Update: Johnny Marr has posted on his Facebook: "The rumour of the Smiths reunion is untrue. It's not happening."
Cue a tirade of "what, by hologram?" jokes: British website Music-News.com reports that the Smiths are in talks to reform for a major fall tour, based on "a source" reporting that the band have been discussing the notion with a "well known promoter." There's little to make the story seem anything but spurious at this stage, particularly given the assertion that the move was inspired by the Stone Roses' reunion. Johnny Marr tweeted at 12:51 GMT: