Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Swedish superstars Abba are the band British music fans would most like to see get back together, it was revealed yesterday. Their reunion would be the most popular of any group which still has most of its original members, ahead of The Police, Pink ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I've reviewed some books this past 12 months on TVV, and if you haven't got hold of them already, why not add these to your lists?1. Bad Vibes : Britpop and My Part In Its Downfall - Luke HainesIn which the ex-frontman of The Auteurs recounts an ins... more info

XFM.co.uk — Scheduling problems prove too difficult for The Smiths frontman. more info

Stereogum — As far as wish fulfillment goes, the Jarman bros are second to nobody. Form a band, get a record deal, work with a range of producers from the eclectic (Bobby Conn) to the heroic (Edwyn Collins) to the headline making (Alex Kapranos) on the way to... more info

3hive — Imagine the Smiths on Ritalin. The Cinematics play peppy angst-filled post-punk pop—especially on "New Mexico." They slow it down and gloom it out on "Love & Terror," building the track around the guitar riff of "Personal Jesus." The Glasgow band s... more info

Rock Sellout — Lately, I’ve been going back through my music collection and listening to music from a certain period. I’ve been going back to music that was created in the Thatcher/Regan era 80s. Back then, they were in a social and economic climate that is in... more info

NME — Former Smiths singer to be a castaway later in November more info

Rolling Stone — Who: These folk-rock rookies started their career as the buzzy post-punk band Simon Dawes, co-fronted by ­Malibu native Taylor Goldsmith. But when the band’s other songwriter bowed out, the remaining members — Goldsmith, his brother Griffin (d... more info

Live Daily — Yorkshire's band of punk brothers The Cribs [ tickets ] unveiled their new collection of songs and their newest member--Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths--on Monday (11/9) at the first of two US stops. Long on energy yet short on the melodic nuance... more info

Guardian Music — Being showered with beer at a Liverpool show can't have been pleasant for Morrissey, but pulling the gig seems a bit extremeThe people of Liverpool could be forgiven for thinking Morrissey isn't This Charming Man. On Saturday the former Smiths vocali... more info