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

Brooklyn Vegan — Lenny Kaye with Patti Smith at E2NY 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The Continental, which no longer hosts show, but is still a bar located on 25 3rd Ave in Manhattan, is hosting their Annual Reunion this Sunday (1/15).... more info

ContactMusic — Punk legend Patti Smith scrapped her controversial show at New Yorks famous Chelsea Hotel after a backlash from residents facing eviction from the landmark The star was set to perform a gig at the hotel on Thursday night 12Jan12 but faced a boycott f... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Patti Smith has addressed criticism aimed at her for agreeing to perform at an upcoming Chelsea Hotel concert revealing the gig was her idea Residents of the fabled New York haunt many of which are being evicted by the new owners were upset... more info

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ContactMusic — Musician and poet Patti Smith is under attack after agreeing to perform at New Yorks fabled Chelsea Hotel on Thursday 12Jan12 for developers trying to evict longtime residents The punk icon will hit the hotels ballroom for a private performance stage... more info

Detroit Free Press — Organized by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., where it currently is on view, the show includes 70 photos, one video, one multi-media installation and ephemera like original Polaroids and objects depicted in the photos. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Brad Pitt's Moneyball is the marquee DVD release this week. Other theatrical films include Robert DeNiro's 1993 directorial debut A Bronx Tale and Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme, which stars Patti Smith. Electric Daisy Carnival Experience is a doc... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Live @ Provinssirock festival, Seinäjoki, Finland - photo: Beni Köhler A song about Amy Winehouse will be included on the new Patti Smith album: The little song for Amy just blossomed in the studio. We were at Electric Lady doing a whole other so... more info