ContactMusic — Actress Shailene Woodley has named her dream role - shes desperate to play rocker Patti Smith on the big screen The Descendants star admits shes obsessed with the godmother of punk and has been reading Smiths memoir Just Kids about her bohemian days ... more info

ContactMusic — Johnny Marr thinks it is unfortunate that The Smiths dont get along any more The iconic band - comprising guitarist Johnny singer Morrissey bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce - split in 1987 and have had an acrimonious relationship eve... more info

Gigwise — He says it's a shame he and former bandmates are no longer friends more info

Guardian Music — The DJ was on Radio 1 for nearly 40 years and became the most subversive fixture in pop broadcastingBecause for nearly 40 years he was on Radio 1 and became the most subversive fixture in pop broadcasting. Because he's one of the few radio DJs who ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The A.V. Club interviews former Smiths and Cribs guitarist Johnny Marr about his music career. Fresh Air interviews Sissy Spacek about her new memoir, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life. At Beyond the Margins, author Emily Mandel examines the effects of ... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Johnny Marr has taken a swipe at the Rock Roll Hall of Fame insisting hes glad his cult band The Smiths has not been honoured with an induction Marr formed the British band with vocalist Morrissey in the early 1980s and theyve since been fete.... more info

Guardian Music — Exclusive: Singer with 1980s band who has 'the voice of God' persuaded to play two dates at Royal Festival Hall She has not performed solo since the Cocteau Twins split in 1998, but Elizabeth Fraser, whose spectral voice was once described as "the v... more info

Perez Hilton — Total bummer! The Smiths will NOT reunite anytime soon if legendary axe-man Johnny Marr has anything to say about it. And his vote should count — he’s their lead guitarist! Marr e-crushed the hopes of millions of loyal listeners stuck in the '80s... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicIn the newsJohnny Marr quashes talk of Smiths reunion, saying: 'I got things to do'Nicki Minaj doesn't want children singing along to her explicit lyricsCan you feel it? It's a new Jacksons album... more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist dismisses online reports that the band will reform, while former drummer Mike Joyce also denies the rumoursFormer guitarist for the Smiths, Johnny Marr, has dismissed online reports that the band will reform, saying that he has "got things ... more info