LargeHeartedBoy — Margaret Atwood on what inspired her historical novel Alias Grace. Stream a new song by Michael Cera and Sharon Van Etten. The OTHERPPL podcast interviewed the National Book Foundation's Lisa Lucas. The Boston Globe profiled Patti Smith. Vol. 1 Brook... more info

JamBase — Watch acclaimed singer-songwriter Patti Smith perform one of her classic songs while backed by The Roots drummer Questlove on Tuesday’s ‘Tonight Show.’ more info

Stereogum — On Thursday night, Patti Smith is performing at Central Park SummerStage in a special tribute concert honoring her late husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, but before that she stopped by Jimmy Fallon yesterday. She performed her 1988 song "People Have the Po... more info

New York Post — In 1978, Bruce Springsteen was having trouble finishing a promising song called “Because the Night,” when his producer Jimmy Iovine suggested he pass it along to Patti Smith to work on it. At the time, Smith was romantically involved with Fred �... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Irish band brought new energy to a 30-year-old classic while welcoming Patti Smith for a surprise appearance             more info

JamBase — Watch Patti Smith guest with U2 and Beck honor Walter Becker on Sunday night in Detroit. more info

Stereogum — Pathway To Paris, a climate change initiative aligned with the Paris Agreement, just announced a concert to fight climate change and Patti Smith, Cat Power, and Michael Stipe will headline. The event takes place 11/5 at New York's Carnegie Hall and B... more info

PopSugar UK — Sam Shepard passed away at the age of 73 on July 27 after complications from ALS, and on Tuesday, musician Patti Smith penned a beautiful tribute to her late friend in The New Yorker. Patti looked back on her decades-long friendship with the legenda... more info

PopSugar — Sam Shepard passed away at the age of 73 on July 27 after complications from ALS, and on Tuesday, musician Patti Smith penned a beautiful tribute to her late friend in The New Yorker. Patti looked back on her decades-long friendship with the legenda... more info

MSN Music — Patti Smith has penned a stirring and poetic tribute to Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor who died from complications of ALS last week at age 73.   more info