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

Guardian Music — If rock'n'roll is the sound of life beginning afresh, why are we so obsessed with ranking it in end-of-year lists? Philip Larkin has the answerAlong with half the pop-loving population of Britain, I tuned in to listen to Morrissey on Desert Island Di... more info

Guardian Music — The late singer's family is no longer seeking a judicial review of her death, saying they have achieved 'most' of their aimsThe family of Kirsty MacColl has suspended their Justice for Kirsty campaign, which sought a judicial review of the singer's d... more info

NME — Former Smiths man also cuts short his Las Vegas show more info

Live Daily — The BBC has referred to Morrissey [ tickets ] as "one of the most influential figures in the history of British pop”--and critic Steven Wells called him "the man who more or less invented indie." However you slice it, the former frontman of â�... more info

The Quietus — Ex Smiths guitarist writing music for Antonio Banderas and Snoop Dogg flick more info

Guardian Music — The former Smiths guitarist is to compose the music for a movie starring Antonio Banderas and Snoop Dogg. Don't hold your breath for a Morrissey cameo though ...Johnny Marr will compose the score to a forthcoming film starring Antonio Banderas and Sn... more info

XFM.co.uk — The Smiths and Cribs man is apparently working on a movie... more info

NME Radio — Hi, Chris from the Evening Show on NME Radio. Every Thursday night from 7pm we make a mixtape on a theme with your help. Last week's 'Indie One-Hit Wonders' mixtape looked amazing. Kylia, thanks for suggesting Harvey Danger's 'Flagpole Sitta', or t... more info

The Vinyl Villain — OK folks....you need to indulge me a fair bit over the next few postings.I'm off on holiday for 11 nights....to somewhere far away where it is sunny and warm. And I don't intend to check in on-line all that often and see how the blog is doing in my a... more info