Guardian Music — Advertising is a necessary evil, but it's galling to see music commercially tainted, as the Smiths' has been by John LewisThe department store chain John Lewis has announced that its Christmas advertising campaign will prominently feature the Smiths ... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Morrissey has axed the first gig on his upcoming North American tour after a visa blunder left guitarist Boz Boorer unable to perform in the U S The former The Smiths singer was due to kick off his 19-date trek in Chicago Illinois on Thursday ... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Morrissey has issued a statement ahead of his pending libel battle with a British magazine insisting tape recordings of an interview with the publication show his quotes were heavily edited to make him appear racist The former The Smiths star.... more info

411 Mania — Alex Turner loves The Smiths... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — William Fitzsimmons The Wedding Present, Built To Spill's Doug Martsch, Tanya Donelly, Telekinesis, Stars, Katy Goodman, Kitten, William Fitzsimmons, and many others appear on "please, please, please," a new Smiths tribute album that will see the lig... more info

NME — Alex Turner also reveals he has embraced crowd participation on the band's recent tour more info

ContactMusic — Former The Smiths rocker Johnny Marr has confirmed he is to tell all about his time in the band by writing his memoirs - but the book wont hit shelves for at least two years The guitarist revealed earlier this year 11 he has been offered a deal to pe... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — On October 29th 2002, Noel Gallagher played an acoustic set set at the Fairplay charity gig at London's Astoria to raise money for the Make Trade Fair campaign.Below is the NME.COM's review of the night, and a number of videos.NOEL GALLAGHER and CHRI... more info

Guardian Music — Britain's biggest cult band take hit album Skying on tour in Mexico CityIf you want to get a true picture of how much a band means to their audience, look at the knock-off merchandise outside their gigs. In the UK, the average indie band is lucky if ... more info

Guardian Music — Manchester's answer to Shelby Lynne was about to duet with Nas … then she broke her spine. Now the future's bright againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Ren Harvieu (vocals).The background: We had planned today to write about Lianne La Havas, the n... more info