Two good articles over at The Believer.
One is a review of The Arcade Fire's first tour.
The other is a longer essay examining the phenomena of Morrissey's iconic status among his fan base, and, more specifically, his popularity among American Latinos. A couple of classic Smiths legends are repeated here, like the one about a crazed fan who took over a radio station and forced the DJ (at gunpoint) to play nothing but The Smiths for hours.
