The Mirror — The Smiths legend slammed the British Royal Family in a statement on his website in which he remembered the late music icon more info

Guardian Music — The former Smiths frontman praises the late pop star’s veganism and compares the media coverage given to the Queen with that allotted to the purple oneIt is a special kind of wordsmith who can pay tribute to a music icon, and yet still manage ... more info

Rolling Stone — Morrissey has penned a tribute to Prince where the former Smiths singer seamlessly managed to praise the music legend, slam the British royal family and lobby for veganism in a three-paragraph statement. In a post on his fan site True-to-You, M... more info

Consequence of Sound — Smiths frontman takes a break from cats to be punk. more info

Chorus.fm — Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, has announced he will release his autobiography, Set the Boy Free, on November 3rd. Pre-orders are up on Amazon. I wanted to convey a feeling of breaking free, that has been a constant throughout my life. A feelin... more info

Guardian Music — ‘I wanted to convey a feeling of breaking free, that has been a constant throughout my life,’ the former Smiths guitarist saysJohnny Marr has unveiled details of his autobiography, entitled Set the Boy Free. The guitarist says his aim in... more info

NME — Story of Smiths' guitarist turned solo star will be out later this year more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder of the 1980s English rock band The Smiths has a book deal. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Chumped at Baby's in August (more by Amanda Hatfield) Chumped announced last fall that they'd be breaking up after their show at The Fest (and two members formed the band Katie Ellen), but now the Brooklyn band is giving... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Smiths night at Sway (via Facebook) West Side downtown club Sway, one of NYC's it clubs in the late-'90s/early-'00s (when nearby Don Hill's was going strong) will close on December 27. Onetime known as a cool collision of artists, hipsters,... more info