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

Rolling Stone — Nalinee Darmrong was a teenager living in Washington, D.C., in 1984, when a friend gave her a cassette tape containing the music of a then-emerging British band called the Smiths. About a year later, she went to see the Smiths perform in D.C. during ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian Books podcast interviewed Don DeLillo about his novel Underworld. The Quietus reconsidered the Smiths The Queen Is Dead album 30 years after its release. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you... more info

Chorus.fm — Today is the 30th anniversary of The Smiths’ classic album The Queen is Dead. Life is very long, when you’re lonely, so give this one a spin today if you haven’t in a while. The post The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ Turns 30 appeared firs... more info

Consequence of Sound — A track-by-track breakdown of the celebrated album's most "Morrissey" lyrics. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — In a relatively quiet week for new albums I can recommend The Kills' Ash & Ice, Ladyhawke's Wild Things, Psychic Ills' Inner Journey Out, and Steve Gunn's Eyes On The Lines Reissues include vinyl editions of two Smiths compilations... more info

NME — Science Agrees’ will be out in August. more info

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