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

Totally Fuzzy — The NJ Underground said... Nada Surf - Inside of Love Miniature Tigers - Bullfighter Jacket Twin Sister - Ginger Bad Books - Baby Shoes Big Troubles - Slouch Bearhands - What A Drag Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Simple Girl Freelance Whales - Kilojoules T... 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

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