Stereogum — The unauthorized Morrissey biopic England Is Mine premiered yesterday at Edinburgh International Film Festival, and at least one Moz associate has officially condemned it. As Morrissey-solo.com points out, the Smiths singer's close childhood friend... more info

Stereogum — Vintage band T-shirts have become a Thing amongst fashionable celebrities lately, with Justin Bieber rocking Nirvana and Smiths tees, Kim Kardashian spotted wearing a Metallica tee, and Kanye proudly proclaiming his love of Testament to the world. No... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Roxane Gay discussed her memoir Hunger with Fresh Air and Rolling Stone. Super Furry Animals covered the Smiths "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side." Amelia Gray discussed her novel Isadora with the Barnes & Noble Review. Yusuf (Cat... more info

Chorus.fm — Morrissey is mad that HMV put “one per customer” stickers on The Smiths’ “The Queen Is Dead” vinyl single: This sticker was not requested by ​t​he Smiths, and cannot be found on any other HMV stock, and therefore exists for “The Queen... more info

Stereogum — Super Furry Animals' sophomore album, Radiator, turns 20 later this year and the band are putting out a remastered deluxe edition of the album to commemorate its release. It includes a few B-sides, alternate versions, and unreleased demos, and one of... more info

Stereogum — The Smiths' album The Queen Is Dead came out 31 years ago yesterday. In celebration of that anniversary, the band announced a new vinyl reissue of the LP's opening title track, and the single went on sale yesterday. But Morrissey is not happy with th... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday the Smiths teased something to do with 1986's The Queen Is Dead on Facebook, posting a black and white photo of several young men carrying a coffin with the caption "TQID 16.06.17." Today, exactly 31 years after the title track was released... more info

KEXP Seattle — Pulling this album from my digital pile of photos brought up an interesting (to me, anyway) bit of synchronicity. The last time I posted about the Smiths, I wasn’t yet a father – being an adoptive dad, I didn’t even know that I would have a son... more info

Chorus.fm — The Smith Street Band have released a video for “Shine.” more info

Stereogum — Manchester, England is one of modern music's most historically significant cities, in no small part because it gave us the Smiths. ("Oh Manchester, so much to answer for!") A horrific new chapter was added to that history yesterday, and today, Morris... more info