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

Stereogum — People are always getting down on Justin Bieber for wearing vintage rock T-shirts because, it is assumed, Justin Bieber doesn't actually like Nirvana or Metallica or Iron Maiden or Marilyn Manson. This, of course, is a pretty bizarre leap in logic: J... more info

KEXP Seattle — Two bands that probably sit close to each other on your record shelf: The Shins performed a session for Spotify where they covered The Smiths 1986 single “Panic.” Listen below. James Mercer and friends also performed their own track “Name For Y... more info

Chorus.fm — The Shins have covered The Smiths’ “Panic” for Spotify. more info

JamBase — Listen to The Shins cover The Smiths and play a song from their new album ‘Heartworms’ for Spotify Singles. more info

Stereogum — A couple of months ago, after a long layoff, the Shins finally came back with Heartworms , their new album. And today, they've also released a new cover of a song they admire. James Mercer recorded his soft acoustic take on the Smiths' 1986 classic ... more info

The Quietus — Those who got hold of the limited record on Saturday have pointed out the message etched into the run-out groove more info