Popdose — Time to put on your sad face and mope like Morrissey in this week's edition of Bottom Feeders. more info

Pop Headwound — Girls - "Heartbreaker" from The Tearist on Vimeo.It’s doubtful that this one is an “official” video (seems a bit too “SFW” for Girls!), but it sure does the trick. It comes via Weekly Tape Deck and features scenes from “Chelsea Girls” ... more info

ContactMusic — Russell Brand will be buying Christmas presents for his cats.The comic actor and his wife Katy Perry own three pussies Kitty Purry, Morrissey - who gets his moniker... more info

Guardian Music — The student protests of recent weeks have brought to mind the Smiths' 1986 state-of-the-nation address, which still rings proud in its portrayal of what it feels like to be an outsiderEighteen seconds in, a high-pitched drone begins. For the next six... more info

ContactMusic — MORRISSEY turned down a role in DAVID WALLIAMS and MATT LUCAS' new U.K. comedy show - because he's a "useless" actor.The singing legend was in talks with the Little... more info

Guardian Music — The Smiths are half-right to disown the PM's fandom. But it's people with no musical convictions who are most suspectGood old Morrissey should keep his quiff stiff and not worry too much about whether David Cameron likes the Smiths or not. Though Big... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm not cheating this week. Yes, there are two songs. But they do have to be listened to back-to-back as that really was the way the band intended:-mp3 : The Smiths - Rubber Ring/Asleep I posted this back in May and it has proved to be the song that ... more info

Guardian Music — You can ban someone from a country or a pub, but can you ban them from liking you?Prime minister's questions threw up a metaphysical conundrum today. Labour MP Kerry McCarthy pointed out that David Cameron claimed to be a fan of the Smiths (a popular... more info

NME — Labour MP challenges PM over Morrissey and Johnny Marr more info

Guardian Music — The Sage, GatesheadBelle and Sebastian used to play so quietly that a rustling crisp packet could be louder than the band, perhaps because they wished to avoid the aural havoc that cranked-up rock PA systems could wreak on their painstaking creations... more info