LargeHeartedBoy — Drowned in Sound interviews The Twilight Sad's frontman James Graham. Chromewaves featured the band's cover of The Smiths' "Half a Person." At the Guardian, writers choose their favorite love poems. Flavorwire lists 10 of the greatest kisses in liter... more info

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Metalsucks — An extremely welcome surprise in 2011 was Reports From The Threshold Of Death, a throbbing, gauzy dream-rock record from Boston’s Junius (read here). One shitty major magazine described Reports as the intersection of Neurosis and The Smiths, but a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Chicago band The Smith Westerns headlined the final date on their tour with Porcelain Raft and Bleached on Saturday 2/4 in Milwaukee, four days after the band hit Webster Hall on 1/31. Pictures from the NYC... more info

Guardian Music — Format, Pet Shop Boys' new B-sides collection, shows how clever artists can make pop gold from a single's flipsideThe one-word titles of Pet Shop Boys albums always repay a second look and so it proves with Format, the name of their second volume of ... more info

ContactMusic — Will Smiths son Jaden is set to high-kick his way back on to the big screen in a sequel to his The Karate Kid reboot The teen teamed up with Jackie Chan for the 2010 action movie which was an update of the classic 1984 hit starring Ralph MACchio... more info

Guardian Music — Even if you like the right music at the wrong time, there's never a wrong time to discover Joni MitchellI liked all the right music. Just not always at the right time. Bowie was already clean and dull by the time I discovered him; ditto Lou Reed, Bry... more info

Guardian Music — Ever wondered what the Cure would sound like if Judy Collins had been their singer instead of Robert Smith? Wonder no moreHometown: London.The lineup: Polly Mackey (guitar, vocals), Paul Bates (bass), Jac Roberts (guitar), Tom Ryan (drums), Sian Rosi... more info

ContactMusic — Whip your hair back and forth Willow Smith will have trouble doing that now as shes taken the bold decision to shave off the long braids that helped to make her famous In the music video accompanying her 2010 hit single Whip My Hair Will Smiths mus..... more info

Guardian Music — Just like fans, musicians have their special places – ones they grew up with, ones important to their careers or ones with rich heritage. Johnny Marr, Hayden Thorpe of Wild Beasts, Roots Manuva and Anna Calvi celebrate the gig spaces they loveNow t... more info