Stereogum — Morrissey is one of those performers where, if you get the chance, you go. Maybe because you’ve seen videos or heard about the man’s transfixing stage presence, or maybe because you know about the intense relationship between his fervent fanbase ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Kevin Brockmeier, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom,... more info

Stereogum — Morrissey has again shared some political observations with the public in the form of an interview with Alternative Nation. The interviewer asked Morrissey about his past support for Barack Obama and some negative remarks the erstwhile Smiths singer ... more info

Stereogum — On Saturday night, actor Michael Shannon rounded up a group of Chicago-based musicians for a Smiths tribute concert at SPACE in Evanton, Illinois. His lineup was made up Jason Narducy (Bob Mould, Split Single, Superchunk), Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Ponderi... more info

Stereogum — Michael Shannon is an actor (Revolutionary Road, Boardwalk Empire, Man Of Steel) and musician who is planning to helm a group of Chicago musicians to perform the Smiths The Queen Is Dead in full for a one-night concert. The ticketing site dubs him a ... more info

The Telegraph — The former Smiths frontman has accused Michael Eavis of censorship more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Philadelphia punks The Menzingers announced a May/June headlining tour with excellent support from Chumped (who are on tour with Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Smith Street Band and Jeff Rosenstock right now and hit NYC a few weeks back at... more info

Stereogum — David Cameron is the conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain. He’s also a man with decent-if-basic tastes in indie rock. In the past, he’s incurred the wrath of both Morrissey and Johnny Marr by claiming that he likes the Smiths. (It’s not... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chumped @ BK Night Bazar, 2014 (more by Mimi Hong) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Smith Street Band, Jeff Rosenstock, Chumped @ Warsaw... more info

Stereogum — For a new Record Store Day single, the former Smiths axe wizard Johnny Marr has recorded a version of Depeche Mode’s 1993 single “I Feel You.” The Marr version switches out Depeche Mode’s synth-throb for guitar crunch and turns it into a pret... more info