Rolling Stone — Guitarist Johnny Marr joined the Last Shadow Puppets onstage Sunday in Manchester for a dreamy cover of the Smiths' "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me," a highlight from the band's final LP, 1987's Strangeways, Here We Come. Fan footag... more info

Stereogum — 29 years after their breakup, the Smiths remain deeply embedded in the DNA of just about every British rock band. And last night in the Smiths’ hometown of Manchester, one of the UK’s biggest rock stars paid tribute. The Last Shadow Puppets, Arct... more info

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New York Post — The Smiths and their lead singer, Morrissey, have long had a passionate following, but few are as gonzo as their fans in Mexico and in Southern California’s Mexican-American community. Now comes Mexrrissey, a cover band with a twist: These guys do ... more info

Rolling Stone — U.K. Parliament took a strange detour on Wednesday as politicians invoked The Smiths during a debate about the fallout from the country's recent vote to exit the European Union. According to NME, Prime Minister David Cameron took a rhetorical s... more info

NME — Cameron is a self-proclaimed fan of The Smiths despite Johnny Marr forbidding him to be more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookforum interviewed author Helen Oyeyemi. Stereogum listed the best books about the Smiths. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you can help. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: The Complete David Bowie by... more info

The Mirror — The former Smiths frontman and militant vegan is horrified that his Manchester punk heroes have let the fast food giant use What Do I Get? in its latest ad more info

Rolling Stone — The Eighties were a banner decade for British music, with one perma-classic after another – New Order's Technique, the Stone Roses' debut, the Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy, Echo and the Bunnymen's Ocean Rain – but the bellwether m... more info

Guardian Music — Smiths frontman posts lengthy critique of the US presidential race, questioning CNN’s coverage and praising Bernie Sanders Morrissey has addressed the US presidential race after the Orlando terror attack, blaming US gun laws on the incident an... more info