Stereogum — Before Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke formed the Smiths with Morrissey and Mike Joyce, they played in a funk band called Freak Party. And, as The Manchester Evening News reports, their former drummer Si Wolstencroft recently unearthed a lost Freak Party... more info

Uncut — They briefly played "How Soon Is Now?" They briefly played "How Soon Is Now?" The post Watch Radiohead cover The Smiths appeared first on Uncut. more info

NME — Thom Yorke surprises fans at the Austin City Limits Music Festival with a few bars of the Morrissey/Marr classic more info

Consequence of Sound — Thom Yorke treats fans to an unexpected surprise during the band's set at Austin City Limits. more info

Stereogum — Radiohead headlined the first day of Austin City limits last night, and before the band launched into their Hail To The Thief song “2+2=5,” Thom Yorke sang a little bit of the Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now?” a cappella: “How can you say/ I go ... more info

Gigwise — Blossoms recently got nominated in the MTV European Music awards for 'Best Push' which is understandable given that in two years they've gone from an unknown band to reaching two weeks at number one in the album charts within two years. The crowd... more info

NME — Blur/The Smiths producer says 'I Don't Love Anyone' is 'a tarted-up demo' more info

Pop Crunch — The contractual rider is a standard part of work for celebrities; it was originally designed to ensure that stars got a meal and something to drink as part of their appearance. However, as time has gone by and the cult of celebrity has increasingly g... more info

PopSugar — Jada Pinkett Smith put all of our recent birthday cards to shame on Sunday when she wished husband Will Smith the happiest of 48th birthdays via Facebook. In 2015, she celebrated his 47th with a sweet throwback photo, but this year she chose to high... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Smith singer once called the New York punk rock legends "the latest bumptious band of degenerate no-talents." more info