The Vinyl Villain — Is That Malcolm Middleton's Wee Brother on The Left Hand Side Of This Picture?When I took this gig on to be an occasional contributor, I did warn JC that there would be some things said that would be unpalatable to him and many of his readers. And so... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I had forgotten that till this came up on random play on the i-pod while I was lazing on the beach recently that the original vinyl version of the ninth single to be released by The Smiths was a different mix from that which was placed on the LP The... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about the pleasures of live music. This week, it's songs with minimal lyrical contentBeltway Bandit observed that the "pool of genres might be narrower this week", and his prediction was correct. In fact, one genre stuck out above a... more info

Guardian Music — Live performance is claimed to be the future of the music industry, so it's only appropriate we commemorate its grand history with this crowd-sourced playlistEvery concert is unique. While CDs can be ripped and every MP3 shared, nothing can replicate... more info

Perez Hilton — Ha! That's not Morrissey, but actually Glee's Matthew Morrison singing the National Anthem at the Mets vs. Yankees game at Citi Field in New York Saturday night. We're not sure about the tucked in Mets jersey, but he sounds fab! [Image via Getty I... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1991 may have been the Year Punk Broke but 1992 was the year the '90s truly began. Nevermind Nirvana, there was an explosion of alt-rock classics, beginning with a clutch of grunge classics from Seattle -- the aftershocks of Nirvana's success being P... more info

Chorus.fm — Today is *Morrissey* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/morrissey)'s 51st birthday. more info

The Red Radio — The great Moz turns 51 today. Slicing Up Eyeballs is featuring the full Live In Dallas concert. Check it out here. Looking forward to Mozzer's next move. It's been a very quiet year. more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: British model Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan (1978) British supermodel/actress Naomi Campbell (1970) The Smiths singer Morrissey (1959) Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie ... more info

The Mirror — Neil Morrissey is to finally uncover the reasons why he was taken into care as a child for a new BBC documentary. more info