Guardian Music — Tony Naylor cocks an ear as dance music's finest pick their final final songsChoosing music for your funeral is, arguably, the most pointless thing you'll ever do. Did the mourners sit there, as planned, in awestruck silence? Did they dissolve into w... more info

Stereogum — The trailer for the Mark Webb-directed (500) Days Of Summer opens with Zooey Deschanel (as Summer) telling a guy listening to "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" loudly on his earphones that she, too, loves the Smiths. She sings a couple lines ... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker MORRISSEY has cancelled the opening dates of his world tour due to illness. The former Smiths frontman was due to begin a string of live shows across the ... more info

NME — London band Flashguns have had the honour of being among the last bands to record at the legendary Olympic Studios thanks to Blur and The Smiths' producer. more info

ContactMusic — Hollywood couple WILL SMITH and JADA PINKETT SMITH have a new fan in U.S. First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA - because the couple has such a "strong family". The First Couple has ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — It’s a common held theory that you can’t criticise a charity record. The phrase ‘but it’s for a good cause’ is often used as a defence against a half thought out album compiled with little care for the listener and l... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Wacky & Weird Yesterday at the Santa Monica pier, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle (left) was told he looks a helluva lot like The Smiths frontman Morrissey (right) -- and you know what, it's a pretty spot on observation. Se... more info

MTV.com News — 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack makes big jump, thanks to Oscar buzz.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift is making this look way, way too easy. The country superstar will notch her 10th time at #1 on the Billb... more info

8/1 — MP3: Mark Ronson - Valerie [featuring Amy Winehouse] Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the waterAnd I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a picture'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mes... more info

XLR8R — A musical trip through Manchester isn’t all just Smiths and Stone Roses nostalgia. Nathan, Danny, and Bruce of electro-rock outfit The Whip turn us onto some of the lesser-known gems of life in this northern town. 1. Oldham Street, Northern Q... more info