Stereogum — Patti Smith’s seminal punk rock debut, Horses, turns 40 years old in December. In celebration of that album’s legacy, the great Australian rocker Courtney Barnett is teaming up with fellow Aussies Jen Cloher, Adalita of Magic Dirt, and the Drones... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A brief history of Marvel Comics' relationships with celebrity writers. The Guardian shared an excerpt from Patti Smith's new memoir M Train. Jayne Anne Phillips on the value of MFA programs at Literary Hub. American Songwriter profiled the band Houn... more info

Mercury News, California — Best Coast, Richard Thompson, Patti Smith, Leon Bridges and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band among acts set to perform. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Patti Smith @ Electric Lady Studios 8/26/2015 (photo via @electricladystudios) Wednesday, August 27 marked, to the day, the 45 anniversary of NYC's famed Electric Lady Studios which was originally built by Jimi Hendrix. To celebrate, Patti Smi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — This weekend Adult Swim's long-running animated series starring an anthropomorphic shake, a box of French fries and a wad of meat will end. After 11 seasons, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" will conclude the series. And to say so long, punk rock artist and ... more info

Stereogum — Adult Swim’s gross-out, absurdist cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force will wrap up its 11 season run this Sunday, and they’ve gotten Patti Smith to sing a farewell ode to the show that will play during the finale. Over the years, Aqua Teen has ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith's 2010 memoir, Just Kids, about her early, struggling days in New York with Robert Mapplethorpe, will be the basis of a new series for Showtime, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Smith, who was originally trying to adapt her... more info

Stereogum — Showtime has just announced that they’ve picked up an adaptation of Patti Smith’s memoir, Just Kids, for a limited series order. As Vulture points out, Smith has been working on the screenplay for the adaptation for the last four years alongside ... more info

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The Telegraph — The former New York art-scene-kid has transformed into a silver-haired punk preacher, says Alice Vincent more info