Guardian Music — Few musical reunions are anything better than schmaltzy and many are far worse. But I still long for the Smiths to returnAs a Grease fan, I approached the news that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have reunited for a charity with cautious optimi... more info

411 Mania — Check out his version of "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"... more info

Guardian Music — Johnny Marr's debut solo single features a rush of guitars and perhaps the only known instance of him shouting 'whoo!'Around the time that the latest unfounded rumour of a Smiths reunionwas starting to die down, Johnny Marr – with an expert's timin... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to listen *Johnny Marr* (http://www.johnny-marr.com) "covering" *The Smiths* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_smiths)' classic "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" live in session for BBC Radio 1. more info

Impose Magazine — Dinosaur Jr. celebrated the 25th anniversary of their album You're Living All Over Me with many guest stars at New York's Terminal 5 on Saturday, December 1st. Special guests included Lee Ranaldo and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, The Smiths'... more info

Prefix — Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr will release his first solo album early next year; in the ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-johnny-marr-plays-please-please-please-let-/72323/ more info

Guardian Music — David Cameron has hosted a number of unlikely Downing Street visitors, but few more incongruous than the US rapper Dr Dre. So how did the visit play out?David Cameron and gangsta rap are two things you wouldn't expect to find in the same sentence, le... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, another cut off The Messenger. more info

Here Comes The Flood — Brooklyn quartet Lazyeyes are another addition to the current wave of neo-psychedelic bands. Their self-titled debut EP resolves around the two man jangling guitar army, waving intricate tapestries and using plenty of echo. Think a roughed up vers... more info

Time — When Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr met in 1982, it was the first step in the creation of one of the most influential bands of all time, The Smiths. The English quartet best known for songs like “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” a... more info