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

NME — Liam Fray dedicates song to Manchester's past musical heroes at MEN Arena more info

Totally Fuzzy — Blog Stoned said... Bootlegs: -Muddy Waters - Washigton 1976 -Rainbow - Essen 1982 And much more at: http://blogstoned.blogspot.com mike-floyd said... ... some more experimental and ambient recordings by: - LOOPS INC.: Aboriginal Compilation Vol. 1... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Cult rockers The Smiths have been immortalised in Britain's parliament - they were the subject of a bizarre debate between Prime Minister David Cameron and a rival politician this week. more info

ContactMusic — Cult rockers THE SMITHS have been immortalised in Britain's parliament - they were the subject of a bizarre debate between Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON and a rival politician... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dgrador said... O CANADARM! pays tribute to Greg Gory (The Fiends, The Worst)on the one year anniversary of his passing with 3 podcasts totalling 5 hours of rarities, unreleased tracks, and tales from 4 generations of Fiends: *A What Wave Tribute To ... 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 — When BBC 6 Music was at risk, the backlash was loud and effective. Now students and the welfare state are under fire, musicians and DJs have nothing to sayFirst they came for BBC 6 Music, and everyone who had ever looked at a guitar, never mind playe... more info

Gigwise — In the House of Commons... more info