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Stereogum — London quartet Desperate Journalist play powerful guitar pop that hits like the Smiths amped up to Savages’ intensity level. “Control,” from the band’s forthcoming self-titled album, is a ceaseless onslaught of riffs, rhythms, and Jo Bevan’... more info

Stereogum — The Smiths have always loomed large in Stars’ constellation of influences, and Stars’ Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman made that connection plain by performing an acoustic cover of “What Difference Does It Make” during a visit to Philadelp... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Johnny Marr @ MHOW 11/15/2014 While Marr's live show primarily draws on songs from "The Messenger" and "Playland," he does pepper the set with Smiths tunes. When he kicked off his run of American dates on... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The actor and his band Daddy will reveal the record next year... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rare Oasis tapes are to go under the hammer.The two cassettes include the band’s first-ever demo from late 1991 and January 1992.Both have a listed price of £1,000 to £1,500 and are owned by broadcaster and TV presenter Terry Christian.One, descr... more info

Stereogum — Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and disco-funk pioneer Nile Rodgers are three absolute legends from three distinct musical spheres. They’ve come together for “Driving Me Wild,” a song from Ferry’s new album Avon... more info

Stereogum — Johnny Marr just released a new album, Playland, and Noel Gallagher just announced that he’s got a new album due out in March 2015, Chasing Yesterday, on which Marr will appear. So it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that Noel showed up at London�... more info

The Independent — A list of nominees for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been announced. more info

Mercury News, California — Nine Inch Nails, The Smiths, Lou Reed and Kraftwerk are among the acts nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info