Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Katharine Viner explains her hunger for the Smiths' second albumIt would be easy to be appalled by the Smiths if you came across them now. There is Morrissey's tendency for unpleasant Little Engla... more info

Metalsucks — I’m running out of ways to describe how good I think Junius are. I’m also running out of ways to describe their sound. The very first time I read this description I knew that the writer had hit the mark: Junius are The Smiths gone metal. There’... more info

Altsounds — The Smiths Indeed will be performing The Queen is Dead in it's entirety to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album's release, Friday 28th October – Liverpool University's Stanley Theatre, Liverpool If, in the Autumn of 1982, you were ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer moves beyond Pulp to take a 'broad commissioning role' with upmarket publisherHome to 12 Nobel laureates and six Booker prize winners, venerable publisher Faber & Faber is now looking to bring a little Britpop magic to its list after hiring Pu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The story of British indie, beginning with The Smiths, the archetypal indie group. The film follows The Stone Roses as the heirs to the indie crown, Suede's dark sexuality and the media saturation of Brit-pop's Blur v Oasis. What The World I... more info

Perez Hilton — Everyone keeps telling us that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's relationship is on the rocks, but as far as we can see, things couldn't be better for them! Their kids are al doing amazing things and now, they've got a new, JOINT project in the wor... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — The Kinks are there. The Smiths too. There's even a track you can dance to. Noel Gallagher talks us through the tunes on his solo album, and why this is like "the last postcard from the Oasis years". [...] Read more! more info

Guardian Music — Four Smiths devotees argue the case for their favourite album more info

NME — Former Cribs man is on good terms with Andy Rourke and Morrissey more info

ContactMusic — Johnny Marr is glad he left The Smiths The This Charming Man bands legendary guitarist is proud of what they achieved but also glad he left in 1987 - causing the end of the group at the height of their popularity - because it means people appre... more info