Guardian Music — While Morrissey is a political weather-vane blown by emotional gales, Marr is a sturdy signpost pointing leftThink the Smiths, and you might picture introverted students with far too much time to spend moping over trifling woes. That image fits with ... more info

Guardian Music — The guitarist takes to Twitter to tell the PM he is not welcome as a fanPolitics and music have never made comfortable bedfellows, particularly if the politicians are of the Tory variety. No surprises, then, that Johnny Marr, currently of the Cribs b... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And here's another track that could have been a hit single:-mp3 : The Smiths - I Want The One I Can't HaveIndeed, there was a point in time when Morrissey was on stage introducing the as-yet unreleased song as a forthcoming 45. Instead, it became a ... more info

Spinner.com — Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side ... more info

Guardian Music — If love, and sex never die, whatever the latest gimmick, then neither do boybands like JLS, says Paul Morley Time to meet JLS, just so that I can see for myself if they are, as such, for real. For a while, I did not think such a meeting would be nece... more info

Altsounds — *Southbank Centre* announces that *Ray Davies* is the artistic director of the 18th *Meltdown Festival* in *2011*, taking place in the concert halls and spaces of London's historic, riverside arts centre. He follows in the footsteps of past Meltdown ... more info

Guardian Music — Former Kinks singer 'thrilled' to take control of the Southbank Centre's 18th annual festival, promising to forge a 'musical bridge between past, present and future'Ray Davies has been appointed artistic director of next year's Meltdown festival at t... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The band's seventh single probably doesn't feature as the #1 on 99.99999% of lists compiled by fans (I'm tempted to say it is 100% but there's always someone out there twisted enough to start an argument).mp3 : The Smiths - Shakespeare's SisterA rad... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Pinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #66 Love In Reverse Here's the Playlist: Gone For Good, Nobunny, First Blood Hope Springs Eternal, Mixtapes, Maps Give Me Everything, The Ills, Demo Tracks Lemonworld, The National, High Violet Be Brave, The S... more info

The Vinyl Villain — In the absence of any material from the gang of correspondents, and to make up for the fact that yesterday's offering by The Smiths was an instrumental, here's something to do with this day of the week plus all the other sings that were on the 12" s... more info