Stereogum — Taylor Swift’s new double-album The Tortured Poets Department came out on Friday, and it’s full of namechecks. On the title track, the pop star mentions rock legend Patti Smith; on “The Black Dog,” she summons pop-punk band the Starting ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The New Eves—the Brighton-based quartet of Nina Winder-Lind, Kate Mager, Ella Oona Russell, and Violet Farrer—craft a rousing brew of post-punk, drone-folk, and avant-choral psych that evokes The Raincoats, Nico, Television, and Horses-era Patti... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As mentioned in a recent Aquarium Drunkard Book Club, some of the most entertaining parts of Thurston Moore’s Sonic Life memoir come during his teenage years, way before Sonic Youth was even a twinkle in his eye. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A familiar face on early MTV, he fashioned his persona as a 'combination of John Lee Hooker, Hunter Thompson and Richard Pryor, with a little bit of Patti Smith.' more info

Consequence Of Sound — The two discuss how the band has pulled from Smith throughout their own accomplished career. Sleater-Kinney on the Unapologetic Power of Patti Smith’s Horses Consequence Staff more info

Stereogum — On Thursday night, Patti Smith presented Lily Gladstone with the award for best actress for her role in Killers Of The Flower Moon at the National Board of Review Gala in New York City. It was the singer and author’s first public appearance of 2... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Patti Smith said she is 'grateful' for the medical care she received when she was hospitalized in Bologna, Italy, for a sudden illness earlier this week. more info

New York Post — The "Because the Night" songstress, 76, was reportedly discharged from the medical center Wednesday night after "a short period of observation in emergency." more info

Consequence Of Sound — The singer and poet reportedly scraped three events after falling ill in Italy. Patti Smith Cancels Events Following Hospitalization Due to “Sudden Illness”: Report Abby Jones more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Singer-songwriter Patti Smith is reportedly on the mend after she was hospitalized for a sudden illness before a concert at Teatro Duse in Bologna, Italy. more info