Brooklyn Vegan — Stop us if you've seen this one before. The LP also features Passion Pit, How to Dress Well, Alex Frankel (Holy Ghost!), and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Only days after denying he was playing, The Smiths frontman is a go for the Chicago festival. more info

Chorus.fm — Rookie of the Year will be doing an unplugged 10-year anniversary tour for The Goodnight Moon. Dates can be found below. 7/13 ATLANTA GA – SMITHS OLDE BAR 7/14 AUGUSTA GA – IRON HEIGHTS 7/15 TAMPA FL – TRANSITIONS 7/16 JAX FL – JACK RABBITS 7... more info

411 Mania — For its 30th anniversary... more info

NME — The former frontman wrote on the website True To You discussions had hit a "brick wall" more info

Stereogum — In 2013, the NME named the Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead “the greatest album of all time.” I stopped falling for the NME’s monster-feeding hyperbole somewhere between Northern Uproar and Turin Brakes, but regarding the question of The Queen Is De... more info

Obscure Sound — Spine of Man is a power-pop trio from Copenhagen, Denmark, with multiple influences within the same realm showing between verse and chorus; while the verse resonates with the melancholic jangle-pop of The Smiths, the chorus lunges into lively and rel... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Chuck Mosley has signed a deal with THC: Music for the release of "Demos For Sale" in July through the EMP Label Group/eOne in North America and EMP/SPV in Europe. "Demos For Sale" is a compilation of demos and early mi... more info

Sky News — Music documentary maker Stephen Kijak has secured the music rights to The Smiths' songs, and has Morrissey's blessing. more info

NME — Joe Manganiello will play DJ in film about a 1987 hostage situation more info