Guardian Music — Smith's vivid sequence of memoir sketches has lost none of its quiet power in this augmented 20th anniversary editionThe original Woolgathering, a collection of sketches published 20 years ago in a volume the size of a deck of cards, holds talismanic... more info

Starpulse — Actress Shailene Woodley has named her dream role - she's desperate to play rocker Patti Smith on the big screen. The Descendants star admits she's obsessed with the godmother of punk and has bee... more info

ContactMusic — Actress Shailene Woodley has named her dream role - shes desperate to play rocker Patti Smith on the big screen The Descendants star admits shes obsessed with the godmother of punk and has been reading Smiths memoir Just Kids about her bohemian days ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch the Patti Smith video for Smells Like Teen Spirit, a track from her 2007 covers album Twelve. » pattismith.net more info

Nialler9 — Some real nice additions to Electric Picnic were just announced. Squarepusher! Van Dyke Parks! SBTRKT and the much-touted Grandaddy festival appearance. An mhaith. Patti Smith Richard Hawley Crystal Castles SBTRKT Grandaddy Squarepusher The Maccabees... more info

Detroit Free Press — Iconic proto-punk rocker Patti Smith will perform a special concert on June 1 at the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The 7:30 p.m. performance comes on the opening day of "Patti Smith: Camera Solo," an exhibition of Smith'... more info

Gigwise — September shows in support of new album 'Banga' more info

Guardian Music — Folkie ingenue Laura Marling seals her big-league status by playing at the Royal Albert Hall (7 Jul, SW7) before festival dates including Latitude (12-15 Jul, Henham Park, Southwold) ...Alternative scene godmother Patti Smith tours her new album Bang... more info

Love And The Anger — Patti Smith will be releasing her 11th studio album, Banga, on June 5th. This will be the first album of original music since 2004 Trampin. Patti has a new single on Itunes called April Fool(and she released it on April Fools day). I downloaded i... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Steven Sebring The new Patti Smith album Banga drops June 5 on Columbia Records. It's her first album with original material in eight years. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and produced by Patti Smith and her... more info