Stereogum — Beating Hot Topic at its own game, Christie's has scheduled their first full-scale auction of punk memorabilia. The lots, which go up for sale on 11/24, include more than 120 records, photos and "promotional pieces" from Patti Smith, the Ramones, th... more info

Radio Exile — Punk rock and reading, two great tastes that believe it or not go together. I know that leather jackets, mohawks and three chord guitar playing doesn’t exactly scream “I read french existentialist poetry” but behind all that posturing were some... more info

Pitchfork — Laura Kennedy, original bassist for New York City post-punks Bush Tetras, needs a liver transplant post-haste. As such, a coterie of Kennedy's closest friends and well-wishers will gather at NYC's Cake Shop on October 26 to raise funds for the Laura ... more info

Idolator — During last week's discussion of Marmite artists—those artists that are so divisive, they force people to take sides, with no one left in the middle—Idolator commenter moomintroll wondered if we shouldn't try and find more ways to classify popula... more info

Altsounds — New Yorkers *The Virgins *are set torelease ‘One Week Of Danger’ on December 1 through Young and Lost Club. The single is taken from their eponymous debut album which will be out in March. The band will be playing a headline show a... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: Hopping off a plane from Australia before hitting the small club's stage, Patti Smith was jet-lagged and in self-deprecating joke-mode last Friday at Zanzibar in Santa Monica, where she turned in a riveting short perfor... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Rock PixSpinner.com: This Week: TV on the Radio got the party started in Paris, Patti Smith sang at the Opera House Down Under, the Subways rocked Manchester and much more. Rock Pix: Live Concert Photo... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook This is a serious piece of work. One of those records quietly loosed upon the world that captures and conveys deep truths about the sticky underside of the current climate, a thermometer jammed in society's ass. This is fearful d... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook A swollen analog synth and grumbling, wiggly-wiggly guitar ushers in one of the purest, nastiest little boulders to roll over us this year. RTX, one of the post Royal Trux offshoots, tosses out nasty, bollocks rich, Joan Jett-esqu... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook It starts so promisingly that one almost thinks Chrissie Hynde is back upstairs changing tires with those tattooed love boys. The speedy rockabilly of "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" is the liveliest thing she's come up with in years. ... more info