Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin "Not even kidding. lou reed watched @dasracist perform tonight & flipped the fuck out. at carnegie hall. how was your night?" - El-P "The night wrapped up with Lenny Kaye leading the Patti Smith band... more info

NME - Radar — Some people have said Savages lead singer Jehn's vibe reminds them of Patti Smith. It's early days yet – they've played one gig – but from the off I think there's something a whole lot more straight-up and venomous about her than ole' Pats. Fuck ... more info

Guardian Music — Electric Ballroom, LondonIt starts with singer-guitarist Carrie Brownstein high-kicking in sync with her first crashing chord. It ends with Brownstein, during a furious cover version of Patti Smith's Ask the Angels, pressing her hand on her fellow si... more info

Impose Magazine — On Sunday, January 15, OWS supporters met at Cathedral Church on the West Side, continuing on a candlelit march to Riverside Church (Riverside Dr at 120th St) to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Performances and speeches from many artists and civil righ... more info

Guardian Music — Just like fans, musicians have their special places – ones they grew up with, ones important to their careers or ones with rich heritage. Johnny Marr, Hayden Thorpe of Wild Beasts, Roots Manuva and Anna Calvi celebrate the gig spaces they loveNow t... more info

Guardian Music — Patti Smith's Camera Solo brings together 70 black-and-white photographs taken throughout the singer's life. Here are some of the highlights ... more info

Guardian Music — Camera Solo, the musician's new book of Polaroids, offers a glimpse into Smith's imagination, but ultimately I wanted something less impressionisticPatti Smith's Polaroids – in picturesIn 2008, as an exhibition of her drawings, writings and photogr... more info

Guardian Music — Do women really like 'cheesy' music? Or does society decide what's cheesy and cast that judgment on less powerful groups?Question: @indiegodess Serious question for a Friday night. Why do so many girls like cheesy music? And by cheesy I mean inane. A... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Alberteen is a well educated band. Lead singer Phil Shaw is a Professor of English Literature at University of Leicester and bass player Ade Berry is a playwright and director. With John Rose on guitar they perform dark post-rock songs with a cinem... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Big Beat is releasing John Cale: Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966-2006 on February 27. as a producer, you've got to be a catalyst, an ally, a co-conspirator. sometimes you need to introduce conflict.' - john cale in his autobi... more info