The Vinyl Villain — I follow your blog daily, and was wondering if you would be willing to share your insight on the whole Smiths reissue subject, as the man himself has made some interesting comments.I thought he did get royalties (that's what the big legal battle was ... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — It was a horribly rainy New York afternoon in April when I met up with The Whip’s Fee Daniel (drums) and Bruce Carter (lead) at the East Village soccer football pub Nevada Smiths. We were slated to meet up at  the hotel but was suggested we catc... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Music is the third party in Tom and Summer's affair. In director Marc Webb's breakout indie hit "(500) Days of Summer," the words "you have good taste in music... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: The Cribs - We Were Aborted (MP3) Wakefield, England's finest all-brother trio, The Cribs, expanded last year to a four-piece with restless Smiths (and Modest Mouse) axeman Johnny Marr joining the Jarman brothers. The fruits ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Decemberists @ Newport Folk Festival 8/1 (more by Jim Brueckner) "The Decemberists have gotten muscular lately, too. The onetime bookish Smiths acolytes have lately discovered the wonders of prog. On [the first day of Lollapalooza 2009] they performe... more info

Guardian Music — The late, great master of teenage alienation would have approved of a viral video featuring the French rockers soundtracking clips from his filmsIn March, shortly after the release of Phoenix's single Lisztomania, a fan made a viral video setting the... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This wasn't something bought on second-hand vinyl or via ebay. Instead, it was bought, along with another album by the band Cats On Fire after I was lucky enough to catch them play a gig in Glasgow a couple of weeks back.I'm not the greatest at picki... more info

Totally Fuzzy — McKinon said...New Podcast 43, with 80's and 90's new wave , rock and pop songs, Here is the playlist1. The Origin - Set Sails Free (4:25) 2. Wild Swans - Mythical Beast (3:14)3. Another Sunny Day - You Should All Be Murdered (4:38) 4. The Clash - Sp... more info

Chorus.fm — Check out a video of *Kevin Devine* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kevindevine) covering *The Smiths* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thesmiths) here (http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-kevin-devine-covers-smiths?aggr_node=51880). Submitted by joshve... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Ok folks.....you're going to get short-changed this week.I've endeavoured to bring you all the singles plus all the b-sides that Morrissey has released as a solo artist over the years. But, there's a couple missing from a single released in February... more info