The Independent — From Morrissey to Shaun Ryder, Manchester is famed for its musical mavericks. Now the city’s rock legends will lecture the next generation of hopefuls at a new college offering degree courses in axe-wielding, stagecraft and swagger. more info

Prefix — Well, it could have been worse. Morrissey could have once again announced that he was cancelling the tour (he had ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/midwest-heartbroken-morrissey-cancels-some-shows/72787/ more info

ContactMusic — British singer Morrissey has axed three gigs on his North American tour after his entire band fell ill.The former The Smiths frontman is on a 37-date... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dutch Uncles are an indie rock band from Marple, England. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context. Their influences includes several bands such as The Smiths, King Crimson, Steve Reich, XTC and Talking Heads. R... more info

Consequence of Sound — Cross them off the rumor list. more info

ContactMusic — Singer Morrissey has turned down yet another attempt by bosses of the Coachella rock festival to reunite his former band The Smiths.The Suedehead... more info

The Independent — Former Smiths frontman Morrissey has revealed that he toyed with the idea of voting for the UK Independent Party. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Stereogum lists Smiths albums from worst to best. George Saunders' editor interviews the author at Slate. 20 year-end music lists were added yesterday to the master aggregation, including the Independent's best album covers of the year. 41 lists were... more info

Topix — Singer Morrissey has credited David Bowie's late guitarist Mick Ronson with saving his career after The Smiths split up. more info

ContactMusic — Singer Morrissey has credited David Bowie's late guitarist Mick Ronson with saving his career after The Smiths split up.The Suedehead hitmaker... more info