Guardian Music — Patti Smith is rock royalty and a new album and book from the 'godmother of punk' make 2012 a jubilee year. Now 65, her influence shows no sign of waning. We spoke to musicians she has inspired, from Martha Wainwright to Johnny MarrThe lasting image ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias (1975) Actor Matthew Davis (1978) Model Josie Maran (1978) Singer/guitarist Joe Bonamassa (1977) Singer Martha Wainwright (1976) Savag... more info

Guardian Music — (Proper)There's nothing Loudon Wainwright likes more than mixing gloom with humour – and the realisation he has now lived for longer than his father is the perfect excuse for a concept album about death. There are 14 new songs here, along with an e... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Glen Hansard of the Swell Season is releasing his first solo album on June 19. Also former member of the Frames, Glen Hansard is putting out 'Rhythm and Repose' with backing from musicians who have played with Bob Dylan, Martha Wainwright and Bon Ive... more info

Guardian Music — Guy Garvey, Isaac Julien, Martha Wainwright and other artists give their top tips for unleashing your inner geniusGuy Garvey, musician• For fear of making us sound like the Waltons, my band [Elbow] are a huge source of inspiration for me. They're m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Christopher Paragraph Martha Wainwright @ City Winery - 11/21/2011 (photo by IreneSenra) Nath-Ann Carrera started the night off with a handful of songs that inhabited a unique place between standard country western ballads and bizarre gay-themed n... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sebadoh @ MusicFestNW 2011 (more by Autumn Andel) today in NYC * NY Comedy Festival * MGMT @ Guggenheim Museum * Martha Wainwright @ City Winery * Prince Rama @ Issue Project Room * Steven Wilson @ Best Buy Theater... more info

Spinner.com — Neil Rasmus, BFA Around 80 lucky guests gathered at La Grenouille, a cozy French restaurant on New York's Upper East Side, to partake in an evening hosted by Vanity Fair, jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge and Martha Wa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Glen Hansard & Doveman @ Le Poisson Rouge (more by Amanda Hatfield) Doveman's next edition of 'Burgundy Stain Sessions' at Le Poisson Rouge is this Friday night (9/23), and the listed special guests are: Chris Thile, Martha Wainwright, Trixie Whitley... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Boardwalk Empire Volume 1 Music From The HBO Original Series features music from the first two seasons of the show. The Prohibition-era soundtrack, produced by the series music supervisor Randall Poster, is comprised of original music from the 1920s... more info