths - Wonderful WomanMP3: Black - It's a Wonderful Life more info

Quick Before It Melts — The cornerstone of my record collection has always been British indie bands.  A once-over of my shelves gives you a capsulized history of the last 30 odd years of English music:  Bowie, T.Rex, The Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Stone Roses, T... more info

Stereogum — The Drum' "I Felt So Stupid" is a really catchy song ... wait for that chorus. As I mentioned last time: On their MySpace they list the Smiths, the Legends, the Shangri-Las, the Tough Alliance, the Embassy, Orange Juice, and Joy Division as influence... more info

Rolling Stone — The Band: Junius The Buzz: Breathtaking Boston metal band pulls off a perfect hybrid of Neurosis and the Smiths, striking a stunning balance of brutality and beauty. Their latest album, The Martyrdrom of a Catastrophist, is a concept record about cat... more info

Guardian Music — These cerebral prog-poppers prove that Manchester is finally producing innovative, intelligent music againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Duncan Wallis (vocals), Robin Richards (bass), Pete Broadhead (guitar), Dan Spedding (guitar), Andy Proudfoot (... more info

Rollo & Grady — Animal Collective Pitchfork – Top 100 Songs of 2009 100 Darkstar – “Aidy’s Girl’s a Computer” 99 Julianna Barwick – “Bode” 98 Future of the Left – “Arming Eritrea” 97 The Smith Westerns – “Be My Girl” 96 Gucci Mane [Feat... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Former Smiths idol apologises for latest album more info

Radio Exile — Far too many people compete to be the best house on their block as it pertains to Christmas lights and/or holiday decorations. Due to not owning a house and also renting in NYC, that’s not an option for the Smiths. Still, I can understand the “G... more info

Silent Uproar — Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse) is set to score the film The Big Bang, "a detective thriller starring Antonio Banderas, Delroy Lindo and Sam Elliott." Marr is currently playing guitar for The Cribs. [spinner.com] more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The English singer shows no signs of his difficult year. To go by the lyrics of the dozens of extravagantly unhappy songs he's written since he founded the Smiths a quarter of a century ago, the English singer known simply... more info