Guardian Music — Swells's lurid imagination would have laughed at the idea of himself as the meat in a Farrah Fawcett/Jacko sandwichTo those wending their way sorrowfully to Steven Wells's last published article in the aftermath of his recent death, the fact that his... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Some fantastic plastic from 1985.A superb single, backed with two memorable b-sides. Including a cover. And a brilliant sleeve as well. What more could you ask for on a Monday?mp3 : Everything But The Girl - When All's Well mp3 : Everything But The G... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Back in the days when the only ways to get a hold of music was to either tape it off the radio, tape it from your mates' collections or, if you had a bit of spare cash around, actually go to to a record shop and receive bits of round plastic 7" or 12... more info

Dlisted — The Smith family is in China to bring down their hatchet on the beloved cinematic masterpiece that is The Karate Kid. Will and Jada's son Jaden Smith is there to shoot scenes for the remake which they are now calling The Kung Fu Kid. They should... more info

PopSugar — Will and Jada Pinkett Smith visited the Beijing set of Kung Fu Kid earlier today to say hi to their son Jaden. Practically all the Smiths have projects lined up now, from Jaden's Karate Kid remake to Jada's new show HawthoRNe. Even Willow is getting ... more info

Guardian Music — Town Hall, CheltenhamWith American Independence Day falling on the first Saturday of the Cheltenham festival, the Smith Quartet's triptych of American quartets was aptly chosen and proved an potent antidote to the usual notions of star-spangled banne... more info

Rock Sellout — Ignore The Ignorant is the fourth album from The Cribs. The effort is their first with relatively new addition guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse). The album will be released on 7th September and will be available on CD / DVD, CD, digita... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Cribs are back. This time they have added a new member. Not just any member, it is a man named Johnny Marr. He only has played guitar in The Smiths and Modest Mouse. No biggy. They have released a brand new track called “We Were Aborted” on t... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Pat Graham) The Cribs (Mark II complete with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr) will be finally releasing their fourth studio album on September 7 via Wichita Recordings. Ignore The Ignorant will be available on limited edition CD/DVD, CD... more info

Guardian Music — The Springwatch star has been sneaking Smiths references into his bird talk. But how many did you spot?What a lark! Armchair ornithologists of a more indie persuasion may have already noted Chris Packham's sly way with a Smiths reference. But one eag... more info