Stereogum — The widely celebrated New York rock 'n' rollers in Geese seem to have a healthy love for their forebears, and we know this from the cover choices. The band only just played an all-covers set in New York, taking on artists like the Stooges, the Velvet... more info

Stereogum — The great Patti Smith is back in the zeitgeist this week, where she belongs. Next month, Smith will celebrate her 80th birthday. On Monday, her soul-shattering debut album Horses will turn 50, and a 50th-anniversary reissue came out last month. Ea... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Fiona Apple. Remember that depth is the greatest of heights. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock, writing about Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, N... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John Zorn. What thou wilt. Read our review of the essential Ornette Coleman tribute album featuring Zorn, Patti Smith, Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Branford Marsalis, Cecil Taylor and more: The post Happy ... more info

Stereogum — Hey, you know what’s a good album? Motherfucking Horses by Patti Smith. Smith released her debut LP in November 1975, and it’s obviously historically important and influenced all your favorite people and priestess of punk and blah blah blah. T... more info

Stereogum — Patti Smith, whose memoirs like Just Kids and M Train have served as de facto required reading for creative young people in New York, is about to add yet another memoir to her bibliography. Bread Of Angels arrives Nov. 4 via Random House, and it�... more info

Stereogum — Over the years, the rock ‘n’ roll legend Patti Smith has taken part in tons of benefits and tribute shows at New York’s Carnegie Hall. On Wednesday night, she got one of her own. Last night, Smith and many of her fellow luminaries gathered f... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Cecil Taylor. Conquistador! Read our review of the essential Ornette Coleman tribute album featuring Taylor, John Zorn, Patti Smith, Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, Laurie Anderson, Branford Marsalis, Bill Laswell and more: The post Happy ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith, Tom Verlaine, Church, Indigo Girls). We are rising. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our Patti Smith live review from 2019: The post Happy Birthday Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith, Tom Verlaine, Chu... more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Patti Smith released Gung Ho. One voice. Read our Patti Smith live review from 2021: The post Patti Smith Released “Gung Ho” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info